Protection Warrior Tank Nerub-ar Palace Raid Guide — The War Within (11.0.5)

• Be sure to keep Shield Block up for Brutal Crush;
• The initial hit from Ravenous Spawn Disembowel is blockable with Shield Block;

• Use offensive cooldowns on cooldown.

• Taunt swap with your co-tank after one cast of Brutal Crush;
• Heroic Leap and Intervene are great ways to move around quickly and pick up any Chunky Viscera, while Charge will help you get back to the boss fast.
• Below Mythic you can remove Stalker's Netting with Avatar. On Mythic, it will stun you, not root you.

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• Gruesome Disgorge is blockable with Spell Block;
• Healers should be able to deal with this themselves, but if they are falling behind, use Impending Victory and Last Stand to help get rid of the healing absorb from Crimson Rain.

• Use offensive cooldowns on cooldown.

• Use Thunder Clap to help slow the Blood Horror adds in The Shadow Realm;
• Gruesome Disgorge acts as a tank swap mechanic, getting hit by 2 of them within the debuff window will likely kill you;

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• Expose is not blockable, so use Defensive Stance, Demoralizing Shout, Shield Wall and Ignore Pain to help reduce the damage. Remember that the second Expose does more damage, so keep bigger defensive cooldowns for that one.
• Phase Lunge deals mixed damage; the magical part is blockable with Spell Block. For the physical part, use your defensive cooldowns as necessary.

• Use offensive cooldowns on cooldown.

• Boss does a 3 cast combo consisting of 2x Expose and 1x Phase Lunge. One tank can't take all 3 hits, so this acts as a tank swap mechanic. The logic is as follows:
  • Tank 1 takes both Exposes;
  • Tank 2 takes Phase Lunge.

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• Use Defensive Stance with Shield Block and strong defensives like Shield Wall, Demoralizing Shout with a full Ignore Pain when tanking Savage Assault. This ensures that Savage Wound that is applied after the hit will deal as little damage as possible.

• Use offensive cooldowns on cooldown.

• Savage Assault acts as a tank swap mechanic. Be sure to taunt after each cast.
• Always ensure that the active tank is in melee range, otherwise, the boss will start casting Tacky Burst, dealing heavy raid-wide damage.

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• Feel free to swap Best Served Cold for Fight Through the Flames for some additional magic damage reduction on this fight.
• Use Defensive Stance paired with other defensives to help reduce the damage taken from Volatile Concoction. This is a good time to use your Rage on Ignore Pain instead of Revenge.
• If you are low on health when Volatile Concoction is about to drop off, use Impending Victory to heal yourself back up and reduce the damage your raid takes.
• Vicious Bite from Colossal Spiders deals nature damage. Be sure to use a small defensive like Spell Reflection, or just hop into Defensive Stance to help mitigate the damage.

• Use offensive cooldowns on cooldown.
• If the adds are not dying fast enough, then try to have your offensive cooldowns available for when the adds spawn.

• Volatile Concoction acts as a tank swap mechanic.

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• Feel free to swap Best Served Cold for Fight Through the Flames for some additional magic damage reduction on this fight.
• Void Shredders deals a mix of physical and shadow damage. Be sure to use defensives for this as needed.
• Chasmal Gash is the DoT that is left behind by Void Shredders. When affected by this, be in Defensive Stance and use your Rage on Ignore Pain, paired with other defensives as required.

• Use offensive cooldowns on cooldown.

• Void Shredders acts as a tank swap mechanic.
• You can use Intervene and Heroic Leap to help get you out of the Nether Rift pull if you are mispositioned. You can also use Charge on the boss if you are not actively tanking it.
• If you are in danger of falling below 10% health, be sure to use Last Stand and Impending Victory to get yourself back up, otherwise the boss will execute you.

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• Piercing Strike is the tank hit. Keep Shield Block up and use extra defensives, including Defensive Stance, if your plan is to take more than 1 Piercing Strike, as the damage stacks.
• Use defensives for Poison Bolt as needed. It deals nature damage, so Spell Block, Demoralizing Shout, Spell Reflection paired with Ignore Pain should work. Feel free to sit in Defensive Stance for this boss.

• Use offensive cooldowns on cooldown.

• Piercing Strike is the tank swap mechanic of this fight. See how many stacks you can take and taunt accordingly; generally, between 2-3 should be fine.

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• Liquefy, the tank swap mechanic, deals mixed damage. Physical damage part is blockable by Shield Block, and magical with Spell Block. If you do not have Spell Block, use other defensives like Spell Reflection, Demoralizing Shout and Defensive Stance as needed to cover for it. Taunt swap the boss after each cast.
• Feast is not blockable, so be sure to use other defensives like Shield Wall, Demoralizing Shout and be in Defensive Stance for it to help and reduce the healing absorb shield.
• Infest and Gorge, both, deal physical and magical damage. Be sure to keep Shield Block and Spell Block up, while using other defensives to cover any caps. Taunt swap the boss after each cast.

• Use offensive cooldowns on cooldown.

• Use Intervene with Storm Shield talented to help your healers out with a magic absorb.
• Use Heroic Leap to help position yourself properly, or get out of mechanics like Wrest.
• Champion's Spear, if needed, can be used to tether the Gloom Hatchling adds, preventing them from reaching the boss.
• Use Heroic Leap if you are in danger of being knocked off the platform by Oust.

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