Protection Warrior Tank Castle Nathria Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.0.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Protection Warrior for each boss of the following raid: Castle Nathria. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.0.5.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Protection Warrior specific information pertaining to each boss in the Castle Nathria.
Additionally, this page assumes you are familiar with the mechanics on each fight. The basics of the tank mechanics are not explained, but rather advice is given on how Protection Warriors can best deal with those mechanics.
Please note that this page is a work in progress. It will be updated with new information once the encounters have been tested more thoroughly and new strategies are discovered.
Spell Reflection tips will be frequently updated as the abilities
which can be reflected / deflected can change at any time.
Talent Cheatsheet
We advise to use the following talents on Shriekwing.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Shriekwing: The Wall.
We advise to use the following talents on Huntsman Altimor.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Huntsman Altimor: The Wall.
We advise to use the following talents on Sun King's Salvation.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sun King's Salvation: The Wall.
We advise to use the following talents on Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Artificer Xy'Mox: The Wall.
We advise to use the following talents on Hungering Destroyer.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Hungering Destroyer: The Wall.
We advise to use the following talents on Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Lady Inerva Darkvein: The Wall.
We advise to use the following talents on The Council of Blood.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary on The Council of Blood: The Wall.
We advise to use the following talents on Sludgefist.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Bolster (or
Heavy Repercussions, situationally)
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sludgefist: The Wall.
We advise to use the following talents on Stone Legion Generals.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise to use the following Legendaries on Stone Legion Generals.
We advise to use the following talents on Sire Denathrius.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sire Denathrius: The Wall.
Shriekwing
We advise you to use the following talents against Shriekwing.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Shriekwing: The Wall.
Tips
Exsanguinating Bite is blockable so be sure to keep
Shield Block up for it. You can also use
Phial of Serenity to remove
Exsanguinated from yourself if you are Kyrian.
- Use
Heroic Leap and
Intervene to quickly get out of line of sight when the boss casts
Earsplitting Shriek.
For more information, please refer to our Shriekwing guide.
Huntsman Altimor
We advise you to use the following talents against Huntsman Altimor.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Huntsman Altimor: The Wall.
Tips
- Keep
Shield Block up for
Jagged Claws, it will help reduce the upcoming damage from the ability. If you are Kyrian you can use
Phial of Serenity to remove this bleed.
- Use
Spell Reflection or
Shield Wall together with
Ignore Pain to help reduce the damage of
Rip Soul
- Utilize
Heroic Leap and
Charge /
Intervene to move around the room easier.
For more information, please refer to our Huntsman Altimor guide.
Sun King's Salvation
We advise you to use the following talents against Sun King's Salvation.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sun King's Salvation: The Wall.
Tips
- Try to have
Shield Block up for
Vanquishing Strike as it is a blockable attack.
- If needed you can quickly use
Taunt 2 times in a row by resetting it with
Heroic Leap.
- When helping to soak
Ember Blast use
Spell Reflection as it will deflect the debuff.
For more information, please refer to our Sun King's Salvation guide.
Artificer Xy'Mox
We advise you to use the following talents against Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'Mox: The Wall.
Tips
- You can use
Spell Reflection to clear one
Stasis Trap.
- Make good use out of
Heroic Leap,
Charge, and
Intervene to move around the encounter easier.
For more information, please refer to our Artificer Xy'Mox guide.
Hungering Destroyer
We advise you to use the following talents against Hungering Destroyer.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Hungering Destroyer: The Wall.
Tips
Spell Reflection can be used to soak
Obliterating Rift and to deflect
Expunge.
- Use
Heroic Leap to quickly move the boss further from the raid before he starts casting
Consume. To get back to the raid quickly use
Intervene on a close ally.
Overwhelm is blockable so be sure to have
Shield Block up for as many of them as possible.
For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.
Lady Inerva Darkvein
We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Lady Inerva Darkvein: The Wall.
Tips
Change of Heart can be reflected back on the boss, it still damages players.
Concentrated Anima can be reflected to prevent add spawning.
Unconscionable Guilt can be reflected back to the add that casts it.
Shared Suffering link can be deflected with
Spell Reflection which can help you get out of sticky situations.
- You can deflect one tick of
Loose Anima with
Spell Reflection.
For more information, please refer to our Lady Inerva Darkvein guide.
The Council of Blood
We advise you to use the following talents against The Council of Blood.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Council of Blood: The Wall.
Tips
- You can use
Spell Reflection to deflect 1 stack of
Wrong Moves if you happen to mess up the dance.
- You can deflect
Dancing Fever and
Dark Recital by using
Spell Reflection.
Drain Essence can be reflected back to the boss with
Spell Reflection.
- You can
Shield Block
Waltz of Blood to reduce the damage but you will still get stunned so it is preferable to avoid these.
Evasive Lunge is also blockable.
Heroic Leap ,
Intervene, and
Charge can all be used to move around the large area easier.
For more information, please refer to our The Council of Blood guide.
Sludgefist
We advise you to use the following talents against Sludgefist.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Bolster (or
Heavy Repercussions, situationally)
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sludgefist: The Wall.
Tips
- Keeping up
Shield Block as much as possible is key in this fight as the majority of the damage is blockable. Using
Bolster or
Heavy Repercussions is advised to help increase the
Shield Block uptime.
- Use
Heroic Leap to position yourself behind a pillar quickly before the boss charges with
Hateful Gaze.
For more information, please refer to our Sludgefist guide.
Stone Legion Generals
We advise you to use the following talents against Stone Legion Generals.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Stone Legion Generals.
Tips
- Be sure to use
Ignore Pain to reduce the damage taken by bleeds.
Shield Wall and
Last Stand are also strong defensives that should be utilised.
- Keep
Shield Block up as much as possible to reduce the incoming melee damage.
For more information, please refer to our Stone Legion Generals guide.
Sire Denathrius
We advise you to use the following talents against Sire Denathrius.
- Level 15:
Devastator (or
Punish, situationally)
- Level 25:
Double Time
- Level 30:
Booming Voice
- Level 35:
Bounding Stride
- Level 40:
Indomitable
- Level 45:
Into the Fray (or
Ravager, situationally)
- Level 50:
Anger Management or
Bolster
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sire Denathrius: The Wall.
Tips
- Aim to have
Shield Block up for each
Shattering Pain.
- Use
Spell Reflection for
Blood Price to reflect it back to the boss and damage him.
- You can use
Phial of Serenity to remove stacks of
Carnage if you are Kyrian.
For more information, please refer to our Sire Denathrius guide.
Changelog
- 17 May 2021: Swapped Legendary recommendation on Stone Legion Generals from Thunderlord to Reprisal.
- 15 Jan. 2021: Updated Spell Reflection tips as some abilities are no longer reflectable.
- 28 Dec. 2020: Sun King's Vanquished can no longer be removed by Phial of Serenity.
- 16 Dec. 2020: Removed boss abilities which were not on live.
- 07 Dec. 2020: Added encounter-specific Talents, Legendaries and tips.
- 01 Dec. 2020: Added placeholder Castle Nathria page.
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This guide has been written by Mwahi, a Protection Warrior theorycrafter and moderator of the Skyhold Warrior Discord.
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