Improved Whirlwind
Whirlwind generates an additional 1 Rage per target hit. Maximum.
Tree position
In the Fury Warrior talent tree, Improved Whirlwind sits in the Fury specialization talents, row 4 of 13. It is a single-point node.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Improved Whirlwind from Improved Execute.
Improved ExecuteExecute no longer costs Rage and now generates 20 Rage.
Connected below
Improved Whirlwind leads on to Improved Raging Blow and Rampaging Ruin.
Improved Raging BlowRaging Blow has 2 charges and has a 25% chance to instantly reset its own cooldown.
Rampaging RuinWhile Improved Whirlwind is active, Rampage's final strike slams the ground, dealing (372.3% of Attack Power) Physical damage to all enemies of your target. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets
Same row
Also on this row: Focus in Chaos, Enraged Regeneration and Warpaint.
Focus in ChaosWhile Enraged, your auto-attacks can no longer miss.
Enraged RegenerationReduces damage taken by 30% and Bloodthirst restores an additional 20% health for 8 sec. Usable while stunned or incapacitated.
WarpaintYou take 10% reduced damage while Enrage is active.
Talent trees
Improved Whirlwind is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Warrior: Arms (DPS), Fury (DPS), Protection (Tank).
Improved Whirlwind Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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