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Whirlwind Melee

Warrior · derived spell group · difficulty Needs testing · strength Needs testing

Whirlwind Melee is a derived Warrior package on the Azeroth Survivors build guide. The core cards are real extracted spells: Whirlwind, Sweeping Strikes, Thunder Clap, Cleave. We did not invent their damage or cooldowns. We also did not run this list to a 15:00 clear, so difficulty and strength stay Needs testing.

4 AOE-tagged spells plus Cleave (starting spell). Warrior base HP is 160 — the highest extracted max HP. That sentence is a count from the class file, not a review.

Warrior starts with Cleave and unlocks Charge at level 5. Drafting still offers three cards per level — you will not see all four cores at once. Off-class spells do not appear; passives do. Read the full kit on the Warrior class page.

Core cards (rank 1)

New spell · Rare

Whirlwind

Nova · AOE

Damage
16
Cooldown
4s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
7 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 16 » 20.8 · Cooldown 4s » 3.72s · Area 7 » 7.56 yd
  • Rank 3: Damage 20.8 » 25.6 · Cooldown 3.72s » 3.46s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 7.56 » 8.12 yd
  • Rank 4: Damage 25.6 » 30.4 · Cooldown 3.46s » 3.22s · Area 8.12 » 8.68 yd
New spell · Epic

Sweeping Strikes

Aura · AOE

Damage
6
Cooldown
0.6s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
5.5 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 6 » 7.8 · Cooldown 0.6s » 0.56s · Area 5.5 » 5.94 yd
  • Rank 3: Damage 7.8 » 9.6 · Cooldown 0.56s » 0.52s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 5.94 » 6.38 yd
  • Rank 4: Damage 9.6 » 11.4 · Cooldown 0.52s » 0.48s · Area 6.38 » 6.82 yd
New spell · Uncommon

Thunder Clap

Nova · AOE

Damage
10
Cooldown
5s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
8 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 10 » 13 · Cooldown 5s » 4.65s · Area 8 » 8.64 yd
  • Rank 3: Damage 13 » 16 · Cooldown 4.65s » 4.32s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 8.64 » 9.28 yd
  • Rank 4: Damage 16 » 19 · Cooldown 4.32s » 4.02s · Area 9.28 » 9.92 yd
New spell · Rare

Cleave

Melee · Single/multi-target · starting spell

Damage
14
Cooldown
1.1s
Range
5.5 yd
Area / targets
— / 3
  • Rank 2: Damage 14 » 18.2 · Cooldown 1.1s » 1.02s
  • Rank 3: Damage 18.2 » 22.4 · Cooldown 1.02s » 0.95s · Targets 3 » 4
  • Rank 4: Damage 22.4 » 26.6 · Cooldown 0.95s » 0.88s

How to use this build

  1. On the menu, pick Warrior and any race the race table lists (table itself: Needs testing).
  2. Start in a low menu-order zone such as Elwynn Forest unless you already know the map. Best zone for this build: Needs testing.
  3. Prefer the core names when the three-card draft shows them. If the draft is all passives, the talent page lists what each stat does — key talent picks: Needs testing.
  4. Movement: Charge on F from level 5.

Other derived builds

Extracted Warrior kit notes

Warrior is class id 1 with color #C79C6E. The extracted pool has 9 spells. Derived role label: DERIVED from spell kinds in data.rs, not stated by game = Mixed AOE/single-target / melee (4 AOE-tagged spells in the role object). Beginner rating in the class file: Needs testing. Base stats: max HP 160, move speed 7.0 yd/s, pickup range 4.5 yd, crit 5%. Plate (Warrior/Paladin) +40 HP; Shaman/Druid/Hunter/Rogue +15 HP; others (cloth) +0.5 speed Starting spell id cleave (Cleave).

Mobility is Charge (spell id 100), kind Charge 25, key F, unlock level 5, cooldown 8s, duration 1.5s. Description from the class file: Charge the nearest enemy within 25 yards, stunning it. Best use of this mobility: Needs testing.

Race rows in the 1.12 reference table that list Warrior: Human (Alliance), Dwarf (Alliance), Night Elf (Alliance), Gnome (Alliance), Orc (Horde), Undead (Horde), Tauren (Horde), Troll (Horde). Table note: External reference (WoW 1.12.1 character-create rules), the game build reads available combos from client data; TODO verify in game. Alliance races ids [1,3,4,7], Horde [2,5,6,8] per menu.rs:23-24. In-game race list: Needs testing. Class file race note: NOT in repo source (menu derives races at runtime from client CreatureDisplayInfo of class trainers). Listed per WoW 1.12 race/class rules — TODO verify in game. Listed races on this class object: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Orc, Undead, Tauren, Troll.

Cleave (id cleave, spell id 845) is a Melee in the Warrior pool and is the starting spell. Derived role tag: Single/multi-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 14 damage, — DoT/s, 1.1s cooldown, 5.5 yd range, — area, 3 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

Heroic Strike (id heroic_strike, spell id 78) is a Melee in the Warrior pool. Derived role tag: Single-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 28 damage, — DoT/s, 1.6s cooldown, 5.5 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

Whirlwind (id whirlwind, spell id 1680) is a Nova in the Warrior pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 16 damage, — DoT/s, 4s cooldown, 20 yd range, 7 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

Thunder Clap (id thunder_clap, spell id 6343) is a Nova in the Warrior pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 10 damage, — DoT/s, 5s cooldown, 20 yd range, 8 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Slow(0.5, 3.0). Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

Sweeping Strikes (id sweeping_strikes, spell id 12292) is a Aura in the Warrior pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 6 damage, — DoT/s, 0.6s cooldown, 20 yd range, 5.5 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

Demoralizing Shout (id demoralizing_shout, spell id 1160) is a Nova in the Warrior pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 4 damage, — DoT/s, 8s cooldown, 20 yd range, 11 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Weaken(0.5, 5.0). Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

Execute (id execute, spell id 5308) is a Strike in the Warrior pool. Derived role tag: Single/multi-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 40 damage, — DoT/s, 2s cooldown, 8 yd range, — area, 2 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Execute(0.3). Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

Mortal Strike (id mortal_strike, spell id 12294) is a Melee in the Warrior pool. Derived role tag: Single-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 48 damage, — DoT/s, 3s cooldown, 6 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

Retaliation (id retaliation, spell id 20230) is a Thorns in the Warrior pool. Derived role tag: Defensive. Rank-1 values from the class file: 14 damage, — DoT/s, 18s cooldown, 20 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 8s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Warrior cards: Needs testing.

AOE-looking rows in this pool (kind or derived role matching aoe/nova/ground): Whirlwind, Thunder Clap, Sweeping Strikes, Demoralizing Shout. That filter is a string check on extracted fields, not a live-play rank.

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Data as of source commit `eb9bbe3` (2026-10-13) (OutThisLife/azeroth-survivors-re main).