Why is Prot warrior "the worst tank"?

[fdbsfhe4rfar]

because players on warmane can't read tooltips apparently

[Khapam]

****e defensives for Soul Reaper, can't tank LK without help from Hand of sacrifice+aura mastery
****e defensives for halion, too long CDs and again can't do **** without the help from palas

war+pala setup ****e cause pala need to babysit to much the warrior
pala+war setup ****e cause pala will do everything alone
war+dk ****e cause dk can't babysit the warrior
dk+war ****e cause dk will do everything alone
war+druid ****e cause druid can't help war
druid+war ****est of them all cause both need babysiting from rets+hpala + both have agro problems if not babysited by hunters/palas

All other bosses can be tanked just fine with war or druid, it's all about being non dependant on others like DKs and Ppalas can be.

The final veredict is the warrior is a ****load of "if" while DK don't give a dam about those "ifs"

in endgame those ifs are guaranteeds but the vast majority of runs will not have godlike palas to throw salvations/sacrifices neither godlike hunters that keep MD on cd

[Alci1991]

Hello.
I have tanked for a bit with prot pala and dk but never started tanking as warrior since everyone is saying that it's just simply the worst, that it dies a lot, generates no threat and deals no damage and is always in D tier in tier lists . I tried out the class simulators and it seems that prot warriors and prot paladins are not that dissimilar.
So my question is: why is prot warrior thought to be the worst tank?
And: Is it worth leveling and grinding prot warrior?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't properly geared prot warriors take less overall damage and require less healing than the other classes?

[Ezrage]

Warrior worst tank? People don't know to play it, I'm a warrior tank and I never had any problems tanking anything, playing a warrior tank for almost 4 years.

[SuperKeke]

"in endgame those ifs are guaranteeds but the vast majority of runs will not have godlike palas to throw salvations/sacrifices neither godlike hunters that keep MD on cd".

There is nothing godlike about this, that is basic gameplay, and if you do not use your spells, there is no place for you in raid.

Every class will eventually need help from this things in end game environment, or even regular raids... I wonder have you even tanked ever, or played hunter, or even healer for the matter of speaking?

I have experience with all 5 tanks (yes 5, uh dk included). You can do any content with any of them, and you can do it well. The only difference is that some specs will have easier time doing it then others. Optimize your character according to it's pros and cons, and you are good to go.

But be aware that not many people will take you in raid.