WoW Forever Protection Warrior Guide

Hunting

Upkeep

Opener

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↻Cycle priority

After Charge, use Bloodrage. Open Revenge with Shield Block and never miss it, then use Shield Slam on cooldown. Use Victory Rush when it lights up. Use Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout early in the fight to cut the damage you take. Save Concussion Blow to lock down a dangerous enemy or stop a cast. Spend spare Rage on Rend and Sunder Armor. Use Heroic Strike only above 30 Rage. From here on, switch your armor to Plate Mail.

Solo

• Saving RageFinish nearly dead enemies with auto attacks, then Charge the next one before your Rage decays.
• RunnersHumanoids flee at low health. Switch to Battle Stance and slow them with Hamstring before they bring more enemies.
• Recovering healthWithin 20 sec of a kill, Victory Rush restores 10% of your maximum health.
• FinishingExecute can't be used in Defensive Stance. Even below 20% health, don't switch stances with a lot of Rage or while taking heavy damage.
• SurroundedIn Battle Stance, Retaliation counterattacks enemies hitting you from the front for 15 sec. It has a 15 min cooldown, so save it.
• Getting outIntimidating Shout sends nearby enemies fleeing, so you can kill your target or get away.
• InterruptsCasters give you few blocks, so Rage runs low. Interrupt their casts with Shield Bash.
• DisarmingUse Disarm in Defensive Stance on hard-hitting armed enemies to take their weapon for 10 sec.
• Low healthLast Stand grants 30% of your maximum health for 20 sec.
• Heavy damageWhen you're taking heavy damage, use Shield Wall in Defensive Stance. It reduces damage taken by 60% for 12 sec.
• Stopping fearAgainst fear casters, switch to Berserker Stance, use Berserker Rage and return to Defensive Stance.

Party

Hold threat and packs with your shield.

• Single-target threatUse Shield Slam on cooldown and don't miss Revenge. Spend the rest on Sunder Armor.
• Keeping blocks upShield Block reduces damage taken and opens Revenge.
• Pack threatGather the pack, use Thunder Clap and turn enemies away from your party.
• Spending RageOn overflow, use Heroic Strike, or Cleave with two or more enemies.
• Picking up enemiesBring back enemies attacking your party with Taunt.
• Group tauntWhen enemies scatter onto your party, Challenging Shout holds everything within 10 yards for 6 sec.
• InterruptsInterrupt dangerous casts with Shield Bash.
• StunsUse Concussion Blow to lock down a dangerous enemy for 5 sec.
• In troubleUse Shield Wall when a boss hits hard.
• SurvivingUse Last Stand to buy time for your healer.

Dungeons

• Lower Blackrock Spire57–60
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• Dire Maul West59–60
• Dire Maul North59–60
• Stratholme Main Gate59–60
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• Stratholme Service Gate59–60
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• Scholomance59–60
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• Upper Blackrock Spire60–60
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Build Order

Arms4Fury15Protection32

1. LV 10–14Shield Specialization5/5
2. LV 15–17Improved Revenge3/3
3. LV 18–19Improved Thunder Clap2/3
4. LV 20–21Master of Defense2/2
5. LV 22Improved Thunder Clap3/3
6. LV 23–24Defiance2/3
7. LV 25Vanguard1/1
8. LV 26Defiance3/3
9. LV 27Last Stand1/1
10. LV 28–29Anticipation2/5
11. LV 30Concussion Blow1/1
12. LV 31–33Focused Rage3/3
13. LV 34Improved Shield Wall1/2
14. LV 35–39Bastion5/5
15. LV 40Shield Slam1/1
16. LV 41Improved Shield Wall2/2
17. LV 42–46Cruelty5/5
18. LV 47–51Unbridled Wrath5/5
19. LV 52–56Enrage5/5
20. LV 57–60Deflection4/5

Recommended professions

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  Mining

  Mine Thorium Ore for your plate.

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  Blacksmithing

  Make a thorium one-handed axe from the Western Plaguelands vendor's plans, and the plate you learn from quests.

  • LV 55Imperial Plate ChestSkill 275×40×2
    Plans · quest “Imperial Plate Chest”
  • LV 56Imperial Plate LeggingsSkill 280×44×2
    Plans · quest “Imperial Plate Leggings”

Camping

• LV 6LodestoneSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28Rock GardenSkill 140×2×1×1
  Blueprint · drops in Excavation Site: Wetlands
• LV 6Sharpening WheelSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28AnvilSkill 140×5×2×2
  Blueprint · drops in The Deadmines

• No camp object gives a warrior-exclusive buff, so you can pick any professions without worrying about camp value.
• Tailoring camps give Spirit and Alchemy camps give mana regen, so neither does much for a warrior.

Mounts

• Apprentice Riding90g