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WarriorTank · level 60

Level 60 Protection Warrior tank build

“Defiant Bulwark” — Tanking dungeons and raids.

A deep Protection raid tank built around Shield Slam threat, high defense and stamina from Dreadnaught pieces, capped practical boss hit through threat jewelry and trinkets, and strong emergency cooldown coverage.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today94.4 / 100

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

Talents

11 Arms / 0 Fury / 40 Protection · 51 points at level 60

Arms · 11

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

Fury · 0

No points.

Protection · 40

  • Shield Specialization5/5
  • Anticipation5/5
  • Improved Bloodrage2/2
  • Toughness5/5
  • Improved Thunder Clap3/3
  • Last Stand1/1
  • Master of Defense2/2
  • Improved Revenge3/3
  • Defiance3/3
  • Improved Sunder Armor3/3
  • Vanguard1/1
  • Improved Shield Wall2/2
  • Concussion Blow1/1
  • Focused Rage3/3
  • Shield Slam1/1

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadDreadnaught Helmet800 armor · +45 Stamina · +21 Strength · +12 Dodge · +14 DefenseDreadnaught's Battlegear
NeckMark of C'Thun+24 Stamina · +10 Defense · +12 Dodge · +10 HitTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun
ShouldersDreadnaught Pauldrons722 armor · +29 Stamina · +16 Strength · +10 Hit · +21 Block Value · +9 DefenseDreadnaught's Battlegear
BackDrape of Unyielding Strength52 armor · +15 Strength · +9 Agility · +9 Stamina · +10 HitBattlegear of Unyielding Strength
ChestDreadnaught Breastplate1027 armor · +21 Strength · +43 Stamina · +13 Defense · +12 Dodge · +20 HitDreadnaught's Battlegear
WristsDreadnaught Bracers431 armor · +14 Strength · +28 Stamina · +5 DefenseDreadnaught's Battlegear
HandsDreadnaught Gauntlets615 armor · +27 Stamina · +17 Strength · +9 Defense · +15 Block · +21 Block ValueDreadnaught's Battlegear
WaistDreadnaught Waistguard554 armor · +20 Strength · +26 Stamina · +18 Block Value · +15 Block · +9 DefenseDreadnaught's Battlegear
LegsDreadnaught Legplates861 armor · +23 Strength · +37 Stamina · +13 Defense · +12 Dodge · +32 Block ValueDreadnaught's Battlegear
FeetDreadnaught Sabatons662 armor · +15 Strength · +34 Stamina · +9 Defense · +12 DodgeDreadnaught's Battlegear
Ring 1Ring of the Dreadnaught+27 Stamina · +12 Dodge · +10 DefenseNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad · Dreadnaught's Battlegear
Ring 2Signet of the Fallen Defender+24 Stamina · +140 Bonus Armor · +10 HitNaxxramas · Instructor Razuvious
Trinket 1Drake Fang Talisman+56 Attack Power · +20 Hit · +12 DodgeBlackwing Lair · Ebonroc
Trinket 2Kiss of the Spider+14 Critical Strike · +10 HitNaxxramas · Maexxna
Main HandDark Edge of Insanity242–364 · 3.5s · 86.6 dps · +35 Strength · +19 Agility · +25 StaminaTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun
Ranged / RelicBlessed Qiraji Musket86–160 · 2.6s · 47.4 dps · +10 Stamina · +31 Ranged Attack Power—
  • 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.
  • Battlegear of Unyielding Strength (1/3)

Rotation

  1. 1Defensive Stancebuff not active on you
  2. 2Commanding Shoutbuff not active on you
  3. 3Bloodrageopener only
  4. 4Last Standyou are low on health
  5. 5Shield Wallyou are low on health
  6. 6Thunder Clapdebuff missing on target
  7. 7Demoralizing Shoutdebuff missing on target
  8. 8Shield Blockbuff not active on you
  9. 9Shield Slamwhen ready
  10. 10Revengewhen ready
  11. 11Devastatewhen ready
  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 a main-tank Protection setup: 40 points reach Shield Slam with Defiance, Focused Rage, Improved Revenge, Improved Sunder Armor, Last Stand, Improved Shield Wall and Vanguard for Defensive Stance Charge. The 11 Arms points add 5% parry, rage retention for stance utility, and Anger Management for steady rage in long boss fights.

The core gear is Dreadnaught because it stacks the tank stats that matter most: stamina, armor, defense, dodge, block and block value. Mark of C’Thun, Ring of the Dreadnaught and Blessed Qiraji Bulwark add more defense/avoidance, while Drape of Unyielding Strength, Signet of the Fallen Defender, Drake Fang Talisman and Kiss of the Spider push threat reliability with hit rating; Kiss is your threat trinket, and Drake Fang is excellent because it combines hit, attack power and dodge. Use Styleen’s Impeding Scarab instead of Kiss when survival matters more than threat.

Play in Defensive Stance. Open with Bloodrage/Charge when safe, immediately apply Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout, then keep Shield Block rolling against hard melee bosses. Your threat priority is Shield Slam, Revenge whenever it lights up, then Devastate/Sunder filler; queue Heroic Strike only at high rage so you do not starve Shield Slam or Shield Block. Last Stand and Shield Wall are your panic buttons, not rotational damage tools.

Note: the supplied main-hand candidate list contains only two-handers; for actual shield tanking, use the listed shield with the best available one-handed tank/threat weapon you can obtain.

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