Combat Ratings
Updated for WotLK!
This is an overview of the combat ratings and how they translate into the various skills. Thanks to Whitetooth, author of RatingBuster, who provided these numbers.
Combat Ratings conversions at level 80 (rounded to 1 decimal point):
Defense Rating: 4.9 rating grants 1 defense skill.
Dodge Rating: 39.3 rating grants 1% dodge
Parry Rating: 49.1 rating grants 1% parry
Block Rating: 16.4 rating grants 1% block chance
Hit Rating: 32.8 rating grants 1% hit chance
Spell Hit Rating: 26.2 rating grants 1% spell hit chance
Critical Strike Rating: 45.9 rating grants 1% critical strike chance
Haste Rating: 32.8 rating grants 1% haste
Resilience Rating: 82 rating grants 1% less chance of being struck by any type of critical strike, and 2% less damage taken from critical strikes
Expertise: 32.8 rating grants 1% less dodge/parry of mobs
Armor Penetration: 15.4 rating grants 1% armor penetration
Caps of note for protection warriors:
Defense Cap: 540 Defense Skill
Hit Cap: 295.1 Hit Rating
Expertise Dodge Reduction Cap: 213.1 Expertise Rating
Expertise Parry Reduction Cap: ~409.9 Expertise Rating
