Protection Warriors go BONK, it’s my “first” time tanking and i’m having some fun with warrior. My first tank character was a Druid but it didn’t really feel fun, felt a little stressful at least to me, didn’t get far on that character. So now i’m leveling with my Warrior. How does any one else feel about Protection Warriors and do you have any recommendations? Either for Warrior or maybe another class to try tank on!
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Paladin can be really fun for just starting out tanking. It’s really flashy, and low stress.
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Warriors are a lot of fun. Just remember, your goal is to mitigate damage BEFORE it comes in, not heal it afterwards.
So rotate your cooldowns! Otherwise go smack things in the face and have fun. You’ll get the intricacies down with time. 
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Yes! I learned that the hard way 
Hey, only one way to learn and drill it in the brain 
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You slam your shield in your opponents face!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA I’M HAVING A BLAST!
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The best thing J can say to a newbie prot Warr is if you find the amount of buttons a little stressful and spammy, don’t be afraid to macro a couple. That’s what I did and it really helped. Of course probs not a great idea in high end content but I don’t bother with that nowadays.
For example, you can macro IP to TC etc.
Prot was has been my main for 15years!
Was the first character I ever made when I started playing at the end of Vanilla.
I rolled a Warrior because I had previously played a Warrior EverQuest before that and Ultima Online before that and pen and paper Dungeons and Dragons before that!
Warrior main for life.
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Tanking is mostly about knowing everything about a dungeon and then some more. Don’t worry about people talking about the “best” tank or things like that, find and play the tank you like.
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It’s even better when you put a mace to their face.
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Hello damage! Meet my rock solid, chiseled chin!
Warriors are made of tissue paper if you don’t play them properly. Time to start studying up!
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First tank I used was prot warrior in legion. loved it.
Ive tried druid tanking but really dont like it at all.
the only other tank that I liked other than prot warrior was Death knight.
If you’re feeling rusty, try fighting an elite mob out in the world. Sounds kinda dangerous and long but it allows real training where you know what is needed on your slots.
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I like blood DK the most. Having more healing done than healers is just a lot of fun.
Wow Lazy macros is a great tool and addon
I prefer throwing it in their face and catching it like a boomerang.
Saw the words “BONK” and “First time”.
Glad you were protection
I don’t know about that. Better to have rage available for Shield Block.
I keep forgetting macros exist in the game, i’ll keep it in mind Thank You! 
Warriors are plain fun. Just prepare for getting the first to be nuked in bgs Kinda makes me feel good when that happens because we can tear…up when left unchecked.
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