Ever wonderered what is good about playing a warrior in wow? There are plenty of world of warcraft warrior guides posted in forums where you are given tips mainly for PvP team play. Unless you have played warrior for some time these tips might be a bit to technical to understand. So here we shall have a more simple overview of what it’s like to play warrior either for solo play or group play. For this is a class which is the perfect choice for either mode of play.

You will always be warned against playing a warrior in WoW because are so gear dependent. This is actually great news because the warrior’s range of gear is far superior to any other class. The only weapons they can’t use are wands and relics, and they are the only class, apart from Paladins, that can plate up once hitting level 45 . Wearing plate not only makes your character look fantastic but it adds to their awesome armor and power.

When playing in groups warriors are mainly used as tanks. This is a term derived from the fact that they both deal and take major damage filling the role as the “protector” of the group. In this respect they are probably one of the most essential member to have in a group to ensure success. Very rarely will a raid or instance be successful without the use of an effective tank and the warrior is the most effective one of all the tanking classes.

The warrior talents and abilities are split into trees. Depending on the talent tree chosen you can specialize your warrior as either an:

Arms Warrior specialization is one that allows a warrior to have many faceted talents mainly focused on offensive and utility purposes. As weapons they will use two handed axes, maces or swords to inflict the heaviest damage. Abilities like Mortal Strike further impact on their destructive ability in combat. Overall a great specialization if you like access to a large range of weapons and shields.

Fury Warrior - Is the preferred choice for those who want to power level quicky. They too will be leaning in two handed weapons specialization with talents like “Flurry” inflicting strikes that can turn a fight with one single blow. If you played Rogue, becoming a Fury warrior will give you similar stats and weapon damage with the added bonus of being able to plate thus giving you additional armor.

Protection spec for warriors is ideal both for offensive but especially for defensive combat. To this end is the most ideal spec for group, instances and raids. Protection warriors can choose from a wide range of defensive abilities enabling them to deflect damage and last longer aided by the use of shields which also enable a range of spells not available if using two handed weapons. If a warrior wants to Tank this is the spec to choose.

Each of these three tree talent are triggered by the stance the warrior uses: Protection, Beserker and Battle stance. Hence before reaching the more exciting end game you can sample each spec to see which one suits you best as you quest and grind.