Cataclysm Classic Fury Warrior Guide (2024)

Last updated on Apr 28, 2024 at 00:00by Abide

Welcome to our Fury Warrior guide for Cataclysm Classic, tailoredfor PvE content. Here, you will learn how all you need to know to playFury Warrior proficiently. Click the links below to navigate the guideor read this page for a short introduction.

This page contains all relevant information needed for FuryWarrior during the Cataclysm Classic Pre Patch.Be sure to check back as we get closer to the release date, as this page will beupdated with the latest information for Cataclysm itself when it releases.

Fury Warrior is an averageDPS class in Cataclysm PvE content. Similar to previous expansions,Fury starts of very weak early on and scales up throughout theexpansions lifespan, becoming fairly powerful towards the end. FuryWarrior is great in 10-man raid groups as it cancover numerous buffs and debuffs. That being said Fury is stilla melee DPS with limited unique utility, making it unlikely that many groups willbring multiple DPS Warriors to a raid.

Alliance Arms Warriors bestoption is Worgen as Viciousness offers the most total stats, and Darkflight givesyou movement speed utility. Humans are decentsecond choice as they offer Mace Specialization and Sword Specialization, which gives 3 Expertise whenever you are using aSword or Mace. They will also have access to Will to Survive, which isone of the best racials in the game for PvP content.

Horde FuryWarriors have a few contenders for the best race. Goblins are astrong choice, offering Time is Money, Rocket Jump and Rocket Barrage. Orcs remain a solidchoice as well, offering Axe Specialization and Blood Fury. Both choices are very close with Goblin beingbetter overall.

Fury Warrior has limitedutility in Cataclysm, bringing only a few non-unique buffs and debuffs.

• Battle Shout;
• Commanding Shout;
• Rampage;
• Demoralizing Shout;
• Sunder Armor;
• Thunder Clap.

At Level 80 you can pick most of your main talents for Fury,only missing out on Deep Wounds:

For higher AoE damage, take 2 points out of Incite and placethem in Blood and Thunder instead to make your Thunder Clap spread your Rend, highly boosting yourAoE damage output.

You can get all of your glyphs at level 80 besides Glyph of Colossus Smash, which requires level 81 to learn the newability Colossus Smash. Be sure to learn all of these glyphs assoon as possible.

• Prime Glyphs
• Glyph of Bloodthirst
• Glyph of Raging Blow
• Glyph of Slam
• Major Glyphs
• Glyph of Death Wish
• Glyph of Cleaving
• Glyph of Victory Rush
• Minor Glyphs
• Glyph of Berserker Rage
• Glyph of Command
• Glyph of Shattering Throw

Your rotation during the pre-patch of Cataclysm is very similar to what itwill be at level 85, with the exclusion of Colossus Smash, whichrequires level 81 to train.

Below is the ideal single target rotation as FuryWarrior. This rotation will be much moredifficult to accomplish when you are in low gear as you will often find yourselfrage started and unable to use Bloodthirst as frequently as isrequired.

1. Battle Shout / Commanding Shout
   • Off the global cooldown, use whenever available to generate rage.
2. Bloodthirst
   • 3 second cooldown; use this every other attack.
3. Raging Blow
   • Requires an enrage effect from either Enrage, Berserker Rage or Death Wish to be usable.
4. Slam
   • Only use with Bloodsurge procs.
5. Execute
   • Only usable when target is below 20% health.
6. Heroic Strike
   • Use when above 70 Rage or when Battle Trance procs.

While your single target rotation can be complicated, the AoE rotation ismuch simpler.

1. Whirlwind
   • Now hits all targets and the cooldown is reduced to 4 seconds if itsuccessfully hits at least four targets.
2. Bloodthirst
   • Use this if you will still have Ragefor Whirlwind.
3. Cleave
   • Use for any excessive Rage.

With the Cataclysm stat rework, main stats are much stronger than theypreviously were, making Strength your best stat by far. Cataclysm alsointroduces the new stat Mastery, which gives FuryWarriors Unshackled Fury, increasingall of you enrage abilities and effects. Below you will find your ideal statpriority:

1. Strength

• Prioritize this greatly above everything else.

• Until you reach 8% soft Hit cap.

• Until you reach 26 Expertise (6.5%).

• Provides extra value through Flurry.

• Until around 15% Hit chance.

• Increases effect of abilities that cause of require you to be enraged,such as Death Wish and Raging Blow.

• Very low value; aim for gear without Haste.

You will mostly be using the same gear as was recommended for Wrath ClassicPhase 5 with a few exceptions. Any non-Plate gear should be replaced by the bestPlate item you have for the slot to activate Plate Specialization,the new passive Fury Warriorsget for wearing all Plate gear. This 5% Strength bonus will far outweighany other minor DPS increase gained by wearing Leather or Mail gear as was thecase in previous expansions.

The gear below also shows our recommendations for the new system, Reforging,which allows you to convert 40% of one stat into another that is notalready on the gear. While we recommend mostly reforging into Mastery, only dothis if you are already Hit (8%) and Expertise (6.5%) capped.Simply follow the Stat Priority list above for thebest results.

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Sanctified Ymirjar Lord's Helmet	Haste → Mastery	(25H) Icecrown Citadel
Neck	Penumbra Pendant	Haste → Mastery	(25H) The Ruby Sanctum
Shoulder	Sanctified Ymirjar Lord's Shoulderplates	Haste → Mastery	(25H) Icecrown Citadel
Cloak	Winding Sheet	Haste → Mastery	(25H) Rotface — Icecrown Citadel
Chest	Sanctified Ymirjar Lord's Battleplate	Haste → Mastery	(25H) Icecrown Citadel
Bracer	Polar Bear Claw Bracers	–	(25H) Gunship Battle — Icecrown Citadel
Gloves	Sanctified Ymirjar Lord's Gauntlets	–	(25H) Icecrown Citadel
Belt	Coldwraith Links	Haste → Mastery	(25H) Valithria Dreamwalker — Icecrown Citadel
Legs	Sanctified Ymirjar Lord's Legplates	–	(25H) Icecrown Citadel
Boots	Apocalypse's Advance	–	(25H) The Ruby Sanctum
Ring 1	Ashen Band of Endless Might	–	Exalted — The Ashen Verdict
Ring 2	Frostbrood Sapphire Ring	Haste → Mastery	(25H) Gunship Battle — Icecrown Citadel
Trinket 1	Deathbringer's Will	–	(25H) Deathbringer Saurfang — Icecrown Citadel
Trinket 2	Sharpened Twilight Scale	–	(25H) The Ruby Sanctum
Main Hand	Shadowmourne	Haste → Mastery	Obtaining Shadowmourne
Off Hand	Glorenzelg, High-Blade of the Silver Hand	–	(25H) The Lich King — Icecrown Citadel
Ranged	Fal'inrush, Defender of Quel'thalas	Haste → Mastery	(25H) The Lich King — Icecrown Citadel

Your enchants have not changed from Wrath of the Lich King. Simply followyour Stat Priority to get the best stats you can.

Slot	Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Torment
Shoulders	Master's Inscription of the Axe (Requires Inscription) Greater Inscription of the Axe
Back	Swordguard Embroidery (Requires Tailoring) Flexweave Underlay (Requires Engineering) Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Chest	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Wrist	Fur Lining - Attack Power (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Greater Assault
Hands	Hyperspeed Accelerators (Requires Engineering) Enchant Gloves - Crusher Enchant Gloves - Precision
Waist	Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs	Nerubian Leg Reinforcements (Requires Leatherworking) Icescale Leg Armor
Feet	Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering) Enchant Boots - Cat's Swiftness Enchant Boots - Greater Assault Enchant Boots - Icewalker
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Berserking Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre (Cheaper Enchant)
Ring	Enchant Ring - Assault (Requires Enchanting)

Your gemming will largely follow your Stat Priority. You mostly want to gem as muchStrength as possible, avoiding most socket bonuses that offer lower prioritystats.

Sockets	Gems
	Chaotic Skyflare Diamond Make sure you meet the requirements to activate it.
	Bold Cardinal Ruby
	Inscribed Ametrine
	Etched Dreadstone Sovereign Dreadstone
	Bold Dragon's Eye Requires Jewelcrafting