Beginner's Protection Warrior Tanking Guide | WoW BFA
1,206Learn the fundamentals of tanking as a Protection Warrior, create a simple talent build to practice tanking with, and watch it all come together in a dungeon run!
IF YOU ARE ALREADY COMFORTABLE TANKING ON THIS SPEC THIS GUIDE IS NOT FOR YOU.
Tanking Guide Primer:
https://youtu.be/zxImaji2iE0
Protection Warrior Tanking Guide Part 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHGcTsetToA
Timestamps
4:48 Ability Overview and Organization
27:20 Basic Rotation
37:30 Passive-Focused Talent Build
43:56 Running a Dungeon With What We've Learned
1:15:15 Closing Comments
Some Basic Tanking Terminology
Threat - This is the amount of attention you have from an enemy. If the enemy is paying the most attention to you, then they will attack you. You gain threat by dealing damage, healing yourself or others, and by using specific abilities.
Aggro - If you have the highest amount of threat, then you are said to have "aggro" on that particular enemy.
Pull - When combat is initiated against a group of enemies, it is considered "pulling" a group of enemies. As a tank, pulling enemies is your job and it lets you gain an initial amount of threat against the enemies so that you can maintain aggro on them.
Adds - "Adds" is short for "Additional Enemies" or something similar. It means any enemies you are engaging with in addition to your primary target. Usually, this term is used during boss fights and indicates any enemy you are engaged with that isn't the boss.
Patrol - Also called "Pat" for short, this term indicates any group of enemies that move through an area instead of staying in one place.
Other Videos
Looking to jump right into questing and leveling on a Protection Warrior? Check out my Specialization Introduction Guide:
https://youtu.be/-zOgYPetdK4
If you're trying to decide what class to play, want to compare specializations, or didn't feel like your class trial scenario really taught you how to play your class, you can check out my other Specialization Introduction Guides here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUByanfW3ayBDdtKY8CQ4bpb2LhsrRqys
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