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Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
Protection Warrior is a tank whose primary stat is Strength. In combat they wield a shield and a one-handed weapon. The Protection Warrior masterfully controls physical damage and has a wide arsenal of abilities to manage the battlefield.
A defining feature of the specialization is managing the Rage resource, which builds up from taking and dealing damage and is then spent on powerful defensive and offensive abilities.
Charge, 
Intervene, 
Heroic Leap).
Battle Shout that increases attack power for all party members.
Strength
Haste
Critical Strike
Versatility
Mastery
Demolish on cooldown
Shield Slam on cooldown
Thunder Clap on cooldown and to apply 
Rend
Execute when the target is at ≤20% health (or ≤35% with the talent)
Victory Rush if you are low on health
Don't forget to explore our class pages, where not only the best items in the slot are available, but also other alternatives for any class, spec or situation:
Don't forget to use 
Spell Reflection even against physical attacks — it also provides passive magic damage reduction.
Last Stand and 
Shield Wall are your main cooldowns — use them preemptively.
Always keep one charge of Charge or Heroic Leap available for quick repositioning.
#showtooltip Intervene /cast [@focus,help,nodead][@mouseover,help,nodead][] Intervene
#showtooltip Shield Wall /cast Shield Wall /cast Last Stand /use 13
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