Protection Warrior

Protection changes

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  NewVanguard

  16-point talent. Charge usable in Defensive Stance.

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  NewMaster of Defense

  Row 3, behind Shield Specialization. Five rage whenever you dodge or parry with a shield.

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  NewBastion

  Row 5. More damage while a shield is equipped.

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  NewFocused Rage

  Row 6. Offensive abilities cost less rage.

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  ChangedShield Specialization

  Five rage per block instead of one. This single change is most of why Protection rage feels different.

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  ChangedImproved Shield Wall

  Redesigned to cut the Shield Wall cooldown heavily.

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  RemovedImproved Shield Block, Improved Taunt

  Both baseline now.

Baseline changes — every Warrior

These apply to Protection too, regardless of where talent points go.

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  NewVictory Rush

  Level 20. Instant attack healing 10% of maximum health, available for 20 seconds after killing a non-trivial enemy, 30-second cooldown.

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  NewTactical Mastery

  Learned at level 14 as a baseline ability: keep 10 rage when changing stance, improvable with Arms talents.

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  ChangedRage from damage taken

  Calculated ignoring armour, as though you always had 50% damage reduction, and ignoring absorbs like Power Word: Shield. Tanking no longer starves you for rage as your gear improves.

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  ChangedRage from dealing damage

  Fully normalised to weapon speed. Critical strikes give 75% more rage than normal hits.

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  ChangedRecklessness, Retaliation, Shield Wall

  No longer share a cooldown with each other. Retaliation and Shield Wall drop to 15 minutes.

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  ChangedThunder Clap

  Scales with Attack Power and works in Defensive Stance. Cooldown up to 6 seconds, threat reduced.

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  ChangedRend

  Gains significant Attack Power scaling — it stops being a levelling-only ability.