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Protection Warrior

  • 3v3
  • 7 players
  • Last Updated: 4 hours ago

See what 7 high-rated 3v3 characters are using, based on PvPLeaderboard’s EU and US rankings.

Where these stats come from

Starting at the top of the rankings, we work down until we have everything we need for 50 characters.

A character is ignored if their Battle.net profile is missing or incomplete, if they aren’t max level, or if their talents don’t fit the current talent tree.

Use this as a starting point, then adjust your setup for your bracket, comp, rating, and matchup.

Sources: PvPLeaderboard; Battle.net

Players

Pupdad

Pupdad

Sargeras (us)

Talents (Class)

Berserker Shout
Intimidating Shout

Talents (Specialization)

Defender's Aegis
Sudden Death
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (Hero)

Boneshaker
Arterial Bleed
No Stranger to Pain

Talents (PvP)

Bodyguard
Morale Killer
Storm of Destruction
Force

Force

<CHITÓN>Doomhammer (eu)

Talents (Class)

Fearless
Intimidating Shout

Talents (Specialization)

Defender's Aegis
Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (Hero)

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

Talents (PvP)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Noprehigh

Noprehigh

Blackrock (eu)

Talents (Class)

Shattering Throw
Berserker Shout
Intimidating Shout

Talents (Specialization)

Sudden Death
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (Hero)

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

Talents (PvP)

Disarm
Bodyguard
Morale Killer

Stat Priority

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

Most Used Races

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

Most Used Items

Trinket Combinations

43% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

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

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 270 primary stat for 20 sec.

14% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

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

Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 320 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

14% of the best players use this combination
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 436 Strength for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 13,921 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength by 48. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Equip: You have a chance to follow up your attacks with Guillotine, hurling a massive axe in an arc at your target to deal 29,041 Physical damage. Damage increased by 2% for every 1% health the target is missing.

Most Used Sockets

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

Flawless Masterful Lapis

28%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

22%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Quick Amethyst

Flawless Quick Amethyst

14%

+16 Mastery & +7 Haste

Most Used 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

100%

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 47 and your ally's Primary Stat by 12.

  • Back36%
  • Off Hand27%
  • Wrist18%
  • Feet9%
  • Waist9%
Hunt

Hunt

14%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 257 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type. This effect is augmented by Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt.

  • Trinket 1100%
Hunt

Hunt

14%

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%

Most Used Enchants

Percentages use the 7 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 7 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

86%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

57%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

29%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Falco Strikes

29%

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Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

86%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

14%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

57%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

14%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

100%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

43%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

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 talent popularity. The percentages show how many of the 7 characters in this dataset selected each talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

Talent Tree Background
Battle Stance
100%
Defensive Stance
100%
Fast Footwork
71.4%
War Machine
71.4%
Thunder Clap
100%
Leeching Strikes
28.6%
Impending Victory
100%
Heroic Leap
100%
Crackling Thunder
100%
Storm Bolt
100%
Blood and Thunder
100%
Second Wind
28.6%
Frothing Berserker
0%
Bounding Stride
100%
Pain and Gain
100%
Intervene
71.4%
Shockwave
100%
Overwhelming Rage
0%
Rallying Cry
100%
Field Dressing
28.6%
Spell Reflection
100%
Wrecking Throw
71.4%
Rumbling Earth
57.1%
Berserker Shout
85.7%
Intimidating Shout
85.7%
Honed Reflexes
100%
Armored to the Teeth
100%
2 / 2
Double Time
100%
Reinforced Plates
100%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
42.9%
Javelineer
57.1%
Resonant Voice
57.1%
Crushing Force
42.9%
Cruel Strikes
100%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
100%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
100%
2 / 2
Anger Management
100%
Champion's Spear
57.1%
Stance Mastery
42.9%
Battlefield Commander
100%

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 Bolts
100%
Capacitance
100%
Conductivity
100%
Storm Surge
100%
Ignore Pain
100%
Demoralizing Shout
100%
Revenge
100%
Brace For Impact
100%
Armor Specialization
57.1%
Fight Through the Flames
57.1%
Devastator
100%
Disrupting Shout
57.1%
Strategist
100%
Devastating Focus
57.1%
Brutal Vitality
100%
Instigate
28.6%
Shield Wall
100%
Bloodsurge
0%
Best Served Cold
100%
Spellbreaker
0%
Thunderlord
100%
Defender's Aegis
85.7%
Last Stand
14.3%
Sudden Death
85.7%
Punish
100%
Tough as Nails
28.6%
Fueled by Violence
100%
Enduring Defenses
100%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
100%
Deep Wounds
57.1%
Into the Fray
100%
Focused Vigor
85.7%
Shield Specialization
57.1%
Enduring Alacrity
85.7%
Avatar
100%
Massacre
57.1%
Booming Voice
100%
Indomitable
28.6%
Violent Outburst
85.7%
Heavy Handed
57.1%
Shield Charge
85.7%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
28.6%
Whirling Blade
100%
Phalanx
100%
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Most Used PvP Talents

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

71%

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

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

43%

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

43%

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

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

29%

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.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

29%

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

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

29%

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

14%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 98 Physical damage and be knocked back.

Safeguard

Safeguard

14%

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

14%

You focus the assault on this target, increasing their damage taken by 3% for 10 sec. Each unique player that attacks the target increases the damage taken by an additional 3%, stacking up to 6 times. Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Focused Assault.

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

14%

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.