WoW: The War Within Colossus Warrior Hero Talents guide

World of Warcraft: The War Within is finally here, and it has already changed much about the world of Azeroth. One of the significant system alterations comes in the form of Hero Talents and they have the potential to revolutionize how players build their classes.

This major alteration to class function allows players a greater number of viable builds and further individuality. Hero Talents have been specifically designed to augment existing talent trees and class specializations.

Each class has a total of three Hero Talent trees, with players able to choose between two of those depending on which specialization they are currently running. Druids and Demon Hunters are notable exceptions to this rule, having four and two, respectively.

One of the most thematically compelling of the new Hero Talent trees is the Colossus Warrior. Here’s everything you need to know.

Colossus Warrior full Hero Talent tree explained

As is the case with all Hero Talent trees, the Colossus Warrior has five layers of new abilities and powers to explore. The Keystone Talent marks the beginning and the Capstone Talent the end, with three rows of talents to choose between along the way. It’s also important to note that the Colossus Warrior is only available to those running Arms or Protection. The complete list of talents is as follows:

Colossus Warrior Keystone Hero Talent

Demolish: Unleash a series of precise and powerful strikes against your target and enemies within 8 yards of it. You can block, parry, and dodge while using this ability. 45 second cooldown.

Colossus Warrior first-row Hero Talents

Martial Expert: Your critical strike damage is increased by 10% and the amount blocked by your critical blocks is increased by 10%.

Colossal Might: Mortal Strike and Shield Slam grant a stack of Colossal Might. Colossal Might increases damage dealt by Demolish by 10% and stacks up to 5 times. Demolish consumes Colossal Might.

Choice Node: Boneshaker and Earthquaker

• Boneshaker: Shockwave’s stun duration is increased by 2 seconds.
• Earthquaker: Shockwave also knocks enemies into the air, and its cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds.

Colossus Warrior second-row Hero Talents

Choice Node: One Against Many and Arterial Bleed

• One Against Many: Shockwave, Cleave, Whirlwind, and Revenge deal 5% more damage per target affected up to 5.
• Arterial Bleed: Colossal Might increases the damage of Rend and Deep Wounds by 2% per stack.

Tide of Battle: Colossal Might increases the damage of Overpower and Revenge by 2%.

Choice Node: No Stranger to Pain and Rally

• No Stranger to Pain: Total damage prevented by Ignore Pain increased by 15%.
• Rally: Taking damage has a low chance to give you a Second Wind for 2 seconds.

Colossus Warrior third-row Hero Talents

Practiced Strikes: Mortal Strike and Shield Slam damage increased by 15%.

True Might: Mortal Strike and Shield Slam critical strikes grant an additional stack of Colossal Might.

Mountain of Muscle and Scars: You deal 5% more damage and take 2.5% less damage. Size increased by 5%.

Colossus Warrior Capstone Hero Talent

Unstoppable Force: Colossal Might now stacks 10 times. If you were to gain an additional stack of Colossal Might but are already at max stacks, the cooldown of Demolish is reduced by 2 seconds. While channeling Demolish, you are grounded, making you immune to stuns and effects that move you.

That’s the complete list of talents for the Colossus Warrior. With the release of the expansion still some months away, everything listed above is subject to change. This guide will be continually updated to reflect the latest information.

Make sure to check out our other Hero Talent guides below:

Colossus Warrior | Keeper of the Grove Druid | Dark Ranger Hunter | Frostfire Mage | Oracle Priest | Elune’s Chosen Druid | Wildstalker Druid | Herald of the Sun Paladin | Scalecommander Evoker | Trickster Rogue | Templar Paladin | Diabolist Warlock | Rider of the Apocalypse Death Knight | Deathbringer Death Knight | Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter | Druid of the Claw Druid | Pack Leader Hunter | Flameshaper Evoker | Spellslinger Mage | Shado-Pan Monk