Battle Stance

Battle Stance is a balanced stance for the Warrior, increasing damage done by 5% and decreasing damage taken by 5%.

Information
Battle Stance is the first stance available to a warrior, and is known at the time of character creation. It is the only stance available to a warrior until level 10, when Defensive Stance can be learned, and is the only DPS stance available until Berserker Stance can be learned at level 30. As such it is the primary stance used by low level warriors when questing or acting as a DPS in a party.

At higher levels, Battle Stance is used as the primary stance for Arms specialized warriors when DPSing. Rend and Overpower are not available in Berserker Stance, thus essentially necessitating its use for Arms warriors. As always, however, the warrior is able to switch stances to access abilities that might be infrequently needed for special situations. Until recently, the only interrupt available in Battle Stance was Shield Bash, forcing the warrior to either equip a shield or switch stances to interrupt enemy casts. However, with the changes in Patch 4.0.1, Pummel is now available for use in Battle Stance.

Exclusive Abilities
These abilities are only usable when the warrior is in Battle Stance.

Unavailable Abilities
These abilities are not usable when the warrior is in Battle Stance.