Protection Warrior PvE Guide - WoW Forever

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Introduction

    Welcome to the PvE Class Guide for Protection Warrior in WoW Forever. We'll look at the rotation and opener, best talent builds, professions, and races so that you can optimize your performance in raids and dungeons.

WoW Forever Protection Warrior New Spells

The following abilities have been added:
  • Victory Rush

WoW Forever Protection Warrior Rotation

    Protection Warriors are seemingly back to 1h + shield.
    Charge
    and
    Thunder Clap
    are now useable in
    Defensive Stance
    which is a big quality of life improvement. There are more offensive talent options, but we're opting for one that balances threat and defensiveness. The sims will eventually tell us what the optimal rotation is, but below is an idea of what that might look like:

Single Target

  1. Use
    Defensive Stance
    .
  2. Use
    Battle Shout
    .
  3. Cast
    Shield Wall
    and
    Last Stand
    as your emergency defensive cooldowns.
  4. Cast
    Bloodrage
    to generate rage.
  5. Maintain 5 stacks of
    Sunder Armor
    .
  6. Maintain
    Thunder Clap
    .
  7. Maintain
    Demoralizing Shout
    .
  8. Cast
    Shield Block
    against physical attacks.
  9. Cast
    Heroic Strike
    with excess rage.
  10. Cast
    Shield Slam
    .
  11. Cast
    Revenge
    .
  12. Cast
    Sunder Armor
    .

WoW Forever Protection Warrior Talent Build

0
Arms
0
Fury
0
Protection

WoW Forever Protection Warrior Available Races

Alliance

  1. Human
    Will to Survive
    Perception
    Sword Specialization
    The Human Spirit
  2. Dwarf
    Find Treasure
    Stoneform
    Mace Specialization
    Big Game Hunter
  3. Night Elf
    Elune's Light
    Shadowmeld
    Quickness
    Wisp Spirit
  4. Gnome
    Eureka!
    Expansive Mind
    Engineering Specialization
    Escape Artist
  5. High Order SkyborneNEW
    Walk on Air
    Read Ley Line
    Wind Blessed
    Elemental Insight

Horde

  1. Orc
    Blood Fury
    Shatter Curse
    Axe Specialization
    Hardiness
  2. Undead
    Will of the Forsaken
    Cannibalize
    Underwater Breathing
    Touch of the Grave
  3. Tauren
    War Stomp
    Cultivation
    Plainsrunning
    Endurance
  4. Troll
    Berserking
    Rapid Regeneration
    Regeneration
    Beast Slaying
  5. Windshaper SkyborneNEW
    Walk on Air
    Skysight
    Wind Blessed
    Elemental Insight