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TBC Phase 2 - Arena Season 2
Warrior
Arena / PvP
Tier A

Arms Warrior

Arena PvP guide
Season 2 Arms (Mortal Strike) arena set per Skill Capped: Merciless Gladiator's Plate (4-piece+) with Veteran's honor offsets. Stormherald (Master Hammersmith) is the BiS weapon for the standard mace-stun build; Gladiator greatsword is the non-Blacksmithing pick. Glyph of Ferocity + Surefooted boots help reach the 5% PvP hit cap.
Updated 2026-07-11
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Overview
A
Tier
Difficulty
Medium
Warriors are one of the best melee in TBC with incredible sustained damage, great mobility through Charge and Intercept, and strong crowd control. The infamous mace stun from Deep Thunder combined with Mortal Strike's healing reduction makes Arms Warriors a dominant force in arena.
Warrior requires mastering stance dancing, rage management, and weapon swapping. Knowing when to use Spell Reflection, maintaining Mortal Strike uptime, and fishing for Improved Hamstring roots separates good warriors from great ones.
Sustained Damage
Mortal Strike
High Mobility
✓ Strengths
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Mortal Strike applies a 50% healing reduction, making kills possible
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Deep Thunder mace stun procs provide incredible control
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Excellent mobility with Charge, Intercept, and Intervene
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Improved Hamstring can root targets for extended control
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High armor and Second Wind makes Warriors tanky when trained
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Spell Reflection can turn caster cooldowns against them
✕ Weaknesses
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Struggles heavily against roots without Escape Artist (Gnome)
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Requires a healer - double DPS does not work well
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Rage starved when kited or crowd controlled
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Vulnerable to being peeled off targets
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