Warrior Protection (WoW Talent Tree)  

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Primary Uses

Tanking.

Tier 1

• Improved Bloodrage (2) - Increases the rage generated by your Bloodrage ability by 25/50%.
• Shield Specialization (5) - Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 1/2/3/4/5% and has a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to generate 2 rage when a block occurs.
• Improved Thunder Clap (3) - Reduces the cost of your Thunder Clap ability by 1/2/4 rage points and increases the damage by 10/20/30% and the slowing effect by an additional 4/7/10%.

Tier 2

(Requires 5 points in Protection)

• Incite (3) - Increases the critical strike chance of your Heroic Strike, Thunder Clap and Cleave abilities by 5/10/15%.
• Anticipation (5) - Increases your Dodge chance by 1/2/3/4/5%.

Tier 3

(Requires 10 points in Protection)

• Last Stand (1) - When activated, this ability temporarily grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 seconds. After the effect expires, the health is lost.

• Shield Mastery (2) - Increases your block value by 15/30% and reduces the cooldown of your Shield Block ability by 10/20 sec.

• Improved Revenge (2) - Increases damage of your Revenge ability by 10/20% and gives a 25/50% chance to stun the target for 3 seconds.

• Toughness (5) - Increases your armor value from items by 10% and reduces the duration of all movement slowing effects by 30%.

Tier 4

(Requires 15 points in Protection)

• Improved Sunder Armor
• Rank 1 Reduces the cost of your Sunder Armor and Devastate abilities by 1 rage point.
• Rank 2 Reduces the cost of your Sunder Armor and Devastate abilities by 2 rage point.
• Rank 3 Reduces the cost of your Sunder Armor and Devastate abilities by 3 rage point.
• Improved Disarm
• Rank 1 Increases the duration of your Disarm ability by 1 secs.
• Rank 2 Increases the duration of your Disarm ability by 2 secs.
• Rank 3 Increases the duration of your Disarm ability by 3 secs.
• Improved Taunt(rank 2)
• Rank 1 Reduces the cooldown of your Taunt ability by 1 sec.
• Rank 2 Reduces the cooldown of your Taunt ability by 2 sec.

Tier 5

(Requires 20 points in Protection)

• Improved Shield Wall
• Rank 1 Increases the effect duration of your Shield Wall ability by 3 secs.
• Rank 2 Increases the effect duration of your Shield Wall ability by 5 secs.
• Concussion Blow
• Rank 1 Stuns the opponent for 5 seconds.
• Improved Shield Bash
• Rank 1 Gives your Shield Bash ability a 50% chance to silence the target for 3 seconds.
• Rank 2 Gives your Shield Bash ability a 100% chance to silence the target for 3 seconds.

Tier 6

(Requires 25 points in Protection)

• Shield Mastery
• Rank 1 Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10%.
• Rank 2 Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 20%.
• Rank 3 Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%.
• One-Handed Weapon Specialization
• Rank 1 Increases physical damage you deal when a one-handed melee weapon is equipped by 2%.
• Rank 2 Increases physical damage you deal when a one-handed melee weapon is equipped by 4%.
• Rank 3 Increases physical damage you deal when a one-handed melee weapon is equipped by 6%.
• Rank 4 Increases physical damage you deal when a one-handed melee weapon is equipped by 8%.
• Rank 5 Increases physical damage you deal when a one-handed melee weapon is equipped by 10%.

Tier 7

(Requires 30 points in Protection)

• Improved Defensive Stance
• Rank 1 Reduces all spell damage taken while in Defensive Stance by 2%.
• Rank 2 Reduces all spell damage taken while in Defensive Stance by 4%.
• Rank 3 Reduces all spell damage taken while in Defensive Stance by 6%.
• Shield Slam
• Requires 1 point(s) in Concussion Blow.
• Rank 1 Slam the target with your shield, causing 225 to 235 damage, modified by your shield block value, and dispels 1 magic effect on the target. Also causes a high amount of threat.
• Focused Rage
• Rank 1 Reduces the rage cost of your offensive abilities by 1.
• Rank 2 Reduces the rage cost of your offensive abilities by 2.
• Rank 3 Reduces the rage cost of your offensive abilities by 3.

Tier 8

(Requires 35 points in Protection)

• Vitality
• Rank 1 Increases your total Stamina by 1% and your total Strength by 2%.
• Rank 2 Increases your total Stamina by 2% and your total Strength by 4%.
• Rank 3 Increases your total Stamina by 3% and your total Strength by 6%.
• Rank 4 Increases your total Stamina by 4% and your total Strength by 8%.
• Rank 5 Increases your total Stamina by 5% and your total Strength by 10%.

Tier 9

(Requires 40 points in Protection)

• Devastate
• Rank 1 Sunder the target's armor causing the Sunder Armor effect. In addition, causes 50% of weapon damage plus 15 for each application of Sunder Armor on the target. The Sunder Armor effect can stack up to 5 times.

Tier 10

(Requires 45 points in Protection)

Tier 11

(Requires 50 points in Protection)

Typical Points Spent

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