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Considering a faction change
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Sakkura
Taurens only have a 5% increase of base health. It's nice, but it isn't much and it doesn't scale.
Orc is nice, since you get an expertise boost with axes (and expertise is a very nice threat stat).
Troll regeneration is and always has been a joke; they have other more beneficial racials now though, but mostly PvP- and DPS-oriented.
Blood elves can't even be warriors at the moment, so don't worry about that.
Undead is quite terrible at the moment. Cannibalize is great for levelling, but at 80 you have next to nothing useful. WoTF is very weak after the last couple rounds of nerfs, it only makes a difference in PvP and even there it's fairly marginal by now.
Overall I'd say stick with what you think looks/feels best, but if you want to purely min/max then orc or tauren are the most tanking-friendly races at the moment. Just remember that racials are due for a major revamp when Cataclysm arrives.
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Nyito
Ironically, Blood Elves have some of the best tanking racials, AoE silence and 2% less magic damage. I'd agree with the above that Orc is probably the best choice. 15% less stun duration, 5 expertise with axes(and there is a very nice axe from the new Icecrown 5 man) are great for tanking, and they have one of the best DPS racials in the game. And while I understand you plan to primarily be prot, since no race's abilities lean to prot more than another, basing it off which have better DPS racials isn't a bad idea.
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seizmik
Also WoTF is next to useless for an Undead Warrior. In a PvP fight, you will rarely get caught in a full fear with berserker rage on CD. You can WoTF a Mind Control (But then again you shouldn't since usually when you face a comp with a priest you should stick to him), a Seduce (shares a DR with Fear so no worries) and Wyvern Sting (then again a warrior will usually play with a poison dispeller). So undead warriors don't have anything making them better than other races.
The only two cool things though are that they look nice with plate armor and you can berserker rage the sap then charge the priest and WoTF the fear :).
I would faction change to a troll or an orc , imo.
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Sakkura
Warstomp is a bad idea for most tanking situations. It doesn't help you build threat, it just wastes time. It can act as another way to interrupt casters though, but it's not like you're lacking in that department as a non-tauren.
As for expertise, I think you forget how high the cap on it is. You can definitely make very good use of the extra expertise, provided you can find a good axe. That just depends on where and when you are; sometimes there are plenty of good axes available, sometimes there aren't.
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marklartank
if you're going by racials, then orc is the only one worth considering. on top of that, they are just an awesome race in general.
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