Arms Warrior DPS Nerub-ar Palace Raid Guide — The War Within (11.0.5)

• You may want to defensive if you are at low HP when Hungering Bellows happens.

• If the adds die very quickly in your group, then saving cooldowns other than Bladestorm and Sweeping Strikes is preferred.

• The add phase begins each time Ulgrax reaches zero energy, which ticks down at a rate of one per second, making it easy to determine how cooldowns will align.
• Avatar and Bladestorm will remove any Stalker's Netting on the ground, clearing extra space in melee.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

The raid multitarget Cleave build is recommended.

• Consider using a defensive if you are at low HP when Bloodcurdle happens or if you are about to go down via Gruesome Disgorge.

• Sweeping Strikes is fantastic for add phases. Bladestorm can be used whenever multiple are grouped together, but it should generally be used on cooldown.

• Adds spawn roughly every minute, starting ~10 seconds into the encounter. Players alternate groups, which means you will either be assigned to deal with adds on even or odd intervals, so save or use cooldowns accordingly.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

Although Bloodbound Horror includes regular add phases, it does not feature large groups of clumped-up adds.

The single target Juggernaut build is recommended.

• Defensive Stance is very strong here, as you are unable to deal damage while moving out for Phase Blades anyway.

• As a single target boss, cooldowns should be used regularly, though it is usually a good idea to delay a second or two to see if you are about to be targeted with Phase Blades.

• Heroic Leap, Charge, and Intervene can be used as emergency movement tools to counteract the pull, but be very careful about what path the movement will take.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

The single target Juggernaut build is recommended.

Note that Warcraft Logs is once again attributing add damage, making this more of a multitarget fight for ranking purposes. While single target damage is more conductive to actually defeating the boss, Arms can still delay Bladestorm for them at little to no cost.

• Use Spell Reflection regularly, especially as the boss is casting Erosive Spray goes out.
• Use Defensive Stance while following the boss across the platform.
• On Mythic difficulty, Infested Spawn often overlaps with Enveloping Webs. Bladestorm will prevent the stun, allowing you to remain centralized to hit adds, though you will still take damage from the attack, so be sure to first use Enraged Regeneration to reduce its damage.

• Bladestorm should be timed with the periodic wave of adds at ~1 minute, 2:20, and 3:40 into the fight.

• Spinneret's Strands can be easily broken with Charge/Leap/Intervene, though be careful to ensure other players are not hit by them - charging into the boss from a side angle is preferred.
• Heroic Leap should be used to quickly move across the platform when the boss phases. An Evoker using Time Spiral will allow Heroic Leap to be cast twice, easily catching up to the boss and being in position to interrupt Acidic Eruption at the last second.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

Although the boss features periodic groups of adds, they tend to be burst down very quickly during Bladestorm, so a multitarget build is not necessary. Conversely, the boss begins at 60% health, causing it to spend a longer amount of time in the execute phase, so a single target build focusing on Juggernaut is preferred.

The single target Juggernaut build is recommended.

• Because Volatile Concoction deals increased damage the more HP you are missing, using Defensive Stance or Spell Reflection is highly recommended.

• Adds tend to be burst instead of passively cleaved down, so Arms typically treats this as more of a single target fight, so use cooldowns as they become available, though Bladestorm can still be delayed for larger groups of adds when it lines up closely.

• On Mythic difficulty, activating Avatar or Bladestorm will immediately clear Sticky Web, applying Web Eruption to allies within 10 yards, so watch timers carefully when using these cooldowns!
• With Relentless Pursuit talented, Warriors may easily negate this mechanic by leaping away from the raid and using Charge to remove the debuff themselves.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

B‍roodtwister is a heavy multitarget encounter, with mixed groups of regularly spawning adds.

The raid multitarget Cleave build is recommended.

• Defensive Stance is very strong here, as you are unable to deal damage while moving out for Assassination anyway.

• This is a pure single-target encounter, so use cooldowns regularly, though it may be a good idea to delay their activation slightly if Assassination is about to be cast.

• Warriors have no particular tricks on this encounter, aside from common capabilities like using Charge and Heroic Leap to get in and out of range quickly.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

The single target Juggernaut build is recommended.

• Spell Reflection should be used regularly, as almost everything deals magic damage.

• Sweeping Strikes should be used regularly, though Bladestorm can be timed for groups of smaller adds whenever possible.
• Holding cooldowns on the pull for adds will cause them to not be available when the boss is taking extra damage due to being entangled, so players will have to choose whether to prioritize boss or add damage.

• Call of the Swarm adds fixate the closest target, so use that to your advantage to lure them into melee range of the boss.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

The Silken Court is a two-target encounter, with occasional groups of smaller adds. Colossus is preferred, due to its higher uptime on Sweeping Strikes fueling more casts of Demolish.

The two-target Improved Sweeping Strikes raid build is recommended.

• Spell Reflection should be used regularly, as almost everything deals nature damage. In particular, it should be timed to reduce the damage of Liquefy or Silken Tombs in Phase 1, and Abyssal Infusion in Phase 3.

• Although there are several sets of extra targets throughout the encounter, Arms will treat it primarily as a single target one. Bladestorm may still be delayed for sets of Silken Tombs in Phase 1, Caustic Skitter spawns in Phase 2, and Gloom Hatchlings in Phase 3, with Cleave thrown in as needed.

• During the intermission, movement abilities will only negate the pull-in if they are used after the pull, which does not leave very much time or room for reaction. A much safer strategy is to use Heroic Leap or Intervene early in order to create enough distance to survive. Bladestorm can also be used from melee range to stop from being moved entirely.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

The raid multitarget Cleave build is recommended.