Introduction to the Protection Warrior
A traditional plate-wearing knight who uses their sword and shield to block damage and control their enemies. A Prot warrior is a master of the shield, using it to prevent and inflict large amounts of damage.
Protection Warriors excel in fights with high amounts of physical damage, or where mobility is needed. Much of the damage they take is mitigated through blocking, making their damage intake smooth and predictable. Additionally, they provide a healthy amount of utility, whether it be crowd control or raid buffs. They are a formidable tank all around, making them a worthy choice in both raids and dungeons.
Below you will find a beginners guide to the Protection Warrior, you can click on highlighted abilities, for a more in depth description of them.
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Protection Warrior
Strengths
- Excels in situations with high amounts of physical/blockable damage.
- Smooth damage intake.
- Has high mobility with
Intercept and 
Heroic Leap.
Weaknesses
- More unforgiving of mistakes or improper play compared to other tanks.
- Weaker self-sustain compared to some other tank specs. This is only an issue in certain niche situations.
- Has some difficulty against magical/non-blockable damage.
Talents
Rotation of the Protection Warrior
- Cast
Avatar on cooldown
- Cast
Demoralizing Shout on cooldown
- Use
Shield Slam on cooldown
-
Thunder Clap on cooldown
- Cast
Revenge only if it is free
- Cast
Devastate
- Thunder Clap on cooldown
- Cast Revenge on cooldown
- Use Shield Slam on cooldown
- Cast Devastate
You can use the recommended Addon ConRo for help with your rotation, it can be found in our Addons Guide here
Survival Cooldowns
Last Stand increases your maximum health by 30% for 15-seconds, on a 3-minute cooldown
Shield Wall reduces all damage taken by 40%, on a 4-minute cooldown
- Demoralizing Shout applies a debuff to all enemies within 10 yards, reducing the damage they deal to you by 20% for 8-seconds
Spell Reflection grants a buff that reduces magic damage taken by 20% and will reflect a single spell cast at you
Stat Priority
The stat priority of the Protection Warrior is:
- Haste
- Versatility
- Mastery
- Critical Strike
- Strength
- Armor
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