Protection Warrior PvP Guide — Midnight Season 1

Protection Warrior received some changes for launch of Season 1, with the spec receiving some slight damage increases. It also had its self-healing reduced in PvP, and some of its utility was nerfed as well, although it will likely not change too much for the spec in PvP.

1. All damage increased by 10%
2. The self-healing of all tanks has been reduced by 25%
3. Phalanx rank 1 now increases the damage of Shield Slam by 10% and unleashes a shockwave that deals physical damage
4. Phalanx rank 4 now additionally causes enemies to deal 5% less damage to you when hit by the shockwave
5. Piercing Howl cooldown increased from 30 seconds to 90 seconds
6. Duration of Intimidating Shout has been reduced from 6 seconds to 5 seconds

Midnight is here and with it, a whole bunch of changes to Protection Warrior. Midnight reduced the amount of button bloat across most classes in the game, and Protection Warrior is no different, but also hardly affected by it.

Fundamentally, Protection Warrior remains the same, still having access to the same CC, utility, mobility and rotational buttons, with only a few button bloat removals like Thunderous Roar. Additionally, the hero specializations Mountain Thane and Colossus function almost the same, but have a new branch of talents that you will fill out as you level.

Important Note

Midnight also introduces Apex talents, with Protection Warrior getting Phalanx, a minor damage increase that does not really interact with your rotation all that much.