WoW Season of Discovery Phase 3 is here, bringing lots of new content, runes, and changes! The highlight is the 20-man raid Sunken Temple, which seems to be a significant challenge to World of Warcraft players, as acknowledged by Blizzard. In this article, we will explore the best options WoW SoD offers in terms of items, talents, and runes for Warrior DPS.
We hope this simple guide helps you understand how to effectively use Warrior kits to top the DPS charts. We will continue to update this guide as the WoW SoD meta evolves and players discover improved ways of utilizing the Warrior's kit. Here are the best runes, talents, pre-BiS, and BiS gear for Warrior DPS currently in WoW SoD Phase 3.
WoW SoD Phase 3 Warrior DPS
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WoW SoD Phase 3 Warrior DPS Talents
WoW SoD Phase 3 Warrior DPS Runes
- Head Taste for Blood
- Chest Flagellation
- Wrist Wrecking Crew
- Hands Single-Minded Fury
- Waist Blood Surge
- Legs Consumed by Rage
- Feet Consumed by Rage
WoW SoD Phase 3 Warrior DPS Raid Consumables
- Elixir of the Mongoose
- Winterfall Firewater
- Elixir of Giants
- Grilled Squid
- Dense Sharpening Stone / Shadow Oil
- Mighty Rage Potion
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WoW SoD Phase 3 Warrior DPS Pre-BiS
Head
- Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Helmet (Alliance PvP Rank 7)
- Blood Guard's Plate Helm (Horde PvP Rank 7)
- High Chief's Crown of the Tiger (or similar item with +16 Str/Agi, World Drop)
- Emerald Dream Helm (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
- Tempered Interference-Negating Helmet (Blacksmithing)
Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity
Neck
- Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque (Gnomeregan)
- Skibi's Pendant (World Drop)
- Fire Opal Necklace of the Tiger (+13 Str, Blackrock Depths Coffer)
- Selenium Chain of the Tiger (+13 Str, World Drop)
Shoulders
- Blood Guard's Chain Epaulets (Horde PvP Rank 7)
- Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Epaulets (Alliance PvP Rank 7)
- Heavy Lamellar Pauldrons of the Tiger (or similar item with +12 Str/Agi, World Drop)
- Emerald Dream Pauldrons (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
Cloak
- Blackveil Cape (Blackrock Depths)
- Dark Hooded Cape (World Drop)
- Drape of Dismantling (Gnomeregan)
Enchantment: Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility
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Chest
- Insulated Chestguard (Gnomeregan)
- Stone Guard's Plate Armor (Horde PvP Rank 6)
- Knight's Plate Hauberk (Alliance PvP Rank 6)
- Heavy Lamellar Chestpiece of Strength (+25 Str, World Drop)
- Heavy Lamellar Chestpiece of the Tiger (+16 Str/Agi, World Drop)
Enchantment: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats
Wrists
- Experimental Aim Stabilizers (Gnomeregan)
- Berserker Bracers (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
- Glorious Bindings of the Tiger (with +9 Str/Agi, World Drop)
Enchantment: Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength
Hands
- Gloves of the Pathfinder (Winterfall Activity at /way 27.8 34.6 in Winterspring)
- Nightfall Gloves (Horde Disharmony of Fire starts at /way 3.6 48.0 in Badlands)
- Vice Grips of the Tiger (up to +12 Str/Agi, Zul'Farrak)
Enchantment: Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength
Waist
- Girdle of Beastial Fury (Blackrock Depths)
- Darkvision Girdle (Gnomeregan)
- Glorious Belt of the Tiger (or similar item with +12 Str/Agi, World Drop)
- Belt of the Gladiator (Blackrock Depths)
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Legs
- Stone Guard's Plate Leggings (Horde PvP Rank 6)
- Knight's Plate Leggings (Alliance PvP Rank 6)
- Emerald Dream Legplates (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
- Lofty Legguards of Strength (+25 Str, World Drop)
- Lofty Legguards of the Tiger (+16 Str/Agi, World Drop)
- Insulated Legguards (Gnomeregan)
Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity
Feet
- Battlechaser's Greaves (World Drop)
- Sandstalker Ankleguards (Zul'Farrak)
- Templar Boots of the Tiger (or similar item with +12 Str/Agi, World Drop)
- Defiler's Plate Greaves (Arathi Basin – Revered)
Enchantment: Enchant Boots - Greater Agility
Rings
- Blackstone Ring (Maraudon)
- Protector's Band (Alliance Warsong Gulch – Honored)
- Legionnaire's Band (Horde Warsong Gulch – Honored)
- Hypercharged Gear of Devastation (Gnomeregan)
- Archaedic Stone of the Tiger (with +9 Str/Agi, Uldaman)
- Arctic Ring of the Tiger (or similar item with +9 Str/Agi, World Drop)
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Trinkets
- Rune of the Guard Captain (Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village at /way 79.0 79.0 in The Hinterlands)
- Gyromatic Experiment 420b (Gnomeregan)
- Avenger's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
Main-Hand Weapons
- Thrash Blade (Horde Corruption of Earth and Seed / Alliance Corruption of Earth and Seed in Maraudon)
- Legionnaire's Sword (Horde Warsong Gulch – Revered)
- Bonesnapper (World Drop)
- Blade of Reckoning (Jail Break! in Blackrock Depths)
- Protector's Sword (Alliance Warsong Gulch – Revered)
Enchantment: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking
Off-Hand Weapon
- Legionnaire's Sword (Horde Warsong Gulch – Revered)
- Protector's Sword (Alliance Warsong Gulch – Revered)
- Doomforged Straightedge (Blackrock Depths)
- Inventor's Focal Sword (Maraudon)
Two-Handed Weapon
- Parasomnia (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
Enchantment: Enchant 2H Weapon - Greater Impact
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WoW SoD Phase 3 Warrior DPS BiS
Head
- Tempered Interference-Negating Helmet (Blacksmithing)
- Greathelm of the Nightmare (Sunken Temple)
- Fury Visor (Voodoo Feathers, class quest in Sunken Temple*)
Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity
Neck
- Bloodstained Charm of Valor (Sunken Temple)
Shoulders
- Shoulderplates of Dread (Blacksmithing)
- Spaulders of Fanaticism (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Atal'ai Signet of Might
Cloak
- Panther Fur Cloak (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility
Chest
- Wailing Berserker's Chestplate (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats
Wrists
- Void-Powered Slayer's Vambraces (Engineering)
- Forest Stalker's Bracers (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
Enchantment: Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength
Hands
- Vice Grips of the Tiger (Zul'Farrak)
- Corruption Laden Handguards (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength
Waist
- Waistguard of Pain (Sunken Temple)
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Legs
- Wailing Berserker's Legplates (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity
Feet
- Wailing Berserker's Battleboots (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Enchant Boots - Greater Agility
Rings
- Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker (Sunken Temple)
- Blackstone Ring (Maraudon)
Trinkets
- Rune of the Guard Captain (Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village at /way 79.0 79.0 in The Hinterlands)
- Breadth of the Beast (12x Wild Offering)
- Gyromatic Experiment 420b (Gnomeregan)
Main-Hand Weapon
- Cobra Fang Claw (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Enchant Weapon - Strength
Off-Hand Weapon
- Serpent's Striker (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Enchant Weapon - Strength
Two-Handed Weapon
- Chieftain's Bane (Sunken Temple)
And that covers everything we know about the best way to build and optimize your character in Season of Discovery Phase 3 so you can be one of the best damage dealers in your raid so best of luck, Champions of Azeroth!
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