Protection Paladin

Mythic+
43 players
Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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

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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

Players

Miyamoto

<Kilta>Ravencrest (eu)

4088

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Vîvîlouf

<Honolulu>Tarren Mill (eu)

4005.2

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Executionèr

Hyjal (us)

3984.2

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Stat Priority

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

Critical Strike > Haste > Mastery > Versatility

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Best Races

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

BothAllianceHorde

Best Items

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Trinket Combinations

51% of the best players use this combination

Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Equip: Taking damage infuriates you, causing you to absorb 110,223 damage and deal 251,936 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 5,984 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

16% of the best players use this combination

All-Devouring Nucleus

Equip: Taking damage has a high chance to cause you to devour the essence of nearby enemies, dealing 1 million Shadow damage split between them and healing you for 150% of the damage dealt. Fatal damage not exceeding 19.8 million instead restores you to 20% health and reconstitutes you as unstable void for 6 sec. Exceed 50% health to stabilize and avoid death. This effect may occur once per 8 min. The Nucleus is unable to deal damage while recharging.

Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Equip: Taking damage infuriates you, causing you to absorb 110,223 damage and deal 251,936 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.

7% of the best players use this combination

Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Equip: Taking damage infuriates you, causing you to absorb 110,223 damage and deal 251,936 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.

Unyielding Netherprism

Equip: Your harmful abilities draw focused void through the prism to deal 346,096 Cosmic damage split between your target and nearby enemies. Damage increased by 30% per enemy struck, up to 150%. This effect may occur every 10 sec and accumulates Latent Power within the prism, up to 18 times.

Use: Consume all Latent Power to gain 3,933 Strength per stack for 20 sec. (20 Sec Cooldown)

Best Sockets

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

Deadly Emerald

18%

+147 Haste and +49 Critical Strike

Quick Ruby

14%

+147 Critical Strike and +49 Haste

Deadly Sapphire

9%

+147 Versatility and +49 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 Paladin is Dawnthread Lining on a Wrist item

Dawnthread Lining

149%

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

Wrist48%
Waist39%
Shoulders8%
Head2%
Off Hand2%
Hands2%

Elemental Focusing Lens

19%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 238,444 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

Neck63%
Ring 225%
Ring 113%

Bind Binding of Binding

16%

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 286%
Ring 114%

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

88%

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.

Chant of Winged Grace

12%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 380 Avoidance and reducing fall damage by 10%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Chest

Crystalline Radiance

98%

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

2%

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

Feet

Defender's March

70%

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

Scout's March

28%

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

Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

81%

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)

Defender's Armor Kit

7%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 930. Additionally, the item also gains 980 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Main Hand

Council's Guile

70%

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.

Stormrider's Fury

12%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Storm's Fury, bestowing 323 Haste to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Ring

+315 Critical Strike

84%

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

+315 Mastery

63%

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

Wrist

+2040 Leech

86%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+1090 Avoidance

9%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 760 Avoidance. 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)

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