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|description={{SpecIcon|Arms|Warrior}} {{text|white|Arms}}<br />Unleashes a whirlwind of steel, striking all enemies within 8 yards for (216% of weapon damage) Physical damage.<br/><br/>{{SpecIcon|Fury|Warrior}} {{text|white|Fury}}<br />Unleashes a whirlwind of steel, striking all enemies within 8 yards for (288% of weapon damage) Physical damage.<br /><br />Causes your next Bloodthirst or Rampage to strike up to 4 additional targets for 50% damage.
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|description={{SpecIcon|Arms|Warrior}} {{text|white|Arms}}<br />Unleashes a whirlwind of steel, striking all enemies within 8 yards for [34.8% of Attack power] Physical damage.<br/><br/>{{SpecIcon|Fury|Warrior}} {{text|white|Fury}}<br />Unleashes a whirlwind of steel, striking all enemies within 8 yards for [43.5% of Attack power] Physical damage.<br>Generates 3 Rage, plus an additional 1 per target hit. Maximum 8 Rage.<br><br>{{SpecIcon|Fury|Warrior}}{{text|white|Fury (Level 55)}} Causes your next 2 single-target attack to strike up to 4 additional targets for 50% damage
 
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|type=Offensive
  
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|cost={{SpecIcon|Arms}} 25 Rage
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|cost={{SpecIcon|Arms}} 30 Rage
 
|radius=8 yd
  
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|cast_time=Instant
  
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|req=Melee Weapon
  
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|improvements=[[Meat Cleaver]]
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|affects=[[Bloodthirst]], [[Rampage]], [[Trauma (warrior talent)]], [[Wrecking Ball (warrior talent)]]
  
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|spec=Arms, Fury
  
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|buff_name=Whirlwind
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|buff_desc=Your next Bloodthirst or Rampage strikes up to 4 additional targets for 50% damage.
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|buff_desc=Your next 2 single-target attacks strike up to 4 additional targets for 50% damage.
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|buff_dur=20 seconds
  
 
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'''Whirlwind''' is a level 28 Arms and Fury [[warrior]] attack that deals damage to all nearby enemies. For Fury warriors it also causes their next [[Bloodthirst]] or [[Rampage]] to strike nearby enemies for additional damage.
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'''Whirlwind''' is a level 40 Arms and Fury [[warrior]] ability that deals damage to all nearby enemies. For Fury warriors it also causes their next single-target attack to strike nearby enemies for additional damage.
   
 
==Tips and tactics==
  
==Tips and tactics==
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==Patches and hotfixes==
  
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* {{Patch 8.0.1|note=(Fury) Now generates Rage per target hit.}}
 
* {{Patch 7.2.5|note=(Arms) Whirlwind damage increased to 90% weapon damage per hit, now costs 30 Rage (was 25 Rage).}}
  
* {{Patch 7.2.5|note=(Arms) Whirlwind damage increased to 90% weapon damage per hit, now costs 30 Rage (was 25 Rage).}}
 
* {{Hotfix|date=2016-08-24|bluenote=The Arms Warrior talent [[Trauma (warrior talent)|Trauma]] should consistently apply via Whirlwind, even from maximum range.|link=https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/20243888}}
  
* {{Hotfix|date=2016-08-24|bluenote=The Arms Warrior talent [[Trauma (warrior talent)|Trauma]] should consistently apply via Whirlwind, even from maximum range.|link=https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/20243888}}

Revision as of 07:17, 31 August 2018

For other uses, see Whirlwind (disambiguation).
Whirlwind
Ability whirlwind
  • Whirlwind
  • Level 40 Arms, Fury warrior ability
  • Arms 30 Rage
  • Instant
  • Requires Melee Weapon
  • Arms Arms
    Unleashes a whirlwind of steel, striking all enemies within 8 yards for [34.8% of Attack power] Physical damage.

    Fury Fury
    Unleashes a whirlwind of steel, striking all enemies within 8 yards for [43.5% of Attack power] Physical damage.
    Generates 3 Rage, plus an additional 1 per target hit. Maximum 8 Rage.

    FuryFury (Level 55) Causes your next 2 single-target attack to strike up to 4 additional targets for 50% damage
Properties
Class Warrior
School Physical
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Radius 8 yd
Other information
Level learned 40
Improvements Ability whirlwind [Meat Cleaver]
Related buff
Ability whirlwind
  • Whirlwind
  • Your next 2 single-target attacks strike up to 4 additional targets for 50% damage.

Whirlwind is a level 40 Arms and Fury warrior ability that deals damage to all nearby enemies. For Fury warriors it also causes their next single-target attack to strike nearby enemies for additional damage.

Tips and tactics

  • Whirlwind is truly AoE, and will also hit targets directly behind the warrior.
  • Be careful of crowd control with Whirlwind. You shouldn't be breaking your teammates' sheep, shackle, seduce or bind.
  • This attack also has an additional use in PvP - due to the fact it can hit anyone in melee range regardless of where they are attacking you from, it can be used to teach a lesson to that irritating rogue who is constantly backstabbing you.
  • This ability is extremely effective against multiple enemies, exceeding Ability warrior cleave [Cleave]'s damage and rage efficiency. If you find that you have excess rage to spend, Cleave can still be used in conjunction with this.
  • The slower and harder hitting your weapon(s) are, the more damage Whirlwind will deal.

Trivia

  • Whirlwind is a basic Warrior spell in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "The way to tell seasoned warriors from novice ones: the novices yell "wheeeee" while whirlwinding."

See also

Patches and hotfixes

  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): (Fury) Now generates Rage per target hit.
  • Legion Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): (Arms) Whirlwind damage increased to 90% weapon damage per hit, now costs 30 Rage (was 25 Rage).
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-08-24): The Arms Warrior talent Trauma should consistently apply via Whirlwind, even from maximum range.
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-08-01): Whirlwind now hits the correct number of extra targets when modified by Meat Cleaver.
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer cost Rage for Fury and deals 6.67% more damage.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2014-10-30): Damage has been reduced by 30%.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
    • Ability whirlwind [Meat Cleaver]'s effects have been merged into baseline Whirlwind for Fury warriors.
    • Now available only to Arms and Fury warriors.
  • Mists of Pandaria Hotfix (2013-10-04): Resolved an issue with Whirlwind where polearms equipped in the off-hand slot were not hitting enemies.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now costs 20 rage (was 30) for Arms Warriors. The cost is unchanged for Fury Warriors.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now only available to Arms and Fury specializations and can be used in any stance. Now cost 30 Rage, up from 25. No longer has a cooldown. Weapon damage increased from 65% to 85%.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Now has its cooldown reduced by 6 seconds when it deals damage to 4 or more targets. The Whirlwind effect caused by Ability warrior bladestorm [Bladestorm] remains unchanged.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Now does 65% weapon damage, down from 75%.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Limitation of 4 targets removed, now only cause 75% of weapon damage.
    Was 100%.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.4.2 (2008-05-13): Now has the correct sound associated with it.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): This ability now strikes with both weapons when a Warrior is dual-wielding.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Now uses normalized attack power.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Added.

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