Level 80 Arms Warrior Dueling Guide

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Table of Contents
A. About the Guide
B. Recommended AddOns
C. Recommended Macros
D. Keybindings/Equipment
E. Strategies VS each class

A. About the Guide

Warriors are truly the gimped class when it comes to PvP. It is very easy to distinguish a good warrior from a bad. It takes a lot of time and patience to master the class. This guide is intended to help mainly newer warriors, but I hope it includes information that will help everyone.

B. Recommended AddOns

OmniCC - Curse Gaming Link
This is an addOn that places the time left of an ability right on that ability. It's not necessary but it helps if you want a quick glimpse of how much time left there is on a CD.


Power Auras Classic - Curse Gaming Link
Power Auras provides visual images that you can customize to appear on certain conditions. Here's an example: You pop rend on your target and then Taste For Blood procs. You can customize it so that when you have that buff it an image will appear on your screen, so you know you can use that ability. I personally don't use it because I configured Elkano's BuffBars (An addOn I will mention later) to do the same thing.

**Note** In the picture it is showing multiple images, you get to customize what to choose and when, this is just an example of the different images you can show.

SnowfallKeyPress - WoW Interface Link
Normally when you press a key to use an ability, it doesn't use the ability until you release the key. This addOn makes the ability your using trigger as soon as you press the key down. To me it's a must have. People have compared it to dropping your latency down by 50-100ms. You can configure it, but even if you don't touch the configuration it is already set up perfectly.

TellMeWhen - Curse Gaming Link
TellMeWhen provides a flexible system of icons for displaying vital information about cooldowns, buffs, debuffs, and reactive abilities... always in a consistent place on your screen. What I use mine for is to show me when my Charge, Intercept, and Spell Reflection are off Cooldown. I also set it up to show me when my target has Nature's Grasp and Pain Suppression so I can know to either spell reflect or switch targets.


Elkano's BuffBars - Curse Gaming Link
EBB provides groups of statusbar style indicators to show (de)buffs currently affecting your toon or some other units (currently focus, pet and target). For the player, it can also show indicators for temporary enchants place on it's weapons. I personally use it to show Taste For Blood proc and Sudden Death. I like it better than Power Auras because I can see the time left on it. I made an additional bar to display it in the center of my screen so I can easily see it.

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C. Recommended Macros
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Name: Charge/Intercept/Execute

/cast [stance:1] Charge
/cast [stance:3] Intercept
/cast Execute

Info: I use this macro basically to just take up less space. If I'm in battle stance I will charge, if I'm in berserker stance I will intercept, and if I am in melee range and can execute then it will execute.
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Name: Spell Reflection

#showtooltip Spell reflection
/cast [stance:1/2,equipped:Shields] Spell reflection; [stance:3] Defensive Stance
/stopmacro [equipped:shields]
/stopcasting
/equipslot 16 NameOfYour1h
/equipslot 17 NameOfYourShield

Info:One of the most important macros I have. Whenever you want to spell reflect just spam this macro and it will switch to sword and board and cast spell reflect.
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Name: Weapon Swap

/equipslot 16 NameOfYour1h
/equipslot 17 NameOfYourShield
/equipslot 16 NameOfYour2h

Info:This macro goes hand in hand with the spell reflect macro. After you spell reflect your gonna have your sword and shield out, use this macro to switch back. Or you can just use it once, and it will switch to sword and shield, hit it again and it will go back to 2h.
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Name: Shield Block Revenge Spam

/cast Defensive Stance
/equip NameOfYour1h
/equip NameOfYourShield
/cast Shield Block
/cast Revenge

Info: I will reference this macro in my strategies. Basically when your playing against say another warrior you can spam this macro and it will pretty much block everything and allow you to spam revenge for some massive damage.
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Name: Interrupt

/equip [stance:1/2] NameOfYour1h
/equip [stance:1/2] NameOfYourShield
/cast [stance:1/2] Shield Bash; [stance:3] Pummel

Info: If your in Battle Stance or Defensive Stance and spam this it will switch to sword and shield and shield bash, if your in Berserker Stance it will Pummel.
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Name: Focus Fear

/cast [target=focus, exist] Intimidating Shout

Info: The only time to really use this would be against a DK or mage. If you set your focus target as the DKs pet, and your targeting the DK, when you use this macro it will fear the DK in a way similar to how a warlock would fear him. His pet would stay still and he would run in fear. The nice thing about it is it does not reset your swing timer.
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Name: Disarm

#showtooltip Disarm
/cast Defensive Stance
/cast Disarm

Info: Simple macro to spam that pops you into defensive stance and disarms your target.
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Name: Cancel Bladestorm and Charge

/cast Charge
/cancelaura Bladestorm

Info: It cancels bladestorm and then uses charge. Good for if your bladestorming and your target gets out of range.
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Name: Shattering Throw

#showtooltip Shattering Throw
/cancelaura Bladestorm
/cast Battle Stance
/cast Shattering Throw

Info: Puts you into battle stance and casts shattering throw. Good for breaking pally bubbles or mages ice blocks.
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Name: Shield Wall

#showtooltip Shield Wall
/cast Defensive stance
/equipslot 16 NameOfYour1h
/equipslot 17 NameOfYourShield
/cast Shield Wall

Info: Spam this macro to put you into defensive stance and pop shield wall.
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Here are just a few 1 line macros that I sometimes use:

/focus mouseover To set your focus just mouse over what you want to focus and use this macro.

/targetlasttarget If a hunter feign deaths or a mage uses mirror images you can click this macro to quickly target him.

/startattack If a hunter feign deaths spam this macro until he is up again and you will instantly start attacking him again.

D. Keybindings/Equipment
I cannot stress enough of important keybindings are. You may feel that you are perfectly fine clicking and that you can't get much faster, but you can. It is IMPERATIVE that you keybind ALL your abilities. At first it will feel slower and get frustrating as your fingers seem to get tangled, but once you get comfortable it will make you a much better player.

Now I'm not going to tell you exactly how to keybind your abilities, that's up to you to decide. However, the two pieces of equipment I am about to link are what I use. They both provide plenty of buttons and I've never had a problem about running out of keys to bind.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-n52te-Tournament-Edition-SpeedPad/dp/B000WMEHYG/ref=oor_dp_e_rp"]Nostromo N52 Gaming Pad[/ame] - This game pad has a total of 23 buttons or so to bind. I prefer to use that little round button by the side as my Vent button.

Razor Naga Gaming Mouse US
Razor Naga Gaming Mouse EU
This mouse is my favorite thing ever. I bind the middle mouse button to alt and use the buttons on the side as my main attacks. At first it takes a bit to get used to, but they do give you little stickers to put on the side to help your hand get used to it. I've gotten to the point where I don't need them anymore and this mouse is just amazing.

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E. Strategies VS each class

Unfortunately, I don't have strategies against every class for every spec. It seems some classes are just too overpowering for 1v1, however, I will share what I have found most successful against these classes.

Death Knight
If you have the opportunity to, before engaging combat, set your focus target to the DK's pet. This leaves you to option focus fear if needed. Now for opener of the fight, you can't just do a standard charge and start attacking. The DK would stun you with his pet then just Icy Chains you and kite you to death. The best opener I have found is to Bloodrage, Pop Retaliation, Charge, and immediately Bladestorm. After you come out of Bladestorm use the Focus Fear macro. While the DK is being feared the first thing you want to do is pop hamstring, if he starts kiting you too much it's over. Get a Rend up on the DK and fight as your normally would, using MS and Overpower/Execute when you have the chance. Pop enraged regen when needed. Keep your 2 hander out as long as possible, then once you feel like you may die soon, pop shield wall and use the revenge spam macro. This should be enough to burst him down.

Overview:
-After you charge you want to pop Bladestorm so you he doesn't stun and kite you.
-Ensure you keep DK in melee range with hamstring.
-Pop enraged regen when needed.
-Towards the end use the revenge spam macro to finish him off.

Druid
Resto: Resto Druids can be easy, or they can be hard. Most of it depends on how quickly you are able to spell reflect/shield bash/or pummel. Start off by charging in like a normal fight. You MUST keep MS up on the druid for the WHOLE fight, if not, his hots will easily keep him alive. Don't worry about hamstringing him as he will just shapeshift out of it. Put a rend up on him as soon as you can and EVERY time he shapeshifts, use Piercing Howl. I like to spell reflect the cyclones, and pummel/shield bash the entangling roots. When he uses Nature's Grasp, throw up spell reflect and the next time you hit him it will root himself. I use bladestorm if I don't spell reflect or pummel/shield bash up. If I know I'm going to get CC'd I pop bladestorm before he finishes the cast so I don't get CC'd. Be ready to use the cancel bladestorm charge macro. Other than that it's just a long, slow moving, fight. A little tip for bursting him down, wait for your Taste For Blood to have about 4 seconds left before you use your overpower, then throw in an MS, and Taste For Blood may be up again allowing you to overpower again.

Overview:
-Make sure you pummel/shield bash/spell reflect when needed.
-keep him in range with piercing howl
-Spell reflect on Nature's Grasp
-Save your trinket for when your close to getting the kill, if you happen to get CC'd.

Feral:

Balance:

Hunter

Mage

Paladin

Priest

Rogue

Shaman

Warlock

Warrior



***Thats all I have time to add for now, I'll continue to update it bit by bit when I have time.***

[Brucey69]

This reminds me a lot of swifty's warrior guide way back when...

But still has some pretty decent updated marcos.

[xstend]

Nice macros

The links to curse addons are not working its putting http:// at the end of the link.

This is turning out to be a really nice guide I've been checking for updates keep it up!

[baseballdude02]

Nice macros

The links to curse addons are not working its putting http:// at the end of the link.

Thanks for letting me know, I think I fixed all the links.

[bballslammer]

WoW this is a really nice guide! I really appreciate the amount of time you have put into it and cant wait until it is finished. It has definitely helped me out. +Rep

[ryanlist]

this is almost identical to swiftys down to the gaming pad, some of the macros are identical to but i think theres some new ones so i guess ty and u should prolly acknowledge swifty seeming it is quite alike (if not a direct voice to word conversion on your part) xD

[baseballdude02]

this is almost identical to swiftys down to the gaming pad, some of the macros are identical to but i think theres some new ones so i guess ty and u should prolly acknowledge swifty seeming it is quite alike (if not a direct voice to word conversion on your part) xD

Do you have a link to his guide? I honestly have never seen the guide, I did a search by poster and it didn't come up.

This guide is 100% all my own, all the macros were created by me and the AddOns I listed are ones that I have used and came across myself. Though I do realize that that doesn't mean our guides can't be similar, I just wanted everyone to know that this guide is 100% by me and I didn't copy and paste anything or even copy and reword anything.