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Protection Warrior

  • 3v3
  • 4 players
  • Last Updated: 3 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

Zugging

Zugging

<The Next Level>Stormrage (us)

Talents (class)

Barbaric Training
Seismic Reverberation
Berserker Shout
Unstoppable Force

Talents (spec)

Brutal Vitality
Into the Fray
Sudden Death
Spellbreaker
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Bodyguard
Morale Killer
Oppressor
Looneytoonz

Looneytoonz

<Status>Area 52 (us)

Talents (class)

Barbaric Training
Seismic Reverberation
Unstoppable Force

Talents (spec)

Brutal Vitality
Heavy Repercussions
Sudden Death
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Hoboedd

Hoboedd

<Wumbology>Area 52 (us)

Talents (class)

Barbaric Training
Seismic Reverberation
Unstoppable Force

Talents (spec)

Brutal Vitality
Into the Fray
Sudden Death
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Safeguard

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

75% 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 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

25% of the best players use this combination
Tome of Light's Devotion

Tome of Light's Devotion

Equip: Advance to the 50 Verses of Inner Resilience, reading as you are attacked. Inner Resilience increases your armor by 4,856 and grants your attacks a chance to invoke a ward which absorbs 1.8 million Magic damage. When finished, sift through the passages to another chapter.

Use: Sift through the passages in the tome with increased Radiance. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Time-Lost Artifact

Time-Lost Artifact

Use: Teleport yourself to the Timeless Isle. (1 Min Cooldown)

Equip: Your melee and ranged attacks have a chance to grant 18 haste for 20 sec.

Best Sockets

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

Masterful Sapphire

24%

+147 Versatility and +49 Mastery

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

17%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

10%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

125%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 92,557 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 140%
  • Ring 240%
  • Neck20%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

50%

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

  • Waist50%
  • Wrist50%

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 Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

100%

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.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

100%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

75%

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

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

100%

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)

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Main Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

50%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 323 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Authority of the Depths

Authority of the Depths

25%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of the Depths. Damaging foes may invoke it, applying Suffocating Darkness which periodically inflicts 1,633 Shadow damage. The darkness may deepen up to 3 times. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Ring

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

125%

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

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

50%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 9 of your Critical Strike while granting 31 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

75%

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

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

25%

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 Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

100%

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

Oppressor

Oppressor

50%

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.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

50%

After casting Avatar, Shockwave, or Stormbolt, your next Thunder Clap roots all targets it damages for 6 sec.

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

25%

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.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

25%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 374 Physical damage and be knocked back.

Safeguard

Safeguard

25%

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.

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

25%

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