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Protection Warrior

  • Mythic+
  • 59 players
  • Last Updated: 2 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!

Players

Acefloorpov

Acefloorpov

<Honolulu>Twisting Nether (eu)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (spec)

Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade
Thorim's Might
Flashing Skies
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Storm Bolts

Talents (hero)

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

Cps

<Synergize>Kazzak (eu)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (spec)

Heavy Repercussions
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade
Thorim's Might
Flashing Skies
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Storm Bolts

Talents (hero)

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

Devilbeard

<eXôdus>Blackmoore (eu)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Heavy Repercussions
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade
Thorim's Might
Flashing Skies
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Storm Bolts

Talents (hero)

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

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

14% of the best players use this combination
Heart of Wind

Heart of Wind

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to awaken the Heart of Wind, surrounding you with strong gales that increase your Haste by 247 for 10 sec.

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 30 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

12% 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 218 for 10 sec, further increased by 1 for every 1% of the target's missing health, up to a maximum of 267.

Heart of Wind

Heart of Wind

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to awaken the Heart of Wind, surrounding you with strong gales that increase your Haste by 238 for 10 sec.

12% of the best players use this combination
Heart of Wind

Heart of Wind

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to awaken the Heart of Wind, surrounding you with strong gales that increase your Haste by 234 for 10 sec.

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 671 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 Indecipherable Eversong Diamond
Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

21%

+32 Primary Stat

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

20%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Flawless Deadly Peridot

Flawless Deadly Peridot

12%

+16 Haste & +7 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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Off Hand item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

102%

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 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Off Hand55%
  • Wrist25%
  • Feet8%
  • Waist5%
  • Back5%
  • Hands2%
Hunt

Hunt

54%

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%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

20%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,765 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Main Hand50%
  • Wrist17%
  • Off Hand17%
  • Back8%
  • Feet8%

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 the Worldsoul

61%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

27%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

54%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

15%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

75%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

25%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

49%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

39%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Pyrium Shield Spike

3%

Pyrium Spike

Thorium Shield Spike

2%

Thorium Spike

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

105%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

27%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

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
100%
Defensive Stance
100%
Fast Footwork
16.9%
War Machine
100%
Thunder Clap
100%
Leeching Strikes
91.5%
Impending Victory
100%
Heroic Leap
100%
Crackling Thunder
100%
Storm Bolt
93.2%
Rend
100%
Second Wind
11.9%
Frothing Berserker
45.8%
Bounding Stride
86.4%
Pain and Gain
91.5%
Intervene
11.9%
Shockwave
96.6%
Overwhelming Rage
20.3%
Rallying Cry
98.3%
Field Dressing
71.2%
Spell Reflection
100%
Wrecking Throw
96.6%
Rumbling Earth
67.8%
Fearless
23.7%
Intimidating Shout
88.1%
Honed Reflexes
98.3%
Armored to the Teeth
100%
2 / 2
Double Time
91.5%
Reinforced Plates
100%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
0%
Javelineer
100%
Resonant Voice
39%
Crushing Force
64.4%
Cruel Strikes
100%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
100%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
100%
2 / 2
Anger Management
100%
Champion's Spear
1.7%
Stance Mastery
96.6%
Battlefield Commander
98.3%

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
98.3%
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
100%
Demoralizing Shout
100%
Revenge
100%
Brace For Impact
100%
Armor Specialization
79.7%
Fight Through the Flames
20.3%
Devastator
100%
Disrupting Shout
96.6%
Strategist
100%
Devastating Focus
3.4%
Brutal Vitality
100%
Instigate
96.6%
Shield Wall
100%
Bloodsurge
72.9%
Best Served Cold
93.2%
Spellbreaker
0%
Thunderlord
100%
Defender's Aegis
100%
Last Stand
69.5%
Bloodborne
22%
Punish
93.2%
Tough as Nails
88.1%
Fueled by Violence
100%
Enduring Defenses
100%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
100%
Deep Wounds
0%
Into the Fray
100%
Focused Vigor
98.3%
Shield Specialization
89.8%
Enduring Alacrity
94.9%
Avatar
100%
Massacre
0%
Booming Voice
100%
Indomitable
62.7%
Violent Outburst
86.4%
Heavy Handed
0%
Shield Charge
100%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
96.6%
Whirling Blade
93.2%
Phalanx
100%