Intresting Warrior Fury Build

[Artega]

I'm wondering too. Why improved execute? That's two points to deal a little more damage off an ability that deals a huge anount of damage anyway? He claims the build generates rage rapidly, which really makes me wonder what imp execute is for. Does imp execute save that rage and leave it in your pool or something?
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Improved Execute isn't for extra damage; it's so you can squeeze it off with less Rage. The whole point of Execute is to QUICKLY finish someone near-death (invaluable against people who foolishly wait until they're nearly dead to heal, or people who save their biggest spells for a last-ditch effort to kill you), and having a lower rage cost accomplishes this goal much more efficiently. Besides, Imp. Execute, Imp. Intercept, and Death Wish is a great way to get the five points for the next tier while improving some seriously underrated abilities and gaining an absolutely AMAZING ability.

Here's a couple of Fury-focused builds I created on a whim:

*_Arms Talents_* (19 points)

# *Deflection* - 5/5 points
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

# *Improved Rend* - 3/3 points
Increases the bleed damage done by your Rend ability by 35%.

# *Tactical Mastery* - 4/5 points
You retain up to 20 of your rage points when you change stances.

# *Improved Overpower* - 2/2 points
Increases the critical strike chance of your Overpower ability by 50%.

# *Deep Wounds* - 3/3 points
Your critical strikes cause the opponent to bleed, dealing 60% of your
melee weapon's average damage over 12 seconds.

# *Impale* - 2/2 points
Increases the critical strike damage done by your abilities in Battle,
Defensive, and Berserker stance by 20%.



*_Fury Talents_* (32 points)

# *Cruelty* - 5/5 points
Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 5%.

# *Improved Demoralizing Shout* - 5/5 points
Increases the attack power reduction of your Demoralizing Shout by 25%.

# *Unbridled Wrath* - 5/5 points
Gives you a 40% chance to generate an additional Rage point when you
deal melee damage.

# *Piercing Howl* - 1/1 point
Causes all enemies near the warrior to be dazed for 6 seconds.

# *Enrage* - 5/5 points
Gives you a 40% melee damage bonus for 4 swings any time you are the
victim of a critical strike.

# *Improved Execute* - 2/2 points
Reduces the Rage cost of your Execute ability by 5.

# *Death Wish* - 1/1 point
When activated, increases your melee damage by 20% and makes you immune
to fear, but lowers your defense against all types of damage by 20%.
Lasts 30 seconds.

# *Improved Intercept* - 2/2 points
Reduces the cooldown of your Intercept ability by 10 seconds.

# *Flurry* - 5/5 points
Increases your attack speed by 30% for your next 3 swings after dealing
a critical strike.

# *Bloodthirst* - 1/1 point
Activates after dealing a killing blow. Your next melee weapon attack
deals a 100% increased damage.

I've heard mixed things about Bloodthirst, but if you're going that far into Fury, there's really no reason NOT to get it.

*_Arms Talents_* (8 points)

# *Deflection* - 5/5 points
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

# *Tactical Mastery* - 3/5 points
You retain up to 15 of your rage points when you change stances.



*_Fury Talents_* (31 points)

# *Cruelty* - 5/5 points
Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 5%.

# *Improved Demoralizing Shout* - 5/5 points
Increases the attack power reduction of your Demoralizing Shout by 25%.

# *Unbridled Wrath* - 4/5 points
Gives you a 32% chance to generate an additional Rage point when you
deal melee damage.

# *Piercing Howl* - 1/1 point
Causes all enemies near the warrior to be dazed for 6 seconds.

# *Enrage* - 5/5 points
Gives you a 40% melee damage bonus for 4 swings any time you are the
victim of a critical strike.

# *Improved Execute* - 2/2 points
Reduces the Rage cost of your Execute ability by 5.

# *Death Wish* - 1/1 point
When activated, increases your melee damage by 20% and makes you immune
to fear, but lowers your defense against all types of damage by 20%.
Lasts 30 seconds.

# *Improved Intercept* - 2/2 points
Reduces the cooldown of your Intercept ability by 10 seconds.

# *Flurry* - 5/5 points
Increases your attack speed by 30% for your next 3 swings after dealing
a critical strike.

# *Bloodthirst* - 1/1 point
Activates after dealing a killing blow. Your next melee weapon attack
deals a 100% increased damage.



*_Protection Talents_* (12 points)

# *Anticipation* - 5/5 points
Increases your Defense skill by 10.

# *Improved Bloodrage* - 2/2 points
Reduces the duration required to generate rage from your Bloodrage
ability by 4 seconds.

# *Toughness* - 4/5 points
Increases your armor value from items by 8%.

# *Last Stand* - 1/1 point
When activated, this ability temporarily grants you 30% of your maximum
hit points for 20 seconds. After the effect expires, the hit points are
lost.

This build sacrifices Improved Rend and other early-Arms talents for Improved Bloodrage and Last Stand. Depending on how you like Bloodthirst, you could dump it to complete Toughness. The use of (Improved) Bloodrage when you already have Unbridled Wrath is questionable, though, especially if you dual-wield.

I'm currently a standard Mortal Strike Polearm-spec'd warrior, but once I get to the upper fifties, I'll probably do a respec to something completely different. The problem is whether I want to go Fury (sacrificing my viability as a tank), or go Protection (sacrificing the bulk of my PvP efficiency, except versus casters, for greater tanking potential.)