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''A warrior's blade finds its mark as much by will as by skill.''
 
 
Heroic Strike is the very first warrior ability you receive. It replaces your next attack and deals weapon damage + some value, based on its rank. Due to its flat addition, attack replacement, and [[Rage]] cost, this is an ability suited towards users of high speed weapons and dual-wielders, as the attack itself generates no [[Rage]].
 
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==Translations==
 
*German: Heldenhafter Stoß
 
 
==Functionality==
 
Heroic Strike is a 15 [[Rage]] attack that replaces your next melee hit. If your melee timer comes up while this is active and there are no targets, you must reactivate it. No [[Rage]] is expended if Heroic Strike is parried or dodged. [[Rage]] is expended if Heroic Strike hits or is blocked.
 
 
===Use===
 
*Cast Cost: 15 [[Rage]]
 
*Cast Time: [[Instant]] (Next Melee)
 
*Duration: [[Instant]]
 
*School and Damage Type: Physical
 
*Targets/Positioning: Single target/Front
 
*Range: 5 yards (Melee)
 
*Cooldown ''none''
 
*Stances: All
 
 
===Talents===
 
[[Impale]] (Increase Crit Damage)<br>
 
[[Improved Heroic Strike]] (Reduce Rage Cost)<br>
 
[[Focused Rage]] (Reduce Rage Cost)
 
 
===Notes===
 
Requires Melee Weapon Equipped.<br>
 
High [[Threat]].
 
 
===Rank Table===
 
{{GenericHeader| |Damage|Level|Price||}}
 
{{GenericRow1|Rank 1|Increases melee damage by 10|1|0[[image:copper.gif|copper|copper]]||}}
 
{{GenericRow2|Rank 2|Increases melee damage by 21|8|2[[image:silver.gif|silver]]||}}
 
{{GenericRow1|Rank 3|Increases melee damage by 32|16|20[[image:silver.gif|silver]]||}}
 
{{GenericRow2|Rank 4|Increases melee damage by 44|24|80[[image:silver.gif|silver]]||}}
 
{{GenericRow1|Rank 5|Increases melee damage by 58|32|1[[image:gold.gif|gold]]40[[image:silver.gif|silver]]||}}
 
{{GenericRow2|Rank 6|Increases melee damage by 80|40|2[[image:gold.gif|gold]]20[[image:silver.gif|silver]]||}}
 
{{GenericRow1|Rank 7|Increases melee damage by 111|48|4[[image:gold.gif|gold]]||}}
 
{{GenericRow2|Rank 8|Increases melee damage by 138|56|5[[image:gold.gif|gold]]22[[image:silver.gif|silver]]||}}
 
{{GenericRow1|Rank 9|Increases melee damage by 157|60|Book||}}
 
{{GenericRow2|Rank 10|Increases melee damage by 176 + Extra damage vs Dazed targets ([[BC]])|66| ||}}
 
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==Tips and Tactics==
 
A good straight damage ability, useful for when all the other combat tasks have been carried out; the shouts, [[Hamstring]]ing, 5x [[Sunder Armor]] and you just want to get on and work at the enemy's HP in preparation for an [[Execute]].
 
 
Isn't quite as good as Sunder Armor for tanking, due to a lower natural threat value, removing your rage generation from normal attacks, and being tied to your weapon's swing timer. However, this is what you should be using any extra rage on while tanking if your goal is to increase your threat per second.
 
 
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This ability is useful in the beginning, mostly because you have nowhere else to spend your [[rage]]. However as you learned more [[skills]], its weaknesses become more prominent. First, heroic strike costs 15 rage. This alone doesn't seem like a lot, except that because it uses your next melee attack, any rage that would have been generated from that attack is lost. This means heroic strike costs 15 rage + rage generated from normal melee. For a 1-handed weapon this doesn't amount to all that much, but for a 2-handed weapon this can be 7-15 rage.
 
 
In a party heroic strike should not be used too often in light of other abilities, because it generates a high amount of bonus threat for the additional damage.
 
 
As a tank this is your only ability that generates additional hate with no global cooldown, if you have too much rage from the damage you take, spamming this could be used to build additional hate. As your weapon cooldown is used, this is one of the main reasons why raid tanks prefer fast weapons. True that 15 rage is costly, but with the right specing it can be reduced to a respectable amount.
 
 
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[[Category: Warrior Abilities]]
 

Latest revision as of 01:13, 21 July 2011

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