World of Warcraft - Warrior FAQ

[tayman]

Ciel’s comprehensive guide to playing the Warrior class!

(Thanks for the sticky, blue)

Hi everyone, I’ve decided to start writing a guide to the warrior class. I’m a level 60 (yes, my avatar says I'm 59, but that's because I wrote this at 59) warrior, and I’ve played every other class out there, so I know the enemy (and ally, in many cases) well. Thanks to Taav for giving me the idea.

If anyone has any builds, strategies, and such they'd like to contribute, please reply in this thread and I'd be happy to post them (giving you credit, of course).

Here’s a table of contents:

I. Introduction
- The basics of the warrior class

II. PvE (Player versus Environment)
1) Solo PvE
- Where to hunt, how to do it
- Quests vs. Grinding
2) Group PvE
- Your role in a group
- How to tank effectively

III. PvP (Player versus Player)
-General information
- Strategies vs. each individual class
- Group PvP strategies

IV. Talent Options
- Arms
- Fury
- Protection
- Possible combinations

V. Other information
- Keeping up with the Jones
- Which stats to choose
- Professions
- FAQ

Thank you: Grondor, for two FAQ questions and the link to the macro list, by Landrain. Also, thank you to anyone else who has given me feedback and such. I'd list names, but there are so many people who have given me little recomendations that it'd take a page to list them all. More feedback is greatly appreciated; I'll be constantly updating this guide whenever I have time.

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EDITS:

Edit 1: Changed some minor errors.
Edit 2: Changes the format and content of the PvP section.
Edit 3: Added a protection build to the talent section.
Edit 4: Added more information on rage and weapon choices.
Edit 5: Changed PvP strategies a little bit.
Edit 6: Added a short FAQ section. If you have any questions you'd like added, plese reply in this thread.
Edit 7: Added two questions to the FAQ and added a link.
Edit 8: Added another FAQ question.
Edit 9: Tweaked the mage PvP strategy.
Edit 10: Added a link.
Edit 11: Added two more links.
Edit 12: Edited the weapon choices section and the race FAQ answer.
Edit 13: Added another build, the Fury/Arms DW build.
Edit 14: Modified links.
Edit 15: Added another FAQ question, concerning the Valor armor set.
Edit 16: Added another link, this time to the best fan site in the world.
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Edit 18: Revised talent section.

[tayman]

I. Introduction

So, you decided to pick up a warrior, or you’re thinking about it. Well, let me get you started. The warrior class in World of Warcraft is primarily a tank, although we have other options. What’s a tank, you ask? A tank is a class whose primary role is to keep the monsters’ attention and absorb damage while the other people in your group blast the monster with high-damage spells and heal you. The warrior is good at this as he/she can wear mail, and later plate, armor, and because he can use shields. Also, the warrior has innate abilities dealing with shields and maintaining agro (the attention of the monster, or mob).

The warrior has two bars: health and rage. Health is pretty self-explanatory; you die when it reaches zero. Rage is something unique to WoW. Instead of mana, you have rage. Rage depletes when out of combat, and you gain it mostly when dealing melee damage, and some when you take damage yourself. A two-handed weapon, for example, would give you much more rage than a one-handed weapon and a shield. The amount of rage gained per hit depends on how much damage you do compared to your level, and the amount of rage you gain when taking damage depends on how much damage you take compared to your level. You use your rage to perform special abilities, such as Battle Shout or Heroic Strike. Some abilities, such as Charge, give you rage.

There are three different weapon setups that the warrior has the option of using. A one-handed weapon and shield, a two-handed weapon, and dual-wield (availible at level 20...even if you don't plan on duel-wielding, I advise you train the talent anyway, so if you get disarmed you can still use both fists). Using a two-handed weapon or dual-wield is designed to deal 20% more damage, but you lose the armor/block bonus of the shield (and all the abilities that come along with it, such as shield block). Because of the added damage (that you deal and you take), two-handed weapons and dual-wielding both generate more rage than the one-handed/shield combo. Dual-wield actually gives more rage than a two-handed weapon, but you will find that more warrior abilities are geared towards slow, high-damage 2h weapons, and dual-wield has a much higher miss rate (roughly 19% more). This more or less balances the two builds, although this is being disputed and many warriors would say two-handed weapons are much better at the "endgame."

II. PvE

1) Solo
The warrior class is decent at solo: not great, but not horrible either. This, of course, will depend on your talent choices, but we’ll get into that later.

From your early levels on, you’ll notice that using a two-handed weapon or dual-wielding is much faster than a one-handed weapon and shield. Unless you become a protection warrior (again, we’ll get into talents later), I suggest using a 2h/DW for soloing, as you already have heavy armor that can absorb a lot…what’s the point of slowing down yourself further? You already are a meat shield!

When hunting, typically try to hunt mobs about 2-4 levels lower than you, as this reduces downtime (I can go for several mobs at a time without having to take a break to bandage). You can kill equal level mobs, but when grinding (killing mobs solely for XP), try to stick to lower ones. There are many different zones, so just go with the flow and move on as the old zone becomes too low for you.

One question is often asked: should I quest, or should I grind? The answer is simple: both. At low levels, you will find questing to be far more effective, but as you level up and quests become scarcer, you will find grinding to me the only way to go (or at least the most effective). For example, in the late 50s, quests may not be worth it, as they require traveling across continents and provide little reward. But until your 50s, I definitely recommend questing. Here are some places in which I liked to grind for the later levels, though:

40-50: Trolls in the Hinterlands
50-56: Skeletons/Ghouls at Sorrow Hill
56-60: Yetis in Winterspring

Throw in a few quests here in there, and that’s how it’s done. Just remember, don’t waste too much time fiddling around. Also keep in mind, though, you’re playing to have fun. If things get too repetitive, play an alt for a day or two to take your mind off the grind. I know that things may get boring.

2) Group
Your role in the group is simple: Tank. There are situations where, if you have talent geared towards dealing damage, you may be a secondary damage dealer and secondary tank, rather than primary tank, but this is rare (and only happens if you have a defensively geared warrior, usually). So for this reason, I’ll cover basic tanking.

First off, no matter what your specialization, always carry a one-handed weapon and shield that is current to your level with you. You will 90% of the time have to tank an instance dungeon (a special type of area, read the info on instances at worldofwarcraft.com for more information), so not carrying a shield and 1h weapon is a death wish.

When you tank, here are some things to keep in mind:
- Use defensive stance, and, if you have the talent Tactical Mastery, switch between stances to utilize them to their fullest potential.
- Use demoralize shout not only to reduce the attack power of the mobs, but to gather the agro of multiple mobs onto you.
- Thunderclap is also excellent for gather multiple mobs’ agro.
- For most of the fighting, you will primarily be switching between using sunder armor (to reduce the armor of the mob and produce threat, letting you hold agro), shield block (helping to mitigate damage and set up for revenge), and revenge (to provide threat, a small amount of damage, and, if you have points in improved revenge, stun)
- Always protect the priest or primary healer at utmost costs. Taunt is your friend, but follow that taunt with a sunder. Remember, you are expendable; the rezzer (person who has the ability to resurrect) is not.

[tayman]

III. PvP

The warrior in PvP tends to do differently vs. different classes. In group PvP, you will find that few people target you, but rather gun for the mages and priests. Use this to your advantage.

Here are strategies vs. each individual class when you encounter them alone. The warrior is thought by many to be "gimped" by some players, but this does not mean that the class is not viable for PvP. I will simply attempt to give you best way to compete vs. other classes, regardless of the status of the class, as it will change from patch to patch. You can win, you just need to play well and hope you don't encounter a miss streak (this applies to most classes). These strategies are aimed towards higher level players (and assumes you are using the Arms/Fury spec that I use, listed later), but can generally be applies to most levels:

Druid:
Druids are definitely harder than many other classes, mainly because of their root spell. They will attempt (and usually do so with success) to keep you rooted with Entangling Roots the whole time (this spell, only usable outside, will keep you "rooted" in one place and unable to move), so you can never get within melee range. If they are close and have no DOTs, use imtimidating shout to root them for part of the time that you are rooted. Also, if you have a free action potion on hand (they're pretty cheap), definitely use it. It's ussally game over for the druid if you use it (a problem IMO, as they're quite hard without the pot and quite easy with it). This applies for when any class roots you. When they do root you (and they will), shoot your bow/gun and, if you're an engineer, throw a bomb. This can set back their casting a little bit, and add a little bit of damage. But what you should do is intercept them after your first root breaks off, and pummel their next root. This will keep them at bay for a while. Make sure to use Mortal Strike, so when they heal (or more likely root and run back to heal) it's at 50% effectiveness. Also, hamstring is your friend. Just keep them hamstrung and mortal strike away until you can execute, always using pummel and berserker rage.

Hunter:
Until you get Intercept (at level 34 or so), hunters are quite hard. After that, they become much easier. The trick is, keep them moving slowly with improved hamstring and close any distance that does happen with intercept. Watch out for the slowing ice trap, though; it's always a killer. Also, use imtimidating shout on them, so their pet runs away, or on their pet (make sure not to cause damage to it, though) so they run, hamstrung, while you beat on them and their pet cowers in one place. Rend is good, and since they use mail (DOTs aren't affected by armor) it's pretty efficient.

Mage:
Usually one of your toughest opponents. The problem with mages seems to be they will always be one step (or blink) ahead of you, so you’re never in melee range. A mage will often, after you charge, blink away and polymorph you. They will often proceed to caste a HUGE nuke for ~800 damage, 1600 if it crits. There's not much you can do it prevent this. However, if you know they are going to poly you and can't do anything about it, use Bloodrage (it costs a lot of health, but it will give you 20 rage and the health will be regained while in sheep form). But once that happens, quickly intercept and hamstring them. If they use frost nova, which freezes you, you should shoot them with your bow/gun while they nuke you, or throw a bomb. Also, if you have a quick finger, consider using intimidating shout to root them until your nova wears off (turn off attack until it does wear off). This will effectively negate the root. Get ready to run up to them again if you don't get that shout, and use MS until you can execute. Mages can be a sinch if you close the distance between them, as they are quite soft. The challeng is closing the distance :\.

Paladin:
Paladins are nearly impossible to beat unless you catch them when their shields are on cool down. And even then, they’ll prove to be tough. With their plate armor and healing, you’re in for a long fight. The strategy is pretty simple...demoralizing shout, rend, just as you would fight a mob. Also use disarm. After you've done that, just Mortal Strike until the execute. However, you will often find that you die before you get a chance to execute. Paladin fights are pretty predictable. Keep to berserker stance to pummel if they try to heal unshielded when you’re not stunned, and if you could use a bandage and they don’t have a rend/deep wounds on, use intimidating shout, turn off attack, and bandage yourself. Whenever they shield, take a few steps back and bandage.

Priest:
Shadow Priests are regarded by many as the best PvP class, and, like paladins, can be very tough, even for the most skilled warrior, to beat. They are often regarded as THE best PvP class. Other priests, though, will prove to be much easier. Against any priest, though, your first action (after charging) will be to switch to berserker stance in preperation for the physic scream (AoE fear). Once he uses the fear, just use berserker rage to break it. Your strategy is simple: mortal strike and execute. Pummel holy spells if they are not a shadow priest (you can tell because shadow priests will always have shadow form on, which looks semi-transparent and has little shadow stuff at their feet), and shadow spells if they are a shadow priest. Holy spells look like yellow light, and shadow spells look blackish purple.

Rogue
A good stun-lock rogue (one that keeps you stunned almost the whole time) can be very difficult to beat, but a poorly played rogue can be a walk in the park. But any rogue is beatable; much of WoW is luck. Crits, misses, etc. I've lost to stunlock rogues without them taking more than a 25% loss of health, but I've also beaten them with 50% health left because of their missed cheap shot, etc. Because rogues can sneak up on you, there is no real “formula” for fighting them, but here are the first things you should do:

Hamstring. This will prevent the rogue from moving around you and getting a backstab in. Second, overpower whenever you get a chance. Overpower is a great skill, especially with improved overpower, deep wounds, and impale. Third, rend. This prevents them from vanishing for the ultimate stun-lock combo. So make sure they’re always bleeding with either rend or deep wounds. Another key ability is disarm. All their abilities require a main hand melee weapon (most do, anyway), so disarm takes away those abilities. Keeping those four tactics in mind, try to keep them with demoralizing shout on, keep battle shout up (keeping battle shout up should apply to all classes), and mortal strike away. If it looks like you’ll lose, remember retaliation. For every one of their ultra-fast swings, you get one hard-hitting one.

Should you ever get the charge, the rogue will almost indefinitely lose. If they get the jump, however, things won’t look so good for you without retaliation.

Shaman:
Shamans are one of the masters of kiting. They will keep you kited with frost shock while using other high damage shocks like flame to damage you. If that’s not bad enough, they can heal, and as long as they do it early, they can time it in between pummels. It is imperative that you close the distance with them and keep them hamstrung. Unlike most classes that try to stay away, however, they’re not very soft. The combination of shield and mail makes them have an armor rating close to your own. Just keep them hamstrung and close any distance with intercept. Mortal Strike is your friend, and pummel their healing spells (their hands glow green). If they try to melee you, demoralizing shout is wonderful. As always, execute FTW.

Warlock:
Warlocks can be easy or hard, depending on their pet choice. A good warlock will use their succubus demon minion to seduce you (10 seconds of you while you cannot perform any actions) while they get off free castes, and they will fear you while your berserker rage is on cool down. But still, they are very soft. Remember to use switch to berserker stance from the start to break the fear. You will probably get feared and not be able to help it, so intercept to close distance. You can learn what the difference between a fear caste and other shadow spell is, and pummel only the fears. Still, the warlock will have a small window of opportunity to fear you. Ignore the demon. I find that I usually win, but I often die to their DOTS after I kill them, depending on how close it is (if you have enough health, you can eat food and stay alive).

Other warriors:
Your strategy vs. other warriors is somewhat like your strategy vs. rogues and vs. paladins combined...remember, disarm is nice, as it is vs. rogues, and maneuvering plays a big role. Keep them hamstrung, so you can have the mobility advantage. Just fight them like you would a mob, basically. Use your instinct; you should be fairly adept at fighting warriors, since you play one.


One thing to remember when fighting all classes is to utilise all your stances. Tactical Mastery is a must, no matter what talent build you choose.


In group PvP, remember that you are a warrior. You wear plate, and have more HP than any other class. Not only this, but your DPS isn’t as formidable as, say, a mage or rogue. So because of this, people won’t be focusing much on you. Use this to your advantage. Go for the mage, priest, warlock, rogue, or druid while they’re trying to focus on your mage, priest, warlock, rogue, or druid. Chances are, you’ll catch them unaware and cut into them like butter .

IV. Talent Options

There are three talent trees for the warrior: Fury, Arms, and Protection. Whichever you choose to specialize in will set your warrior in a certain direction, making you different from the rest. Each of the trees carries a different theme: Fury is a high rage generating tree (meaning more rage for abilities, causing more damage) aimed primarily towards dual-wield users, although 2h users can benefit from it; Arms is a high-damage generating tree aimed primarily towards slow, 2h weapons; Protection is the tree of mitigation and agro control, making it great for instances.

Choose your talents wisely: starting at level 10, you will gain one talent point per level, and it is quite costly to retrain your talents (you can do this at your warrior trainer), and it becomes increasingly expensive to do so each time you “respec.” So try to get it right the first time. I would personally recommend an Arms or Fury based talent line until you get to level 60, because Protection is painfully slow for grinding and questing, and then possibly respecing to Protection at 60 for the big instance dungeons that are very hard, and for which it would behoove you to be a protection warrior (protection makes it easier to tank, and therefore easier to run instances, as you will primarily be the main tank).

Here are a few talent combination possibilities:

The Arms/Fury MS Build (possibly the best build for PvP, although the Fury build is quite viable also):

Fury Mastery
Cruelty Rank 5
Improved Demoralizing Shout Rank 5
Piercing Howl Rank 1
Blood Craze Rank 3
Improved Battle Shout Rank 1
Enrage Rank 5
Fury Total:20

Arms Mastery
Deflection Rank 2
Improved Rend Rank 3
Improved Charge Rank 1
Tactical Mastery Rank 5
Improved Overpower Rank 2
Deep Wounds Rank 3
Two-handed Weapon Specialization Rank 3
Impale Rank 2
Axe Specialization Rank 5
Sweeping Strikes Rank 1
Improved Hamstring Rank 3
Mortal Strike Rank 1
Arms Total:31

Total
Total Points Spent: 51
Level Required: 60


Another possibility is the Fury/Arms Dual-Wield build, which consists primarily of Cruelty, Unbridled Wrath, Improved Battle Shout, Enrage, Flurry, Bloodthirst the Improved Rend > Impale Line, Improved Overpower, and tactical mastery. Here is a build that I used for a while at level 60 before switching to Protection for MC.

Fury Mastery
Cruelty Rank 5
Unbridled Wrath Rank 5
Piercing Howl Rank 1
Blood Craze Rank 3
Improved Battle Shout Rank 1
Dual Wield Specialization Rank 5
Enrage Rank 5
Death Wish Rank 1
Improved Berserker Rage Rank 2
Flurry Rank 5
Bloodthirst Rank 1
Fury Total: 34

Arms Mastery
Deflection Rank 2
Improved Rend Rank 3
Improved Charge Rank 1
Tactical Mastery Rank 5
Anger Management Rank 1
Deep Wounds Rank 3
Impale Rank 2
Arms Total: 17

Total
Total Points Spent: 51
Level Required: 60


Although there are other nice little variations on build, the last main build is a Protection/Arms build (that has 5 in cruelty still, of course). I discourage people from this build, however, as it is highly ineffective for soloing (and no matter what build you choose, most XP will be from soloing). If you wish to be better than average for tanking, but still be a good soloer, I recommend the MS build, except rather than the 20 in Fury, something similar to this (this is a type of "hybrid" build, and not the best for pure protection):

Fury Mastery
Cruelty Rank 5
Fury Total:5

Protection Mastery
Shield Specialization Rank 5
Toughness Rank 5
Defiance Rank 4
Improved Shield Block Rank 1
Protection Total:15

However, I would still recommend the previously mentioned MS build, as this build really doesn’t improve tanking significantly enough to outweigh the loss of PvP and soloing. But I play on a PvP server, so I'm sure things are different for PvE people.

Here's a Protection build to get your started. I played as a prot Warrior in my late 40s and for a while at level 60, while I was running instances to gear up. After switching back to Arms, then Fury, I am now back at Protection for running MC. This build, as it has Tactical Mastery instead of some other Protection talents, is not the absolute strongest tanking build. However, you will find those four points of Tactical Mastery to be invaluable when soloing or PvPing, so, unless you don't plan on doing anything but running instances, those four points are very useful. Plus, other options don't really help you very much.

Fury Mastery
Cruelty Rank 5
Fury Total: 5

Protection Mastery
Shield Specialization Rank 5
Anticipation Rank 5
Toughness Rank 5
Improved Shield Block Rank 3
Improved Revenge Rank 3
Defiance Rank 5
Improved Taunt Rank 2
Improved Shield Wall Rank 2
Concussion Blow Rank 1
One-Handed Weapon Specialization Rank 5
Shield Slam Rank 1
Protection Total: 37

Arms Mastery
Deflection Rank 5
Tactical Mastery Rank 4
Arms Total: 9

Total
Total Points Spent: 51
Level Required: 60

And that concludes my talent section. I hope you learned something.

[tayman]

V. Other Information

One important thing to keep in mind when playing the warrior is how gear-dependent we are. A warrior with outdated gear can be effectively a couple levels lower. So while it is important to level, spend a little time getting new gear. Instances are great for this. Use the Auction House, too (located in either Ironforge for the Alliance or Orgrimmar in Horde).

When getting new equipment, it is important to keep in mind which statistics to choose. A piece of armor with 100 more armor and +5 strength is much worse than a piece of armor with +5 agility and +15 stamina. For most warriors, stamina is the most important stat for a warrior. Strength only becomes important for the long run (fights of about one and a half minutes or longer). Agility comes second to strength, as the increased critical chance actually results in slighty more of a damage increase than strength, and when you take deep wounds, impale, and fury into account, it becomes a lot more. Add in the dodge (and meager 2 armor per agility) and you have a clear winner. For many “crit” warriors, often the Arms/Fury build warriors, agility overtakes stamina. It can be a hard choice, but I’d just take agility over stamina, although a balance is important.

Now, professions. Which ones should I choose? Well, there are a few possibilities. Do you want to make lots of money? Do you want awesome equipment? How about a good supply of potions? Well, here are some choices:

A combination of two gathering supplies, i.e. Skinning/Herbalism or Skinning/Mining - This would be a great idea if this is your first character, and you just want to make money for that equipment and mount. Make sure you don’t do Herbalism/Mining, as you can only have one “find” type at one time, i.e. find minerals or find herbs.

Mining/Blacksmithing - Great if you want to keep up to date with your equipment

Herbalism/Alchemy - Especially good if you solo a lot, and all those elixirs and healing potions are great.

A gathering profession/Enchanting - Could be nice, using the gathering profession to pay for the enchanting cost.

Mining/Engineering - Very good for PvP, since there are so many useful devices you can use (bombs, net-o-matic, death ray, etc.).

Take your pick. Whatever you choose, I don’t recommend changing your mind later on, because all professions are viable in the endgame, and it’s not worth it to start from the beginning. It should also be noted that First Aid is essential to warriors. Take it up; you’ll be sorry if you don’t.

Anyway, this concludes my warrior guide. I hope you enjoyed it and learned a lot. I spent several hours on it.

FAQ Section:

Q: What are all our stances, and when do we get them?
A: We begin with Battle Stance, at level 10 there is a quest for Defensive Stance, and at level 30 there is a quest for Berserker Stance. Your trainers give the quests, and you should be able to solo them.

Q: Do we get to wear anything other than mail armor?
A: Yes, at level 40, you can train Plate Armor for a gold or so at your trainer.

Q: Can we be an effective ranged damage dealer?
A: No. Hunters are the only effective ranged damage dealers; you will use your bow/gun primarily to pull. Melee is the warrior's specialty.

Q: What's the best race for the Warrior?
A: The starting statistics matter very little at the endgame, so just choose whatever you think would be the coolest. The racial abilities have their ups and downs; some are better suited to the warrior than other classes. I personally like the Tauren abilties (more health and war stomp), but I'm a Night Elf, because I think the cows are ugly . If you're really don't care about the looks of your race and only want the best race for the warrior, I'll give a short summary of each race...also, read this for specifics: http://worldofwarcraft.com/info/races/

Human: They get perception, which can be useful in PvP, the human spirit, which is useless, diplomacy, which is somewhat useful for getting another race's epic mount or just gaining faction reputation, and sword/mace spec, which is good if you plan on using swords or maces.

Night Elf: Shadowmeld is wonderful if you're on a PvP server like me (and useless otherwise), quickness is alright, wisp spirit is nice, and nature resistance is nice.

Dwarf: Stoneform is just a PvE deal (it's ok for PvE), gun spec is almost useless, frost resistance is nice, and treasure finding is pretty bad (especially if you're and herbalist or miner).

Gnome: Escape artist is wonderful for PvP, expansive mind is useless, arcane resistance is nice, and technologist is ok (if you're an engineer...but at the endgame, it doesn't really matter anyway).

Orc: Blood Fury is pretty bad, Hardiness is supposedly bugged, command is useless, and axe spec is ok (but it doesn't really make much of a difference).

Tauren: War Stomp is great for both PvP and PvE, Endurance is wonderful, Cultivation is so-so (but doesn't really matter much later on), and nature resistance is nice.

Undead: Will of the Forsaken is wonderful for PvP, Cannabilize is ok for soloing, underwater breathing is ok, and shadow resistance is ok.

Troll: Berserking can be nice if you're wounded (but it's not often that you're wounded, I think), Regeneration is ok, beast slaying is sort of bad, and throwing weapon spec is useless.

Q: What's the best weapon type to use?
A: This depends on your build entirely. Unless you are an Arms warrior and specialize in one type of weapon, I'd recommend using all weapons. It doesn't take that long to level your Weapons skill.

Q: What do people mean when they ask me to "pull"?
A: Pulling refers to attacking a mob with the goal of leading it back to your party. Pulls can be done with ranged weapons such as bows and guns, or with melee attacks. Warriors are frequently designated as the "Puller" for a group. Pulling is good for Warriors because it generates aggro "hate" for the mob against the Warrior. Hunters can also be very good pullers.

Q: How do I keep mobs attacking me and not other members of my party?
A: Warriors are lucky because they have special "hate" generating abilities that allow them to force mobs to attack them. Abilities such as Taunt, Mocking Blow, and Challenging Shout can be used to attract monsters away from other party members.

Q: What about maintaining aggro (keeping the monster to attack you) with multiple mobs?
A: You can use skills like Demoralizing Shout and Thunderclap for this, but you should have the rest of your party all focus on the monster you are attacking. This will make that job much easier.

Q: What's our endgame "class set" and where do we find it all?
A: Our class set is the Battlegear of Valor (although those lucky Horde Warriors can use Lightforge too), and all the pieces can be found as follows:

Breastplate: General Drakkisath (Upper Blackrock Spire [UBRS])
Helm: Darkmaster Gandling (Scholomance)
Legplates: Baron Rivendare (Stratholme)
Spaulders: Warchief Rend Blackhand (UBRS)
Boots: Kirtonos the Herald (Scholomance)
Bracers: Random fighter mob Blackrock Spire (I've heard Upper only, but it looks as if it drops in both Lower and Upper by looking at allakhazam...take a look for yourself at http://wow.allakhazam.com/item.html?witem=16735)
Belt: Highlord Omokk (LBRS)
Gauntlets: Ramstein the Gorger (Stratholme)

Links:

http://wow.azzor.com/ (WONDERFUL fan site, host to a great Warrior section)

http://wow.azzor.com/35/warrior.php (the Warrior section of the aforementioned site, Azzor...I'm the author)

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?FN=wow-warrior&T=74295&P=1 (Good resource for macros tailored to warriors)

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?FN=wow-warrior&T=155290&P=1 (Another guide stickied in this forum; the author, Kyne, did a very nice job by doing talent by talent analysis)

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-warrior&t=203588&p=1 (Comprehensive Warrior video list, made by Uuldiin)

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-interface-customization&t=79507&p=1&tmp=1#post79507 (UUI, the interface mod that I used before Blizzard gave us extra bars...it's wonderful)

http://gypsymod.the-mad.net/ (the gypsy mod; it has some nice little addons...I use the shell and unit bars, myself)

http://www.curse-gaming.com/mod.php?addid=42 (download for FlexBar, a mod that allows you to fully customize the posistions of all your buttons and such...I used to use it, but I don't see any reason with Blizzard's current UI)

http://thottbot.com/?c=Warrior (the best information on warrior skills, talents, etc...includes a talent calculator, stats, and more)

http://wow.allakhazam.com (the alternative to thottbot; you can have a character profile and such here without using cosmos...for an example of one, see mine: http://wow.allakhazam.com/profile.html?72423)