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Protection Warrior

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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

Sephik

Sephik

<Noßrain>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (class)

Piercing Howl
Unstoppable Force

Talents (spec)

Brutal Vitality
Bolster
Into the Fray
Bloodborne
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Storm Shield
Steadfast as the Peaks
Snap Induction
Gathering Clouds

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Battlefield Commander
Gorecito

Gorecito

<stay toxic>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Sidearm
Seismic Reverberation
Piercing Howl
Unstoppable Force

Talents (spec)

Brutal Vitality
Into the Fray
Sudden Death
Impenetrable Wall
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Bodyguard
Morale Killer
Oppressor
Göree

Göree

<stay toxic>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Berserker Shout

Talents (spec)

Brutal Vitality
Into the Fray
Sudden Death
Hunker Down
Defender's Aegis

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Dragon Charge
Berserker Roar

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 Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

48% 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 14,756 primary stat for 20 sec.

10% of the best players use this combination
Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 10,260 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

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

8% 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 Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

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

Versatile Onyx

16%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

15%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

14%

+147 Haste and +49 Versatility

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

124%

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 140%
  • Ring 234%
  • Neck15%
  • Wrist5%
  • Waist3%
  • Main Hand2%
  • Feet2%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

26%

Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 756 Versatility when over 80% health.

  • Wrist38%
  • Waist31%
  • Off Hand15%
  • Chest8%
  • Legs8%
Captured Starlight

Captured Starlight

20%

Equip: When damaged below 30% health, gain a shield for 8 sec which absorbs up to 1.8 million damage. This effect can only be triggered once every 4 min but is reduced by 12 sec per unique Algari gem color socketed.

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 230%
  • Shoulders10%
  • Neck10%

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 Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

46%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 715 Leech and heal for 9,925 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

44%

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.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

70%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Oathsworn's Strength

Oathsworn's Strength

26%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Strength by 365 and Stamina by 185. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Defender's March

Defender's March

40%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Scout's March

Scout's March

36%

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

76%

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)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

20%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 930. Additionally, the item also gains 980 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

56%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 11,362 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 184. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

20%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 323 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Ring

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

58%

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

42%

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

50%

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

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

42%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 Leech. 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

86%

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

Battlefield Commander

Battlefield Commander

40%

Your Shout abilities have additional effects. Battle Shout: Increases Stamina by 3%. Piercing Howl: Radius increased by 50% Berserker Shout: Range increased by 8 yds. Intimidating Shout: Cooldown reduced by 15 sec. Rallying Cry: Removes movement impairing effects and grants 30% movement speed to allies. Thunderous Roar: Targets receive 5% more damage from all sources while bleeding.

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

34%

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.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

34%

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

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

20%

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.

Safeguard

Safeguard

20%

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

16%

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.

Oppressor

Oppressor

14%

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.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

12%

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.

Disarm

Disarm

12%

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

Rebound

Rebound

6%

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

4%

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.

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

2%

Go berserk, removing and granting immunity to Fear, Sap, and Incapacitate effects for 6 sec. Also reduces the duration of the next crowd control effect within 10 sec by 50% on group members within 40 yds.