Wrath of the Lich King Reference Guide

Please note: This is a work in progress update to Wrath information. You will see a 540 defense gear list and a movie directory included soon (these are already posted to the forums). Corbusier's Fury guide will be coming once they're updated for Wrath as well. Enjoy!

Important Links & Resources
http://www.tankspot.com/
TankSpot is the dedicated tanking community originally built to augment this reference guide.

http://www.tankspot.com/forums/f200/41670-tankspot-s-official-guides-articles-listing.html
This is the a links directory with safe links to nearly every major class guide, as well as gear lists and movie links.

http://www.projectmarmot.com/
Tanking movies and guides directory, predominantly from Warrior point of view.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Ciderhelm
YouTube channel with Wrath of the Lich King tanking movies.


Page 1 - Guide Links & Fortifications Tanking Guide
Page 2 - Corbusier/Meeks Dual Wield Fury Guide


Quick Reference
All suggestions and interpretations in this guide are for the majority of situations, not all. With Warriors, there are almost always exceptions to any hard rule.

• If you see a thread you find useful on the WoW forums, bump it with a reply. It'll be useful to others as well.
  
• CTRL + F (Search) is your friend. Use a key word like "Armor" to scroll through related subjects.
  
• Leveling: DW Fury is the most efficient leveling spec until level 60, at which point Protection becomes the most effective leveling spec until level 80.
  
• Tanking Stats: 540 Defense at level 80. For handling damage, use Stamina, Armor, Avoidance, in that order. For increasing Threat, use Expertise, Hit, Block Value, Strength, in that order.
  
• If others have difficulty finding this quite-obvious library of information and decide to post before reading it, feel free to direct them to http://www.readthesticky.com/ .

Protection Priority (Single Target)
Shield Slam
Revenge
Devastate
Shockwave/Concussion Blow*

Heroic Strike at 40+ Rage.

*Shockwave and Concussion Blow are both higher priority than Devastate if your Shield Slam will be available the next global cooldown. In other words, if a Devastate procing Sword & Board would not reduce the cooldown of Shield Slam, prioritize Shockwave and Concussion Blow instead.


Protection Priority (Multi Target)
Shockwave
Thunder Clap
Shield Slam
Revenge

Cleave at 40+ Rage.