Leveling spec for a friend for PvE??

[Judvar]

respec to arms at 40 for the mortal strike, it's pretty mandatory. I had to eat after every fight at 39, after that i was left with 70% health at worst.

worst advice ever...


the consensus has been fury, or 2h fury is best for leveling. arms is only good if you plan on PVPing A LOT while leveling.

Excuse me sir, according to my experiences 2h fury till 40 -> arms is the best option. Mortal strike is really strong, and you get axe specialization on the way for ww axe/bonebiter. I don't PvP at all while lvling, and doing way better than i was before level 40.

[Lingon]

Bloodthirst is also really strong, just having an instant attack does that.

However, missing Tactical mastery feels really bad.
I went arms+cruelty to 34, then respecced to fury, and if there's one crucial thing arms has, it's tactical mastery.
From 36 when you have whirlwind, you really want to be able to switch between battle and zerker for overpower/whirlwind at will, not limited by destroying your ragepool (which stays high after a dodge..).

[JeeTee]

Always been an arms guy myself. Mortal strike does about 2x the dmg of bloodthirst while leveling. Tactical mastery also allows you to use the class to the fullest. Arms spec offers a much more rounded character while leveling.

This debate will go on and on, so just pick one and be happy. Either one works.

[Tarasques]

I think the spec posted by St0rfan is really strong. Will give it a try tonight and let you know how it feels.

[St0rfan]

I think the spec posted by St0rfan is really strong. Will give it a try tonight and let you know how it feels.

Why is that?