Protection Warrior

Mythic+
42 players
Last Updated: 5 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Warrior on the Mythic+ 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!

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Players

See a short summary of the highest rated players in this category

Talents

See what the most popular talents are for every dungeon and raid boss

Stat Priority

See what the most important secondary stats are

Races

Find out what the best races for both Horde and Alliance are

Best Items

Scroll through the best items for each armor and weapon slot

Sockets

Discover what gems you should add to your armor

Embellishments

See what the most popular embellishments are for your class

Enchants

See what the best enchants to add to your armor are

Players

Spokafun

<Shadow Squad>Silvermoon (eu)

4293.5

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Manga

<Infinite>Tarren Mill (eu)

4237

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Gubiwar

<Copium>Ragnaros (eu)

4192.4

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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 Items

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Trinket Combinations

57% of the best players use this combination

Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Equip: Taking damage infuriates you, causing you to absorb 574 damage and deal 1,312 Shadow damage per infuriation split between nearby enemies. Damage increased by 30% per additional enemy, up to 150%. You may be further infuriated every 15 sec, stacking up to 15 times, but calm quickly upon leaving combat.

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 147 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

24% of the best players use this combination

Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Equip: Repurpose a Seaforium charge to give your heart a kick, causing your first ability every 60 sec to trigger Explosive Adrenaline, granting 92 Critical Strike for 15 sec. While exploding, Critical Strikes cause you to blow up again, extending this duration by 1 sec, up to 15 times.

5% of the best players use this combination

Cursed Stone Idol

Use: Channel for 1 sec to invoke the wrath of the idol, increasing your Critical Strike by 202 for 15 sec. The force slams the earth, dealing 8,086 Nature damage to all nearby enemies and increasing Critical Strike by 10 per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 252. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 137 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

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

15%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Versatile Emerald

13%

+10 Haste and +3 Versatility

Deadly Emerald

10%

+10 Haste and +3 Critical Strike

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 Duskthread Lining on a Wrist item

Duskthread Lining

93%

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

Wrist54%
Waist28%
Off Hand13%
Head5%

Dawnthread Lining

33%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 6 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

Waist64%
Wrist21%
Chest14%

Bind Binding of Binding

31%

Use: Offer to bind your spirit with that of another player also wearing this ring. This binding is permanent, but can be severed at the cost of 1 Blasphemite. (2 Min Cooldown)

Ring 154%
Ring 246%

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

Chant of Leeching Fangs

95%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+15 Leech

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that whispers of power, granting 23 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chest

Crystalline Radiance

98%

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

Crystalline Radiance

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

Feet

Scout's March

52%

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

45%

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

Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

52%

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

48%

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)

Main Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

36%

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

33%

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.

Off Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

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.

Council's Guile

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Keen Prowess, bestowing 21 Critical Strike to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Ring

+21 Versatility

76%

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

+21 Haste

64%

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

Wrist

+135 Leech

83%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+66 Speed

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. 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)

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