Curated for raid DPS — Avatar and Colossus Smash alignment with Bloodlust, Rallying Cry scheduling, and Mortal Strike uptime through movement phases. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.
Primary single-target raid build — Slayer hero talent maximising Execute damage through Sudden Death and Reap the Storm procs. Avatar aligned with Bloodlust for peak burst. Best choice on most single-target raid bosses.
Swap to Colossus on add-heavy raid fights — Demolish and Cleave sustain high multi-target pressure on waves of enemies while maintaining priority-target focus. Pulls ahead of Slayer when two or more targets are consistently active.
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.
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Boss timers tell you when forced movement or phase transitions would break your Colossus Smash window — knowing 3 seconds in advance lets you delay Avatar and plan burst around movement rather than reacting. Pull countdowns let you pre-position Charge for the opener.
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For Arms Warrior in melee range, you're often the last to notice ground effects under a boss — the audio cue gives you a reaction window to step out without breaking your Colossus Smash window manually. Install knowing it's significantly more limited than pre-Midnight — it covers specific tracked boss mechanics only, not general ground effects.
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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.
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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.
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Visual and audio alert when an enemy starts casting a dangerous ability at you specifically — your cue to pop Die by the Sword, use Spell Reflection on a magic ability, or step out briefly. As melee you're always in the thick of it, and the audio cue gives you a reaction window you wouldn't have otherwise.
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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.
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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.
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Displays raid assignments on-screen — for Arms Warrior, the Rallying Cry assignment tells you which pull to use it on so you don't blow it on a trash pack when the raid leader has it scheduled for a specific boss phase. Also shows your Avatar and Bladestorm timing relative to other DPS cooldowns.
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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.
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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.
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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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Adds every player's Mythic+ score and best runs to their tooltip. As a melee DPS applying to keys, your score signals to tanks and healers that you can survive mechanics without babysitting — check group members' scores before accepting a high key invite.
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Rallying Cry assignment macro, Heroic Leap to boss position, Execute priority target swap
Single-target Strength › Haste › Crit › Mastery, Avatar window stat alignment, Execute phase secondary breakpoints
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