Fury/Prot build for TBC

[Concillian]

I love DPS Warriors, my old Warrior was made to be DPS all the way but, my roommate just got his HWL Dagger and let me tell you... Mutilate is sick. For single target DPS, I can't see anything topping an equally geared Mutilate Rogue. YMMV

I don't think I can keep up with rogues on sustained single target DPS, but I can keep up okay with the mages and hunters I think. I expect things will even out more at higher levels. I'm averaging something 420-450 DPS on the zerg runs through Underbog and Blood Furnace if we have CC and if I have a WF totem. It can push a bit higher if there's no CC and I can use Sweeping Strikes and Cleave more liberally.

WF is an incredibly huge boost though, I'm only in the 300s without it. I don't have the rage to consistently sustain MS every 5 seconds without WF, and being able to use the 5 points spent in improved MS is a big part of the DPS equation. I notice it in something like Mana Tombs where Grounding totem is requried instead of WF.

Warriors are still king of trash with execute and Victory rush going hand in hand, plus the better ability to cleave / sweeping strikes. But I think I'm not going to be coming close to any rogues on single target sustained DPS. I'd have to spec fury to even try, but until 70, I don't see enough decent +hit rating gear that Fury can be a serious consideration. My spreadsheet guesstimates are only showing about 15 DPS benefit for DW Fury at current gearing, and I'd lose sweeping strikes, second wind, and some of the benefit of WF (benefits 2H more than DW), but as you stack on the hit rating DW starts looking better and better.

I wouldn't give up on warrior DPS completely though. and I wouldn't shun the bottom of Fury too much either, my calcs are showing the full fury build being 7-10% more DPS in battle stance and 10-15% more DPS in zerker than the 31 Fury / 30 Prot build (depending on how much AP bonus Rampage averages out to)