Protection Warrior Tank Macros and Addons — Midnight (12.0.1)

This macro allows you to cast Pummel on your mouseover target or on your current target if your mouseover target is not valid.

This macro lets you swap between Defensive Stance and Battle Stance without having to have two separate keybinds for them.

Use this instead of your regular Ignore Pain button, to reduce the chances of you missing a Shield Slam reset.

This macro allows you to use Heroic Throw on your mouseover target or on your current target if the mouseover target is not valid.

This macro allows you to Taunt your mouseover target or your current target if the mouseover target is not valid.

This macro allows you to Intervene your mouseover target ally, or Charge your current target if it is a enemy.

Having a functional and readable interface is an extremely important aspect of the game that many overlook. What defines a good interface is subjective, but at the very least, it should present any and all important information in a clear and direct way. What that important information is varies depending on your role and the kind of content you are doing, but over time, you will figure out what information you need and do not need to display.

Note that this section only goes over what is recommended for PvE content, such as dungeons and raids. "Quality of Life" add-ons, such as bag add-ons, quest add-ons, etc, are not discussed here.

Most solid interfaces have the following:

• Centered action bars for tracking important procs or all of your action bars, moving rotational information close to the center of your screen can be extremely beneficial.
• Centered unit frames. That is, the player frame and target frame.
• A boss mod, such as Deadly Boss Mods or BigWigs.
• While this pertains to some roles more than others, tracking the availability of things like other players' interrupts, external cooldowns, etc.

Again, a good interface is subjective. If you are the kind of player who only does open-world content, then a more minimal interface may be better for you. Spending the time to create an interface that works for you is more than worth it. The above are simply suggestions.

That being said, if you are not sure where to start, centering important information around your character and making sure that your various add-ons and interface elements do not overlap is a good guideline to follow.

ElvUI is a complete replacement of the default User Interface. It comes with almost everything you need to perform properly: action bars, unit frames, cooldown timers, proc displays, etc.

Boss mods are addons that warn you about boss abilities and give you live advice on how to handle some mechanics. We strongly recommend you to get one such addon. At Icy Veins, we mostly use Deadly Boss Mods, the most popular boss mod. A good alternative is Big Wigs.

"Details!" Damage Meter is a real-time DPS/HPS meter with a lot of additional functionality such as being able to see cooldowns, buffs, debuffs, damage done to specific targets, and statistical analysis. In our opinion, it is superior to Skada in terms of functionality, although it is slightly more complicated to configure. We recommend Details! as your default damage meter, but if you prefer something easier, then Skada is still a good option.

GTFO is a lightweight addon that notifies you when you are standing in harmful effects or when you are making other such mistakes. It is very useful, even if your boss mod is already alerting you of such things.