Protection Warrior Talent and Glyph Guide for Blackrock Foundry. Updated as of 2/15/15.

This data was created using logic/common sense, and information gathered on Tank Survivability and Tank Damage rankings from Warcraftlogs.com

Your level 15 and 75 talents are a personal choice for your play style. I prefer Double Time and Vigilance for most encounters. I also recommend using the Enraged Regeneration talent for the level 30 tier. Gladiators resolve is going to be a defensive increase on almost every encounter but deals zero damage, there are some fights where it can be especially useful. Using Heavy Repercussions will let you have the most available rage for defense but deals a bit less damage especially on AoE fights. Glyph of Unending Rage is going to be your bread and butter for tanking glyphs, I only remove this for Glyph of Death From if I’m really trying to maximize my AoE dps. Glyph of Cleave is too good to pass up in any sort of cleave/AoE fight.

Gruul:

The initial physical damage from Inferno strike can be mitigated with Shield block.

Level 45: I recommend Sudden Death for damage.

for damage. Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bloodbath for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Ravager for damage.

Oregorger:

Level 45: Sudden Death for damage.

for damage. Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bloodbath for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Gladiators resolve is pretty much necessary unless you have a high item level. If you are able to forgo the 5% mitigation buff take Ravager for damage. Anger Management doesn’t quite let you roll all your cooldowns yet for every acid torrent, but you should be getting externals from your raid so this shouldn’t be needed anyways.

is pretty much necessary unless you have a high item level. If you are able to forgo the 5% mitigation buff take for damage. doesn’t quite let you roll all your cooldowns yet for every acid torrent, but you should be getting externals from your raid so this shouldn’t be needed anyways. Useful Glyphs: Glyph of Enraged Speed , Glyph of Rude Interruption Glyph of Rude Interruption

Blast Furnace:

Level 45: Unyielding Strikes Unyielding Strikes

Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bladestorm for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Ravager for damage.

for damage. Glyphs: Glyph of Resonating Power , Glyph of Cleave

Hans’gar and Franzok:

Level 45: Sudden Death for damage.

for damage. Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bloodbath for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Ravager for damage. Gladiators resolve is necessary if the other tank is significantly more geared then you.

for damage. is necessary if the other tank is significantly more geared then you. Glyphs: Glyph of Resonating Power , Glyph of Enraged Speed , Glyph of Cleave

Flamebender Ka’graz:

Level 45: Unyielding Strikes Unyielding Strikes

Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bloodbath for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Ravager for damage.

for damage. Glyphs: Glyph of Resonating Power , Glyph of Cleave

Kromog:

Level 45: Sudden Death for damage.

for damage. Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bloodbath for damage. If you can, while everyone is in a hand you can run into the largest clump and use your AoE cooldowns; if you are doing this take Bladestorm . Make sure to make it back to the boss so he doesn’t breath on the raid.

for damage. If you can, while everyone is in a hand you can run into the largest clump and use your AoE cooldowns; if you are doing this take . Make sure to make it back to the boss so he doesn’t breath on the raid. Level 100: Ravager for damage.

for damage. Glyphs: Glyph of Resonating Power , and Glyph of Cleave if your are attacking the hands.

Beastlord Darmac:

Level 45: Unyielding Strikes Unyielding Strikes

Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bladestorm for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Ravager for damage.

for damage. Glyphs: Glyph of Resonating Power , Glyph of Cleave

Operator Thogar:

Level 45: Unyielding Strikes Unyielding Strikes

Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bladestorm for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Ravager for damage.

for damage. Glyphs: Glyph of Resonating Power , Glyph of Cleave

The Iron Maidens:

Level 45: Unyielding Strikes Unyielding Strikes

Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bloodbath for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Ravager for damage. Tanking Marak the blooded, as her damage at 100 energy gets split to the raid based on what damage you take, you might want to consider Gladiators resolve if your raid is taking tons of AoE damage. The Parry buff from Ravager should last long enough to mitigate most of the hits and raid damage.

for damage. Tanking Marak the blooded, as her damage at 100 energy gets split to the raid based on what damage you take, you might want to consider if your raid is taking tons of AoE damage. The Parry buff from should last long enough to mitigate most of the hits and raid damage. Glyphs: Glyph of Resonating Power , Glyph of Cleave

Blackhand:

Level 45: Sudden Death for damage.

for damage. Level 60: Dragon Roar for damage.

for damage. Level 90: Bloodbath for damage.

for damage. Level 100: Ravager for damage.

for damage. Glyphs: Glyph of Bull Rush can be good for this fight.

Special Thanks: Braag