Protection Paladin Tank Vault of the Incarnates Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.1

Last updated on May 01, 2023 at 21:40 by Panthea 52 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Protection Paladin for each boss of the following raid: Vault of the Incarnates. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.1.

1.

Introduction

Below, you can find class and spec-specific advice for every fight in Vault of the Incarnates. If you are looking for a general overview of the Raid that is not spec-specific, check out our dedicated Vault of the Incarnates guides.

On this page, you will find Protection Paladin-specific information to deal with each boss in the Vault of the Incarnates raid. These are not complete encounter guides but rather provide specific tips for doing the bosses as a Protection Paladin.

This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Protection Paladin and how you can deal with each fight as best as possible.

2.

Talent Cheatsheet

You can easily import the talent tree below into the game with the following string:

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3.

Eranog

3.1.

Talents

Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding has some value on this boss and can be obtained by removing a point in Gift of the Golden Val'kyr Icon Gift of the Golden Val'kyr or Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr.

3.2.

Tips

  • Do a tank swap every 4-5 stacks of Burning Wound Icon Burning Wound (or when it times out.
  • You can prevent stacks of this being applied with Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding or Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield (if you use Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield, taunt immediately after to prevent your co-tank from having their stacks refreshed).
  • Save Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll for when adds are grouped up on the boss for more damage and holy power.
  • If a raid member is somehow stuck behind the collapsing flame wall during the intermission, you can use Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding on them to allow them to run through without being killed.
  • HeroicHeroic avoid the Molten Spikes Icon Molten Spikes as they will knock you into the air.
  • MythicMythic the active tank will always get Greater Flamerift Icon Greater Flamerift on them. Place these with the other Flamerift Icon Flamerifts and be ready to interrupt the add that spawns.

For more information, please refer to our Eranog guide.

4.

Terros

4.1.

Talents

As this is a pure single-target encounter. I recommend using the default build at the top of this page with one swap. Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous instead of Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer.

4.2.

Tips

For more information, please refer to our Terros guide.

5.

The Primal Council

5.1.

Talents

Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding has some value on this boss and can be obtained by removing a point in Gift of the Golden Val'kyr Icon Gift of the Golden Val'kyr or Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr.

5.2.

Tips

For more information, please refer to our The Primal Council guide.

6.

Sennarth, the Cold Breath

6.1.

Talents

I recommend using the default build at the top of this page with one swap for this encounter. Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous instead of Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer.

6.2.

Tips

7.

Dathea, Ascended

7.1.

Talents

For this boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

7.2.

Tips

  • Swap after 2-3 stacks of Zephyr Slam Icon Zephyr Slam.
  • The knockback from Zephyr Slam Icon Zephyr Slam increases in distance for each stack you have. After 3 stacks, you will fly off the platform. However, you can get knocked into a tornado to negate this.
  • Keep an eye on the locations of tornadoes and be mindful of where they are moving to when Crosswinds Icon Crosswinds is cast.
  • Aim to use Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed when Cyclone Icon Cyclone has ~3 seconds left on the cast to avoid being pulled into the boss.
  • If you are the active tank on the boss ensure you are in melee range when Cyclone Icon Cyclone ends to ensure the boss does not hit a random target in melee range.
  • When the intermission add knockback happens if you are not going up to the platform use Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield or Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding to avoid being knocked away.
  • Heroic/Mythic: Have Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll ready for when you land on the platform to gather all of the adds.

For more information, please refer to our Dathea, Ascended guide.

8.

Kurog Grimtotem

8.1.

Talents

For this boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

8.2.

Tips

  • Keep Kurog near an altar (not the middle of the room) in Phase 1. If he is in the middle of the room, he will gain stacks of all 4 elemental buffs and deal serious damage to the raid!
  • Move into two altars each time you enter Phase 1 to ensure the raid does not get overwhelmed by the damage from Kurog's ticking damage and to guarantee which adds spawn in the intermission.
  • Sundering Strike Icon Sundering Strike is a 1-stack swap.
  • Ensure Sundering Strike Icon Sundering Strike is pointed away from the raid and if you are not tanking the boss, to not stand in it, as it deals damage and applies a DoT to anyone hit.
  • Taunt immediately after your co-tank is hit with Sundering Strike Icon Sundering Strike to prevent Kurog from chasing them.
  • Heroic/Mythic: The stun from Icy Tempest Icon Icy Tempest can be prevented or broken with Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield. Avoid being hit by these, though, as it deals a lot of damage.
  • MythicMythic An elemental is spawned each time Kurog moves into a new altar. These adds cast a conal attack similar to Kurog. Face these away from the raid.
  • MythicMythic Blessing of Freedom Icon Blessing of Freedom can be used to remove Frost Snare from the add spawned on the Altar of Frost.

For more information, please refer to our Kurog Grimtotem guide.

9.

Broodkeeper Diurna

9.1.

Talents

For this boss, there are two roles to play, the boss tank and the add tank. The boss tank moves the boss around the room and breaks eggs to get the raid into Phase 2 cleanly. The add tank roams around the edge of the room to kill add waves as they spawn.

If you are the add tank, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

If you are the boss tank, I would suggest using Sentinel Icon Sentinel.

9.2.

Tips

For more information, please refer to our Broodkeeper Diurna guide.

10.

Raszageth the Storm-Eater

10.1.

Talents

For this boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

10.2.

Tips

11.

Changelog

  • 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7 and added additional Mythic tips.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Dec. 2022: Guide added.
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