Protection Warrior Review of Mountain Thane Hero Talents - Heavy Fantasy, Lighter Tank Value
Just before the holidays, Blizzard revealed new Hero Talent Trees in a First Look at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Protection Warrior guide writer, Llarold, offers an early review of the Mountain Thane Hero Talents for Protection that really plays into the fun aspects of tanking as a warrior but doesn't offer a lot of utility or defensive value.
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Mountain Thane Warrior Hero Talent Tree
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Intro
You know what Hero Talents are by this point, so let’s just dive right into the Mountain Thane Hero Talent tree.
The apparent aim of the Mountain Thane Spec is a synthesis between Protection, Fury, and the Mountain King Hero from Warcraft 3. Has it been successful? Yup!
The tree puts a heavy emphasis on Thunder Clap and Avatar. Protection Warrior dominated most of BFA Mythic+ dungeons by leaning into Thunder Clap and Avatar, so revisiting that design is a great idea!
Protection + Fury + Dwarf = Mountain Thane
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