Stat Priorities
Crit > Haste > Mastery > Vers
It is highly recommended that you regularly sim your own character while gaining upgrades as this stat order will not always be accurate.
Stat Outline
Haste: Lowers swing timer, reduces global cooldown and reduces the cooldown of certain abilities (Mortal Strike, Cleave etc).
Crit: A chance to deal double damage with an ability. This is bigger for Colossus over Slayer because Colossus has additional Crit damage as part of the hero talent tree.
Mastery: Mortal Strike, Cleave and Bladestorm apply Deep Wounds to enemies struck. Deep Wounds causes you to deal additional damage to enemies it is applied to which scales with Mastery.
Versatility: Offers a damage dealt increase and damage taken increase. Similar to Mastery but scales worse per point of the stat.
Races
The best Arms Warrior Race for Horde is Tauren.
The best Arms Warrior Race for Alliance is Dwarf/Void Elf.
Ultimately, all races are regularly so close from a DPS perspective that you won’t notice a damage change when choosing a different race. Feel free to choose whichever race you like the look of the best (Zanadalari Troll is the only choice here).
Enchants
Head: Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune Of Avoidance
Shoulder: Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace
Chest: Enchant Chest - Mark Of The Worldsoul
Legs: Blood Knight's Armor Kit
Boots: Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity
Ring: Enchant Ring - Eyes Of The Eagle
Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage
Gems
A general gem guide for Arms Warrior is as follows:
Gem recommendations are:
- Indecipherable Eversong Diamond (Primary stat)
- Flawless Deadly Peridot (High Haste, Low Crit)
As always, it is best to sim your character regularly for the best gem results for your character.
Consumables
Food: Quel'dorei Medley/Silvermoon Parade
Flasks: Flask Of The Blood Knights (Haste)
Potions: Potion Of Recklessness
Health Potions: Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
Weapon Oil: Thalassian Phoenix Oil