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Protection Warrior

  • 2v2
  • 3 players
  • Last Updated: 2 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Warrior on the 2v2 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

Calove

Calove

<I link AOTC>Mal'Ganis (us)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Shield Bash
Oppressor
Safeguard
Gurgas

Gurgas

<ScuderiaRKL>Drak'thul (eu)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Варкарио

Варкарио

<Кайзер>Gordunni (eu)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

33% of the best players use this combination
Eradicating Arcanocore

Eradicating Arcanocore

Equip: Your attacks have a high chance to charge the Arcanocore. At 10 charges, deploy a sentinel to arcanoblast your target for 16,122 Arcane damage split between nearby enemies. Recover 2 charges if only one enemy is struck. Damage increased by 30% per additional enemy, up to 150%.

Ara-Kara Sacbrood

Ara-Kara Sacbrood

Equip: Your abilities have a chance to stir the sac, releasing an egg which grants you 15 Strength. Each egg hatches after 1 min, and the new brood attacks your next target, inflicting 1,936 Nature damage over 8 sec.

33% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

33% of the best players use this combination
Cursed Stone Idol

Cursed Stone Idol

Use: Channel for 1 sec to invoke the wrath of the idol, increasing your Critical Strike by 217 for 15 sec. The force slams the earth, dealing 10,207 Nature damage to all nearby enemies and increasing Critical Strike by 10 per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 272. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Astral Antenna

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.

Best Sockets

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

Versatile Onyx

21%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

17%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Masterful Emerald

Masterful Emerald

10%

+10 Haste and +3 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 Warrior is Writhing Armor Banding on a Wrist item
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

67%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • Wrist100%
Ascendance

Ascendance

67%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 1 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

  • Off Hand100%
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

67%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 632 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 250%

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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Back

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

67%

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.

Chant of Winged Grace

Chant of Winged Grace

33%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 25 Avoidance and reducing fall damage by 10%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

100%

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

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Feet

Defender's March

Defender's March

67%

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

Scout's March

Scout's March

33%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Legs

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

67%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 61. Additionally, the item also gains 65 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

33%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 61 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 59 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

100%

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.

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Off Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

67%

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.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

33%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

100%

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

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

100%

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

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Wrist

+72 Avoidance

+72 Avoidance

33%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 50 Avoidance. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+135 Leech

+135 Leech

33%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. 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)

Talent Tree

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Safeguard

Safeguard

33%

Intervene now has 2 charges and reduces the ally's damage taken by 20% for 5 sec. Intervene's cooldown is increased by 10 sec.

Oppressor

Oppressor

33%

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.

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

33%

When Shield Slam is used on targets that are casting, it reduces their damage done by 15% for 8 sec and the cooldown is instantly reset.