Protection Warrior Tank Castle Nathria Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Protection Warrior for each boss of the following raid: Castle Nathria. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Protection Warrior specific information pertaining to each boss in the Castle Nathria.
Additionally, this page assumes you are familiar with the mechanics on each fight. The basics of the tank mechanics are not explained, but rather advice is given on how Protection Warriors can best deal with those mechanics.
Spell Reflection and Shield Block tips will be frequently updated as the abilities which can be reflected / deflected / blocked can change at any time.As a note, all information provided was given before the release of Dragonflight and therefore will not reflect any changes made after the release of the Dragonflight Pre-patch.
During the Dragonflight Pre-Patch, Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination, and Sepulcher of the First Ones will be simultaneously featured as Fated Raids. During this time encounters within each specific raid will include an additional mechanic and items will drop at increased item levels. If you would like to learn more general information about the Fated Raids system as a whole, please see our overview below. Otherwise, continue to use this page for specialization-specific tips.
Talent Cheatsheet
This talent builds works well for every single boss encounter, you can import the loadout as follows
:- Pre-patch Raid:
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Shriekwing
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Shriekwing.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- Exsanguinating Bite is blockable so be sure to keep Shield Block up for it. You can also use Phial of Serenity to remove Exsanguinated from yourself if you are Kyrian.
- Use Heroic Leap and Intervene to quickly get out of line of sight when the boss casts Earsplitting Shriek.
For more information, please refer to our Shriekwing guide.
Huntsman Altimor
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Huntsman Altimor.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- Keep Shield Block up for Jagged Claws, it will help reduce the upcoming damage from the ability. If you are Kyrian you can use Phial of Serenity to remove this bleed.
- Use Spell Reflection or Shield Wall together with Ignore Pain to help reduce the damage of Rip Soul
- Utilize Heroic Leap and Charge / Intervene to move around the room easier.
For more information, please refer to our Huntsman Altimor guide.
Sun King's Salvation
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Sun King's Salvation.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- Try to have Shield Block up for Vanquishing Strike as it is a blockable attack.
- If needed you can quickly use Taunt 2 times in a row by resetting it with Heroic Leap.
- When helping to soak Ember Blast use Spell Reflection as it will deflect the debuff.
For more information, please refer to our Sun King's Salvation guide.
Artificer Xy'Mox
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Artificer Xy'Mox.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- You can use Spell Reflection to clear one Stasis Trap.
- Make good use out of Heroic Leap, Charge, and Intervene to move around the encounter easier.
For more information, please refer to our Artificer Xy'Mox guide.
Hungering Destroyer
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Hungering Destroyer.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- Spell Reflection can be used to soak Obliterating Rift and to deflect Expunge.
- Use Heroic Leap to quickly move the boss further from the raid before he starts casting Consume. To get back to the raid quickly use Intervene on a close ally.
- Overwhelm is blockable so be sure to have Shield Block up for as many of them as possible.
For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.
Lady Inerva Darkvein
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Lady Inerva Darkvein.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- Change of Heart can be reflected back on the boss, it still damages players.
- Concentrated Anima can be reflected to prevent add spawning.
- Unconscionable Guilt can be reflected back to the add that casts it.
- Shared Suffering link can be deflected with Spell Reflection which can help you get out of sticky situations.
- You can deflect one tick of Loose Anima with Spell Reflection.
For more information, please refer to our Lady Inerva Darkvein guide.
The Council of Blood
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against The Council of Blood.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- You can use Spell Reflection to deflect 1 stack of Wrong Moves if you happen to mess up the dance.
- You can deflect Dancing Fever and Dark Recital by using Spell Reflection.
- Drain Essence can be reflected back to the boss with Spell Reflection.
- You can Shield Block Waltz of Blood to reduce the damage but you will still get stunned so it is preferable to avoid these. Evasive Lunge is also blockable.
- Heroic Leap , Intervene, and Charge can all be used to move around the large area easier.
For more information, please refer to our The Council of Blood guide.
Sludgefist
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Sludgefist.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- Keeping up Shield Block as much as possible is key in this fight as the majority of the damage is blockable. Using Bolster or Heavy Repercussions is advised to help increase the Shield Block uptime.
- Use Heroic Leap to position yourself behind a pillar quickly before the boss charges with Hateful Gaze.
For more information, please refer to our Sludgefist guide.
Stone Legion Generals
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Stone Legion Generals.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- Be sure to use Ignore Pain to reduce the damage taken by bleeds. Shield Wall and Last Stand are also strong defensives that should be utilised.
- Keep Shield Block up as much as possible to reduce the incoming melee damage.
For more information, please refer to our Stone Legion Generals guide.
Sire Denathrius
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Sire Denathrius.
- Reprisal
- The Wall
- Glory
Tips
- Aim to have Shield Block up for each Shattering Pain.
- Use Spell Reflection for Blood Price to reflect it back to the boss and damage him.
- You can use Phial of Serenity to remove stacks of Carnage if you are Kyrian.
For more information, please refer to our Sire Denathrius guide.
Changelog
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Mwahi, a Protection Warrior theorycrafter and moderator of the Skyhold Warrior Discord.
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