Stat Priorities
Stat Ranking
Single Target: Strength > Haste > Mastery > Crit => Vers
AoE: Strength > Crit > Mastery > Vers => Haste
Stat Outline
Critical Strike: Gives a chance to deal double the damage with abilities. The only specific interaction Fury has with this stat is from the Cold Steel, Hot Blood talent causing Bloodthirst crits to apply a DoT.
Haste: Reduces the cooldown of Bloodthirst, Raging Blow and Execute. Additionally this stat will reduce the global cooldown (GCD) and increase your auto attack speed.
Mastery: Provides a % damage increase while under the effects of Enrage.
Versatility: Provides a flat % damage dealt increase and damage taken reduction.
The best way to calculate stat priorities for your character is to "sim" your character
Find out how to simRaces
Horde: Troll
Alliance: Gnome
For the most part, choice of race is the least important factor to your DPS. Historically for Warrior, most races are within 1% DPS of each other. Unless you are competing at the absolute top level, changing race is usually unnecessary.
Enchants
Cloak: Graceful Avoidance
Chest: Waking Stats
Bracers: Avoidance
Legs: Fierce Armor Kit
Boots: Plainsrunner’s Breeze
Ring: (decision to be made by your current stats on gear)
- ST-Haste/Mastery
- AoE-Crit/Mastery
Weapons:
- Main Hand-Frozen Devotion
- Off-Hand-Frozen Devotion
Gems
Gems have been changed to now include 2 stats in each gem as well as the reintroduction of Primary Stat gems. Only 1 primary stat gem can be used but it does carry the most significance.
Gems you should be using will regularly change based on your gear at the time. I recommend using a simulation tool like Raidbots in order to use the best gems possible.
As a basic framework:
Single Target
- Primary Gem: Strength + Haste
- Other Gems: Mastery + Haste
AoE/M+
- Primary Gem: Strength + Crit
- Other Gems: Mastery + Crit
Consumables
Similar to Gems, personal food has also been changed to provide 2 stats with 1 piece of food. Feasts still only provide primary stat.
Food: Always use a Feast if provided.
ST Personal Food: Sizzling Seafood Medley (Haste + Mastery)
M+ Personal Food: Thousandbone Tongueslicer (Crit + Mastery)