Warrior · Arms · row 1

Deflection

Same as Classic5 ranks

Deflection

Rank 5/5Arms

Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

Every rank of Deflection

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Increases your Parry chance by 1%.	client
2	Increases your Parry chance by 2%.	client
3	Increases your Parry chance by 3%.	client
4	Increases your Parry chance by 4%.	client
5	Increases your Parry chance by 5%.	client

Tree: Arms, row 1, column 2. Available from your first talent point. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 14 if you put every point into this tree.
Competes with: Improved Heroic Strike, Improved Rend in the same row.

	Classic 1.12	WoW Forever
Name	Deflection	Deflection
Position	Arms row 1, col 2	Arms row 1, col 2
Ranks	5	5
Rank 1 text	Increases your Parry chance by 1%.	Increases your Parry chance by 1%.

Where is Deflection in the Warrior talent tree?

Arms tree, row 1, column 2. It is available as soon as you have your first talent point at level 10.

Is Deflection new in WoW Forever?

No. Deflection works the same as in Classic 1.12, where it was in Arms row 1 with 5 ranks.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.