Warrior
Protection
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Protection Warrior
The Warrior's Protection specialization in Wrath of the Lich King focuses on tanking with a shield, built around Shield SlamInstant · 6 sec cooldownSlams the target with your shield for 990 to 1040 damage, modified by your shield block value, and dispels 1 magic effect on it. Causes a high amount of threat., RevengeInstant · 5 sec cooldownDefensive Stance: instantly counterattacks an enemy for 1636 to 1998 damage, plus part of your attack power. Usable only after you block, dodge or parry an attack. and DevastateProtection · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantSunders the target's armor, applying the Sunder Armor effect, and deals 120% weapon damage plus 242 for each application of Sunder Armor on the target. Sunder Armor stacks up to 5 times..
The Warrior is a melee fighter who uses rage: they generate it mostly by dealing and taking damage, and switch stances depending on the situation. Protection suits players who enjoy taking hits and protecting their group.
A playstyle built on the shield
Shield SlamInstant · 6 sec cooldownSlams the target with your shield for 990 to 1040 damage, modified by your shield block value, and dispels 1 magic effect on it. Causes a high amount of threat. generates a lot of threat, and Sword and BoardProtection · Row 10 · 3 ranksRequires: Devastate (1 rank)Increases the critical strike chance of Devastate by 5% / 10% / 15%, and when Devastate or Revenge deals damage it has a 10% / 20% / 30% chance to reset the cooldown of Shield Slam and make it cost no rage for 5 seconds. sometimes resets its cooldown after DevastateProtection · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantSunders the target's armor, applying the Sunder Armor effect, and deals 120% weapon damage plus 242 for each application of Sunder Armor on the target. Sunder Armor stacks up to 5 times. or RevengeInstant · 5 sec cooldownDefensive Stance: instantly counterattacks an enemy for 1636 to 1998 damage, plus part of your attack power. Usable only after you block, dodge or parry an attack.. Shield BlockInstant · 1 min cooldown · Duration 10 secDefensive Stance: increases your block chance and block value by 100% for 10 seconds. doubles your block value, and VigilanceProtection · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 30 minRequires: Concussion Blow (1 rank)Watches over a party or raid member for 30 minutes: they take 3% less damage, 10% of the threat they cause is transferred to you, and each time they are hit your Taunt cooldown is reset. Only one target at a time. protects an ally while resetting TauntInstant · 8 sec cooldownDefensive Stance: taunts the target into attacking you, up to 30 yards. No effect if the target is already attacking you..
Last StandProtection · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 20 secWhen activated, temporarily grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 seconds; the health is lost when the effect ends. and Shield WallInstant · 5 min cooldown · Duration 12 secDefensive Stance: reduces all damage taken by 60% for 12 seconds. help you survive the hardest hits. The last talent of the tree, ShockwaveProtection · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 20 sec cooldown · Duration 4 secSends a wave of force in front of you, dealing damage equal to 75% of your attack power and stunning all enemies in a 10-yard frontal cone for 4 seconds., deals damage in front of the Warrior and stuns the enemies it hits.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, the Protection Warrior is a solid tank, against one target as well as several thanks to Thunder ClapInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 30 secBattle or Defensive Stance: blasts nearby enemies for 300 damage, increased by attack power, and increases the time between their attacks by 10% for 30 seconds. Causes additional threat., ShockwaveProtection · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 20 sec cooldown · Duration 4 secSends a wave of force in front of you, dealing damage equal to 75% of your attack power and stunning all enemies in a 10-yard frontal cone for 4 seconds. and RevengeInstant · 5 sec cooldownDefensive Stance: instantly counterattacks an enemy for 1636 to 1998 damage, plus part of your attack power. Usable only after you block, dodge or parry an attack.. They also bring Demoralizing ShoutInstant · Duration 30 secReduces the melee attack power of all enemies within 10 yards by 411 for 30 seconds. and Thunder ClapInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 30 secBattle or Defensive Stance: blasts nearby enemies for 300 damage, increased by attack power, and increases the time between their attacks by 10% for 30 seconds. Causes additional threat., which weaken enemies.
