Protection Warrior
- 3v3
- 14 players
- Last Updated: 6 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!
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Best Races
Best Items
Trinket Combinations
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 55 primary stat for 20 sec.
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.
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 120 and grants your attacks a chance to invoke a ward which absorbs 11,334 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)
Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker
Equip: Repurpose a Seaforium charge to give your heart a kick, causing your first ability every 60 sec to trigger Explosive Adrenaline, granting 82 Critical Strike for 15 sec. While exploding, Critical Strikes cause you to blow up again, extending this duration by 1 sec, up to 15 times.
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 106 and grants your attacks a chance to invoke a ward which absorbs 8,912 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)
Best Sockets
Quick Sapphire
+10 Versatility and +3 Haste
Masterful Emerald
+10 Haste and +3 Mastery
Versatile Emerald
+10 Haste and +3 Versatility
Best Embellishments
Elemental Focusing Lens
Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 670 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.
- Ring 148%
- Ring 243%
- Waist5%
- Wrist5%
Writhing Armor Banding
Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.
- Wrist100%
Ascendance
Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 89 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.
- Main Hand100%
Best Enchants
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Chant of Leeching Fangs
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.
Chest
Crystalline Radiance
Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Feet
Scout's March
Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Defender's March
Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Legs
Stormbound Armor Kit
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)
Defender's Armor Kit
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)
Main Hand
Oathsworn's Tenacity
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
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.
Off Hand
Oathsworn's Tenacity
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.
Ring
+315 Versatility
Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Cursed Mastery
Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 0 of your Critical Strike while granting 2 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Wrist
+66 Speed
Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
+135 Leech
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
Best Class Talents
Tier 1
Best Hero Talents
Tier 1
Best Specialization Talents
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Best PvP Talents
Dragon Charge
Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 25 Physical damage and be knocked back.
Morale Killer
Reduces the cooldown of Demoralizing Shout by 15 sec, and Demoralizing Shout now reduces the damage enemies deal to all targets, not just you.
Thunderstruck
After casting Avatar, Shockwave, or Stormbolt, your next Thunder Clap roots all targets it damages for 4 sec.
Power Through Adversity
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.
Oppressor
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.
Storm of Destruction
Bladestorm, Ravager, and Demolish now snare all targets you hit by 60% for 6 sec and decrease their healing taken by 50% for 10 sec.
Demolition
Reduces the cooldown of your Shattering Throw or Wrecking Throw by 50% and increases its damage to absorb shields by an additional 250%.
Bodyguard
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.
Disarm
Disarm the enemy's weapons and shield for 5 sec. Disarmed creatures deal significantly reduced damage.
Rebound
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.
Shield Bash
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.
Safeguard
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.