"Any last words?"
A lifetime of hands-on study of viscera, gore, organs and sinew provides the Warrior with a unique insight in to just exactly what spot to hit, and how hard to hit it, to end a life in the most economical fashion possible.
Showing weakness to a warrior is a death sentence.
Functionality
Execute is a single-target situational Instant attack that costs a minimum of 15 Rage (untalented). It only becomes usable when the target reaches 20% or less health. When used, it causes a base amount of damage, and then uses all the remaining rage a Warrior has to cause extra damage on top.
Use
- Cast Cost: 15+ Rage
- Cast Time: Instant
- Duration: Instant
- School and Damage Type: Physical
- Targets/Positioning: Single Target, Front Arc
- Range: 5 Yards (Melee)
- Cooldown none
- Stances:
[Battle Stance], 
[Berserker Stance]
Talents
[Impale] (Increase Critical Damage)
[Improved Execute] (Reduce Minimum Rage Cost)
Notes
Requires Melee Weapon
Empties Rage Bar When Used
Rank Table
| Rage Cost | Damage | Level | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | 15+X | 125+3 per Rage | 24 | 80
|
| Rank 2 | 15+X | 200+6 per Rage | 32 | 1 40
|
| Rank 3 | 15+X | 325+9 per Rage | 40 | 2 20
|
| Rank 4 | 15+X | 450+12 per Rage | 48 | 4
|
| Rank 5 | 15+X | 600+15 per Rage | 56 | 5 80
|
| Rank 6 | 15+X | 750+18 per Rage | 65 | 5 85
|
Notes
A very powerful attack, but one that requires a bit of timing and practice to get the most out of. The base 15 Rage is unlikely to finish the remaining 20% of the target's health in one hit, so it helps to build up a bit of rage as the Warrior works down from 30% to 20%, by doing nothing except default attack. Once the target reaches 20%, sufficient bonus damage would have been built up to instakill it at that point.
It is unwise to begin saving rage too soon or you will drastically increase the amount of time it takes to kill an opponent. Auto-attacking for 10 seconds to save rage and then executing an enemy is generally a worse battle plan than executing an enemy then auto-attacking for 3-6 seconds to finish him off. Also, if you should chose to save rage, that does not mean that you should save your rage at all costs; you should still attempt to pummel CCs, stance dance for overpowers and rends (on rogues), and so on.
The emptying of the Rage Bar means that, if you manage to kill your enemy afterward, you will be left with no rage to enter into the next fight with. The introduction of Victory Rush has made this academic, but it is recommended that, if the duration of your Battle Shout buff is about to run out, you use Battle Shout before using execute to finish off your opponent. This will allow you to attack your next target without having to waste rage at the beginning to re-buff yourself.
The talent [Improved Execute] increases the damage-per-rage-point of this ability as well as allowing the warrior to execute enemy targets with less rage, as its lower initial cost allows more rage to be converted into extra damage.
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