subject: An Introduction To The Wow Warrior [print this page] If you enjoy tanking and having most of the responsibility in a raid, then the WoW warrior might be the best class for you. However, they can be frustrating to level and take a lot of time. They also have no ability to heal themselves. However, there is the advantage now of having dual talents so you no longer have to be stuck in a particular role once you reach the maximum level.
As a WoW warrior, your primary attributes are stamina, agility and strength. Towards the maximum level, you will find attack power and defense more important, the latter especially if you spec protection. Protection is by far the most in demand talent set for a warrior at endgame as this is specially designed for tanking.
The three talent sets for warriors are arms, fury and protection. The first two are often popular in a hybrid specification when it comes to leveling and maximizing damage per second. The right specification in this respect can make the warrior one of the most powerful killing machines in the game.
Now, by far the most in demand specification is protection. The full protection warrior makes the perfect tank and he's always extremely popular. By the time you reach the maximum level, a warrior can have more hit points and more armor of than just about any other class in the game, making them extremely strong if the protection spec.
Another advantage of the warrior is that they can be any race in the game except for the blood elf. They are also popular amongst people who are new to the game because they do not have a steep learning curve though they can be frustrating to level.
Despite all this, if you don't like tanking, then a WoW warrior is probably not the class for you. DPS warriors, although you can take dual specs now, are never in particularly high demand so you will find that if you want to get into a group and a guild, then you are far better off taking up tanking as this is something that every raid needs.
