TBC Classic Protection Warrior Guide

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Rotation

Single Target

1. Maintain
   Improved Demoralizing Shout
   and
   Improved Thunder Clap
   if you have these talents.
2. Use
   Bloodrage
   if you need rage and can afford the health loss.
3. Use
   Shield Slam
   .
4. Use
   Revenge
   .
5. Use
   Devastate
   .
6. Use
   Shield Block
   . If you are safe and need rage you can hold off on using this.
7. Use
   Heroic Strike
   to dump extra rage.
8. Use
   Shield Bash
   if
   Revenge
   is on cooldown and you don't have enough rage to
   Devastate
   .
9. Use
   Shield Wall
   ,
   Last Stand
   , and
   Spell Reflection
   when appropriate.

AoE

1. Same as single target, but
   Thunder Clap
   gains priority over everything and you can use
   Cleave
   instead of
   Heroic Strike
   to dump extra rage.
2. Thunder Clap
   has a cooldown, so you will still need to use single target abilities to gain threat. TAB targeting will help you keep aggro on everything.
3. Use
   Challenging Shout
   if you need help with threat for large pulls.

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Talents

Threat/DPS Build

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Elixir of Major Agility
  ,
• Elixir of Major Fortitude

Alternatives:
• Flask of Fortification

Food

Best:
• Fisherman's Feast
  ,
• Spicy Crawdad

Alternatives:
• Grilled Mudfish
  ,
• Warp Burger
  ,
• Spicy Hot Talbuk

Potions

Best:
• Ironshield Potion

Alternatives:
• Greater Stoneshield Potion
  ,
• Heroic Potion

Weapon Buffs

Best:
• Windfury Weapon

Alternatives:
• Adamantite Sharpening Stone
  or
  Adamantite Weightstone

Miscellaneous

Best:
• Nightmare Seed
  ,
• Greater Ward of Shielding
  ,
• Scroll of Strength V
  ,
• Scroll of Agility V
  ,
• Scroll of Protection V

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Best Races

Alliance

1. Human:
   Sword Specialization
   and
   Mace Specialization
2. Dwarf:
   Stoneform
3. Draenei:
   Heroic Presence
   and
   Gift of the Naaru
4. Night Elf:
   Quickness

Horde

1. Tauren:
   Endurance
2. Troll:
   Berserking
   and
   Regeneration
3. Orc:
   Axe Specialization
   and
   Blood Fury

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Best Professions

1. Engineering:
   Goblin Rocket Launcher
   are your bis trinkets until Tier 6.
2. Enchanting: Provides 4 phyisical damage with two
   Ring - Striking
   .
3. Jewelcrafting: Provides two unique gems for 18 Stamina and 12 Defense.
4. Leatherworking: Provides 80 haste for 30 seconds with
   Drums of Battle
   and 60 attack power for 30 seconds with
   Drums of War
   .

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Aldor or Scryer

We recommend going Aldor as a Protection Warrior in TBC Classic. The Aldor shoulder enchant,
Greater Inscription of Warding
, is better than the Scryer
Greater Inscription of the Knight
in the long term when you reach the defense cap more easily. Aldor also has a great early game chest, the
Vindicator's Hauberk
.