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Protection Paladin

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 22 players
  • Last Updated: 1 hour ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Paladin on the Rated Battlegrounds 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

Oboeh

Oboeh

<OldStyle>Nemesis (eu)

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Farmerdave

Farmerdave

<Kissing Boys>Grizzly Hills (us)

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Oboeh

Oboeh

<OldStyle>Nemesis (eu)

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Stat Priority

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

41% 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.

9% 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 Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 12,158 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

5% of the best players use this combination
Incorporeal Warpclaw

Incorporeal Warpclaw

Equip: Your melee attacks have a chance to coalesce a warpstalker echo to strike with you, inflicting 395,919 Arcane damage split between enemies in its path.

Void Pactstone

Void Pactstone

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to call to the pact, exploding for 349,362 Shadow damage split between nearby enemies and increasing your Haste by 1,061 for 10 sec. Your death breaks the pact, causing a violent explosion.

Best Sockets

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

Masterful Sapphire

31%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Masterful Emerald

Masterful Emerald

15%

+10 Haste and +3 Mastery

Deadly Onyx

Deadly Onyx

7%

+10 Mastery and +3 Critical Strike

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 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

118%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 98,045 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 246%
  • Ring 131%
  • Feet12%
  • Neck8%
  • Wrist4%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

36%

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

  • Wrist50%
  • Waist38%
  • Shoulders13%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

9%

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

  • Wrist100%

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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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

36%

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.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

27%

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.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

68%

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

Oathsworn's Strength

Oathsworn's Strength

14%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Strength by 24 and Stamina by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

68%

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

Defender's March

Defender's March

14%

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

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

64%

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

9%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 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.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

14%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

68%

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

+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.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

36%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+135 Leech

+135 Leech

23%

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 Specialization Talents

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Best PvP Talents

Steed of Glory

Steed of Glory

32%

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.

Guardian of the Forgotten Queen

Guardian of the Forgotten Queen

23%

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

18%

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

Hallowed Ground

Hallowed Ground

14%

Your Consecration clears and suppresses all snare effects on allies within its area of effect.

Bear the Burden

Bear the Burden

5%

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.

Luminescence

Luminescence

5%

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

Spellbreaker

Spellbreaker

5%

Eye for an Eye can now also trigger at 100% effectiveness from direct Magic damage.

Searing Glare

Searing Glare

5%

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

Inquisition

Inquisition

5%

You focus the assault on this target, increasing their damage taken by 3% for 6 sec. Each unique player that attacks the target increases the damage taken by an additional 3%, stacking up to 5 times. Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Focused Assault.