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Protection Warrior

  • Mythic+
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 14 hours ago

See what 50 high-ranked Mythic+ characters are using, based on Raider.IO’s worldwide 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 the dungeon, key level, affixes, and your group.

Sources: Raider.IO; Battle.net

Players

Cps

Cps

<Synergize>Kazzak (eu)

Talents (Class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (Specialization)

Into the Fray
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade
Thorim's Might
Flashing Skies
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Storm Bolts

Talents (Hero)

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

Vilderclap

Burning Legion (eu)

Talents (Class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (Specialization)

Into the Fray
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade
Thorim's Might
Flashing Skies
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Storm Bolts

Talents (Hero)

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

Olafr

<CV>Illidan (us)

Talents (Class)

Fearless
Piercing Howl

Talents (Specialization)

Into the Fray
Defender's Aegis
Whirling Blade
Earthquaker
One Against Many
No Stranger to Pain

Talents (Hero)

Earthquaker
One Against Many
No Stranger to Pain

Stat Priority

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

Most Used Races

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

Most Used Items

Trinket Combinations

6% of the best players use this combination
Vile Vial of Volatile Venom

Vile Vial of Volatile Venom

Use: Take a small sip of venom, gaining 875 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. Afterwards, a random secondary stat is reduced by 125 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

Tumor of the Swarm

Tumor of the Swarm

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to release toxic parasites that burst around you, dealing 23,687 Nature damage split among nearby enemies and healing you for 18,142.

4% of the best players use this combination
Tumor of the Swarm

Tumor of the Swarm

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to release toxic parasites that burst around you, dealing 23,687 Nature damage split among nearby enemies and healing you for 18,142.

Resonant Bellowstone

Resonant Bellowstone

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 175 for 30 sec. During this time, each of your attacks increases your Critical Strike by an additional 23, stacking up to a maximum of 5 times.

4% of the best players use this combination
Tumor of the Swarm

Tumor of the Swarm

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to release toxic parasites that burst around you, dealing 23,687 Nature damage split among nearby enemies and healing you for 18,142.

Drum of Renewed Bonds

Drum of Renewed Bonds

Use: Echo the sound of your drum through a sacred loa temple, aligning its beat with the will of the loa. (4 Sec Cooldown)

Equip: Your abilities have a chance to grant you 444 Critical Strike for 12 sec.

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 Versatile Peridot
Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

22%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

20%

+32 Primary Stat

Flawless Deadly Peridot

Flawless Deadly Peridot

20%

+16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike

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 Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

62%

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 53 and your ally's Primary Stat by 13.

  • Wrist40%
  • Off Hand40%
  • Waist7%
  • Feet7%
  • Back7%
Adorned Fang

Adorned Fang

18%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to imbue you with Rush of Fangs. Rush of Fangs increases your Haste by 27. This effect can stack up to 3 times. Attacking or healing targets at lower health will increase this chance.

  • Wrist73%
  • Feet18%
  • Back9%
Hunt

Hunt

10%

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 50 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 50 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

4%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

74%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

14%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

56%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

20%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

62%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

28%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

46%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

46%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Pyrium Shield Spike

10%

Pyrium Spike

Thorium Shield Spike

2%

Thorium Spike

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

112%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

46%

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 talent popularity. The percentages show how many of the 50 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
20%
War Machine
100%
Thunder Clap
100%
Leeching Strikes
98%
Impending Victory
100%
Heroic Leap
100%
Crackling Thunder
100%
Storm Bolt
88%
Blood and Thunder
98%
Second Wind
8%
Frothing Berserker
56%
Bounding Stride
82%
Pain and Gain
100%
Intervene
8%
Shockwave
98%
Overwhelming Rage
12%
Rallying Cry
96%
Field Dressing
84%
Spell Reflection
100%
Wrecking Throw
88%
Rumbling Earth
66%
Fearless
28%
Piercing Howl
80%
Honed Reflexes
98%
Armored to the Teeth
100%
2 / 2
Double Time
94%
Reinforced Plates
100%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
24%
Javelineer
86%
Resonant Voice
28%
Crushing Force
76%
Cruel Strikes
100%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
100%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
100%
2 / 2
Anger Management
100%
Champion's Spear
2%
Stance Mastery
88%
Battlefield Commander
98%

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
76%
Fight Through the Flames
30%
Devastator
100%
Disrupting Shout
90%
Strategist
100%
Devastating Focus
12%
Brutal Vitality
100%
Instigate
72%
Shield Wall
100%
Bloodsurge
32%
Best Served Cold
96%
Spellbreaker
0%
Thunderlord
100%
Defender's Aegis
100%
Last Stand
20%
Bloodborne
38%
Punish
94%
Tough as Nails
86%
Fueled by Violence
100%
Enduring Defenses
100%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
100%
Deep Wounds
0%
Into the Fray
100%
Focused Vigor
50%
Shield Specialization
96%
Enduring Alacrity
64%
Avatar
100%
Massacre
0%
Booming Voice
100%
Indomitable
70%
Violent Outburst
92%
Heavy Handed
0%
Shield Charge
98%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
92%
Whirling Blade
96%
Phalanx
100%
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