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Warrior

The Warrior in World of Warcraft: Forever: Arms, Fury, Protection, 10 races, and every ability rank from level 1 to 60, what it costs and where to train it.
Melee · Tank
Per Blizzard, the Warrior is a durable, hard-hitting melee class that turns Rage, stances and weapon mastery into momentum. It has a wide toolkit and buffs only it provides, but struggles to recover from heavy damage.

Specialisations

Tap a specialisation to see its ready suggestion.

Playable races

10 races can play a Warrior. New for this class in Forever: High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne.

Alliance

5
Human
Dwarf
Night Elf
Gnome
High Order Skyborne
New in Forever

Horde

5
Orc
Undead
Tauren
Troll
Windshaper Skyborne
New in Forever

Forever changes

Talents

11
new
29
changed
13
removed
Every talent change →

Abilities

1
new
22
changed
0
removed
Every ability change →
Removed means no longer in Forever.

New in Forever

What you learn at each level

111 ranks from level 1 to 60. A price is what Classic’s trainers charged; a price marked “beta” is what a trainer asked in the beta. A rank with no price says where it comes from instead.
Level
Ability
Classic cost
Status
1
Battle Shout
Rank 1 · 10c
10c
Changed
1
Battle Stance
Rank 1 · Known from the start
Known from the start
1
Heroic Strike
Rank 1 · Known from the start
Known from the start
Changed
4
Charge
Rank 1 · 1s
1s
4
Rend
Rank 1 · 1s
1s
Changed
6
Thunder Clap
Rank 1 · 1s
1s
Changed
8
Hamstring
Rank 1 · 2s
2s
8
Heroic Strike
Rank 2 · 2s
2s
Changed
10
Bloodrage
Rank 1 · 6s
6s
Changed
10
Defensive Stance
Rank 1 · Taught by a quest: Path of Defense (Horde: Uzzek, The Barrens)
Taught by a quest: Path of Defense (Horde: Uzzek, The Barrens)
Changed
10
Rend
Rank 2 · 6s
6s
Changed
10
Sunder Armor
Rank 1 · Taught by a quest: Path of Defense (Horde: Uzzek, The Barrens)
Taught by a quest: Path of Defense (Horde: Uzzek, The Barrens)
Changed
10
Taunt
Rank 1 · Taught by a quest: Path of Defense (Horde: Uzzek, The Barrens)
Taught by a quest: Path of Defense (Horde: Uzzek, The Barrens)
Changed

Where to train

Trainers in each capital city.

Alliance

Stormwind City
Ander Germaine, Ilsa Corbin, Wu Shen
Ironforge
Bilban Tosslespanner, Kelstrum Stonebreaker, Kelv Sternhammer
Darnassus
Arias'ta Bladesinger, Darnath Bladesinger, Sildanair

Horde

Undercity
Angela Curthas, Baltus Fowler, Christoph Walker
Orgrimmar
Grezz Ragefist, Sorek, Zel'mak
Thunder Bluff
Ker Ragetotem, Sark Ragetotem, Torm Ragetotem

Weapons and armor

Armor

Cloth
Leather
Mail
Plate
from level 40
Shield

Weapons and where to learn them

A weapon master teaches each weapon skill; in Classic it cost 10s. A beta weapon master can charge differently.
Weapon
Alliance weapon master
Horde weapon master
One-handed
Axes
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge
Horde: Hanashi Orgrimmar, Sayoc Orgrimmar
Maces
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge
Horde: Ansekhwa Thunder Bluff
Swords
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City
Horde: Archibald Undercity
Daggers
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City, Bixi Wobblebonk Ironforge, Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Archibald Undercity, Sayoc Orgrimmar
Fist weapons
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge, Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Sayoc Orgrimmar
Two-handed
Two-handed axes
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge
Horde: Hanashi Orgrimmar, Sayoc Orgrimmar
Two-handed maces
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge
Horde: Ansekhwa Thunder Bluff
Two-handed swords
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City
Horde: Archibald Undercity
Polearms
From level 20, 1g at a weapon master
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City
Horde: Archibald Undercity
Staves
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City, Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Hanashi Orgrimmar, Ansekhwa Thunder Bluff
Ranged
Bows
Alliance: Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Hanashi Orgrimmar, Sayoc Orgrimmar
Guns
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge
Horde: Ansekhwa Thunder Bluff
Crossbows
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City, Bixi Wobblebonk Ironforge
Horde: Archibald Undercity
Thrown
Alliance: Bixi Wobblebonk Ironforge, Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Hanashi Orgrimmar, Sayoc Orgrimmar

Recommended builds

Starting builds up to level 60. Open one in the talent calculator to change or save it.

Arms

Arms: verified build
45/6/0 · 51 points · level 60
45
Arms
6
Fury
0
Protection

Fury

Fury: verified build
0/51/0 · 51 points · level 60
0
Arms
51
Fury
0
Protection

Protection

Protection: verified build
4/0/47 · 51 points · level 60
4
Arms
0
Fury
47
Protection

Questions

Talent data: 51 talents have wiki effects, 0 have a change in a Blizzard post, and 0 have only their position and ranks verified.
SOURCES
World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior
Blizzard Entertainment · 30 Sep 2026 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
Warrior abilities (Forever) (rev 6925010)
warcraft.wiki.gg · rev 6925010 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026