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Protection Warrior

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 30 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

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

Drmalíto

Drmalíto

<Manquiverso>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Glut

Glut

<Dragon Heart Fighters>Drak'thul (eu)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Safeguard
Barienn

Barienn

<BAD ØMENS>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Fearless
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Ravager

Talents (hero)

Boneshaker
Arterial Bleed
Veteran Vitality

Talents (pvp)

Bodyguard
Rebound
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 Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

20% 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)

13% 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)

7% of the best players use this combination
Solarflare Prism

Solarflare Prism

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to unleash the prism's radiant light, increasing your Critical Strike by 202 for 10 sec, further increased by 1 for every 1% of the target's missing health, up to a maximum of 248.

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 660 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 Masterful Lapis
Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

17%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

11%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Quick Garnet

Flawless Quick Garnet

9%

+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

57%

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.

  • Off Hand53%
  • Wrist18%
  • Back18%
  • Waist6%
  • Head6%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

30%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,463 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist22%
  • Waist22%
  • Feet22%
  • Main Hand22%
  • Back11%
Hunt

Hunt

30%

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.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

33%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

23%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

27%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

23%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

43%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

17%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

27%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

27%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

3%

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

43%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

30%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

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
90%
Defensive Stance
90%
Fast Footwork
23.3%
War Machine
90%
Thunder Clap
90%
Leeching Strikes
63.3%
Impending Victory
90%
Heroic Leap
90%
Crackling Thunder
86.7%
Storm Bolt
80%
Rend
90%
Second Wind
26.7%
Frothing Berserker
63.3%
Bounding Stride
76.7%
Pain and Gain
76.7%
Intervene
36.7%
Shockwave
86.7%
Overwhelming Rage
26.7%
Rallying Cry
83.3%
Field Dressing
50%
Spell Reflection
90%
Wrecking Throw
60%
Rumbling Earth
56.7%
Fearless
46.7%
Intimidating Shout
83.3%
Honed Reflexes
76.7%
Armored to the Teeth
86.7%
2 / 2
Double Time
90%
Reinforced Plates
90%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
3.3%
Javelineer
86.7%
Resonant Voice
13.3%
Crushing Force
80%
Cruel Strikes
90%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
90%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
86.7%
2 / 2
Anger Management
86.7%
Champion's Spear
23.3%
Stance Mastery
83.3%
Battlefield Commander
73.3%

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
90%
Demoralizing Shout
90%
Revenge
90%
Brace For Impact
90%
Armor Specialization
70%
Fight Through the Flames
33.3%
Devastator
90%
Disrupting Shout
66.7%
Strategist
90%
Devastating Focus
16.7%
Brutal Vitality
90%
Instigate
76.7%
Shield Wall
90%
Bloodsurge
46.7%
Best Served Cold
86.7%
Hunker Down
10%
Thunderlord
80%
Defender's Aegis
90%
Last Stand
43.3%
Bloodborne
40%
Punish
86.7%
Tough as Nails
56.7%
Fueled by Violence
90%
Enduring Defenses
86.7%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
90%
Deep Wounds
3.3%
Into the Fray
90%
Focused Vigor
76.7%
Shield Specialization
80%
Enduring Alacrity
80%
Avatar
90%
Massacre
3.3%
Booming Voice
86.7%
Indomitable
50%
Violent Outburst
73.3%
Heavy Handed
0%
Shield Charge
90%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
60%
Whirling Blade
86.7%
Phalanx
236.7%

Best PvP Talents

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

47%

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

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.

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

40%

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

33%

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

Disarm

Disarm

17%

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

Rebound

Rebound

13%

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.

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

13%

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.

Safeguard

Safeguard

7%

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

7%

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.

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

7%

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

7%

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

Oppressor

Oppressor

3%

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.