Protection Paladin

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50 players
Last Updated: 5 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Paladin on the Blitz 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

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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

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Loker

<Kupo>Auchindoun (eu)

3158

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Brightwall

<Deadlight Basement Inc>Wyrmrest Accord (us)

2663

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Veythlen

<Deadlight Basement Inc>Wyrmrest Accord (us)

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Stat Priority

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

Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike

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Best Races

The best race for a Protection Paladin for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Blood Elf

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Best Items

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Trinket Combinations

28% of the best players use this combination

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

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

12% of the best players use this combination

Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 8,281 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

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

10% of the best players use this combination

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 Emblem

Use: Increases maximum health by 3.2 million for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

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

Versatile Emerald

8%

+147 Haste and +49 Versatility

Quick Ruby

7%

+147 Critical Strike and +49 Haste

Masterful Sapphire

6%

+147 Versatility and +49 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 Paladin is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item

Elemental Focusing Lens

88%

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 136%
Ring 234%
Neck20%
Off Hand5%
Main Hand2%
Hands2%

Captured Starlight

18%

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 144%
Ring 244%
Neck11%

Dawnthread Lining

14%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 756 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

Wrist57%
Waist29%
Off Hand14%

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 Burrowing Rapidity

38%

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.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

30%

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.

Chest

Crystalline Radiance

56%

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

24%

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

Feet

Scout's March

42%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Defender's March

20%

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

Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

58%

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)

Charged Armor Kit

10%

Use: Apply a Charged Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 837 to all Primary stats and 805 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

44%

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.

Council's Guile

12%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Keen Prowess, bestowing 323 Critical Strike to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Ring

+315 Versatility

34%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+315 Haste

28%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Wrist

+1000 Speed

44%

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

+2040 Leech

24%

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 PvP Talents

Guardian of the Forgotten Queen

72%

Empowers the friendly target with the spirit of the forgotten queen, causing the target to be immune to all damage for 10 sec.

Steed of Glory

62%

Your Divine Steed lasts for an additional 2 sec. While active you become immune to movement impairing effects, and you knock back enemies that you move through.

Searing Glare

54%

Call upon the light to blind enemy players in a 25 yd cone, causing enemies to miss their spells and attacks for 4 sec.

Hallowed Ground

34%

Your Consecration clears and suppresses all snare effects on allies within its area of effect.

Shield of Virtue

28%

When activated, your next Avenger's Shield will interrupt and silence all enemies within 8 yds of the target.

Bear the Burden

18%

Word of Glory's mana cost is reduced by 100% and now reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Freedom by 4 sec when cast, but its healing is reduced by 50% when cast on allies.

Sacred Duty

8%

Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Sacrifice by 33%.

Warrior of Light

6%

Increases the damage done by your Shield of the Righteous by 30%, but reduces armor granted by 30%.

Spellbreaker

4%

Eye for an Eye can now also trigger at 100% effectiveness from direct Magic damage.

Guarded by the Light

2%

Your Flash of Light reduces all damage the target receives by 10% for 6 sec. Stacks up to 2 times.

Inquisition

2%

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.

Shining Revelation

2%

The light reveals all enemies in stealth or invisible to you while under the effects of Divine Shield. This effect lingers for 20 sec after Divine Shield fades.