Warrior build.

Im going to try and level a warrior. Looking for a good build to go from 10-60 ASAP. I was thinking of going into arms but really I have no clue how to build and level a warrior. For gear is it Strength>Stamina or the other way around? Is agility 3rd on the gear list? I was planing on going 2h Sword is that a good idea for leveling?

Tradeskills are going to be Mining/Armor Smithing

Axes > Swords, I know this much. But it's hard to find good 2 hand axes usually.

Axes > Swords because of the mastery. 6% crit vs 6% extra attack. The 6% crit on axes is more beneficial because it can be applied to specials, where the extra attack isn't.

As far as builds.. crap if I know.

Ahh thats something I didn't know. So Axes then.

Anyone else?

Definitely go axes, the 5% extra crit is much more beneficial than 6% chance at extra attack. As for which stat to prefer over others, you need to hit 5k HP unbuffed with stamina, 950~ attack power with strength and enough +crit/agility items to hit 25-27% crit chance in berserker stance. This is of course at level 60.

For builds you have a few choices (the talents might not be exactly as listed as this is off the top of my head):
Arms/fury Mortal Strike - This build concentrates on quickly dealing 2.5-3k damage in very little time (you can usually pull it off with MS crit, followed by a normal attack crit and execute).
Talent distribution:
Arms
2/5 deflection
3/3 improved rend (prereq for deep wounds.)
5/5 tactical mastery (this is a must no matter what build you use)
1/1 anger management
3/3 deep wounds (this will help against rogues a lot, and is a prereq for impale)
2/2 improved overpower
1/2 improved charge
2/2 impale
5/5 2 handed weapon specialisation
5/5 axe spec
1/1 sweeping strikes (prereq for MS)
1/1 Mortal strike
Fury
5/5 cruelty
5/5 imp demoralising shout
1/1 piercing howl
3/3 blood craze
1/5 imp battle shout
5/5 enrage

This is your basic cookie-cutter mortal strike build. It also favors using a high damage weapon (like arcanite reaper). It's the favored build for many warriors and I've used it up to 60. PvE wise, there isnt much of a problem with this build until you hit MC, due to the debuff limit. PvP wise, if you have a healer backing you, there is no bad match-up.

If you have any questions or want me to explain other builds, just post here, and I'll do my best to answer them. Hope this helps.

Yes it does. Thanks for all the info guys.


Do you use any macros for weapon switch for shield bash? What types of Mobs would be ideal grinding materal? I am used to cloth class grinding, what would I be looking for while playing a melee class?

Switching from 2-hander to 1-hand/shield is a waste from my experience. Pummel (berserker stance ability) does the same thign as shield bash and doesnt require a shield equipped and since pummel and shield bash are on linked cooldown timers pummel is more efficient.

Ideal grinding material for warriors is anything with low armor, usually caster-type mobs because you can interrupt most of their spells and take little damage from their melee.

DW Fury is fastest for levelling, actually.

Axe spec is also 5% addition to crit, not 6%.