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Protection Paladin

  • 2v2
  • 4 players
  • Last Updated: 1 day ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Paladin on the 2v2 leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

Cloudx

Cloudx

<nerds>Shattered Hand (us)

Talents (class)

Blessing of Freedom
Quickened Invocation
Sacrifice of the Just
Divine Purpose

Talents (spec)

Blessed Hammer
Imbued Shield
Blessing of Spellwarding
Light of the Titans
Avenging Wrath

Talents (hero)

Seal of the Templar

Talents (pvp)

Guardian of the Forgotten Queen
Warrior of Light
Shield of Virtue
Aluvia

Aluvia

<Fortis>Malygos (us)

Talents (class)

Blessing of Freedom
Divine Resonance
Sacrifice of the Just
Divine Purpose

Talents (spec)

Hammer of the Righteous
Redoubt
Improved Ardent Defender
Light of the Titans
Avenging Wrath
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Talents (hero)

Rite of Sanctification
Blessed Assurance
Divine Inspiration
Tempered in Battle

Talents (pvp)

Guardian of the Forgotten Queen
Shield of Virtue
Bear the Burden
Sparkledew

Sparkledew

<Power Bottom>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Blessing of Freedom
Sacrifice of the Just
Divine Purpose
Righteous Protection

Talents (spec)

Blessed Hammer
Redoubt
Blessing of Spellwarding
Light of the Titans
Avenging Wrath

Talents (hero)

Rite of Sanctification
Divine Guidance
Divine Inspiration
Tempered in Battle

Talents (pvp)

Steed of Glory
Guardian of the Forgotten Queen
Searing Glare

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Protection Paladin is
Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Protection Paladin for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Blood Elf

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

50% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

25% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

25% of the best players use this combination
Astral Antenna

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 137 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Signet of the Priory

Signet of the Priory

Use: Raise your signet to the Light, increasing your highest secondary stat by 204 for 20 sec. Your act inspires nearby signetbearers within your party, granting them 5 of the same stat for 20 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Protection Paladin is Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

26%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

23%

+10 Mastery and +3 Haste

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

13%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Protection Paladin is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

100%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 92,557 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 250%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

50%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 6 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

  • Waist50%
  • Wrist50%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

25%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • Feet100%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
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Back

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

75%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

25%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

75%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

25%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Defender's March

Defender's March

50%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Scout's March

Scout's March

25%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

75%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 61 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 59 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Daybreak Spellthread

Daybreak Spellthread

25%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

50%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stormrider's Fury

Stormrider's Fury

25%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Storm's Fury, bestowing 21 Haste to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

50%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

50%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+72 Avoidance

+72 Avoidance

25%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 50 Avoidance. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+135 Leech

+135 Leech

25%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Guardian of the Forgotten Queen

Guardian of the Forgotten Queen

75%

Empowers the friendly target with the spirit of the forgotten queen, causing the target to be immune to all damage for 10 sec.

Shield of Virtue

Shield of Virtue

50%

When activated, your next Avenger's Shield will interrupt and silence all enemies within 8 yds of the target.

Steed of Glory

Steed of Glory

50%

Your Divine Steed lasts for an additional 2 sec. While active you become immune to movement impairing effects, and you knock back enemies that you move through.

Warrior of Light

Warrior of Light

25%

Increases the damage done by your Shield of the Righteous by 30%, but reduces armor granted by 30%.

Bear the Burden

Bear the Burden

25%

Word of Glory's mana cost is reduced by 100% and now reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Freedom by 4 sec when cast, but its healing is reduced by 50% when cast on allies.

Searing Glare

Searing Glare

25%

Call upon the light to blind enemy players in a 25 yd cone, causing enemies to miss their spells and attacks for 4 sec.

Luminescence

Luminescence

25%

Lightbearer's healing transfer is increased by up to 150% based on your current health. Lower health heals allies for more.

Sacred Duty

Sacred Duty

25%

Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Sacrifice by 33%.