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Protection Warrior

  • 2v2
  • 17 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Warrior 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

Beerstorm

Beerstorm

<Deviation Valley>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Storm Bolts
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Flashing Skies
Thorim's Might

Talents (pvp)

Disarm
Shield Bash
Thunderstruck
Bludsplatter

Bludsplatter

<Misanthropic>Ravencrest (us)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Storm Bolts
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Flashing Skies
Thorim's Might

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Rebound
Demolition
Mogoqt

Mogoqt

Scarshield Legion (eu)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Boneshaker
One Against Many
No Stranger to Pain

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Dragon Charge
Oppressor

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

The best race for a Protection Warrior for the Alliance is Gnome and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

12% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

6% of the best players use this combination
Heart of Wind

Heart of Wind

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to awaken the Heart of Wind, surrounding you with strong gales that increase your Haste by 247 for 10 sec.

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 30 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

6% of the best players use this combination
Desecrated Chalice

Desecrated Chalice

Equip: Taking damage has a high chance to fill the chalice with Despair, drop by drop, up to 10 times. Once full, the chalice spills, blanketing the ground beneath you in a dark mire dealing 3,735 Void damage each second split between enemies inside for 10 sec while granting you 453 versatility.

Heart of Wind

Heart of Wind

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to awaken the Heart of Wind, surrounding you with strong gales that increase your Haste by 247 for 10 sec.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Protection Warrior is Flawless Versatile Peridot
Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

20%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

17%

+32 Primary Stat

Flawless Quick Garnet

Flawless Quick Garnet

12%

+16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste

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 Warrior is Arcanoweave Lining on a Off Hand item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

88%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Strength by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Off Hand40%
  • Wrist27%
  • Feet13%
  • Back13%
  • Waist7%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

35%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,765 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Off Hand17%
  • Wrist17%
  • Back17%
  • Waist17%
  • Feet17%
  • Main Hand17%
Hunt

Hunt

29%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Main Hand100%

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.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

6%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

65%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

12%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

41%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

35%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

71%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

18%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

35%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

35%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Thorium Shield Spike

6%

Thorium Spike

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

41%

Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

35%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

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

Talent Tree Background
Battle Stance
94.1%
Defensive Stance
94.1%
Fast Footwork
35.3%
War Machine
94.1%
Thunder Clap
94.1%
Leeching Strikes
82.4%
Impending Victory
94.1%
Heroic Leap
94.1%
Crackling Thunder
94.1%
Storm Bolt
64.7%
Rend
94.1%
Second Wind
17.6%
Frothing Berserker
58.8%
Bounding Stride
70.6%
Pain and Gain
82.4%
Intervene
23.5%
Shockwave
88.2%
Overwhelming Rage
35.3%
Rallying Cry
94.1%
Field Dressing
76.5%
Spell Reflection
94.1%
Wrecking Throw
70.6%
Rumbling Earth
47.1%
Fearless
29.4%
Piercing Howl
82.4%
Honed Reflexes
82.4%
Armored to the Teeth
94.1%
2 / 2
Double Time
94.1%
Reinforced Plates
94.1%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
11.8%
Javelineer
88.2%
Resonant Voice
11.8%
Crushing Force
82.4%
Cruel Strikes
94.1%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
88.2%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
94.1%
2 / 2
Anger Management
94.1%
Champion's Spear
11.8%
Stance Mastery
88.2%
Battlefield Commander
88.2%

Mountain Thane

Hero class image
Thunder Blast
100%
Thorim's Might
100%
Flashing Skies
100%
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
100%
Ground Current
100%
Lightning Strikes
100%
Avatar of the Storm
100%
Burst of Power
100%
Strength of the Mountain
100%
Crashing Thunder
100%
Storm Bolts
100%
Capacitance
100%
Conductivity
100%
Storm Surge
100%
Ignore Pain
94.1%
Demoralizing Shout
94.1%
Revenge
94.1%
Brace For Impact
94.1%
Armor Specialization
82.4%
Fight Through the Flames
23.5%
Devastator
94.1%
Disrupting Shout
58.8%
Strategist
94.1%
Devastating Focus
23.5%
Brutal Vitality
94.1%
Instigate
82.4%
Shield Wall
94.1%
Bloodsurge
41.2%
Best Served Cold
94.1%
Spellbreaker
0%
Thunderlord
88.2%
Defender's Aegis
94.1%
Last Stand
29.4%
Bloodborne
35.3%
Punish
94.1%
Tough as Nails
70.6%
Fueled by Violence
94.1%
Enduring Defenses
94.1%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
94.1%
Deep Wounds
11.8%
Into the Fray
94.1%
Focused Vigor
94.1%
Shield Specialization
70.6%
Enduring Alacrity
76.5%
Avatar
94.1%
Massacre
0%
Booming Voice
88.2%
Indomitable
35.3%
Violent Outburst
88.2%
Heavy Handed
0%
Shield Charge
94.1%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
70.6%
Whirling Blade
94.1%
Phalanx
258.8%

Best PvP Talents

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

53%

After casting Avatar, Shockwave, or Stormbolt, your next Thunder Clap roots all targets it damages for 4 sec.

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

47%

Reduces the cooldown of Demoralizing Shout by 15 sec, and Demoralizing Shout now reduces the damage enemies deal to all targets, not just you.

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

41%

When Shield Slam is used on targets that are casting, it reduces their damage done by 15% for 8 sec and the cooldown is instantly reset.

Disarm

Disarm

35%

Disarm the enemy's weapons and shield for 5 sec. Disarmed creatures deal significantly reduced damage.

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

29%

Second Wind reduces damage taken by 10% to 40%, with larger attacks being reduced by more. While Shield Wall is active, healing reductions do not apply to you.

Rebound

Rebound

18%

Spell Reflection reflects the next 2 incoming spells cast on you and reflected spells deal 100% extra damage to the attacker. Spell Reflection's cooldown is increased by 10 sec.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

12%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 24 Physical damage and be knocked back.

Oppressor

Oppressor

12%

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.

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

12%

Bladestorm, Ravager, and Demolish now snare all targets you hit by 60% for 6 sec and decrease their healing taken by 50% for 10 sec.

Demolition

Demolition

6%

Reduces the cooldown of your Shattering Throw or Wrecking Throw by 50% and increases its damage to absorb shields by an additional 250%.

Safeguard

Safeguard

6%

Intervene now has 2 charges and reduces the ally's damage taken by 20% for 5 sec. Intervene's cooldown is increased by 10 sec.

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

6%

Protect an ally, causing 40% of all Physical damage they take to be transfered to you. When the target takes Physical damage, your Shield Slam cooldown has a 30% chance to be reset. Bodyguard is cancelled if the target is further than 20 yards from you. Lasts 1 min. Only one target can be Bodyguarded at a time.