The Protection Warrior excels both at defending a position and charging into the fray to disrupt an enemy group with crowd controls. Because it doesn't generate a lot of rage from its own basic attacks, its sustained damage output and pressure is low when not directly targeted by the enemy team to fill its rage bar, and especially melee attacks to proc Revenge.īattleground Viability for Protection Warrior Tank in Wrath of the Lich King Its main weakness is that it's easily ignored. The Protection Warrior is a formidable duelist and skirmisher in battlegrounds, but it lacks the sustained damage pressure of the Arms specialization and the essential Mortal Strike + Unrelenting Assault that can reduce a healer's healing output by 75% to be a stapple of arena teams. PvP Viability for Protection Warrior Tank in Wrath of the Lich King Using these two cooldowns together will heal back ~40% of your HP and give you a second wind to fight longer in battle that your opponents won't expect. On top of all its charges and stuns, the Protection Warrior has no less than 6 different abilities it can use back to back to prevent a caster from casting.įinally, the Protection Warrior is also good at self-sustain thanks to a combo of Last Stand to increase its maximum health by 30% for 20 seconds, paired with Enraged Regeneration healing for 30% of your maximum health over 10 seconds (40% with Glyph of Enraged Regeneration). Revenge deals an absurd amount of damage and skyrockets the DPS of the Protection Warrior compared to its baseline damage output when not directly targeted.īut the Protection Warrior is also a strong counter to casters in general, thanks to Warbringer to close the gap after a Blink or Thunderstorm, and Shield Bash or Heroic Throw paired with Gag Order to interrupt and silence your enemies. ![]() But most importantly, being the target of melee attacks gives the Protection Warrior the opportunity to use Revenge everytime it blocks, dodges or parries a hit. The Protection Warrior is especially strong against melee enemies thanks to its natural high armor from wielding a shield, mitigating a lot of damage with Disarm, Shield Specialization and Critical Block, and dealing some damage back passively with Damage Shield. The Protection specialization also adds a lot of CC abilities to the Warrior's kit, such as Concussion Blow, Shockwave and Warbringer that can all be used one after the other to create a long chain of stuns that will oftentimes last long enough to kill low armor targets or incapacitate a healer to score a kill.Ī Protection Warrior aware of its surroundings and team mates will be especially good at peeling when necessary with all these stuns, and defending its allies, with Improved Spell Reflection to protect nearby players from any spell targeting them and Safeguard that acts as a mini defensive cooldown. Thanks to the addition of the Warbringer talent in WotLK, the Protection Warrior can use Charge, Intercept and Intervene from any stance and in combat, making it very efficient to stick on a target. The main strengths of the Protection Warrior in PvP are its mobility and crowd controls. The Protection Warrior excels in 1v1 PvP thanks to its defensive capabilities and increased damage output when targeted directly, but also in small-scale skirmishes thanks to a toolkit filled with crowd controls, kicks and silences, and peeling tools to protect nearby allies. PvP Role for Protection Warrior Tank in Wrath of the Lich King To take a look at recommended PvP Gear, check out our Best in Slot Pages. This guide will provide a list of recommended talent builds, arena compositions, and cover viability in battlegrounds and arenas for your class and role. ![]() ![]() ![]() Welcome to Wowhead's PvP and Arena Guide for Protection Warrior Tank in Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
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