Bind on Forever

Warrior ability · learned at level 36 · Physical

Whirlwind

Whirlwind

25 Rage

Instant10 sec cooldown

In a whirlwind of steel you attack up to 4 enemies within 8 yards, causing weapon damage from both melee weapons to each enemy.

Game files · build 1.60.1.70245Read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70245.

Compared with Classic

Classic tooltip

In a whirlwind of steel you attack up to 4 enemies within 8 yards, causing weapon damage to each enemy.

In Blizzard's notes

What Blizzard said about Whirlwind, each line checked against the files.

  • Matches the files

    Raging Blows now reduces the Rage cost of your Cleave and Whirlwind abilities by 3.

    The files The Oct 2 server hotfix (read from the 70245 client cache): Raging Blows' (1310315) cost modifier went from -20 to -30 (Rage is stored x10, so 3) and now also covers Whirlwind; the tooltip says Cleave and Whirlwind.

    Raging BlowsWhirlwindCleaveDevelopment Notes, October 1

  • Matches the files

    Raging Blows no longer causes your Whirlwind to strike with your offhand. Whirlwind will now always strike with both weapons without requiring a talent point.

    The files The Oct 2 server hotfix (read from the 70245 client cache): Raging Blows' tooltip no longer mentions Whirlwind's off-hand strike, and Whirlwind's (1680) tooltip now reads 'causing weapon damage from both melee weapons'.

    Raging BlowsWhirlwindDevelopment Notes, October 1

  • Matches the files

    Raging Blows no longer causes your Whirlwind to strike with your offhand. Whirlwind will now always strike with both weapons without requiring a talent point.

    The files In the 70245 hotfix Raging Blows' tooltip drops the off-hand Whirlwind line, and Whirlwind's tooltip says it hits with both melee weapons (spells 1310315, 1680).

    Raging BlowsWhirlwindWarrior updates, October 2

  • Changed since

    Raging Blows: (New 16-point gold medal talent.) Causes your Whirlwind to hit with both weapons when dual-wielding and reduces the Rage cost of Cleave.

    The files Fury row 4 (15 points spent) as described in 70170. The Oct 2 update made Whirlwind hit with both weapons baseline and turned Raging Blows into -3 Rage on Cleave and Whirlwind (70245 hotfix: effect -20 to -30, tooltip).

    Raging BlowsWhirlwindClass deep dives: Priest and Warrior

History

  1. Server hotfixSpell.Description_lang: In a whirlwind of steel you attack up to $i enemies within $a1 yards, causing weapon damage to each enemy. → In a whirlwind of steel you attack up to $i enemies within $a1 yards, causing weapon damage from both melee weapons to each enemy.
  2. 69876 Sep 16First beta build we archived