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Bloodbath

Bloodbath

Instant	1 min cooldown

Requires Warrior
Requires level 90

For the next 12 sec, your melee damage abilities and their multistrikes deal 30% additional damage as a bleed over 6 sec. While bleeding, targets move 50% slower.

Buff

Bloodbath

Melee special attacks and their multistrikes cause an additional 30% bleed damage.
12 seconds remaining

Spell Details

Duration

12 seconds

School

Physical

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

n/a

Cost

None

Range

0 yards (Self)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

1 minute

GCD

0 seconds

Effect

Apply Aura: Dummy (1)
Value: 30
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Guides

Protection Warrior Guide [6.0.2]

Raid and Class
cooldown list.

Warlords of Draenor
Warrior Changes

Warrior DPS Guide (Arms/Fury)

Comments

Comment by Everclarity

Changed in 2.0.1, Deathwish now grants a 5% damage vulnerability from all sources instead of the previous 20% armor and resistance reduction. This makes it more viable for fear-hating tanks with high armor and resistance (as 20% armor from 10,000 total and 20% resistance from 400 previously resulted in -2000 armor and -80 resistances).

However, this change can be considered a nerf for PvPers, as it actually increases the spell damage taken by the warrior, instead of yielding an resistance reduction on a character with few resistances to begin with (from 10 resistance to 8 resistance).

Comment by Garner

You can use Death Wish to break fear but keep in mind that it requires ten rage. A useful trick is to use Beserker Rage to break out of the fear and then use Death Wish to Immunize against it.

Comment by gamp

Change in the 2.2 patch:

Death Wish is now a buff rather than a debuff. This means the player can click it off at will.

http://www.curse.com/articles/details/2898/

Comment by omran2297

Sweeping Strikes and Deathwish will exchange places. Deathwish will be in arms, and Sweeping Strikes in fury.

For fury specced warriors it's a nerf more then a buff.

For arms (PVP) it's a buff usually.

Comment by Kanana

I have a question. Does a warlock's death coil ignore the "immune to fear" effects? Or is "horror effect" not the same as a fear?

Reason i ask is because it happens to me all the time

Comment by skatyer

Makes a tiny gnome look very evil and scary...oh...and angry...

Comment by Herlock

Does it stack with hysteria ?

Comment by CanadianSniper

Apparently has no cooldown in cataclysm. 10% from fury in the blood, 10% from wrecking crew, +%damage from arms mastery and other passive +damage talents, and +20% from this = lolololol so wut my MS debuff got nerfed? You're dead!

Comment by Tartonga

It can be dispelled by a rogue's Shiv.

Comment by ir0npanda

Changed to Bloodbath in MoP.

Yellow attack damage for PvE arms warriors in endgame cataclysm is roughly 75% of total damage (rend and deep wounds dont count for this)

This equates more or less to an 22% armor bypassing damage boost with 20% uptime or roughly 5-7% overall damage boost in PvE if used on CD when adjusted for the armor bypass (4.5% if it is calculated by AFTER armor damage, which it probably will not be)

Comment by Mrdude135

This triggers on the second target for 50% damage when using Sweeping Strikes and afflicts all targets when using Thunder Clap or Whirlwind. Tested this on a target dummy.

Comment by smackthekids

Important update; patch 5.4:

The bleed and snare effect of Bloodbath are now 2 seperate debuffs, most importantly in PvP, dispelling one effect will no longer dispell the other.

IE: Abilities that remove bleed effects will no longer also remove the movement speed reduction/snare from Bloodbath, and vice versa.

Comment by Dreamslave

This ridiculous ability pops be out of stealth EVEN WHEN I'M IN STONESKIN FORM. Stoneskin doesn't get rid of this for some reason. What the hell...

Comment by smackthekids

Level 90 Warrior Talents for beginners:

With the massive list of changes to Warrior in 5.4 (Bloodbath included), a lot can factor in to which talent yields the best "overall" DPS and utility, and for players new to the Warrior class it can be confusing, such as whether you're Fury Warrior, Arms Warrior, or Protection Warrior, whether youre Single-Minded Fury (1 handers x2) or Titan's Grip (2 handers x2), whether you picked Bladestorm talent or not, whether you have and use the Cooldown Reduction Trinket(s), as well as the quantity, quality, and type of enemy (PvE vs PvP, Dungeon vs Raid, Single vs Multi targets, etc).

Bloodbath is a great overall talent. In terms of steady DPS, off the global cooldown, a "baked-in" passive snare and bleed, as well as scaling with passive damage modifiers and active damage buffs/debuffs, Bloodbath can prove beneficial in nearly all situations; however, it's true colors show when dealing with multiple targets simultaneously..

Here's a rough breakdown for complete newbies.
This list will ensure you're maximizing your Warrior as you continue to learn and hone your skills. Over time, as you master your Warrior, the talents will be purely up to you and your unique situation(s).

Rule of thumb for Level 90 Warrior Talents:

PvE (Dungeons/Raids):

Multi-Target: (multi adds / multi-bosses / cleave)
All 3 Specs
--- Bloodbath
Single-Target: **(With Cooldown Reduction Trinket)
Fury Single-Minded Fury
--- Bloodbath -or- Storm Bolt
Fury Titan's Grip
--- Storm Bolt
Arms Warrior
--- Bloodbath -or- Avatar (100% Dependant on encounter's need for frequent burst vs higher burst DPS)
Protection Warrior
--- Storm Bolt -or- Bloodbath (Storm Bolt for instant, high threat and damage w/ Vengeance; or Bloodbath due to it not using / freeing up a vital Global Cooldown)
Single-Target: **(Without Cooldown Reduction Trinket)
Fury Single-Minded Fury
--- Bloodbath
Fury Titan's Grip
--- Storm Bolt -or- Bloodbath
Arms Warrior
--- Bloodbath -or- Avatar (100% Dependant on encounter's need for frequent burst vs higher burst DPS)
Protection Warrior
--- Storm Bolt -or- Bloodbath (Storm Bolt for the high instant threat and damage with Vengeance; Bloodbath due to it not using up a vital Global Cooldown)

PvP (Arena, BG/RBG, WPvP): (See note at bottom)

Large BGs/RBGs - Offensive: (Deathmatch/HK/KB offensive focused play)
Arms Warrior
--- Bloodbath
Large BGs/RBGs - Defensive: (Survival focused esp: CTF or CC-heavy play; defensive focused)
Arms Warrior & Protection Warrior
--- Avatar -or- Storm Bolt (Dependant on roll such as Flag Carrier or Flag Defender; dependant on team-mates' CC abilities.)
Arenas, Small BG/RBGs:
--- Situational ---
Note: When playing with a tight knit team; one in which both their and your success and failure heavily depends on each other, Always coordinate with your team before-hand for serious or rated matches. The stun of Storm Bolt, the semi-CC Break and burst of Avatar, and the Bleed/Snare of Bloodbath must be weighed against your team-mates' abilities, skill, roles, and team utility (CCs, Offensive/Defensive CDs, Heals, etc).
WPvP: (World PvP / Open world; non-instanced)
- Preventing being ganked / avoiding WPvP
--- Storm Bolt (Enough time to stun enemy and leave combat / mount up)
- Engaging or Ganking others intentionally in WPvP
--- Situational ---
Note: If attempting to engage intentionally in WPvP, always assess each situation / enemy as a unique encounter and decide on the best method of taking him/her down before engaging in combat.
Note from Main PvP Header (Fury / Fury Talents in PvP / WPvP)
--- Fury is just bad in legitimate / Rated PvP. Any talent is "viable" or passable, but due to their reliance on the enrage mechanic to trigger damaging attacks, as well as rage-starvation issues, it is not recommended to play Fury in PvP.
However, situationally in WPvP with heavy PvE gear, Fury has astonishing burst

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