Welcome to This WoW Shadowlands Warrior leveling guide! This WoW Warrior leveling guide will teach beginners how to operate the Warrior masters of melee, and close-up combat. We will go over the best Warrior talents, abilities use, the basics of concepts and gear tricks to make sure you reach level 60 quickly.

Leveling has received many changes in Shadowlands, and we have put together a set of extensive guides. You may need the basics such as experience and mounts, or more advanced topics such as speed leveling and additions, our comprehensive levels guides will help you!

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Important Changes to Leveling a Warrior in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

It is important to note that the Shadowlands Covenant system is not available in pre-patch mode thus it will not be covered in this article. The players will not have the option to choose one of the Covenant until the first time their character reaches the level of 60 . Shadowlands.

There's a new spellbook tab that is a cross between General and your particularization of talent which is simply named "Warrior". These are abilities that are now shared by everyone Warriors regardless of any particularization they select.

New Warriors won't begin in a default specific (Arms). Before they can select a spec after level 10 and their abilities can be drawn from the broad Warrior abilities available to all specializations.

Veteran Warriors may notice that certain skills have been altered or rearranged. This could necessitate relearning some skills.

The AoE (Area of Impact) caps have been introduced in the Shadowlands pre-patch. It places limits on the number of targets the ability is able to hit simultaneously. It affects several the abilities of warriors.

Best Warrior leveling Spec in Shadowlands

For a total beginner to the class, even though every specialization has strengths and weaknesses, we recommend Arms as the best class for leveling. Arms can be a good mix between AoE and single-target damage, and has more self-healing options with the level 35 talent Second Wind. Active and passive Arms ability also apply Bleed damage. It's a valuable DOT (Damage Over Time) capability that is extremely beneficial in bringing down bosses that are tough to defeat. Rage is easier to manage in lower levels than Fury. The introduction of defensive abilities to all Warriors like Spell Reflection, Shield Block, and Shout, which is a challenging Shout, Arms Warriors with the "sword and board" set of abilities can play as offtanks or tanks in normal dungeons without changing specifications.

Many players are interested in leveling as Fury as it's a beast for DPS (damage per second) output, and is a lot of fun for assembling groups of enemies. The level 30 ability Dragon Roar remains uncapped in regard to number of enemies it will affect. The skill is not able to be used without Second Wind, Fury warriors are not able to heal themselves outside of combat, but they do have the ability to fight in combat Bloodthirst, which attacks the target and restores 3% health.

Warriors who like to level up primarily in dungeons prefer protection. Although the addition of defensive components to all Warrior specifications ensures that a properly geared Arms warrior can tank under not-too-stressful conditions, Protection is the most suitable choice for regular dungeon tanking. With a wider range of aggro- and defensive abilities and strengths that the Protection warrior is a top choice for the dungeon aficionado.

Picking an Warrior Particularization

Before you reach level 10, you're a Warrior with the standard Warrior capabilities. When you are at level 10 you can choose one of the 3 specializations available: Arms Fury, or Protection.

At the level of 10, you'll be able to select a specialization. You can switch between specializations using your Specialization Talents tab (or pressing N to open it quickly) selecting the specialization you like and clicking the Activate button. There's no cost to switching!

Arms Use Overpower to boost the damage dealt to the Mortal Strike. Use Execute to finish off (20 percent of the cost for rage is refunded for Arms warriors if the mob survives through the execution). At 19, you can include Colossus Smash into the rotation after Mortal Strike if you need more oomph to get through the execution.

Fury: Make use of Raging Blow at two charges, and Bloodthirst to cause damage and healing throughout the battle. Rampage is a great ability for long boss battle, but with 80 Rage it's an expensive skill. If you're AoE using this ability, then it will generate enough rage for you to be able to start Whirlwind and later add the level 30 ability Dragon Roar or the level 45 Bladestorm for your AoE arsenal.

Protection: Open with Shield Slam, then Thunder Clap, Revenge, and Devastate. Then, you can begin by opening with the level 32 skill Avatar. Be sure to use Shield Block whenever you are tanking opponents. Use Avoid Pain (40 Rage) if you have Rage to spare, but you must not to sacrifice Shield Block (30 Rage) to gain it, as this is your most important defense.

One Warrior is now available to all classes you should only use if you have no issues with gaining or maintaining rage. Slam. It's got a fairly high price for rage (20 Rage) and not much more than damage. In low levels, it's difficult to generate enough Rage to waste, and at higher levels there are significantly more efficient Rage spenders.

Choosing an Race for Your Warrior in Shadowlands

Picking your race can be an arduous task, as it determines our character's appearance and can be costly to change. In contrast to the past, Racial Traits don't give players a lot of benefits in terms of throughput, the majority of race-related benefits are restricted to professional or utility benefits.

Warriors have plenty of choices because they're the one race which can select the race of their choice!

Standard Races are the races which are instantly available to be played when you start Your WoW account.

Allied Races are races that are restricted by specific requirements that need to be met before you can design characters that belong to the race.

Each race is unique in its racial abilities and spells However, no race has any immediate advantages in comparison to other races, so you can create your Warrior to be whatever race best suits your style!

Top Warrior Talents for Leveling in Shadowlands

Best Warrior Leveling Rotation in Shadowlands

Although Arms and Fury are both focused on dealing with damage however, they achieve this in different ways and use different methods to accomplish this. While Protection warriors are able to be a solo player in world content however, they excel as tankers in dungeons, and are required to manage a range of scenarios. While they can inflict damage on targets however their focus is more on damage mitigation than on damage output.

Maximum Ability Use While Leveling All Specializations

Charge! You will want to engage your enemies using Charge whenever you can, to generate Rage. This is a great strategy for all three different specializations.

Optimal Arms Warrior Ability Use when Setting

Elite Mobs: Make use of Overpower for an increase in Mortal Strike damage. You can use Die by the Sword or Rallying Cry as cooldowns to keep your cool. If all goes wrong You can easily kite many enemies with Hamstring as well as Heroic Leap to allow time for Second Wind D to help you back to full strength.

A lot of small mobs. Warriors get Whirlwind when they reach level 9, but it's difficult to utilize early due to its high rage requirements (30 Rage). At 22 levels, you'll have access to the Sweeping Strike which allows a single-target damaging ability hit 1 additional targets within 8 yards for 75 percent damage. At level 38, you will gain Bladestorm, at level 40 you will be able to choose the ability Cleave. Groups are also a great time to pay attention to how you're using your Victory Rush procs to keep yourself sane, even if you lack the rage to use a lot of AoE later on.

Dungeons: Use the Hamstring slows to kite mobs going for healing or a weaker DPS. Use Pummel to stop dangerous spellcasts or the Level 47 Warrior ability Spell Reflection to re-direct it at the caster! Re-introduction of shouts for all specs like Battle Shout at level 39 and Rallying Cry at level 46 will give you significant buffs as well. Be careful not to pull the aggro out of the tank. Be careful not to pull aggro off the tank.

Optimal Fury Warrior Ability Use while Leveling

Elite Mobs: Fury can boast a very strong self-sustenance thanks to Enraged Regeneration and Bloodthirst, that will allow it to last long-term combat. Recklessness is a powerful weapon that can knock many hard targets rapidly.

Many small mobs: Warriors get Whirlwind when they reach level 9. However, it's somewhat difficult to use at first due to its extremely high rage requirements (30 Rage). It becomes more accessible with additional Rage tools at your disposal. The level 30 skill Dragon Roar and the level 45 Bladestorm provide more options.

Dungeons: Use Your Hamstring slowers in order to kill mobs that are seeking healers or weaker DPS. Make use of Pummel to break spellcasts that are dangerous and the return spells at level 47 of the Warrior's ability Spell Reflection to re-direct it at the caster! Retrieving shouts for all specs such as Battle Shout at level 39 and Rallying Cry at level 46 can provide important buffs , too. Make sure not to pull aggro off the tank.

Optimal Protection Warrior Ability Use while Setting

Elite Mobs: You can follow your normal procedure to deal with elites. Your higher resistance should be enough to warrant a kill. Maintain your active mitigation -- Shield Block , or Ignore Pain --to reduce damage taken. There are many defensive cooldowns if you get into trouble, like Last Stand as well as Shield Wall.

A lot of small mobs Revenge or Thunder Clap are great tools for dealing with groups and when enhanced by the level 45 ability Unstoppable Force, the radius of Thunder Clap increases by 30 percent. Although both spells are capable of hitting any number of targets within their range, they both deal reduced damage beyond five targets.

Dungeons: Try to keep all mobs in your sights in all times using abilities such as Taunt and, when you reach level 54, the returned ability [spell=1161]. Always be aware of the healer's Mana. Utilize Pummel to stop spellcasts that are dangerous or the Level 47 Warrior ability Spell Reflection to redirect it to the spellcaster! Shouts that are returned across all specs such as Battle Shout at level 39 and Rallying Cry at level 46 can provide significant buffs as well.

Warrior Dungeon Leveling in Shadowlands

At present, speed leveling via dungeon boosting is working on The Shadowlands patch that was prepatch to the PTR. Dungeon boosting is having the character with the highest level pulling a low-level character through dungeons. This allows people to level up a character to 10-50 within about 3 hours. It is possible that this will be changed before the release date and therefore do not think that this option will be available unless it is still in use when the pre patch goes live.

If this option isn't available or you do not have a max level character to complete this for you In the meantime, here are some general guidelines on dungeon leveling for warriors.

Protection is the obvious spec to use to level up your dungeon. Dungeon queues are perpetually short of tanks, and you'll find yourself getting groups almost instantly and not waiting for fifteen or more minutes (or longer) for a group as an DPS class.

Arms and Fury warriors can also be useful in a popular type of Dungeon group, which was first introduced in WoW Classic the group of dungeon cleave. This is a fast-paced approach that can take hours in a location. Both specs have powerful AoE multi-target damage abilities which include Whirlwind, Bladestorm, for both, the Cleave talent at level 40 for Arms and the level 45 talent Dragon Roar for Fury. Use the same dungeon techniques that were previously discussed to slow runners stop or reflect spells and make use of Shouts to boost the group.

Keep in mind that you'll have to depend on your healer for the bulk of your healing as Victory Rush does not proc unless you get the killing blow. Arms warriors can relax and let their Second Wind slow them down slightly, however it may not work based on how fast the group is moving through the cave.