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Is Protection Warrior fun to play?
Mountain Thane / Colossus • Warrior • Tank • WoW Midnight, Season 2
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A-TIER Physical Juggernaut
Shield Slam tactile crunch, Mountain Thane lightning strikes, and impenetrable Shield Block.
How it feels
Rated here as a heavy-hitting tank (earlier rating; the October 2026 research found too little evidence on tanks to re-rate). Heavy physical impact with Shield Slam and Thunder Clap procs. You feel like an armored juggernaut deflecting blows with an iron barrier.
Peak moment
Heroic Leap into pack -> Avatar -> Mountain Thane Thunder Clap proccing lightning bolts all around you.
The clunk
Struggles with heavy unmitigated magic damage compared to physical mitigation.
What players say
Not re-rated by the research: there is too little evidence on this spec.
From the community research of Early October 2026, before patch 12.1.5 (due October 13).
Patch changes
12.1.5: 2 changes (live 2026-10-13).
Numbers (2)
- Execute damage increased by 30%.
- [Colossus] Practiced Strikes now has an additional effect – Execute and Revenge Rage cost reduced by 10.
Around the web
- Top Mythic+ presence: 0.1× an even split (1.9% of tank slots in sampled top runs, Raider.IO).
- Wowhead PvE guide: 11 comments, 1 in the last 30 days.