Warrior tanking builds

[Taelas]

Because HS is your no-GCD rage dump on high-rage fights.

That's just the thing, though -- it's a rage dump. Improving its rage efficiency is way down on my priority list.

One-Handed Weapon Specialization also affects Shield Slam and Shield Bash.

The talent build that I usually use is this one, though I'm sure it's not good for 25-man raiding. But I doubt I'll ever see 25-man raids, and I see Karazhan pretty rarely as it is, so it works for me. Heroic Strike accounts for a fair bit of my threat, particularly in Heroics where some fights I'll have plenty of rage to dump, so making it more efficient is a no-brainer. I don't need Improved Taunt because I don't lose aggro. I don't need Improved Defensive Stance because at the level of things I'm tanking, an extra 6% off a damage type that I don't face a great deal of to begin with is fairly pointless. Improved Shield Bash gives me a silence on top of the interrupt which makes pulling casters with multiple spell schools feasible (though the daze effect is annoying) and is also handy for PvP. I do not need Anticipation because I can hit 490 defense quite easily through gear alone, and I don't even NEED 490 defense if I choose to wear a couple pieces of PvP gear, since the resilience crit reduction more than covers the small amount missing if I go down to 470 or 460 defense.

While I am not exactly planning on heading into 25-mans at the moment (though I'd love to do so in the future), the build I want should serve well in that area -- and in 5-mans/Heroics as well.

Revenge and Improved Shield Bash, while nice, cost too much for too little, in my opinion. Far too many mobs are simply immune to the effects.

Saved rage, is gained rage.

True, but I only use Heroic Strike if I have tons of rage in the first place. Improving its rage efficiency is not a high priority.

Then why get improved bloodrage?

Because I like being able to activate it and potentially save a bad pull with a quick Thunderclap or Shield Slam. Done it before, and if I had to wait for it to tick more than once, it wouldn't be possible.

Improved Bloodrage is, while expensive, essential to my tanking style. It's not something I want to lose.

The flaw with protection spec is as your gear gets better, your threat goes down because you don't get as much rage. I can go out of rage on pretty much any fight if I over dump.

This can be solved by wearing lesser gear or removing pieces of gear. In any raid situation, this will not be an issue, though.