Heroic Throw

Heroic Throw
Heroic Throw (1 rank) Warrior ability 30 yd range 1 min cooldown Instant Throws your weapon at the enemy causing [12 + AP * 0.50] damage (based on attack power). This ability causes high threat.
Properties
Class	Warrior
School	Physical
Cooldown	1 minute
Other information
Requirements	Requires melee weapon
Improvements	[Gag Order], [Focused Rage]

[[Category:warrior abilities]][[Category:warrior abilities]]

Heroic Throw is a high-level ability that allows a Warrior to fling their weapon like a boomerang, dealing damage then returning the weapon to their hand. The most obvious usage of this ability is to make a ranged pull, as opposed to the up-close and personal [Charge].

Rank table

Rank	Level	Cost
1	80	10

Notes

• When tanking, this ability can prove useful for making ranged pulls as opposed to using a proper ranged weapon. The additional threat from this attack is also a great boon for holding aggro on a single mob. Using this ability for ranged pulls instead of using a ranged weapon also frees up bag space that would normally be used to hold ammunition.
• The attack's animation shows your weapon flying through the air, despite the aerodynamic (or unareodynamic) properties of the weapon.
• Does NOT require a Thrown weapon equipped, unlike [Shattering Throw].

Talent improvement

• [Gag Order]: Has a 50%/100% chance of silencing the target for 3 seconds on a successful hit.

Tips and tactics

• This ability has a lot of crossover utility with the Warbringer talent. This ability could be used first to get a mob's attention, then [Charge] before the creature gets too close. In addition, this can be used to pull multiple targets: Shoot one mob, Heroic Throw a second (preferably a caster of some sort, if combined with [Gag Order]), then Charge a third. The additional rage from Charge can then be used to throw a [Thunder Clap], increasing your threat on all three foes.

Known bugs

• [Recklessness] may not proc properly with Heroic Throw

Patch changes

• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Missile speed increased.
  
• Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): No longer gains increased damage from the warrior's agility.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB