Fury Warrior DPS Easy Mode

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.2.5 Changes
  • 3. Patch 7.2 Changes
  • 4. Strengths
  • 5. Weaknesses
  • 6. Viability in the Current Patch
  • 7. Contents
  • 8. ChangeLog
• ×Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics
  • 2. Talent Choice
  • 3. Stat Choice
  • 4. Basic Rotation
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resource
  • 3. Basic Abilities
  • 4. Important Procs
  • 5. Offensive Cooldowns
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheet
    • 2.1. Open World, Levelling and Questing
    • 2.2. Dungeons and Raids
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression
    • 1.1. Early Progression
    • 1.2. Patch 7.2 Post 35 Trait Path
  • 2. Artifact Ability
  • 3. Relic Choice
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single-Target Rotation
    • 1.1. Execute Usage
      • 1.1.1. With Tier 19 4-piece Bonus
      • 1.1.2. With Tier 20 4-piece Bonus
    • 1.2. Juggling Frothing Berserker during Execute
    • 1.3. Using Massacre with Soul of the Battlelord.
    • 1.4. Cooldown Rotation during Battle Cry
    • 1.5. Opening Rotation
  • 2. Multiple-Target Rotation
    • 2.1. Execute in Multiple-Target Situations
  • 3. Important Notes
    • 3.1. Tier 1 Talents
    • 3.2. Cooldowns
      • 3.2.1. Usage Order
      • 3.2.2. Battle Cry
      • 3.2.3. Bladestorm
      • 3.2.4. Odyn's Fury
  • 4. Mastering your Fury Warrior
    • 4.1. Rage Management
    • 4.2. Enrage
    • 4.3. Movement and Mobility
    • 4.4. Sustain and Defense
  • 5. Tier 19 Set Bonuses
    • 5.1. Tier 19 Trinkets
  • 6. Tier 20 Set Bonuses
    • 6.1. Tier 20 Trinket Optimization
  • 7. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Basics
    • 1.1. Getting a Better Understanding
    • 1.2. Statistics
    • 1.3. Breakpoints
  • 2. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems
  • 2. Enchants
  • 3. Consumables
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Warriors
      • 1.1.1. Bladestorm Cancelaura Macro
      • 1.1.2. Pummel Macro
      • 1.1.3. Heroic Leap Spam
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Fury Warriors
      • 1.2.1. Bladestorm / Berserker Rage Macro
      • 1.2.2. Offensive Cooldown Macro
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Warriors
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.6. TellMeWhen
      • 2.1.7. Raeli's Spell Announcer
      • 2.1.8. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.9. Omen Threat Meter
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Fury Warriors
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List
    • 1.1. Extra Notes
    • 1.2. Trinkets
    • 1.3. Tier 19 & 20 Bonus Combinations
    • 1.4. Evaluating Upgrades with dynamic Item Levels
  • 2. Racial Bonuses
  • 3. Legendary Items
    • 3.1. 7.1.5 Legendaries
    • 3.2. 7.2 Legendaries
    • 3.3. 7.2.5 Legendaries
    • 3.4. Recommended Choices
  • 4. Loot Competition
  • 5. ChangeLog

This section is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty, or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialization without being overwhelmed by the numerous priorities and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

1. The Basics

Fury as a specialization is very fluid, focused entirely around the flow of your Rage status and buffs/abilities currently available. In many cases some of the more raid oriented talents are not strictly more complicated, but instead play into more fringe situations creating a meta-decision of which talent to pick when. The build selected here provides the most universal coverage whilst maintaining an ease of entry to new players to grasp the Fury toolkit.

The core mechanic for Fury to keep in mind is Enrage, increasing attack speed by 100% and all damage dealt relative to your Mastery: Unshackled Fury. This can be activated both through Bloodthirst critical strikes and Rampage casts, increasing your Rage generation to flow into new windows creating a powerful feedback loop to capitalise upon. This is the key aspect to grasp the basics of Fury, so when learning the spec it should be your focus.

2. Talent Choice

The talents listed below are selected predominantly for ease of use and to mitigate more complex decisions when it comes to resource management. Whilst in a number of cases there are alternatives on the tree that will provide more if played well if selected at the right time in a given situation, they can cause a large performance drop if taken at the wrong time; so this should be taken as an introduction to Fury to get a grasp of the specialization.

• Level 15: Endless Rage
• Level 30: Double Time
• Level 45: Wrecking Ball
• Level 60: Warpaint
• Level 75: Frothing Berserker
• Level 90: Inner Rage
• Level 100: Reckless Abandon.

3. Stat Choice

The current Fury stat priority is as follows when using this build:

1. Haste;
2. Mastery;
3. Versatility;
4. Strength;
5. Critical Strike.

Haste is exceptionally valuable as it allows for increased Rage generation, hastening the activation of Rampage casts to maintain your Enrage effect, alongside allowing for additional global cooldowns during each Enrage window. Mastery enhances your Enrages, so follows closely behind, both of which outscale Strength currently. Versatility and Critical Strike fall quite far behind due to their lack of interaction with the core of Fury.

4. Basic Rotation

• Cast Whirlwind at 3 or above targets to activate Meat Cleaver.
• Cast Rampage at 100 Rage, and the target is above 20% health.
• Use Battle Cry for a burst of damage.
• Cast Bloodthirst if not currently Enraged.
• Cast Odyn's Fury whilst Enraged and Battle Cry is active.
• Cast Execute on targets below 20% health with Enrage active.
• Cast Raging Blow.
• Cast Whirlwind if Wrecking Ball is active.
• Cast Bloodthirst even if already Enraged.
• Cast Furious Slash if nothing else is available.

Note here that the build focuses entirely on getting into an Enrage effect as often as possible. Whilst some skills can be used more effectively by managing them in specific situations, this is covered in the advanced section, so the rotation above should provide the best when learning the basics of Fury.

About Our Author and Reviewer

This guide has been written by Wordup, a frequent theorycrafter involved in a number of class communities. He is also an experienced player who has been in the world top 100 since the days of Sunwell, currently raiding in Echoes. You can also follow him on Twitter.

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Archimtiros, one of the best DPS Warriors in the world, who raids in Infinity. You can follow him on Twitter.

5. ChangeLog

• 13 Jun. 2017: Updated to reflect current stat weights and rotational changes.
• 10 Jan. 2017: Altered for 7.1.5 changes to reflect new optimal choices.
• 26 Nov. 2016: Added section for easier playstyle.