[Squirrelnut]

Cheat sheet of Prot Warrior info consolidated from: Prot Warrior Summarized Info & Links

Stats (not counting racial bonuses)

Defense minimum: 540+ (689 Defense Rating)
Expertise soft cap: 26 (~214 Rating)
Expertise hard cap: 57 (~468 Rating)
Hit cap: 263 rating (~8%)

Calculation Information:
1 expertise = ~8.2 expertise rating
1% hit = ~32.8 hit rating

More Info:
Gearing for Threat: WotLK Guide to Hit & Expertise
Protection Warrior -- Increase Your Damage
Diminishing Returns - Avoidance
Combat Ratings @ Level 80

Specs

Ulduar progression: 5/10/56
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft
or
5/15/51
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft
Ulduar geared: 15/3/53
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft
or
15/5/51
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft
Pre-Ulduar: 15/5/51
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft
Pre-Ulduar w Imp Spell Reflect: 15/5/51
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft
UA (Unrelenting Assault): 37/0/34
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft

More Info:
http://www.tankspot.com/forums/f64/4...ive-build.html

Gear

BiS (Best in slot)
Best in Slot! Warrior Tanking Gear "At a Glance"
Emblem
Vene's Emblem Guide + Pick Orders
Easy 540 defense
Cider's Easy 540 Defense Gear Guide
Tanking Spreadsheet
Tanking Spreadsheet - Elitist Jerks

Enchants

Head
[Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector]
Shoulders
[Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle]
[Greater Inscription of the Gladiator]
Back
[Enchant Cloak - Titanweave]
Chest
[Enchant Chest - Super Health]
[Enchant Chest - Greater Defense]
Waist
[Eternal Belt Buckle]
Legs
[Frosthide Leg Armor]
Feet
[Enchant Boots - Greater Fortitude]
[Enchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality]
Wrists
[Enchant Bracer - Major Stamina]
Hands
[Heavy Borean Armor Kit]
[Enchant Gloves - Armsman]
[Reticulated Armor Webbing] (Engineers Only)
Shield
[Enchant Shield - Defense]
[Enchant Shield - Major Stamina]
[Titanium Shield Spike]
[Titanium Plating]
Weapon
[Enchant Weapon - Blood Draining]
[Enchant Weapon - Accuracy]
[Enchant Weapon - Mongoose]
[Titanium Weapon Chain]
[Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Agility]

Glyphs

Ulduar Progression Major:
Glyph of Shield Wall
Glyph of Last Stand
Glyph of Vigilance
or
Glyph of Blocking

Pre-Ulduar Major:
Glyph of Blocking
Glyph of Revenge
Glyph of Heroic Strike
or
Glyph of Devastate

Minor:
Glyph of Thunder Clap
Glyph of Charge
Glyph of Bloodrage
or
Glyph of Battle

More Info:
Glyph of Devastate (double check me)

Rotation

Single Target Prioritization: Heroic Strike spammed when 50+ rage


Multiple Target AOE: Whenever 50+ rage spam Cleave or Heroic Strike
Heroic Throw > Charge > Thunderclap > Shockwave > Demoralizing Shout > Thunderclap > Shield Block > Tab Target Single DPS

More Info:
Ideal Warrior Single Target Threat Rotation
Keybinds and You

Additional Links

Similar guide with more in-depth information on Prot warriors and tanking
Defensive Stance: Warrior Information Compilation

[Guarana]

Thank you. This replaces a good portion of the post-it notes on my monitor.

[Squirrelnut]

Good to hear, let me know if I am missing something

[Lizana]

Well in your builds... your assuming there will be another warrior with improved commanding

Glyph of blocking is still very useful in ulduar..

Mongoose and 26 agi are perfectly acceptable enchants

Shield spike out preforms the BV enchant for both single and aoe threat..

900 armor glove tinker if eng is better than stam...

Expertise and hit can vary depending on your race and your group make up

Otherwise good mini guide...

[Squirrelnut]

Good stuff, will update thanks.

Only question about your aoe concern; if you Shockwave followed by Demo Shout followed by Thunderclap and THEN followed by Shield Block... wouldn't the GCD's alone cause the mobs to be out at about the same time as the Shield Block being used? I was suggesting it at that time to take advantage of the increased DPS/TPS for the initial shield slam when beginning the tab single target prioritization for a nice jump in Threat lead.

EDIT: Updated with the additional enchants, glyph and a 5/15/51 spec. Various other specs are potentially viable but I figure this gives a good starting place that people can tweak to their taste.

[brain]

I've found it useful for some encounters to know stat caps for lvl 80 and up mobs as well...
that way you can sacrifice def/exp/hit? for eh/avoidance.

Example: 25m XT Hard mode tanking sparks.

[Squirrelnut]

Source: brain I've found it useful for some encounters to know stat caps for lvl 80 and up mobs as well... that way you can sacrifice def/exp/hit? for eh/avoidance.

You think something should be added beyond the 'More Info' link to the EJ post on combat ratings at level 80? Not really sure what you had in mind but if you could explain it further I would be happy to update with additional info

[Ricovega]

useful, balance is key ^^

[Squirrelnut]

Updated to include a 'more info' link to Cider's UA spec thread