Well, keep in mind that you simply said "dps rotation," in which case I provided one with a pretty hefty burst lol. You're right that this is PvP specific, though. So I should have tuned it accordingly. I did say that BB gets less use in PvP, so your rotations aren't all that surprising to me ... Though, I have to admit that I was surprised you don't use Storms Eye more frequently (for the sake of Party Dps / Abandon stacks whenever Holmgang is not available). I'm also surprised to see you use Mythril Tempest before your FC burst. I would have thought that it gets in the way at that point, as it could potentially knock your target out of your Fell Cleave range and let them escape.
In PvP, I definitely do things differently on the (very rare) occasions that I play as War. I don't follow the PvE rotation to the letter, but I still prep for double Fell Cleave bursts. It tends to look something like this for me:
Assuming I'm going in without any stacks and all CD's are up:
Vengeance + [Raw Intuition + Awareness]* -> HS -> Internal Release -> Maim -> Brutal Swing* -> Berserk-> Storms Eye -> Holmgang -> (if not purified) Full Swing -> Fell Cleave -> Infuriate -> Fell Cleave -> Mercy Stroke -> Mythril Tempest*
* Used to pre-prep for 2 stacks, but it is gutsy because it leaves you vulnerable for 5 seconds to crits.
* Hopefully baits an early purify here, but if not it's no big deal.
* Used both as a finisher, if needed, as well as a way to get any flies off my back while I pull out. If I neither need a finisher, nor am being attacked, I will save it for utility (such as healer / node defense), rather than burn it here.
Now, if the target purifies Holmgang, then a slight adjustment is needed:
->Storms Eye -> Holmgang -> Full Swing -> Purify + Sprint (to chase) -> Fell Cleave -> Infuriate -> Fell Cleave -> Mercy Stroke -> Mythril Tempest.
If Holmgang is not up, I tend to save my burst. I'll avoid using Vengeance, Raw Intuition (especially Raw Intuition) and Full Swing, unless I think they are needed for Party utility or if I think I'll have the upper hand. Otherwise, it's all about the prep-work for me. I'll spend most of my CD downtime applying Storm's Eye across as many targets as I can, for the benefit of the team, or rotating between Storms Eye and Butchers Block on the same target to max my Dps (if they are kind enough to let me chase them around that long). Even if I don't kill them, it has the added bonus of keeping enemy healers and casters occupied (assuming my own healer is kind enough to watch my back). I'll do this to pre-prep my next Fell Cleave in anticipation for my next burst, which will happen without a Holmgang, due to its long timer. My secondary burst doesn't have the same lock-down potential as my first (can use Brutal Swing, but Holm is out of the question), however it does allow for a double Fell Cleave, so long as I've been keeping up with Storms eyes and BB's.
This seems to work out pretty well for me, but I'll definitely give yours a try next time I run as War and see which way I like better.

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