Protection Warrior PvE Guide - TBC Classic

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Rotation

Single Target

1. Maintain
   Improved Demoralizing Shout
   and
   Improved Thunder Clap
   if assigned and talented.
2. Use
   Bloodrage
   if you need rage and can afford the health loss.
3. Use
   Shield Block
   (Off GCD) against bosses who can crush or if you have excess rage.
4. Use
   Shield Slam
   .
5. Use
   Revenge
   .
6. Use
   Devastate
   .
7. Use
   Heroic Strike
   (Off GCD) if you have excess rage.

AoE

1. Cast
   Thunder Clap
   .
2. Proceed with single target rotation but replace
   Heroic Strike
   with
   Cleave
   .

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Talents

Standard Build

Mitigation Build

TBC Classic Protection Warrior Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Elixir of Major Agility
  ,
• Gift of Arthas

Alternatives:
• Flask of Fortification

Food

Best:
• Fisherman's Feast
  ,
• Spicy Crawdad

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

Potions

Best:
• Ironshield 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: Super Sapper Charge and
   Goblin Rocket Launcher
   .
2. Enchanting:
   Ring - Striking
   .
3. Jewelcrafting: 18 Stamina, 12 Defense Gems.
4. Leatherworking:
   Drums of Battle
   .

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
.