Warrior oat is a white-hulled, spring oat developed by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (SDAES) and released in 2018. The line was tested as SD120419 with the pedigree of SD041405/SD060130. Warrior is a medium maturing line, heading about 1 day later than Horsepower. Warrior is 2” taller than Horsepower. Warrior has high yield potential and average test weight. Warrior is moderately resistant to smut and moderately susceptible to BYDV. The variety is resistant to crown rust. Lodging resistance is excellent.