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The fierce defenders of the world. This isn't your WOW Classic expansion, but it's not all bad.
Every dungeon needs a tank, but honestly you'll be the last on their list. People prefer paladin tanks, and would even prefer a druid tank over a warrior. It's not the warriors can't do it, it's just that the rest of the group doesn't get to sleep and mash AOE while clearing the place. (this changes with a thunderfury)
Every 25 man raid needs 1 of these, but only one. Warrior tanks are not the end-all be-all tanks that everyone remembers from classic wow. You will be called on to tank many raid bosses, especially those that you can spell reflect or need a big defensive cooldown on (shield wall). You also start off being the only tank that cannot be crushed, and therefore are very powerful early on in the expansion.
Honestly, let's admit it. While the skill cap is huge for a warrior, in order to be "usable" you're there to do 1 thing. Put the badguy infront of you, keep up shield block, spam devistate, and pop a cooldown when required to. Generally speaking as the fight changes, other tanks are better equiped to handle those situations, and keep you on the boss.
While being a "usable" warrior is relatively easy as long as you have compitant other tanks, being a master warrior tank takes a lot of situational awareness and being able to react to ever changing situations without thinking about them. Oh and you have a relatively small toolkit to handle those situations, so there really isn't a "you press this button in this situation" guide. Mastering a warrior tank is both very challenging, and very rewarding if you're into that kind of thing.
Let's admit it, you're a tank. You won't be able to open world quest very well, and most people prefer paladins and druids for dungeon tanking. The only reason this isn't a 1/5 is because you're not a healer. You are much better off going arms/fury while leveling to 70.
Overall, you cannot go wrong with rolling a warrior tank if you plan on raiding. Your raid will need 1 and you will be called on most of the time to tank the big boy. They are fairly easy to gear, and a great choice for newer players and vetrins alike.