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| + | |name= Heroic Strike |
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| − | {{Warcraft III}} |
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| + | |image=Ability Rogue Ambush |
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| − | '''The Invasion of Kalimdor''' is the [[Orc]] Campaign in [[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]. |
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| + | |description=An attack that instantly deals (8 + $ap * 0.6) physical damage. A good attack for moments of excess rage. |
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| + | |class=[[Warrior]] |
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| + | |type=Offensive |
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| + | |school=[[Physical]] |
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| + | |cooldown= 3 seconds |
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| + | |target= Unfriendly |
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| + | |cost=30 Rage |
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| + | |range=Melee |
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| + | |cast_time= Instant |
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| + | |improvement= [[Incite]] |
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| + | |req=melee weapon |
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| + | }} |
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| + | {{AbilityFlavor|A warrior's blade finds its mark as much by will as by skill.|TCG Heroes of Azeroth|142}} |
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| + | '''Heroic Strike''' is a [[warrior]] ability learned at level 14. It is an instant melee attack dealing (8 + $ap * 0.6) physical damage. Heroic Strike shares a 3 second cooldown with [[Cleave]], but does not trigger the [[global cooldown]]. |
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| − | After escaping human captivity and fleeing to the shores of [[Kalimdor]], orcish warchief [[Thrall]] must lead his brethren to safety and ensure their survival in this strange and hostile land. With the help of the [[Tauren]], a nomadic group of Kalimdor natives led by [[Cairne Bloodhoof]], Thrall and [[Grom Hellscream]] head north to the [[Ashenvale]] forest, but during their journey, Grom Hellscream accepts demonic corruption to gain enough power to defeat the night elf demigod, [[Cenarius]]. Thrall is forced to go to great lengths to save him and face the very demon that has cursed his brother. He also discovers that his fate is to help repel the [[Burning Legion]], and allies his forces with the human leader [[Jaina Proudmoore]] to accomplish this goal, going against generations of prejudice. |
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| + | ==Talent Improvement== |
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| + | * [[Incite]] Increases the critical strike chance of your Heroic Strike by 5/10/15%, and gives your Heroic Strike criticals a 33/66/100% chance to cause the next Heroic Strike to also be a critical strike. These guaranteed criticals cannot re-trigger the Incite effect. (3 Ranks) |
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| + | ==Tips and Tactics== |
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| − | ==Missions== |
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| + | The proper use of this ability is essential for both Fury and Arms warriors who are fulfilling the DPS role in PVE. Heroic Strike hits very hard and is off the global cooldown, which means its primary use is to convert excess rage directly into damage. Because it is off the GCD, it can be used even in the middle of your rotation, so it won't throw off your rotation timing. Heroic Strike has a very low DPS-per-rage, which means basically any other Warrior ability will do more damage for less rage. The primary advantage of Heroic Strike is that it can be used at almost any time, basically making it "extra" damage if you are generating more rage than you're spending. |
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| − | * Chapter 1: [[Landfall]] |
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| − | * Chapter 2: [[The Long March]] |
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| − | * Interlude: The Wreckage of Lordaeron |
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| − | * Chapter 3: [[Cry of the Warsong]] |
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| − | * Chapter 4: [[The Spirits of Ashenvale]] |
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| − | * Interlude: The Blood of Mannoroth |
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| − | * Chapter 5: [[The Hunter of Shadows]] |
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| − | * Chapter 6: [[Where Wyverns Dare]] |
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| − | * Chapter 7: [[The Oracle]] |
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| − | * Chapter 8: [[By Demons be Driven]] |
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| − | * Cinematic: The Death of Hellscream |
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| + | One of the biggest mistakes new Warrior DPS make is trying to use Heroic Strike constantly when they don't have enough rage. Heroic Strike is tied with Cleave and a full Execute for the most expensive Warrior ability (30 rage). For this reason, you don't want to use this ability every time you have 30 rage. Using Heroic Strike at the wrong time will leave the Warrior rage starved, actually reducing DPS. It is generally suggested that Heroic Strike only be used when the Warrior has 50+ rage, because this will allow the warrior to get off another [[Bloodthirst]], [[Raging Blow]], [[Mortal Strike]] or [[Slam]] before generating more rage with their next big auto-attack. It is absolutely not recommended to macro Heroic Strike into another commonly used attack such as [[Overpower]] while in group play. |
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| + | Heroic Strike has a 3 second cooldown, so some strategic decision making about when the ability is best used is required. The level 83 ability [[Inner Rage]], if used frequently, will reduce this cooldown to 1.5 seconds approximately 50% of the time. This cooldown is only really useful when the Warrior is generating absolutely excessive amounts of rage. Using a Heroic Strike every 3 seconds under most circumstances will leave the Warrior completely rage-starved for long periods of time. [[Deadly Calm]], the Arms-only talented cooldown, will remove the rage cost of all abilities including Heroic Strike. During Deadly Calm Heroic Strike should be used on cooldown, as much as possible. Inner Rage and Deadly Calm cannot be used at the same time. |
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| − | ;Playable heroes: Thrall (Far Seer), Cairne Bloodhoof (Tauren Chieftain, from chapter 6), Grom Hellscream (Blademaster, chapters 4 and 5) |
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| + | Heroic Strike shares a cooldown with [[Cleave]], and they are very similar abilities. They are both instant attacks that are off the global cooldown, and they both cost the same amount of rage. The difference is that Cleave does slightly more damage and hits an extra target. While this makes Cleave slightly better than Heroic Strike (and much more rage-efficient) Cleave is limited by the fact that it can break crowd control and generates aggro on multiple targets, which may not always be desirable. In AOE situations, you should use Cleave instead of Heroic Strike, but in most other situations Heroic Strike is more desirable because it is easier to control. Arms warriors have [[Sweeping Strikes]], which makes Cleave less useful to them. |
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| − | ;Arch-enemy heroes: Mannoroth (Pit Lord), Demon Grom Hellscream (Fel Orc Blademaster) |
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| + | ==Patch changes== |
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| + | *{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Damage has been reduced by approximately 17%.}} |
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| + | * {{Patch 4.0.1|note=Tooltip updated to indicate recent patch changes.}} |
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| + | * {{Patch 1.6.0|note=Tooltip updated to indicate the additional threat caused by this ability. There have been no changes to the amount of threat caused.}} |
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| + | * {{Patch 1.3.0|note=Damage increased.}} |
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| + | ==References== |
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| − | Note: Though Mannoroth is given a playable model, it only serves as a movie model. It is playable, but only in custom maps, as it does have stats. Also, though Thrall refers to Grom as his brother, they are not actually related by blood. Grom once saved Thrall's life and Thrall calls him brother as a sign of respect. In a similar fashion, Rexxar called Thrall "brother" because of his gratitude for saving the nation from Admiral Proudmoore. |
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Revision as of 12:33, 26 June 2011
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| Class | Warrior |
| School | Physical |
| Cooldown | 3 seconds |
| Improvements |
 [Incite] |
[[Category:warrior abilities]][[Category:warrior abilities]]
- A warrior's blade finds its mark as much by will as by skill.[1]
Heroic Strike is a warrior ability learned at level 14. It is an instant melee attack dealing (8 + $ap * 0.6) physical damage. Heroic Strike shares a 3 second cooldown with 
[Cleave], but does not trigger the global cooldown.
Talent Improvement
- [Incite] Increases the critical strike chance of your Heroic Strike by 5/10/15%, and gives your Heroic Strike criticals a 33/66/100% chance to cause the next Heroic Strike to also be a critical strike. These guaranteed criticals cannot re-trigger the Incite effect. (3 Ranks)
Tips and Tactics
The proper use of this ability is essential for both Fury and Arms warriors who are fulfilling the DPS role in PVE. Heroic Strike hits very hard and is off the global cooldown, which means its primary use is to convert excess rage directly into damage. Because it is off the GCD, it can be used even in the middle of your rotation, so it won't throw off your rotation timing. Heroic Strike has a very low DPS-per-rage, which means basically any other Warrior ability will do more damage for less rage. The primary advantage of Heroic Strike is that it can be used at almost any time, basically making it "extra" damage if you are generating more rage than you're spending.
One of the biggest mistakes new Warrior DPS make is trying to use Heroic Strike constantly when they don't have enough rage. Heroic Strike is tied with Cleave and a full Execute for the most expensive Warrior ability (30 rage). For this reason, you don't want to use this ability every time you have 30 rage. Using Heroic Strike at the wrong time will leave the Warrior rage starved, actually reducing DPS. It is generally suggested that Heroic Strike only be used when the Warrior has 50+ rage, because this will allow the warrior to get off another 
[Bloodthirst], 
[Raging Blow], 
[Mortal Strike] or 
[Slam] before generating more rage with their next big auto-attack. It is absolutely not recommended to macro Heroic Strike into another commonly used attack such as 
[Overpower] while in group play.
Heroic Strike has a 3 second cooldown, so some strategic decision making about when the ability is best used is required. The level 83 ability 
[Inner Rage], if used frequently, will reduce this cooldown to 1.5 seconds approximately 50% of the time. This cooldown is only really useful when the Warrior is generating absolutely excessive amounts of rage. Using a Heroic Strike every 3 seconds under most circumstances will leave the Warrior completely rage-starved for long periods of time. 
[Deadly Calm], the Arms-only talented cooldown, will remove the rage cost of all abilities including Heroic Strike. During Deadly Calm Heroic Strike should be used on cooldown, as much as possible. Inner Rage and Deadly Calm cannot be used at the same time.
Heroic Strike shares a cooldown with [Cleave], and they are very similar abilities. They are both instant attacks that are off the global cooldown, and they both cost the same amount of rage. The difference is that Cleave does slightly more damage and hits an extra target. While this makes Cleave slightly better than Heroic Strike (and much more rage-efficient) Cleave is limited by the fact that it can break crowd control and generates aggro on multiple targets, which may not always be desirable. In AOE situations, you should use Cleave instead of Heroic Strike, but in most other situations Heroic Strike is more desirable because it is easier to control. Arms warriors have 
[Sweeping Strikes], which makes Cleave less useful to them.
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Damage has been reduced by approximately 17%. - Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Tooltip updated to indicate recent patch changes.
- Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Tooltip updated to indicate the additional threat caused by this ability. There have been no changes to the amount of threat caused.
- Patch 1.3.0 (2005-03-07): Damage increased.
References
- ^ TCG Heroes of Azeroth, #142
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