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Warrior – Protection tank

Endgame Split 6 / 0 / 45 (Arms / Fury / Protection)

Shield Slam, Concussion Blow and Last Stand with high threat and armor; six Arms points for Heroic Strike and Rend. Values from the launch trees (Blizzard's Nov 2 notes).

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Talents in this build

Arms · 6

  • Improved Heroic Strike 3/3
  • Improved Rend 3/3

Protection · 45

  • Shield Specialization 5/5
  • Iron Will 5/5
  • Anticipation 5/5
  • Improved Revenge 3/3
  • Improved Thunder Clap 3/3
  • Last Stand 1/1
  • Master of Defense 2/2
  • Defiance 3/3
  • Improved Sunder Armor 3/3
  • Vanguard 1/1
  • Improved Shield Bash 2/2
  • Improved Shield Wall 2/2
  • Concussion Blow 1/1
  • Focused Rage 3/3
  • Bastion 5/5
  • Shield Slam 1/1

Leveling order

One talent point per level from 10 to 60. Follow it top to bottom.

LevelTalentTree
10Shield Specialization 1/5Protection
11Shield Specialization 2/5Protection
12Shield Specialization 3/5Protection
13Shield Specialization 4/5Protection
14Shield Specialization 5/5Protection
15Iron Will 1/5Protection
16Iron Will 2/5Protection
17Iron Will 3/5Protection
18Iron Will 4/5Protection
19Iron Will 5/5Protection
20Anticipation 1/5Protection
21Anticipation 2/5Protection
22Anticipation 3/5Protection
23Anticipation 4/5Protection
24Anticipation 5/5Protection
25Improved Revenge 1/3Protection
26Improved Revenge 2/3Protection
27Improved Revenge 3/3Protection
28Improved Thunder Clap 1/3Protection
29Improved Thunder Clap 2/3Protection
30Improved Thunder Clap 3/3Protection
31Master of Defense 1/2Protection
32Master of Defense 2/2Protection
33Defiance 1/3Protection
34Defiance 2/3Protection
35Defiance 3/3Protection
36Last Stand 1/1Protection
37Improved Sunder Armor 1/3Protection
38Improved Sunder Armor 2/3Protection
39Improved Sunder Armor 3/3Protection
40Vanguard 1/1Protection
41Improved Shield Bash 1/2Protection
42Improved Shield Bash 2/2Protection
43Improved Shield Wall 1/2Protection
44Improved Shield Wall 2/2Protection
45Concussion Blow 1/1Protection
46Focused Rage 1/3Protection
47Focused Rage 2/3Protection
48Focused Rage 3/3Protection
49Bastion 1/5Protection
50Bastion 2/5Protection
51Bastion 3/5Protection
52Bastion 4/5Protection
53Bastion 5/5Protection
54Shield Slam 1/1Protection
55Improved Heroic Strike 1/3Arms
56Improved Heroic Strike 2/3Arms
57Improved Heroic Strike 3/3Arms
58Improved Rend 1/3Arms
59Improved Rend 2/3Arms
60Improved Rend 3/3Arms

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