Tank specialisation · Tier B in PvP, 0.1% of the sample
A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.
Secondary stat split across the 12 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.
12
Synced PvP players
1,846
Average rating sampled
2,279
Highest rating sampled
The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.
You bolster nearby allies within 15 yards, increasing their maximum health by 15%. The duration of all stun effects on you is reduced by 15%.
6 players
Charge to an enemy, stunning them for 3 sec and knocking back their allies within 15 yards.
3 players
For 3 sec after leaving Cat Form or Travel Form, you retain up to 25% movement speed.
3 players
Demoralizes all enemies within 10 yards, reducing the damage they do by 20% for 8 sec.
2 players
Embrace the Emerald Dream, causing you to enter a deep slumber for 8 sec. While sleeping, all other cooldowns recover 400% faster, and allies within 40 yds are healed for 2,115 every 1 sec. Direct damage taken may awaken you.
1 players
Your Travel Form movement speed while within a Battleground or Arena is increased by 20% and you always move at 100% movement speed while in Travel Form.
1 players
Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.
Soothes the target, dispelling all enrage effects.
Mark of the Wild is 100% more effective on yourself.
Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.
Back
Adherent's Silken Shroud
17% equipped · 285 ilvl
Back
Venomous Aspirant's Cape
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
Chest
Venomous Gladiator's Leather Vestments
25% equipped · 292 ilvl
Only 12 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.
A percentage drawn from a handful of players is noise wearing the costume of data, and a reader cannot tell the difference. This fills in as the background sync works through the ladder.
Barkskin's duration is increased by 4 sec.
Physical damage and Armor increased by 6%.
You gain 12% of a stat while in each form: No Form: Haste Cat Form: Critical Strike Bear Form: Versatility Moonkin Form: Mastery
When a hit deals more than 12% of your maximum health, instantly heal for 10% of your health. This effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.
Heals you for 32% health over 3 sec, and increases healing received by 20%.
When you use Barkskin or Survival Instincts, absorb 116,177 damage for 15 sec.
Survival Instincts and Barkskin reduce damage taken by an additional 10%.
Reduces all damage taken by 4%.
Increases your movement speed by 15%.
Rake the target for 1,080 Bleed damage and an additional 5,939 Bleed damage over 15 sec. While stealthed, Rake will also stun the target for 4 sec and deal 60% increased damage. Awards 1 combo point.
You charge and bash the target's skull, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.
Shift into Bear Form and let loose a wild roar, increasing the movement speed of all friendly players within 15 yards by 60% for 10 sec.
Blasts targets within 15 yards in front of you with a violent Typhoon, knocking them back and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. Usable in all shapeshift forms.
Chest
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Vest
25% equipped · 263 ilvl
Feet
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Footpads
25% equipped · 263 ilvl
Feet
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots
17% equipped · 292 ilvl
Hands
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves
33% equipped · 263 ilvl
Hands
Venomous Gladiator's Leather Gloves
33% equipped · 292 ilvl
Head
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm
42% equipped · 263 ilvl
Head
Venomous Gladiator's Leather Helm
17% equipped · 302 ilvl
Legs
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings
50% equipped · 263 ilvl
Legs
Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Leggings
8% equipped · 295 ilvl
Main Hand
Venomous Aspirant's Spear
42% equipped · 263 ilvl
Main Hand
Arcaneclaw Spear
8% equipped · 298 ilvl
Neck
Venomous Aspirant's Pendant
42% equipped · 263 ilvl
Neck
Thalassian Competitor's Amulet
25% equipped · 292 ilvl
Ring 1
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
42% equipped · 292 ilvl
Ring 1
Venomous Aspirant's Ring
25% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 2
Venomous Aspirant's Signet
33% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 2
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
25% equipped · 292 ilvl
Shirt
Fashionable Undershirt
8% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shirt
Jade's Lovely Shirt
8% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shoulders
Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Plumage
58% equipped · 292 ilvl
Shoulders
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Spaulders
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
Tabard
Renowned Guild Tabard
25% equipped · 1 ilvl
Tabard
Dread Gladiator's Tabard
8% equipped · 15 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Emblem
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
25% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
17% equipped · 259 ilvl
Waist
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt
50% equipped · 263 ilvl
Waist
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt
25% equipped · 292 ilvl
Wrist
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards
42% equipped · 263 ilvl
Wrist
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps
17% equipped · 282 ilvl