How you play Arms Warrior

Hit hard with Mortal Strike, crack the target open with Colossus Smash, and never waste Rage.

Your buttons, most important first

Colossus Smash and Avatar together when ready: your big moment. Hit hardest while it lasts.
Keep Rend on the target. Renew it when less than 5 seconds are left.
Mortal Strike whenever it is ready. Execute and Heroic Strike: press them as soon as they light up.
Then Overpower. Nothing else ready? Slam. Target almost dead? Execute instead of Slam.

More enemies: Sweeping Strikes whenever it is ready. Cleave becomes your main button; it also puts Rend on everyone.

Biggest mistake: Spending all your Rage on Slam, so Mortal Strike has to wait. Mortal Strike always comes first.

Hero talents

Slayer (best this season): Bladestorm during Colossus Smash. Every lit-up Execute brings Bladestorm back sooner.

Colossus: Demolish during Colossus Smash. Stand still while it hits; nothing can stun you then.

From the guides: Icy Veins 10 + 25 Aug · Method 25 Sep 2026. A patch can change this.

Group

Buttons you press for someone else or for the whole group. For one person: click their name first, then press the button. The grey note says when a button works differently.

to protect someone else: put it on them just before a big hit

when someone is stuck: rooted, slowed or feared

Berserker Shout

helps everyone near you at once

Rallying Cry

Consumables

What to bring for this spec. Point at an item for its tooltip.

Flask Flask of the Shattered Sun
Combat Potion Potion of Recklessness
Health Potion Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
Weapon Buff Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Augment Rune Void-Touched Augment Rune
Personal Food Hearty Royal Roast
Feast Hearty Silvermoon Parade

In the game this card knows your character. Every button shows the key it is on for you right now, the lists above drop whatever you have not learned, and your bags are checked for the consumables.

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