Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Gear & Stats for Arms Warriors in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Arms Warrior PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Arms Warrior in PvP for Mists of Pandaria and the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization. This section will go into more depth on the best PvP gear and stats that are available for Arms Warrior in Mists of Pandaria Season 12.
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Table of Contents
This section will cover your pre-BiS gear, which will not include any Conquest specific items. Use the gear provided below to have a competitive advantage against your enemies before stepping into rated PvP content.
Pre-BiS Arms Warrior PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Dreadful Gladiator’s Plate Helm
- Shoulders: Dreadful Gladiator’s Plate Shoulders
- Chest: Dreadful Gladiator’s Plate Chestpiece
- Gloves: Dreadful Gladiator’s Plate Gauntlets
- Legs: Dreadful Gladiator’s Plate Legguards
Off-Pieces
- Back: Dreadful Gladiator’s Cloak of Prowess
- Belt: Dreadful Gladiator’s Girdle of Prowess
- Bracers: Dreadful Gladiator’s Armplates of Proficiency
- Boots: Dreadful Gladiator’s Warboots of Cruelty
Jewelry
- Neck: Dreadful Gladiator’s Choker of Proficiency
- Ring 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Signet of Accuracy
- Ring 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Signet of Cruelty
Weapons
- Main Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Greatsword if Human, otherwise Dreadful Gladiator’s Decapitator as Orc.
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Insignia of Victory if Human, otherwise Dreadful Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty as Orc.
- Trinket 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Badge of Victory
All of the gear that is BiS for Mists of Pandaria Season 12 will come from PvP. This section will cover all specific pieces from PvP that will put you in a competitive playing-field against other players in arena.
BiS Arms Warrior PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Malevolent Gladiator’s Plate Helm
- Shoulders: Malevolent Gladiator’s Plate Shoulders
- Chest: Malevolent Gladiator’s Plate Chestpiece
- Gloves: Malevolent Gladiator’s Plate Gauntlets
- Legs: Malevolent Gladiator’s Plate Legguards
Off-Pieces
- Back: Malevolent Gladiator’s Cloak of Prowess
- Belt: Malevolent Gladiator’s Girdle of Prowess
- Bracers: Malevolent Gladiator’s Armplates of Proficiency
- Boots: Malevolent Gladiator’s Warboots of Cruelty
Jewelry
- Neck: Malevolent Gladiator’s Choker of Proficiency
- Ring 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Signet of Accuracy
- Ring 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Signet of Cruelty
Weapons
- Main Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Greatsword if Human, otherwise Malevolent Gladiator’s Decapitator as Orc.
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Insignia of Victory if Human, otherwise Malevolent Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty as Orc.
- Trinket 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Badge of Victory
Arms Warrior Stat Priority
Strength > 3% Hit / Expertise Rating > Critical Strike > Mastery > Haste
Focus on getting as much Strength as possible. Strength gives your character additional Attack Power, making your spells more powerful. You will naturally gain Strength when equipping higher item level gear. Next, make sure your character obtains at least 3% Hit and Expertise Rating first before focusing on your secondary stats. This makes sure that none of your abilities miss, dodge, or parry while attacking your opponent.
Expertise is important to have for Warrior, as it guarantees your Mortal Strike to hit the target. This ability is one of your strongest abilities given to Warrior, and if missed, you will lose out on a lot of burst damage and Mortal Wound being applied to the target.
Now we shift our focus towards our secondary stat priority. Our strongest secondary stat for Warrior is Critical Strike. This stat synergizes wonders with Enrage, supplementing us with even more Rage and a solid damage modifier when procced. After Critical Strike, Mastery is preferred over Haste. More Mastery on your character will increase the proc of an additional auto hit on the target. This can do quite a bit of damage, but is not something that is preferred over Critical Strike.
Thankfully, PvP has two new stats engrained on all PvP gear. These two are PvP Resilience and PvP Power.
PvP Resilence is identical to its predecessor, Resilience, as it reduces incoming damage from enemy players. PvP Power, on the other hand, is a completely new stat that makes our healing and damage stronger to other players. These two will naturally apply as you gearing, meaning you don’t have to worry about min-maxxing these stats.
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