-- Stat Points explanation--
Gear bound stats: They can be gained from limited sources including: dragon relics, all gear, vigor tonic also called tonic of concentration and "Dark Emblem of Assault" that activates every minute while in combat
Vigor : Main damage multiplier. You should always try to get it as high as possible as it is the most important stat
Stamina : same as Vigor but for health. In my opinion scales very bad and is not that significant
Main stats: There is six main stats, their maximum capacity is
1000 after which they start giving less value per stat point
Proficiency : It is one of three main offensive stats. Each 10 points into it increase your damage by flat 1%. It is recommended to have at least 160-300 for pve purposes (300 only at top gear). You can gain 40 proficiency through daily pots, crafted,
Determination : Similar to proficiency but depends on your ability to deal constant damage. While the special bar under your health is filled (if possible over 90%) each 10 stat of determination will provide 1.5% higher damage at 100% of the bar (1.35% if u keep the bar at 90%) which makes it more valuable than proficiency. It requires you to keep attacking as to be able to keep it up and if you can't keep it up to at least above 70% at all times it is not worth it. Other than that it can provide huge value to your damage.
Brutality : The lower your enemy hp is the more damage you will deal. Out of all the offensive stats this one has the highest potential. It truly shines when there are long boss fights (world bosses, observatory) but for heroics/astral it can be kept low as bosses are usually bursted down quite fast.
Vitality: Increases your effective health. Each point into it can help you survive more damage, and it scales very good with some defensive items and artifacts BUT be sure you have maxed other important stats first (for example Caution, explained below)
Willpower: You should never invest points here. It is used mainly for pvp and it is only active after you use your anti control effect skill (martyrs protection).
Bloodlust : Never too much bloodlust. U mainly won't use it for heroics, observatory or any group content but for any solo content it is a must have. Stealing health from the damage you deal is a game changer.
Special stats: These stats are capped at 250-300 after which they start giving less value per stat
Critical chance : Useless stat for warrior due to him having enough critical hits through rubies
Critical damage : Should keep it around 300 so you get maximum value per stat point. Makes u deal more damage per critical hit
Double attack : Some people use it but is a waste of stats imo. IF you learn how to manage your stat spending you won't need the additional forces it can generate. Double attack gives a chance to do double hit (that is also 50% weaker). Due to the second hit having same properties as the main attack it can generate more combat advantage.
Physical damage : Should have it at 250 due to all your skills being physical. One of the rare classes that can use it to full potential.
Other offensive stats : Nothing notable as you use none of them.
Caution : Should be kept at 300. It acts as a shield when you drop below 40% of hp. All the damage gained above 40% will account for when u take damage below 40%. Due to warriors natural resistances and rubies this is IMPORTANT stat to have.
Concentration : Keep it at around 120 as warrior has high instant burst and can fill up the shield in one attack. Each attack creates a barrier around you that absorbs 40% of the incoming damage. Strength of the barrier (its effective HP) heavily depends on your own hp
Other defensive stats : Not many to mention, but elemental or physical resistance can be used if you have leftover stats. Do not worry though warrior is like a tank and can survive wonders so it doesn't matter really.
-- Stats, role and rotation--
Warrior role : Warrior is a pretty simple class when it comes to dps it needs not more than 4 buttons!, main difficulty comes in staying close range (near the tank) and avoid frontal AOE cones and other deadly things that might come his way. Thankfully warrior is so tanky that the only way you can die is by spinning into a pack of mobs by clicking "spin-to-win" by mistake and having a german tank write your letter into his book.
Rotation :
- Jagged slice
- Blow
- Fracture
- Deadly lunge
Only thing you have to care about is to maintain the proper balance of using your energy for
blow and
fracture while keepin in mind that you should always use
blow when possible and when there is enough energy for it. Deadly lunge is the true dps but it is limited by cooldown so whenever it is out of cooldown keep spamming that button and watch your dps fly!.
Keep an eye on your trinket, but don't waste your dps by waiting for the proc. Once it happens wait until deadly lunge cooldown is almost there and pop vigor potion, use dragon relic amulet that gives u 5% more vigor and hit the boss. Even wardens will struggle to keep up with you now that summoner tear skills are nerfed to ground. Laugh at them and casually dps after while looking at them struggle.
Additional tips: If you happen to obtain victory cross rank 5, try to stay as close to other people as possible so you get 1% dps increase per person next to you. Due to your tankiness there are some dots which don't hurt you as much as other classes (poison pools in heroics for example). By standing in them you can outheal the damage while gaining additional damage because of third rank of victory cross. Successful warrior is a warrior that passes the allod. Don't forget that (even tho it is nerfed with this patch) you still have a might arsenal of control effects. Keep ccing the mobs if u doubt your engineer being able to keep up. Don't wipe because you kept them or was too lazy to use them and later blame your engi. Be adaptible!
Stats:
- 300 proficiency
- 400+ determination
- 300 brutality
- 300 critical damage
- 300 caution
- 120 concentration
In case of raids, put a bit more brutality, but never have it more than 100 difference from determination (for example determination 600 and brutality max 500). You can also lower proficiency by 50-100 stats