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Protection Warrior

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 30 players
  • Last Updated: 11 hours 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

Glut

Glut

<Dragon Heart Fighters>Drak'thul (eu)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Safeguard
Sickrick

Sickrick

<Illuminaughty>Bloodhoof (us)

Talents (class)

Fearless
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Impenetrable Wall
Into the Fray

Talents (hero)

Boneshaker
One Against Many
Veteran Vitality

Talents (pvp)

Thunderstruck
Dragon Charge
Rebound
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

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

13% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

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

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

10% of the best players use this combination
Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 34 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 757 and size, diminishing over 12 sec.

7% 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)

Best Sockets

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

Flawless Quick Lapis

18%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

14%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Flawless Quick Garnet

Flawless Quick Garnet

8%

+16 Critical Strike & +7 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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

77%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Wrist35%
  • Back35%
  • Off Hand22%
  • Feet4%
  • Waist4%
Hunt

Hunt

20%

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%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

10%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,765 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist33%
  • Main Hand33%
  • Back33%

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

47%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

13%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

20%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

20%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

60%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

10%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

37%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

27%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

47%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

27%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

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
83.3%
Defensive Stance
83.3%
Fast Footwork
26.7%
War Machine
83.3%
Thunder Clap
83.3%
Leeching Strikes
50%
Impending Victory
83.3%
Heroic Leap
83.3%
Crackling Thunder
80%
Storm Bolt
73.3%
Rend
80%
Second Wind
30%
Frothing Berserker
60%
Bounding Stride
80%
Pain and Gain
66.7%
Intervene
40%
Shockwave
73.3%
Overwhelming Rage
33.3%
Rallying Cry
76.7%
Field Dressing
50%
Spell Reflection
83.3%
Wrecking Throw
60%
Rumbling Earth
40%
Fearless
30%
Intimidating Shout
83.3%
Honed Reflexes
60%
Armored to the Teeth
83.3%
2 / 2
Double Time
80%
Reinforced Plates
83.3%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
6.7%
Javelineer
80%
Resonant Voice
16.7%
Crushing Force
76.7%
Cruel Strikes
80%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
83.3%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
83.3%
2 / 2
Anger Management
76.7%
Champion's Spear
13.3%
Stance Mastery
80%
Battlefield Commander
73.3%

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
83.3%
Demoralizing Shout
83.3%
Revenge
83.3%
Brace For Impact
83.3%
Armor Specialization
66.7%
Fight Through the Flames
36.7%
Devastator
83.3%
Disrupting Shout
60%
Strategist
83.3%
Devastating Focus
20%
Brutal Vitality
80%
Instigate
76.7%
Shield Wall
83.3%
Bloodsurge
40%
Best Served Cold
83.3%
Hunker Down
6.7%
Thunderlord
73.3%
Defender's Aegis
83.3%
Last Stand
40%
Bloodborne
26.7%
Punish
83.3%
Tough as Nails
40%
Fueled by Violence
83.3%
Enduring Defenses
80%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
83.3%
Deep Wounds
6.7%
Into the Fray
83.3%
Focused Vigor
66.7%
Shield Specialization
66.7%
Enduring Alacrity
76.7%
Avatar
83.3%
Massacre
6.7%
Booming Voice
76.7%
Indomitable
40%
Violent Outburst
80%
Heavy Handed
0%
Shield Charge
83.3%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
56.7%
Whirling Blade
80%
Phalanx
226.7%

Best PvP Talents

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

47%

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

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

43%

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.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

40%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 24 Physical damage and be knocked back.

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

33%

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

Rebound

Rebound

17%

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

Shield Bash

17%

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

10%

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

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

7%

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

7%

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

Oppressor

Oppressor

7%

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.

Safeguard

Safeguard

3%

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.

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

3%

Berserker Shout also reduces the duration of the next crowd control effect within 10 sec by 50% on group members within 12 yds.