Warrior Hero Talents — The War Within (11.1.0)

As Mountain Thane, the Hero Talents focus on amplifying your already existing abilities. The most noticeable one is turning Thunder Clap into Thunder Blast. The strength, and why the tree is better designed for ProtectionWarriors, is how the talents themselves interact with each other.

• Burst of Power allows Lightning Strikes to proc Shield Slam;
• Strategist can proc Shield Slam;
• Shield Slam can proc Thunder Blast;
• Thunder Blast can proc Lightning Strikes thanks to Flashing Skies;

As shown in the list above, the whole tree creates a positive Rage feedback loop while maintaining our rotational fluidness. The better Rage economy is what mainly sets Mountain Thane and Colossus apart.

Mountain Thane is a solid middle-ground choice for raiding and Mythic+. While the damage output it provides might be slightly smaller than what Colossus brings to the table, it makes up for it by being a defensively better option.

Thunder Blast deals a lot of damage, regardless of the target count, while also generating Rage. Gaining 2 Thunder Blast procs each time we use Avatar guarantees predictable burst windows on a fairly short cooldown, thanks to Anger Management. Mountain Thane's heavy emphasis on Shield Slam and Thunder Clap also means that our whole rotation feels a lot smoother and faster.

Colossus, similarly to Mountain Thane, has one build which works well everywhere. The One Against Many / Arterial Bleed choice node is the only one you will change depending on the content. One Against Many should be used in AoE / Mythic+, while Arterial Bleed should be used in Raid / ST scenarios.

Using Demolish is straightforward; just use it on cooldown. It will align with your other damage amps, like Avatar and Demoralizing Shout (with Booming Voice) more or less naturally.

Colossus is a more offensive choice compared to Mountain Thane. It can deal a lot more damage, but this damage output comes potentially at the cost of defensive value.

The tree revolves around Demolish and amping the damage of your bleeds and Revenge. Unfortunately, Demolish does not provide any Rage generation. This means that you need to make tougher choices between using Rage on Ignore Pain and Revenge. This choice is made even harder because a big part of your AoE damage output will come from Revenge, meaning that in order to deal maximum amounts of of damage, you need to actively use it as much as possible. Forgoing usage of Ignore Pain means that your damage intake will be higher, so striking a balance between the two is crucial.