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Protection Warrior

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  • Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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

Dðnkéykòng

Dðnkéykòng

<유독한>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Fearless
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Storm Bolts
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Flashing Skies
Gathering Clouds

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Power Through Adversity
Ragnara

Ragnara

<The Crimson Alliance>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (class)

Fearless
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Impenetrable Wall
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Boneshaker
One Against Many
Veteran Vitality

Talents (pvp)

Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Power Through Adversity
Deeldilkun

Deeldilkun

<silver town>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Heavy Repercussions
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Storm Bolts
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Snap Induction
Gathering Clouds

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Power Through Adversity

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

18% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Emblem

Galactic Aspirant's Emblem

Use: Increases maximum health by 30,110 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

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)

17% 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)

10% of the best players use this combination
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.

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 757 and size, diminishing over 12 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 Quick Lapis
Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

22%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

16%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

14%

+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

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 Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

53%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Wrist41%
  • Back31%
  • Off Hand19%
  • Waist3%
  • Feet3%
  • Head3%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

45%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 769 Arcane damage every second for 4 sec. Each unique gem color you have socketed empowers the Iris, causing it to deal 1% additional damage per.

  • Ring 152%
  • Ring 244%
  • Neck4%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

28%

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.

  • Main Hand18%
  • Feet18%
  • Wrist18%
  • Back18%
  • Chest6%
  • Waist6%
  • Head6%
  • Hands6%
  • Shoulders6%

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

3%

Flexweave Underlay

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

53%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

25%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

43%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

23%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

7%

+3 Stamina

Angler

2%

+5 Fishing

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

73%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

5%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

48%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

13%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Pyrium Shield Spike

5%

Pyrium Spike

Thorium Shield Spike

3%

Thorium Spike

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

60%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

42%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

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
95%
Defensive Stance
95%
Fast Footwork
55%
War Machine
88.3%
Thunder Clap
95%
Leeching Strikes
48.3%
Impending Victory
95%
Heroic Leap
95%
Crackling Thunder
88.3%
Storm Bolt
86.7%
Rend
90%
Second Wind
71.7%
Frothing Berserker
36.7%
Bounding Stride
81.7%
Pain and Gain
91.7%
Intervene
65%
Shockwave
91.7%
Overwhelming Rage
15%
Rallying Cry
81.7%
Field Dressing
85%
Spell Reflection
95%
Wrecking Throw
31.7%
Rumbling Earth
33.3%
Fearless
78.3%
Intimidating Shout
86.7%
Honed Reflexes
90%
Armored to the Teeth
95%
2 / 2
Double Time
91.7%
Reinforced Plates
95%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
16.7%
Javelineer
81.7%
Resonant Voice
41.7%
Crushing Force
66.7%
Cruel Strikes
80%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
75%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
95%
2 / 2
Anger Management
75%
Champion's Spear
55%
Stance Mastery
90%
Battlefield Commander
71.7%

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
95%
Demoralizing Shout
95%
Revenge
95%
Brace For Impact
95%
Armor Specialization
91.7%
Fight Through the Flames
65%
Devastator
93.3%
Disrupting Shout
31.7%
Strategist
95%
Devastating Focus
8.3%
Brutal Vitality
91.7%
Instigate
41.7%
Shield Wall
95%
Bloodsurge
28.3%
Best Served Cold
91.7%
Spellbreaker
20%
Thunderlord
81.7%
Defender's Aegis
95%
Last Stand
80%
Bloodborne
63.3%
Punish
91.7%
Tough as Nails
33.3%
Fueled by Violence
95%
Enduring Defenses
95%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
95%
Deep Wounds
8.3%
Into the Fray
95%
Focused Vigor
68.3%
Shield Specialization
93.3%
Enduring Alacrity
90%
Avatar
93.3%
Massacre
3.3%
Booming Voice
61.7%
Indomitable
86.7%
Violent Outburst
81.7%
Heavy Handed
3.3%
Shield Charge
95%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
86.7%
Whirling Blade
81.7%
Phalanx
245%

Best PvP Talents

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

75%

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.

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

60%

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

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

50%

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

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

48%

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.

Safeguard

Safeguard

8%

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.

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

8%

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.

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

7%

Berserker Shout also reduces the duration of the next crowd control effect within 10 sec by 50% on group members within 12 yds.

Disarm

Disarm

7%

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

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

7%

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.

Oppressor

Oppressor

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.

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

5%

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.

Demolition

Demolition

3%

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

Rebound

Rebound

2%

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.