WoW Class
Warrior
Peerless martial combatants who master every weapon on the field of battle.
Warrior at a glance
- Armor
- Plate
- Resource
- Rage
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Specializations
- 3
- Roles
- DPS, Tank
Specializations
Ladder snapshot and gold angle
Warriors bring big AoE and defensive cooldowns for old-raid soloing and quick transmog clears once the pull is stacked.
Recent Warrior hotfixes
- September 9, 2026 Classes › Warrior › Arms
The Venomous Abyss 4-set Bonus - The Winding Up bonus Slam damage buff can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
- September 9, 2026 Classes › Warrior › Arms
Rend is now able to be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
- September 9, 2026 Classes › Warrior › Protection
The Venomous Abyss 2-set Bonus - The "Vengeful Shield" bonus Shield Slam damage buff can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
- September 9, 2026 Classes › Warrior › Protection
Rend is now able to be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
- September 2, 2026 Classes › Warrior
Bladestorm now displays as an important aura on nameplates.
- September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Warrior
Developers’ notes: Arms and Fury Warriors provide strong group defensive utility through the Safeguard PvP talent, but the frequency of damage reduction prevented enemy teams from having a window of time to strike.
- September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Warrior › Arms
Safeguard (PvP Talent) now increases the cooldown of Intervene by 20 seconds.
- September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Warrior › Fury
Safeguard (PvP Talent) now increases the cooldown of Intervene by 20 seconds.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Warrior hotfix, by date: Warrior hotfixes.