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Protection Warrior

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Tarren Mill (EU)

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Draenor (EU)

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3451

Shawruss

Frostmourne (US)

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See what the best 50 players are using!

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Protection Warrior is

Haste
Versatility
Critical Strike
Mastery

PrimarySecondary

Best Races

The best race for a Protection Warrior for the Alliance is Dwarf and for the Horde is Blood Elf

BothAllianceHorde

Best Trinkets

The two most popular trinkets for a Protection Warrior are Whispering Incarnate Icon and All-Totem of the Master

Whispering Incarnate Icon

74%

All-Totem of the Master

44%

Decoration of Flame

21%

Best Weapons

The most popular weapon for a Protection Warrior is Broodsworn Legionnaire's Pavise

Broodsworn Legionnaire's Pavise

49%

Primal Molten Longsword

33%

Strike Twice

26%

Primal Molten Defender

21%

Dubious Handaxe

18%

Best Sockets

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

+70 Haste and +33 Versatility

44%

+70 Versatility and +33 Haste

28%

+75 Primary Stat and +66 Haste

13%

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 Lariat on a Neck item

Elemental Lariat

97%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to empower one of your socketed elemental gems, granting 499 of their associated stat for 12 sec.

Neck100%

Unstable Frostfire

59%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to inflict a Lingering Frostspark, dealing 9,544 Frostfire damage over 10 sec. Enemies that die while under this effect will explode, leaving a cold sleet for 8 sec that slows enemies by 50%.

Waist100%

Allied Wristgaurds of Companionship

Equip: Grants 56 Versatility for every ally in a 30 yard radius, stacking up to 4 times.

Wrist100%

Onyx Annulet

Primordial Stones are a new system in Patch 10.0.7. These stones will give players unique powers and can only be socketed in a new ring called the Onyx Annulet and can be upgraded, broken down and crafted! More info on Wowhead.com

Desirous Blood Stone

94%

Prophetic Twilight Stone

94%

Storm Infused Stone

63%

Freezing Ice Stone

13%

Flame Licked Stone

Indomitable Earth Stone

Shining Obsidian Stone

Cold Frost Stone

Humming Arcane Stone

Pestilent Plague Stone

Trinket Combinations

33% of the best players use this combination

All-Totem of the Master

Equip: Enter an Elemental Stance. Successfully dodging or parrying an attack unleashes a powerful Elemental Counterattack to enemies in front of you as you assume the next stance. This effect can only occur once every 30 seconds.

Whispering Incarnate Icon

Equip: Succumb to the Icon's whispers and become Infused with Earth, increasing your Versatility by 567. Fighting alongside allies who are Infused with Fire or Frost has a chance to grant you 277 of their Infusion's stat for 12 sec. Infusion based on your current specialization.

13% of the best players use this combination

Manic Grieftorch

Use: Channel for 2 sec, unleashing a furious volley of flame around your target, dealing 260,101 Fire damage to your target with a chance to strike nearby enemies for additional damage. Whenever an allied player dies, this cooldown is reduced by 90 seconds. (2 Min Cooldown)

Whispering Incarnate Icon

13% of the best players use this combination

Whispering Incarnate Icon

Decoration of Flame

Use: Stomp the ground, commanding flames to radiate outward from your position, dealing 43,370 Fire damage split between all enemies struck and granting you a 80,982 shield for 30 sec. After a delay, the flames return, dealing the same damage and refreshing the shield. Damage and absorption are increased for each enemy struck, up to 5 enemies. (2 Min Cooldown)

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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Regenerative Leech

95%

Regenerative Leech

Graceful Avoidance

Chest

Waking Stats

59%

Waking Stats

Sustained Strength

41%

Sustained Strength

Feet

Watcher's Loam

77%

Watcher's Loam

Plainsrunner's Breeze

23%

Plainsrunner's Breeze

Legs

Fierce Armor Kit

92%

Fierce Armor Kit

Frosted Armor Kit

Main Hand

Sophic Devotion

87%

Sophic Devotion

Frozen Devotion

10%

Frozen Devotion

Ring

+82 Haste

164%

+82 Haste

+82 Versatility

28%

+82 Versatility

Wrist

+200 Leech

95%

+200 Leech

+200 Avoidance

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% (always good)
50% - 89% (good)
20% - 49% (situational)
0% - 19% (unpopular)

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Best Class Talents

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Best Specialization Talents

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