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WarriorTank · level 60

Level 60 Protection Warrior tank build

“Deep Prot Bulwark” — Tanking dungeons and raids.

A classic deep-Protection raid tank built around Shield Slam threat, Defensive Stance mitigation, high defense/stamina plate, and enough hit to keep taunts, Sunders, and Shield Slams reliable.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today86.1 / 100

Excellent. This is close to the best this item pool and tree allow for the goal.

Talents

11 Arms / 5 Fury / 35 Protection · 51 points at level 60

Arms · 11

  • Deflection5/5
  • Tactical Mastery5/5
  • Anger Management1/1

Fury · 5

  • Cruelty5/5

Protection · 35

  • Shield Specialization5/5
  • Anticipation5/5
  • Improved Bloodrage2/2
  • Toughness5/5
  • Last Stand1/1
  • Improved Shield Block1/3
  • Defiance5/5
  • Improved Sunder Armor3/3
  • Improved Shield Wall1/2
  • Concussion Blow1/1
  • One-Handed Weapon Specialization5/5
  • Shield Slam1/1

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadDreadnaught Helmet800 armor · +45 Stamina · +21 Strength · +1% Dodge chance · +14 DefenseDreadnaught's Battlegear
NeckMark of C'Thun+24 Stamina · +10 Defense · +1% Dodge chance · +1% Hit chanceTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun
ShouldersDreadnaught Pauldrons722 armor · +29 Stamina · +16 Strength · +1% Hit chance · +21 Block Value · +9 DefenseDreadnaught's Battlegear
BackCryptfiend Silk Cloak63 armor · +14 Stamina · +7 Defense · +1% Dodge chance · +1% Hit chanceNaxxramas · Anub'Rekhan
ChestDreadnaught Breastplate1027 armor · +21 Strength · +43 Stamina · +13 Defense · +1% Dodge chance · +2% Hit chanceDreadnaught's Battlegear
WristsDreadnaught Bracers431 armor · +14 Strength · +28 Stamina · +5 DefenseDreadnaught's Battlegear
HandsDreadnaught Gauntlets615 armor · +27 Stamina · +17 Strength · +9 Defense · +3% Block chance · +21 Block ValueDreadnaught's Battlegear
WaistDreadnaught Waistguard554 armor · +20 Strength · +26 Stamina · +18 Block Value · +3% Block chance · +9 DefenseDreadnaught's Battlegear
LegsDreadnaught Legplates861 armor · +23 Strength · +37 Stamina · +13 Defense · +1% Dodge chance · +32 Block ValueDreadnaught's Battlegear
FeetDreadnaught Sabatons662 armor · +15 Strength · +34 Stamina · +9 Defense · +1% Dodge chanceDreadnaught's Battlegear
Ring 1Ring of the Dreadnaught+27 Stamina · +1% Dodge chance · +10 DefenseNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad · Dreadnaught's Battlegear
Ring 2Band of Accuria+10 Stamina · +16 Agility · +2% Hit chanceMolten Core · Ragnaros
Trinket 1Styleen's Impeding Scarab+5% Block chance · +24 Block Value · +13 DefenseBlackwing Lair · Flamegor
Trinket 2Drake Fang Talisman+56 Attack Power · +2% Hit chance · +1% Dodge chanceBlackwing Lair · Ebonroc
Off HandThe Face of Death3354 armor · +21 Stamina · +3% Block chance · +21 Block ValueNaxxramas · Sapphiron
Ranged / RelicCrossbow of Imminent Doom103–155 · 3.1s · 41.7 dps · +7 Agility · +5 Stamina · +5 Strength · +1% Hit chanceRuins of Ahn'Qiraj · Ossirian the Unscarred
  • Dreadnaught's Battlegear (9/9) — (2) Increases the damage done by your Revenge ability by 75.; (4) Improves your chance to hit with Taunt and Challenging Shout by 5%.; (6) Improves your chance to hit with Sunder Armor, Heroic Strike, Revenge, and Shield Slam by 5%.; (8) When your health drops below 20%, for the next 5 seconds healing spells cast on you help you to Cheat Death, increasing healing done by up to 160.

Rotation

  1. 1Defensive Stancebuff not active on you
  2. 2Last Standyou are low on health
  3. 3Shield Wallyou are low on health
  4. 4Tauntwhen ready
  5. 5Bloodrageopener only
  6. 6Shield Blockbuff not active on you
  7. 7Shield Slamwhen ready
  8. 8Revengewhen ready
  9. 9Sunder Armorwhen ready
  10. 10Demoralizing Shoutdebuff missing on target
  11. 11Thunder Clapdebuff missing on target
  12. 12Heroic Strikeresource pooled (high rage/energy/mana)

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This is the standard 11/5/35 deep-Prot core: Deflection, Anticipation, Toughness, Shield Specialization, Last Stand, Improved Shield Block, Defiance, One-Handed Weapon Specialization, and Shield Slam give the survival and threat package a main tank needs. Tactical Mastery plus Anger Management make stance swaps less punishing, while Cruelty is the best 5-point threat pickup in Fury.

The gear leans hard into Dreadnaught pieces because they stack armor, stamina, defense, block value, dodge, and key hit. Mark of C’Thun, Cryptfiend Silk Cloak, Band of Accuria, Drake Fang Talisman, and Crossbow of Imminent Doom push threat consistency with hit while still carrying tank stats. Styleen’s Impeding Scarab and The Face of Death are the shield-tank anchors: block, defense, stamina, and block value all directly support Shield Block and Shield Slam play. No one-handed main-hand weapon was supplied in the candidate list, so the listed tank set uses the provided shield slot and assumes a compatible one-hander is equipped in practice.

Play in Defensive Stance. Open with Bloodrage, establish 5 Sunders quickly, then prioritize Shield Slam and Revenge for threat. Keep Shield Block rolling on bosses, especially before incoming swings, and maintain Demoralizing Shout and Thunder Clap when the debuffs are missing. Use Heroic Strike only at high rage so it does not starve Shield Slam/Revenge/Sunder. Last Stand and Shield Wall are emergency buttons; use Taunt to recover a loose target and Challenging Shout manually for dangerous multi-mob pickup.

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Generated by the optimizer from Classic Era client build 1.15.9.69722 and checked against the builder's rules (row gates, prerequisites, what the class can wear). The rating above is recomputed from today's data. Race not set — pick yours in the builder for racial bonuses.