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Protection Warrior

  • 3v3
  • 4 players
  • Last Updated: 5 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Warrior on the 3v3 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

Looneytoonz

Looneytoonz

<Status>Area 52 (us)

Talents (class)

Barbaric Training
Seismic Reverberation
Unstoppable Force

Talents (spec)

Brutal Vitality
Heavy Repercussions
Sudden Death
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Karanze

Karanze

<ReVitaLised>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Barbaric Training
Seismic Reverberation
Unstoppable Force

Talents (spec)

Brutal Vitality
Into the Fray
Sudden Death
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Disarm
Morale Killer
Power Through Adversity
Avatar

Avatar

<Fates Reforged>Auchindoun (eu)

Talents (class)

Barbaric Training

Talents (spec)

Fueled by Violence
Into the Fray
Bloodborne
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Boneshaker
Arterial Bleed
No Stranger to Pain

Talents (pvp)

Disarm
Morale Killer
Storm of Destruction

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

The best race for a Protection Warrior for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Earthen

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

75% 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 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

25% of the best players use this combination
Screams of a Forgotten Sky

Screams of a Forgotten Sky

Equip: Your harmful spells and abilities have a chance to strike your target with an abyssal comet, dealing 1.2 million Cosmic damage and amplifying their gravity to increase the damage of future comets by 5%. Upon death, enemies implode to deal 1.5 million Cosmic damage per gravity stack split between nearby enemies. Damage increased by 30% per additional enemy, up to 150%.

Ara-Kara Sacbrood

Ara-Kara Sacbrood

Equip: Your abilities have a chance to stir the sac, releasing an egg which grants you 3,064 Strength. Each egg hatches after 1 min, and the new brood attacks your next target, inflicting 303,666 Nature damage over 8 sec.

Best Sockets

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

Masterful Sapphire

25%

+147 Versatility and +49 Mastery

Deadly Emerald

Deadly Emerald

14%

+147 Haste and +49 Critical Strike

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

14%

+147 Mastery and +49 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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

150%

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 250%
  • Ring 133%
  • Neck17%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

25%

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

  • Waist100%

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

75%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+160 Speed

+160 Speed

25%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that whispers of power, granting 85 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

100%

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

Scout's March

Scout's March

50%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

100%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 930 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 895 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

25%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 323 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Authority of the Depths

Authority of the Depths

25%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of the Depths. Damaging foes may invoke it, applying Suffocating Darkness which periodically inflicts 1,633 Shadow damage. The darkness may deepen up to 3 times. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Ring

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

100%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

50%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 9 of your Critical Strike while granting 31 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

75%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

100%

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

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

50%

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

Disarm

Disarm

50%

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

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

25%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 365 Physical damage and be knocked back.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

25%

After casting Avatar, Shockwave, or Stormbolt, your next Thunder Clap roots all targets it damages for 6 sec.

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

25%

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.

Oppressor

Oppressor

25%

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.