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Slayer Arms Warrior RBG PvP Guide for The War Within Season 2

  • Warrior class icon Arms Warrior specialization icon
    Arms Warrior
  • Slayer icon Slayer
  • Based on 50 Characters
  • The War Within Season 2
  • From 1847 to 2753 Rating

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Slayer Arms Warrior PvP guide for Rated Battlegrounds in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

Built using real-time data from the top 50 Slayer Arms Warriors across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.1.7 competitive RBG.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top RBG Slayer Arms Warriors

  1. Blazezx's icon
    1
    Blazezx
    Sargeras (US)
    Orc | Slayer | 660 ilvl
    2753
  2. Bigwaff's icon
    2
    Bigwaff
    Tichondrius (US)
    Gnome | Slayer | 640 ilvl
    2700
  3. Blazesx's icon
    3
    Blazesx
    Sargeras (US)
    Night Elf | Slayer | 641 ilvl
    2674
  4. Waffleslayer's icon
    4
    Waffleslayer
    Nerzhul (US)
    Gnome | Slayer | 638 ilvl
    2483
  5. Wafflestrike's icon
    5
    Wafflestrike
    Moon Guard (US)
    Gnome | Slayer | 636 ilvl
    2463

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect your combat performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 11% Critical Strike +1367
  • 22% Haste +13346
  • 22% Mastery +6714
  • 21% Versatility +16630

Stat priority

  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike

Additional Minor Stats

  • 0% Avoidance +22
  • 0% Leech +184
  • 8% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Rated Battlegrounds. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Slayer Arms Warriors.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for RBG

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Arms Warriors in Rated Battlegrounds.

Head

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Faceshield

    • Set
    • 42
    Enforcer's Backalley Faceshield icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Helm

    • 4
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Helm icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Plate Helm

    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Plate Helm icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Plate Goggles

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Plate Goggles icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Faceplate

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Faceplate icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • 41
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Necklace

    • 6
    Prized Gladiator's Necklace icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Amulet

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Amulet icon

Shoulders

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Shoulderplates

    • Set
    • 46
    Enforcer's Backalley Shoulderplates icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Spaulders

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Prized Gladiator's Drape

    • 36
    Prized Gladiator's Drape icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Shawl

    • 8
    Prized Gladiator's Shawl icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Cloak

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Cloak icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak

    • Craft
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak icon

  5. Prized Aspirant's Cloak

    • 1
    Prized Aspirant's Cloak icon

Chest

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Vestplate

    • Set
    • 47
    Enforcer's Backalley Vestplate icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Plate Breastplate

    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Plate Breastplate icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Chestguard

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Chestguard icon

Wrist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Vambraces

    • 26
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Vambraces icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Wristguards

    • 8
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Wristguards icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards

    • 6
    Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards icon

  4. Prized Warmonger's Bracers

    • 6
    Prized Warmonger's Bracers icon

  5. Enforcer's Backalley Bindings

    • 2
    Enforcer's Backalley Bindings icon

Hands

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Crushers

    • Set
    • 50
    Enforcer's Backalley Crushers icon

Waist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Greatbelt

    • 38
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Greatbelt icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Girdle

    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Girdle icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Clasp

    • 4
    Prized Warmonger's Clasp icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Plate Waistguard

    • Craft
    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Plate Waistguard icon

Legs

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Legguards

    • 28
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Legguards icon

  2. Enforcer's Backalley Chausses

    • Set
    • 8
    Enforcer's Backalley Chausses icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Wargreaves

    • 8
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Wargreaves icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Plate Greaves

    • 4
    Algari Competitor's Plate Greaves icon

  5. Everforged Legplates

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Legplates icon

Feet

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Warboots

    • 33
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Warboots icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 11
    Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons icon

  3. Enforcer's Backalley Stompers

    • 5
    Enforcer's Backalley Stompers icon

  4. Prized Aspirant's Plate Warboots

    • 1
    Prized Aspirant's Plate Warboots icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • Craft
    • 93
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Ring

    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Ring icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Signet

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Signet icon

  4. Spinner's Circlet

    • 1
    Spinner's Circlet icon

Trinkets

  1. Prized Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 49
    Prized Gladiator's Medallion icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 47
    Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon

  4. Darkmoon Deck: Radiance

    • 1
    Darkmoon Deck: Radiance icon

  5. Prized Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 1
    Prized Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity icon

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Greatsaw

    • 38
    Prized Gladiator's Greatsaw icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Greatsword

    • 11
    Algari Competitor's Greatsword icon

  3. Charged Crusher

    • Craft
    • 1
    Charged Crusher icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Arms Warriors.

  1. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 78
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 7
    Algari Competitor's Greatsword icon

  3. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 6
    Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons icon

  4. Captured Starlight

    • 4
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  5. Symbiosis

    • 1
    Charged Crusher icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Arms Warrior gear in Rated Battlegrounds during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 19
    Greater Rune of Gushing Wound icon

  2. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 11
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  3. Lesser Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 2
    Lesser Rune of Gushing Wound icon

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 41
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 4
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +160 Speed

    • 3
    +160 Speed icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 47
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 3
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 45
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 2
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +850 Speed

    • 2
    +850 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 36
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 11
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 1
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 45
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

  3. Plainsrunner's Breeze

    • 1
    Plainsrunner's Breeze icon

Rings

  1. +315 Versatility

    • 35
    +315 Versatility icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 18
    +315 Haste icon

  3. Cursed Mastery

    • 16
    Cursed Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 48
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 1
    Stonebound Artistry icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Arms Warriors in Rated Battlegrounds.

Algari Diamond

  1. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 45
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

  2. Determined Bloodstone

    • 1
    Determined Bloodstone icon

  3. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Sapphire

    • 102
    Quick Sapphire icon

  2. Versatile Emerald

    • 78
    Versatile Emerald icon

  3. Masterful Emerald

    • 69
    Masterful Emerald icon

  4. Masterful Sapphire

    • 32
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  5. Quick Onyx

    • 27
    Quick Onyx icon

Tinker

    • 2

Most Played Races for Arms Warrior RBG

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvP, giving a competitive edge in Rated Battlegrounds.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Arms Warriors in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Gnome

    • 15
    Gnome icon

  2. Orc

    • 12
    Orc icon

  3. Human

    • 11
    Human icon

  4. Night Elf

    • 2
    Night Elf icon

  5. Tauren

    • 2
    Tauren icon

Slayer Arms Warrior Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this RBG PvP guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Slayer Arms Warriors in Rated Battlegrounds using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 2 and Patch 11.1.7.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvP.