Introduction
Hey everyone, I’m Nate, a main tank for Method, and welcome to the Protection Warrior Guide for The War Within!
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Strengths
- Durable
- Strong Offensive Output
- Solid Crowd Control
- Very Mobile
- Spell Reflect
- Battle Shout
Weaknesses
- Lack of Self Healing
- Defensive Management is very important
- Weak against DoT damage / unblockable damage
- Lack of meaningful group utility
What has changed
Moving into The War Within, Protection Warrior hasn’t had too many changes, but the class tree has had a big shake up.
Notable Warrior Class Tree Changes
Changed:
- Second Wind
- Honed Reflexes
- Uproar
- Champion’s Might
- Piercing Challenge
Notable Warrior Spec Tree Changes
New: Fight Through the Flames
The War Within Tank Tuning - Nerfs to Self Sustain and Survivability
In The War Within, Blizzard have taken a stance in regards to tanks that by the end of Dragonflight, we were far too durable relative to the other roles. They essentially want Tanks and Healers to interact more in endgame content, leading to a handful of adjustments to self-sustainability for all the tanks.
In Protection Warriors case in particular, we suffered nerfs to our healing, absorbs and durability, which comparatively to other tanks weren’t too noticeable. They were followed by some solid damage buffs which brought us up to the top tanks offensively which is very nice.