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Protection Warrior

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days 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

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
Brahee

Brahee

Tarren Mill (eu)

Talents (class)

-

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

-

Talents (pvp)

Göree

Göree

<stay toxic>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

12323

Talents (spec)

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)

Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Power Through Adversity

Stat Priority

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

62% 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 68 primary stat for 20 sec.

10% of the best players use this combination
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.

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)

6% 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 65 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 Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

19%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

16%

+10 Haste and +3 Versatility

Masterful Emerald

Masterful Emerald

10%

+10 Haste and +3 Mastery

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

160%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 98,045 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 139%
  • Ring 238%
  • Wrist8%
  • Feet5%
  • Neck5%
  • Main Hand4%
  • Head1%
  • Waist1%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

12%

Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 6 Versatility when over 80% health.

  • Feet50%
  • Head33%
  • Waist17%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

4%

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

  • Wrist100%

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

54%

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 Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

16%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

82%

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

Oathsworn's Strength

Oathsworn's Strength

12%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Strength by 24 and Stamina by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

64%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

14%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Hands

Precision

2%

+5 Critical Strike

Super Strength

2%

+6 Strength

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

78%

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)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

16%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 8. Additionally, the item also gains 10 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

42%

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.

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

32%

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.

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Off Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

4%

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.

Thorium Shield Spike

2%

Thorium Spike

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Ring

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

52%

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

+21 Haste

+21 Haste

44%

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

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

68%

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

10%

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
90%
Defensive Stance
90%
Fast Footwork
32%
War Machine
90%
Thunder Clap
90%
Leeching Strikes
24%
Impending Victory
88%
Heroic Leap
90%
Crackling Thunder
82%
Storm Bolt
86%
Rend
36%
Second Wind
60%
Frothing Berserker
12%
Bounding Stride
84%
Pain and Gain
52%
Intervene
86%
Shockwave
50%
Overwhelming Rage
12%
Rallying Cry
26%
Field Dressing
8%
Spell Reflection
90%
Wrecking Throw
18%
Rumbling Earth
8%
Fearless
50%
Intimidating Shout
36%
Honed Reflexes
64%
Armored to the Teeth
62%
2 / 2
Double Time
62%
Reinforced Plates
82%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
24%
Javelineer
24%
Resonant Voice
16%
Crushing Force
26%
Cruel Strikes
38%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
50%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
40%
2 / 2
Anger Management
26%
Champion's Spear
32%
Stance Mastery
14%
Battlefield Commander
10%

Mountain Thane

Hero class image
Thunder Blast
100%
Thorim's Might
84.2%
Flashing Skies
92.1%
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
92.1%
Ground Current
84.2%
Lightning Strikes
100%
Avatar of the Storm
100%
Burst of Power
84.2%
Strength of the Mountain
100%
Crashing Thunder
100%
Storm Shield
84.2%
Capacitance
18.4%
Conductivity
26.3%
Storm Surge
34.2%
Ignore Pain
90%
Demoralizing Shout
90%
Revenge
90%
Brace For Impact
90%
Armor Specialization
64%
Fight Through the Flames
54%
Devastator
90%
Disrupting Shout
58%
Strategist
90%
Devastating Focus
20%
Brutal Vitality
88%
Instigate
22%
Shield Wall
90%
Bloodsurge
12%
Best Served Cold
88%
Hunker Down
14%
Thunderlord
76%
Defender's Aegis
88%
Last Stand
72%
Sudden Death
86%
Punish
88%
Tough as Nails
4%
Fueled by Violence
90%
Enduring Defenses
90%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
90%
Deep Wounds
76%
Into the Fray
88%
Focused Vigor
78%
Shield Specialization
24%
Enduring Alacrity
72%
Avatar
88%
Massacre
50%
Booming Voice
88%
Indomitable
18%
Violent Outburst
62%
Heavy Handed
4%
Shield Charge
88%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
46%
Whirling Blade
70%
Phalanx
0%

Best PvP Talents

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

76%

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

36%

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

36%

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.

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

26%

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.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

18%

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

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

16%

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.

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

6%

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

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

6%

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

6%

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.

Disarm

Disarm

6%

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

Demolition

Demolition

6%

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.