Sim-Verified Pre-Raid BiS
Open in SimulatorGladiator Warrior Pre-BiS & Rotation Guide
Season of Discovery Gladiator Stance damage spec. 1H weapon and Shield offensive juggernaut converting defensive stats into massive Shield Slam and Devastate burst. Optimized using 10,000 Monte Carlo discrete-event simulations for Classic Vanilla Phase 1 Molten Core & Onyxia raid prep.
Optimal Priority Action List (APL)
- 1.Enter Gladiator Stance (+10% damage done, +10% critical strike chance)
- 2.Cast Shield Slam on cooldown (massive physical damage scaled by Block Value)
- 3.Stack Devastate to 5 Sunder Armor stacks, then spam as primary rage dump
- 4.Queue Heroic Strike on main-hand swings when Rage >= 45
- 5.Maintain Blood Frenzy bleed damage amplification
Stat Priority & Equivalence Points (EP)
Simulated stat weights normalized against 1 Attack Power (AP = 1.00 EP).
Hit (up to 9%)
14.2 EP
Crit Rating
12.5 EP
Strength
2.0 EP
Recommended Pre-Raid Best-in-Slot Items
Level 60 Cap • Phase 1Head
Lionheart Helm
Blacksmithing Crafted
ilvl 61Sim Item →
Neck
Prestor's Talisman of Conspiracy
Nefarian Head Quest
ilvl 83Sim Item →
Shoulders
Truestrike Shoulders
Pyroguard Emberseer (UBRS)
ilvl 61Sim Item →
Chest
Savage Gladiator Chain
Gorosh the Dervish (BRD)
ilvl 57Sim Item →
Wrists
Battleborn Armbraces
Rend Blackhand (UBRS)
ilvl 63Sim Item →
Hands
Edgemaster's Handguards
World Drop (Boe)
ilvl 49Sim Item →
Waist
Brigam Girdle
General Drakkisath (UBRS)
ilvl 63Sim Item →
Legs
Devilsaur Leggings
Leatherworking Crafted
ilvl 60Sim Item →
Feet
Bloodmail Boots
Scholomance Bosses
ilvl 61Sim Item →
Ring 1
Don Julio's Band
Alterac Valley Exalted
ilvl 65Sim Item →
Ring 2
Band of Accuria
Ragnaros (Molten Core)
ilvl 75Sim Item →
Trinket 1
Blackhand's Breadth
General Drakkisath Quest
ilvl 63Sim Item →
Trinket 2
Hand of Justice
General Angerforge (BRD)
ilvl 58Sim Item →
Main Hand
Ironfoe
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan (BRD)
ilvl 60Sim Item →