Fury warrior has one of the highest DPS in Wotlk, with a simple straightforward rotation, and good mobility. When mastered it’s at the top of the DPS chart.

Stats for Fury Warrior Wotlk

Stat priority

5% hit > 26 Expertise > 1400 ARP > Strength > Crit (max 57%) > Haste

Note: Races with weapon expertise increase require 5 less expertise and the itemization is different for BIS.

Fury Warrior Stats Overview

Hit Cap

Hit reduces the chance of missing melee hits. Melee hit cap is 8%, with [Precision]  the amount needed is reduced by 3%, so the total amount for the hit cap is 5%.

Expertise

Expertise lowers the chance of getting dodged or parried, has a melee class 26 expertise is the amount required.

Armor penetration (ARP)

Armor penetration is one of the most beneficial stats, it can ignore enemy armor and after 400 armor penetration it gives the highest DPS boost, that’s why after this threshold all gems should be for armor penetration. Gem for Strength below 400 and armor penetration above, depending on the gear available.

Strength

The best stat when you are below 400 ARP and hit/expertise capped. It increases the attack power.

Critical Strike

Fury warriors need the critical chance to get procs of Glyph of Heroic Strike, because of the tables the maximum amount of critical chance recommended is 57% for dual-wielding, being that any amount above that might be negated.

Haste

Haste increases the speed of the attacks.

Stats Breakdown without increasing effects

33 hit rating ≈ 1% to hit

33 expertise rating ≈ 1 expertise

33 haste rating ≈ 1% haste

45 critical chance ≈ 1% critical

1 stamina ≈ 10 Health

1 intellect ≈ 15 mana

1 agility ≈ 1 attack power

1 strength ≈ 2 attack power

1 critical chance ≈ 84 agility

14 Armor Penetration ≈ 1% Armor ignore