Picking the Top Race For Warriors On Horde Side
So you want to roll a new warrior, or maybe just faction/race change an old one, and you can’t decide which Horde race would be best for your purposes? Picking out which racials are best for which purpose can be kind of difficult without using them firsthand, but this article will help you out by laying down which racials are worthwhile and which ones are garbage.
We’ll talk about Forsaken first. They don’t really bring anything special to the table as far as DPS does. For tanking, Will can occasionally be useful, but will sit unused during the vast majority of encounters. For PvP, undead used to be the best, but these days Will shares a cooldown with PvP trinkets, making them passable but nothing special.
The poster children for the Horde are up next. Orcs are good DPSers, bringing a fair bit of damage to the table with Blood Fury, and even more when wielding axes thanks to Axe Expertise. For Tanking, they are somewhat less impressive; none of their racials really helps. And for PvP, in addition to the extra damage and burst they bring, they have a 15% reduction to stuns, making them worthwhile PvPers overall.
The third race up for discussion is Tauren. Warstomp is amazing for PvP, as is the extra health Tauren get. Tauren don’t really have anything to help with DPSing, but for Tanking, once again the extra health they bring to the table is great, and a Warstomp at the right time can save the day against stunnable foes.
Trolls foot the list of Horde races. The only racial they have that is relevant for tanking is Regeneration, and even it isn’t worth much. For DPS, on the other hand, Berserking is amazing. And for PvP, they have the extra burst of Berserking and the CC reducing racial Da Voodoo Shuffle.
So which races are best for which purposes? Tauren is the clear winner for PvP, now that Undead is getting nerfed. For DPS, you want Troll or Orc; Orc is better when wielding Axes, Troll otherwise. Since a lot of top-end weapons are axes right now, Orc is probably the better choice. And finally, Tauren once again are the best, this time for Tanking.
So, that’s it for this article on Horde racials for warriors. Tauren is my personal top pick; doing a few dozen more damage every second is nice, but having more health on the tank can mean the difference between a wipe and downing the boss. Not to mention I love PvP. Hope you enjoyed this article, be sure to check out my site!
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