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Protection Warrior

  • 3v3
  • 10 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days 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

Disarmed

Disarmed

<Fates Reforged>Auchindoun (eu)

Talents (class)

Fearless
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Hunker Down
Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Dragon Charge
Power Through Adversity
Hazan

Hazan

<Big Pull Short Walk>Uldum (us)

Talents (class)

Fearless

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
Thunderstruck
Hazan

Hazan

<Big Pull Short Walk>Uldum (us)

Talents (class)

Fearless

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
Thunderstruck

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

50% 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.

Ara-Kara Sacbrood

Ara-Kara Sacbrood

Equip: Your abilities have a chance to stir the sac, releasing an egg which grants you 13 Strength. Each egg hatches after 1 min, and the new brood attacks your next target, inflicting 1,709 Nature damage over 8 sec.

30% 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.

10% of the best players use this combination
Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Equip: Repurpose a Seaforium charge to give your heart a kick, causing your first ability every 60 sec to trigger Explosive Adrenaline, granting 77 Critical Strike for 15 sec. While exploding, Critical Strikes cause you to blow up again, extending this duration by 1 sec, up to 15 times.

Void Pactstone

Void Pactstone

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to call to the pact, exploding for 2,377 Shadow damage split between nearby enemies and increasing your Haste by 26 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 Warrior is Quick Ruby
Quick Ruby

Quick Ruby

15%

+10 Critical Strike and +3 Haste

Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

11%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Pure Dexterous Fiber

Pure Dexterous Fiber

11%

Pure Dexterous Fiber

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 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

60%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 442 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.

  • Waist40%
  • Wrist40%
  • Off Hand20%

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 Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

80%

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 Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

10%

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

100%

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

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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 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

80%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Charged Armor Kit

Charged Armor Kit

10%

Use: Apply a Charged Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 7 to all Primary stats and 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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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.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

20%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 21 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Critical Strike

+21 Critical Strike

40%

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

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

40%

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

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

60%

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

+43 Leech

+43 Leech

30%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 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

Talent Tree Background
Battle Stance
100%
Defensive Stance
100%
Fast Footwork
50%
War Machine
100%
Thunder Clap
100%
Leeching Strikes
70%
Impending Victory
100%
Heroic Leap
100%
Crackling Thunder
80%
Storm Bolt
90%
Rend
70%
Second Wind
30%
Frothing Berserker
30%
Bounding Stride
100%
Pain and Gain
70%
Intervene
60%
Shockwave
80%
Overwhelming Rage
0%
Rallying Cry
50%
Field Dressing
70%
Spell Reflection
100%
Wrecking Throw
20%
Rumbling Earth
50%
Fearless
60%
Intimidating Shout
50%
Honed Reflexes
60%
Armored to the Teeth
80%
2 / 2
Double Time
80%
Reinforced Plates
90%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
0%
Javelineer
40%
Resonant Voice
30%
Crushing Force
70%
Cruel Strikes
40%
1 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
60%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
60%
2 / 2
Anger Management
20%
Champion's Spear
20%
Stance Mastery
50%
Battlefield Commander
30%

Mountain Thane

Hero class image
Thunder Blast
100%
Thorim's Might
80%
Flashing Skies
100%
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
100%
Ground Current
80%
Lightning Strikes
100%
Avatar of the Storm
100%
Burst of Power
70%
Strength of the Mountain
100%
Crashing Thunder
100%
Storm Bolts
80%
Capacitance
20%
Conductivity
20%
Storm Surge
50%
Ignore Pain
100%
Demoralizing Shout
100%
Revenge
100%
Brace For Impact
100%
Armor Specialization
90%
Fight Through the Flames
40%
Devastator
100%
Disrupting Shout
90%
Strategist
100%
Devastating Focus
30%
Brutal Vitality
90%
Instigate
60%
Shield Wall
100%
Bloodsurge
0%
Best Served Cold
80%
Hunker Down
30%
Thunderlord
70%
Defender's Aegis
70%
Last Stand
20%
Bloodborne
70%
Punish
80%
Tough as Nails
20%
Fueled by Violence
100%
Enduring Defenses
100%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
100%
Deep Wounds
60%
Into the Fray
70%
Focused Vigor
70%
Shield Specialization
70%
Enduring Alacrity
40%
Avatar
70%
Massacre
20%
Booming Voice
70%
Indomitable
30%
Violent Outburst
40%
Heavy Handed
0%
Shield Charge
70%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
20%
Whirling Blade
70%
Phalanx
0%

Best PvP Talents

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

80%

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

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

40%

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.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

30%

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

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

30%

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.

Oppressor

Oppressor

30%

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.

Demolition

Demolition

20%

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

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

10%

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.