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Protection Warrior

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 22 players
  • Last Updated: 1 day ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Warrior on the Rated Battlegrounds 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

Kenchii

Kenchii

<The Ancient Paths>Black Dragonflight (us)

Talents (class)

Berserker Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Bloodborne
Into the Fray

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Disarm
Bodyguard
Safeguard
Guojing

Guojing

<Starwell>Aszune (eu)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Power Through Adversity
Barlaa

Barlaa

<MàkGora>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Safeguard
Power Through Adversity

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

14% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Emblem

Galactic Aspirant's Emblem

Use: Increases maximum health by 30,110 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

9% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

5% of the best players use this combination
Withered Saptor's Paw

Withered Saptor's Paw

Equip: Your critical strikes have a chance to stir the void within granting you 256 Strength for 10 sec.

Mark of Light

Mark of Light

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to unleash a Radiant Strike at your target, dealing 4,452 Holy damage split among nearby enemies.

Best 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

19%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

15%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

10%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

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 Off Hand item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

32%

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 34 and your ally's Primary Stat by 9.

  • Off Hand57%
  • Back14%
  • Head14%
  • Wrist14%
Hunt

Hunt

23%

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%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

18%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 754 Arcane damage every second for 4 sec. Each unique gem color you have socketed empowers the Iris, causing it to deal 1% additional damage per.

  • Ring 150%
  • Neck25%
  • Ring 225%

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

18%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

14%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

23%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

9%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

23%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

14%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

27%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

14%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

27%

Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

27%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

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
100%
Defensive Stance
100%
Fast Footwork
31.8%
War Machine
100%
Thunder Clap
100%
Leeching Strikes
63.6%
Impending Victory
100%
Heroic Leap
100%
Crackling Thunder
95.5%
Storm Bolt
81.8%
Rend
100%
Second Wind
27.3%
Frothing Berserker
68.2%
Bounding Stride
90.9%
Pain and Gain
86.4%
Intervene
27.3%
Shockwave
95.5%
Overwhelming Rage
40.9%
Rallying Cry
90.9%
Field Dressing
59.1%
Spell Reflection
100%
Wrecking Throw
68.2%
Rumbling Earth
68.2%
Fearless
50%
Intimidating Shout
81.8%
Honed Reflexes
90.9%
Armored to the Teeth
95.5%
2 / 2
Double Time
100%
Reinforced Plates
100%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
18.2%
Javelineer
90.9%
Resonant Voice
18.2%
Crushing Force
95.5%
Cruel Strikes
100%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
100%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
95.5%
2 / 2
Anger Management
100%
Champion's Spear
13.6%
Stance Mastery
90.9%
Battlefield Commander
86.4%

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
81.8%
Fight Through the Flames
22.7%
Devastator
100%
Disrupting Shout
86.4%
Strategist
100%
Devastating Focus
22.7%
Brutal Vitality
100%
Instigate
90.9%
Shield Wall
100%
Bloodsurge
68.2%
Best Served Cold
100%
Hunker Down
9.1%
Thunderlord
90.9%
Defender's Aegis
90.9%
Last Stand
50%
Bloodborne
50%
Punish
95.5%
Tough as Nails
63.6%
Fueled by Violence
95.5%
Enduring Defenses
95.5%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
100%
Deep Wounds
18.2%
Into the Fray
95.5%
Focused Vigor
81.8%
Shield Specialization
90.9%
Enduring Alacrity
81.8%
Avatar
100%
Massacre
9.1%
Booming Voice
95.5%
Indomitable
59.1%
Violent Outburst
90.9%
Heavy Handed
4.5%
Shield Charge
90.9%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
68.2%
Whirling Blade
90.9%
Phalanx
240.9%

Best PvP Talents

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

50%

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

Thunderstruck

41%

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

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

36%

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.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

32%

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.

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

32%

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.

Disarm

Disarm

27%

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

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

14%

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.

Demolition

Demolition

14%

Reduces the cooldown of your Shattering Throw or Wrecking Throw by 50% and increases its damage to absorb shields by an additional 250%.

Safeguard

Safeguard

9%

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.

Rebound

Rebound

5%

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.

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

5%

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.

Oppressor

Oppressor

5%

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.