Originally Posted by
Pryyde
Shield Barrier nerf is only really apparent at high Vengeance. It's just a nerf to scaling with Vengeance, because otherwise Shield Barrier could get silly in the next tier and beyond on certain fights.
All Second Wind nerfs got removed.
Shockwave nerf is dumb and not needed for Prot, I'll admit.
Prot's viability isn't going anywhere. We and DPS Warriors still provide amazing utility through Demoralising Banner and Skull Banner, and the well-deserved buff to our damage in 5.2 is fantastic. The changes to Prot are fairly minor, you probably won't notice much different in 5.2 compared to now, other than the Shockwave thing.
Also our T15 set bonuses are fantastic, so there's that.