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==Functionality== |
==Functionality== |
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| − | Defiance increases the aggro generated by your attacks. It is a passive Protection talent, and is always active. |
+ | Defiance increases the aggro generated by your attacks and abilities in Defensive Stance. It is a passive Protection talent, and is always active. |
Prequisites: 10 points in Protection talents |
Prequisites: 10 points in Protection talents |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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| + | For a tanking warrior, Defiance is a very useful ability. It scales the warrior's base threat multiplier of 130% in defensive stance to a total of 145%. This multiplier applies to all threat produced by the warrior, from auto-attacks to abilities with innate threat such as [[Heroic Strike]], [[Revenge]], [[Sunder Armor]], [[Shield Bash]] and [[Shield Slam]], and the damage components of these abilities as well. It even applies to [[Demoralizing Shout]] and [[Battle Shout]]. |
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| − | For a tanking warrior, Defiance is almost a must. The additional 15% threat generation creates a possibility to hold many mobs fairly well, or one mob exceptionally well. |
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| − | ''Question: Does the Threat increase bestowed by Defiance affect all Threat generated by every Threat-producing maneuver the warrior can make? That is, does it affect the Threat caused by [[Sunder Armor]], or does it only affect the Threat done by "true" attacks like [[Revenge]] and [[Heroic Strike]] and white damage auto-attacks? And if the latter, does it affect the bonus-Threat caused by high Threat attacks or only the damage-based Threat?''' |
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Overview
A most important aggro-management skill for all warriors, especially for Protection-specced builds.
Functionality
Defiance increases the aggro generated by your attacks and abilities in Defensive Stance. It is a passive Protection talent, and is always active.
Prequisites: 10 points in Protection talents
| Rank | Effect |
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| Rank 1/5 | +3% Aggro generated by attacks while in Defensive Stance |
| Rank 2/5 | +6% Aggro generated by attacks while in Defensive Stance |
| Rank 3/5 | +9% Aggro generated by attacks while in Defensive Stance |
| Rank 4/5 | +12% Aggro generated by attacks while in Defensive Stance |
| Rank 5/5 | +15% Aggro generated by attacks while in Defensive Stance |
Notes
For a tanking warrior, Defiance is a very useful ability. It scales the warrior's base threat multiplier of 130% in defensive stance to a total of 145%. This multiplier applies to all threat produced by the warrior, from auto-attacks to abilities with innate threat such as 
[Heroic Strike], 
[Revenge], 
[Sunder Armor], 
[Shield Bash] and 
[Shield Slam], and the damage components of these abilities as well. It even applies to 
[Demoralizing Shout] and 
[Battle Shout].
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