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Warrior AA Priorities

Warrior AA spend at The Last Camp PoP cap — pure tank, DPS tank, or hybrid.

Warrior AA priorities at The Last Camp PoP cap (level 65). AAs are the primary specialization path beyond the level cap — there is no expansion content past PoP, so AA xp is the long-term progression.

For Warriors, AAs decide whether you become a true raid main-tank, a parse-leading off-tank, or a flexible group anchor. The class has the deepest mitigation tree in the game, and The Last Camp keeps every classic + PoP-era line intact. A fully AA'd Warrior is a meaningfully different creature from a freshly-65 one — the gap is wider than for any other class.

At a glance

Field Value
Total AA pool (PoP era) ~280-320 across all categories
Priority categories General mitigation > Class taunt/shield > Combat archetype
Hard prerequisites Combat Stability 3 before Planar Durability
Soft prerequisites Innate Stat caps before tier 2 of class lines

Build priorities (in order)

Tier 1 — Foundation (first 30-50 AAs)

  • Combat Stability 1-3 — flat damage mitigation, the single highest-EV Warrior spend
  • Combat Agility 1-3 — avoidance, stacks with Stability
  • Innate Stamina — raise STA soft cap, more HP
  • Run 3 — universal QoL
  • Mnemonic Retention — irrelevant for Warriors; skip

Tier 2 — Core spec (50-150 AAs)

  • Planar Durability 1-3 — PoP-era mitigation tier, stacks with CS/CA
  • Shield Block — passive shield-parry chance, only fires while shield equipped
  • Improved Taunt — Taunt works against higher-level targets
  • Punishing Blade — primary-hand weapon damage bonus
  • Furious Strike — bash/kick damage modifier
  • Strikethrough — chance to bypass riposte/dodge/block

Tier 3 — Endgame polish (150+ AAs)

  • Slippery Attacks — chance to bypass parry on follow-up swings
  • Combat Fury — crit chance for parse contribution
  • Weapon Affinity — proc rate boost
  • Slay Undead — only if you main-tank Hate / Mistmoore / Unrest content

General AAs to prioritize

  • Run 3 (always — universal)
  • Combat Stability 3 (mandatory tank)
  • Combat Agility 3 (mandatory tank)
  • Innate Stamina + Strength (raise soft caps)
  • Mnemonic Retention (skip — Warrior has no spells)

Archetype AAs (shared with related classes)

  • Combat Stability — shared with Pal, SK, Mnk, Brd, Rog, Bst, Ber
  • Combat Agility — same shared melee pool
  • Combat Fury — melee crit chance
  • Weapon Affinity — shared melee proc enhancement
  • Punishing Blade — primary-hand damage modifier (Warrior, Pal, SK)
  • Strikethrough — bypass defensive ripostes

Class-defining AAs

  • Shield Block — Warrior-only passive shield parry; the reason 1H+shield outlives 2H on raids
  • Furious Strike — bash/kick scaling unique to the Warrior tree
  • Slippery Attacks — Warrior-only follow-up bypass
  • Improved Taunt — Warrior-only Taunt range upgrade for level-cap raid mobs
  • Defensive Discipline isn't an AA but pairs with the above; know its 30-min cooldown

Common pitfalls

  1. Skipping Combat Agility because Stability "feels better" — they stack and cover different damage events. Take both to 3.
  2. Investing in Combat Fury too early — your job is to live, not parse. Defensive AAs first.
  3. Sitting at 1H+shield AC but using a 2H — Shield Block does nothing without a shield equipped.
  4. Buying Slay Undead for Plane of Hate — undead in PoP-era zones is rare; Paladin gets vastly more value here.
  5. Ignoring Innate STA cap — every 5 STA = ~30 HP at the cap; cheap and additive.

The Last Camp any-race-class note

Warrior AA priority does not change with race choice — the tree is class-locked. That said, non-canonical race choices (Wood Elf Warrior, Halfling Warrior) have lower base HP/AC than Ogre or Troll Warriors, so AA mitigation gains are relatively more valuable. Take Innate Stamina earlier than usual on small races to compensate for the HP gap.

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