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Protection Warrior

  • 3v3
  • 15 players
  • Last Updated: 21 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Warrior on the 3v3 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

Blueiron

Blueiron

<Karazhan Book Club>Malorne (eu)

Talents (class)

Berserker Shout
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Storm Shield
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Flashing Skies
Gathering Clouds

Talents (pvp)

Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Power Through Adversity
Brahee

Brahee

Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Berserker Shout
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Sudden Death
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Storm Shield
Steadfast as the Peaks
Flashing Skies
Thorim's Might

Talents (pvp)

Bodyguard
Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Ediwarri

Ediwarri

<StoraE>Ragnaros (eu)

Talents (class)

-

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

-

Talents (pvp)

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

The best race for a Protection Warrior for the Alliance is Gnome and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

67% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

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

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

13% of the best players use this combination
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 37 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 790 and size, diminishing over 12 sec.

7% 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 248 for 10 sec, further increased by 1 for every 1% of the target's missing health, up to a maximum of 304.

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 32 Strength for 12 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 Flawless Quick Lapis
Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

48%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

16%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

14%

+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

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 Back item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

153%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Back39%
  • Wrist30%
  • Waist17%
  • Shoulders4%
  • Off Hand4%
  • Chest4%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

33%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,450 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist40%
  • Back40%
  • Main Hand20%
Hunt

Hunt

7%

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%

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

73%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

20%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

93%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

7%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

20%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

87%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

13%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

67%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

13%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

13%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Thorium Shield Spike

7%

Thorium Spike

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

127%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

27%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

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
80%
Defensive Stance
80%
Fast Footwork
53.3%
War Machine
66.7%
Thunder Clap
80%
Leeching Strikes
33.3%
Impending Victory
80%
Heroic Leap
80%
Crackling Thunder
73.3%
Storm Bolt
73.3%
Rend
80%
Second Wind
53.3%
Frothing Berserker
20%
Bounding Stride
80%
Pain and Gain
80%
Intervene
46.7%
Shockwave
73.3%
Overwhelming Rage
13.3%
Rallying Cry
66.7%
Field Dressing
46.7%
Spell Reflection
80%
Wrecking Throw
46.7%
Rumbling Earth
46.7%
Berserker Shout
53.3%
Intimidating Shout
73.3%
Honed Reflexes
73.3%
Armored to the Teeth
80%
2 / 2
Double Time
80%
Reinforced Plates
80%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
0%
Javelineer
73.3%
Resonant Voice
20%
Crushing Force
73.3%
Cruel Strikes
60%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
80%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
80%
2 / 2
Anger Management
60%
Champion's Spear
46.7%
Stance Mastery
53.3%
Battlefield Commander
80%

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
100%
Avatar of the Storm
100%
Burst of Power
100%
Strength of the Mountain
100%
Crashing Thunder
100%
Storm Shield
100%
Capacitance
100%
Conductivity
100%
Storm Surge
100%
Ignore Pain
80%
Demoralizing Shout
80%
Revenge
80%
Brace For Impact
80%
Armor Specialization
66.7%
Fight Through the Flames
33.3%
Devastator
80%
Disrupting Shout
40%
Strategist
80%
Devastating Focus
33.3%
Brutal Vitality
80%
Instigate
53.3%
Shield Wall
80%
Bloodsurge
6.7%
Best Served Cold
80%
Hunker Down
6.7%
Thunderlord
80%
Defender's Aegis
80%
Last Stand
33.3%
Sudden Death
40%
Punish
80%
Tough as Nails
33.3%
Fueled by Violence
80%
Enduring Defenses
80%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
80%
Deep Wounds
20%
Into the Fray
80%
Focused Vigor
60%
Shield Specialization
46.7%
Enduring Alacrity
60%
Avatar
80%
Massacre
26.7%
Booming Voice
66.7%
Indomitable
40%
Violent Outburst
66.7%
Heavy Handed
13.3%
Shield Charge
80%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
66.7%
Whirling Blade
66.7%
Phalanx
240%

Best PvP Talents

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

60%

After casting Avatar, Shockwave, or Stormbolt, your next Thunder Clap roots all targets it damages for 4 sec.

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

47%

Reduces the cooldown of Demoralizing Shout by 15 sec, and Demoralizing Shout now reduces the damage enemies deal to all targets, not just you.

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

33%

Second Wind reduces damage taken by 10% to 40%, with larger attacks being reduced by more. While Shield Wall is active, healing reductions do not apply to you.

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

20%

Protect an ally, causing 40% of all Physical damage they take to be transfered to you. When the target takes Physical damage, your Shield Slam cooldown has a 30% chance to be reset. Bodyguard is cancelled if the target is further than 20 yards from you. Lasts 1 min. Only one target can be Bodyguarded at a time.

Oppressor

Oppressor

20%

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

20%

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.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

13%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 24 Physical damage and be knocked back.

Safeguard

Safeguard

13%

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.

Disarm

Disarm

7%

Disarm the enemy's weapons and shield for 5 sec. Disarmed creatures deal significantly reduced damage.

Rebound

Rebound

7%

Spell Reflection reflects the next 2 incoming spells cast on you and reflected spells deal 100% extra damage to the attacker. Spell Reflection's cooldown is increased by 10 sec.