Curated for PvP — enemy cooldown tracking, CC diminishing returns, and Colossus Smash burst windows for both 3v3 Arena and Battlegrounds. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.
Recommended Colossus arena build — Demolish delivers burst inside Colossus Smash windows with strong sustained pressure. Mortal Strike healing debuff and Colossus's enhanced damage reduction make this the primary Arms choice for arena.
Slayer arena alternative — Colossus Smash burst windows with Avatar and Sudden Death Execute procs. Reap the Storm generates consistent pressure between cooldown resets. Swap to this on targets where sustained damage outruns Demolish burst.
Colossus battleground build — same burst profile as the arena variant with Demolish and Colossus Smash windows. Bladestorm handles grouped objectives while Mortal Strike debuff pressure keeps healers occupied across extended fights.
Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.
2.8M downloads
The Midnight all-in-one PvP addon — CC on party frames, audio alerts for major enemy spells, kick timers on nameplates, and a sound when the enemy healer gets CCd. That last alert is your cue to Charge and open with Colossus Smash.
1.5M downloads
Explicitly labelled Midnight ready. Shows enemy health, mana, cast bars, and DR status per opponent — see at a glance if your next Shockwave or Intimidating Shout lands full or 50%. The healer's cast bar is your Pummel cue.
23.3M downloads
Replaces the small debuff icon on unit frames with a full-size portrait icon when a CC or major defensive lands. Key use for Arms Warrior: seeing Die by the Sword or Spell Reflection before you commit Colossus Smash and Avatar — spending your opener into an immune window wastes both.
310.5K downloads
Warns when your target is immune — Cloak of Shadows, Ice Block, Divine Shield. Committing Avatar and Colossus Smash into immunity burns both main cooldowns for nothing. DontCast stops you before it happens.
7.8M downloads
Places a healer icon above every enemy healer's nameplate so you find them instantly in a crowd. Also alerts you when your own healer is taking damage — your cue to Intervene and peel with Hamstring, Disarm, or Intimidating Shout.
507.2K downloads
Scrollable panel showing all enemy players in a Battleground — health, debuffs, cast info. Use it to find the healer, spot low-health targets, and track recent CCs. For Arena use sArena Reloaded instead.
10.5M downloads
Shows node contest timers, flag return countdowns, and capture progress in Battlegrounds. Tells you when to break off a fight and defend, or when a node flip is seconds away. No use in Arena.
345.4M downloads
Per-spell breakdown across the fight. If Execute is low on a boss with a long execute phase your timing on the phase transition is late — and the per-fight breakdown shows whether Avatar aligned with Bloodlust properly.
9.5M downloads
Health percentage on enemy nameplates is the key feature — you need to know the instant an enemy hits execute range (20%) so you can swap Execute into your priority. In M+ with multiple targets, seeing which enemies are in execute range without clicking each one saves critical GCDs.
4.1M downloads
Shows class icons directly on enemy nameplates so you instantly identify Pummel targets. CC glow highlights incapacitated enemies — important for timing Colossus Smash and Avatar during stun windows.
33.4M downloads
Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — for Arms Warrior, knowing when other kicks are on cooldown tells you whether Pummel needs to cover a gap. Also shows when Bloodlust is available so you can hold Avatar for the lust window on raid pulls.
938.2K downloads
Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. For Arms Warrior, surfaces Avatar (90s), Colossus Smash (45s), and Bladestorm (60s) so you set up the full burst sequence — Avatar into Colossus Smash into Overpower proc — rather than burning Avatar 10 seconds before Colossus Smash comes back.
2.4M downloads
Replaces the default Rage display with a cleaner bar that fires a colour-change warning when you're approaching cap — Rage overcap wastes potential Mortal Strike casts. A lightweight alternative to ElvUI for players who want better resource visibility without rebuilding their entire UI.
6.1M downloads
BetterBlizzFrames keeps the default UI layout intact while adding the things it lacks: castbars on your target and focus frames, class color health bars, and absorb tracking. For Arms Warrior, a target castbar lets you see when a dangerous spell is being cast — giving you the cue to use Spell Reflection on a magic ability.
22.2M downloads
Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout — move, resize, and add extra bars. For Arms Warrior, a dedicated utility bar keeps Die by the Sword, Spell Reflection, Rallying Cry, Heroic Leap, and Intervene at a consistent visible location so they're accessible without hunting through a crowded main bar.
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Most of what ElvUI covers for Arms Warrior is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.
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Colossus Smash + Avatar burst opener on focus, Pummel on focus interrupt, Shockwave on focus stun, Hamstring on mouseover, Rallying Cry on party mouseover
Versatility primary for damage reduction, Strength › Haste for frequent Colossus Smash windows, Crit for Mortal Strike and Execute burst
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