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Protection is the Tank specialization of the Warrior in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the beta client (build 1.60.1.69913); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
The class's three trees, with the talents the Icy Veins guide recommends at level 20 in colour and all the others in grey. The small number on the left of each row is the points you must have spent in the tree to reach it. Point counts are shown when the guide states them; otherwise only the talents are named. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
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Icy Veins: increases block chance and lets blocks generate extra Rage.
Icy Veins: reduces the Rage cost, useful for threat on multiple enemies.
Icy Veins: increases the Rage generated.
Icy Veins: 50% chance to generate 5 Rage on each Dodge or Parry.
In order of importance, according to Icy Veins.
Icy Veins: Intellect provides no benefit to Warriors.
What the Icy Veins guide lists for this specialization.
No source publishes a best-in-slot list or enchants for this specialization yet: the Icy Veins Forever guides only cover level 20 for now and do not detail them. The dungeon items below are ranked by rule from the stat priority and are not a best-in-slot list. This section will be filled when a source publishes them, with nothing invented on our side.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-09-17, read on September 21, 2026.
A shortlist: the best item for each slot across the known dungeons, from this specialization's stat priority. Open a dungeon to see all its items filtered.
| Slot | Item | Stats | Drops from |
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| Two-hand |  Bonebiter | +20 Strength · +10 Stamina · 38.93 DPS (3.4 s) | Scarlet Monastery |
| One-hand |  Sword of Serenity | +4 Spirit · +9 Stamina · 30.01 DPS (2.2 s) | Scarlet Monastery |
| Main hand |  Hand of Righteousness | +8 Spirit · +7 Stamina · 29.91 DPS (2.7 s) | Scarlet Monastery |
| Off hand |  Shoni's Disarming Tool | +6 Spirit · 20.63 DPS (1.9 s) | Gnomeregan |
| Shield | Aegis of the Scarlet Commander | +7 Strength · +8 Stamina · +1548 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Chest |  Scarlet Chestpiece | +8 Strength · +19 Stamina · +250 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Legs |  Scarlet Leggings | +21 Strength · +10 Stamina · +236 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Head |  Raging Berserker's Helm | +13 Strength · +8 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike · +213 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Feet |  Dusty Mail Boots | +14 Stamina · +180 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Hands |  Gauntlets of Divinity | +7 Stamina · +32 Attack Power · +168 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
Ragefire Chasm · Deadmines · Wailing Caverns · Shadowfang Keep · Blackfathom Deeps · Stormwind Stockade · Gnomeregan · Scarlet Monastery · Razorfen Kraul
These are the deepest talents in the tree: they require 30 points already spent in the specialization. Official game text, at maximum rank.
Slam the target with your shield, causing 430 damage, increased by your Block Value, and has a 50% chance of dispelling 1 magic effect on the target. Causes a very high amount of threat.
Talents you take only once, with their tier (official text at maximum rank).
When activated, this ability temporarily grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 sec. After the effect expires, the health is lost.
Your Charge ability is now usable while in Defensive Stance.
Stuns the target for 5 sec.
Each line is a tier of the tree; in brackets, the talent's maximum rank.
| Tier | The tree tier by tier |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shield Specialization (5) · Anticipation (5) |
| 2 | Improved Bloodrage (2) · Toughness (5) · Improved Thunder Clap (3) |
| 3 | Last Stand (1) · Master of Defense (2) · Improved Revenge (3) · Defiance (3) |
| 4 | Improved Sunder Armor (3) · Improved Disarm (3) · Vanguard (1) |
| 5 | Improved Shield Wall (2) · Concussion Blow (1) · Improved Shield Bash (2) · Bastion (5) |
| 6 | Focused Rage (3) |
| 7 | Shield Slam (1) |
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Spend your 51 points, compare the three specializations and share your build by link.
This page gives no rotation or spell priority: the client does not provide them and we do not invent them. The data will change when the game launches on November 4, 2026.
