Protection Warrior
Tank · Tree 3 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Shield. Shield Slam, Revenge, and Sunder.
Build. Defiance holds threat. Shield Slam is the payoff once the shield talents are in.
Spells. Shield Slam on cooldown, Revenge when it lights up, Sunder on the boss.
Stats. Stamina and defense keep you uncrit. Strength still adds threat.
Gear. A shield and a one-hand weapon. The icons are real items.
Build. Concussion Blow is the stun. Shield Bash stops a cast.
Spells. Stun, bash a cast, Hamstring if they run.
Stats. You want to live through a focus. Stamina does that.
Gear. Shield first. The rest is health.
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Protection in PvE.
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Shield Slam Slam the target with your shield, causing 640 to 670 damage, increased by your Block Value, and has a 50% chance of dispelling 1 magic effect on the target. Causes a very high amount of threat. -
Revenge Instantly counterattack an enemy for 153 plus 25% of your Attack Power to 153 plus 25% of your Attack Power damage and a high amount of threat. Revenge must follow a block, dodge or parry. -
Sunder Armor Sunders the target's armor, reducing it by 450 per Sunder Armor and causes a high amount of threat. Can be applied up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec. -
Thunder Clap Blasts nearby enemies with thunder, increasing the time between their attacks by 20% for 30 sec and doing 103 damage to them. Will affect up to 4 targets. -
Heroic Strike A strong attack that increases melee damage by 157 and causes a high amount of threat.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2
Defense - 3
Strength - 4 Block
Gear
What suits Protection at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Dreadnaught Helmet Head Plate · Sta · Defense · Str -
Dreadnaught Pauldrons Shoulder Plate · Sta · Defense · Str -
Dreadnaught Breastplate Chest Plate · Sta · Defense · Str -
Dreadnaught Legplates Legs Plate · Sta · Defense · Str -
Pendant of the Qiraji Guardian Neck Sta · Defense · Str -
Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight Ring Sta · Defense · Str -
Styleen's Impeding Scarab Trinket Defense · Block -
Blessed Qiraji War Hammer Weapon Sta · Defense · Str
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Protection in PvP.
- Shield Slam Slam the target with your shield, causing 640 to 670 damage, increased by your Block Value, and has a 50% chance of dispelling 1 magic effect on the target. Causes a very high amount of threat.
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Concussion Blow Stuns the target for 5 sec. -
Hamstring Maims the enemy, causing 45 damage and slowing the enemy's movement by 50% for 15 sec. - Revenge Instantly counterattack an enemy for 153 plus 25% of your Attack Power to 153 plus 25% of your Attack Power damage and a high amount of threat. Revenge must follow a block, dodge or parry.
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Shield Bash Bashes the target with your shield for 45 damage. It also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 6 sec.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1 Stamina
- 2 Defense
- 3 Strength
- 4 Block
Gear
What suits Protection at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Field Marshal's Plate Helm Head Plate · Sta · Str -
Field Marshal's Plate Shoulderguards Shoulder Plate · Sta · Str -
Field Marshal's Plate Armor Chest Plate · Sta · Str -
Marshal's Plate Legguards Legs Plate · Sta · Str -
Scout's Medallion Neck Sta -
Legionnaire's Band Ring Sta · Str - Styleen's Impeding Scarab Trinket Defense · Block
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Legionnaire's Sword Weapon Sta · Str
What changed vs Classic
22 Protection talents differ from Classic Era.
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Anticipation Changed
Rank 5Increases your Defense Skill by 20.
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Bastion New
Rank 5Increases all damage you deal by 10% while a shield is equipped.
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Concussion Blow Reworded
Stuns the target for 5 sec.
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Defiance Changed
Rank 3Increases all threat generated in Defensive stance by an additional 20% while a shield is equipped.
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Focused Rage New
Rank 3Reduces the Rage cost of your offensive abilities by 3.
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Improved Bloodrage Changed
Rank 2Increases all the Rage generated by your Bloodrage ability by 50%.
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Improved Disarm Changed
Rank 3Reduces the cooldown of your Disarm ability by 20 secs.
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Improved Revenge Changed
Rank 3Increases damage dealt by your Revenge ability by 60%.
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Improved Shield Bash Reworded
Rank 2Gives your Shield Bash ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 3 sec.
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Improved Shield Block Removed
Rank 3Allows your Shield Block ability to block an additional attack and increases the duration by 2 seconds.
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Improved Shield Wall Changed
Rank 2Reduces the cooldown of your Shield Wall ability by 11.0 min.
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Improved Sunder Armor Reworded
Rank 3Reduces the Rage cost of your Sunder Armor ability by 3.
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Improved Taunt Removed
Rank 2Reduces the cooldown of your Taunt ability by 2 sec.
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Improved Thunder Clap Changed
Rank 3Reduces the Rage cost of your Thunder Clap ability by 6.
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Iron Will Reworded
Rank 5Reduces the duration of Stun and Fear effects inflicted on you by 15%.
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Last Stand Reworded
When activated, this ability temporarily grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 sec. After the effect expires, the health is lost.
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Master of Defense New
Rank 2Grants you a 100% chance to generate 5 Rage when you Dodge or Parry while a shield is equipped.
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One-Handed Weapon Specialization Removed
Rank 5Increases the damage you deal with One-Handed Melee weapons by 10%.
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Shield Slam Changed
Slam the target with your shield, causing 421 to 439 damage, increased by your Block Value, and has a 50% chance of dispelling 1 magic effect on the target. Causes a very high amount of threat.
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Shield Specialization Changed
Rank 5Increases your chance to Block attacks with your shield by 5% and grants you a 100% chance to generate 5 Rage when you Block.
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Toughness Removed
Rank 5Increases your armor value from items by 10%.
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Vanguard New
Your Charge ability is now usable while in Defensive Stance.