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Protection Warrior

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 18 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Protection Warrior on the Solo Shuffle 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

Termana

Termana

<Infusion>Azjol-Nerub (us)

Talents (class)

Wrecking Throw
Fearless

Talents (spec)

Defender's Aegis
Heavy Repercussions
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Shield Bash
Thunderstruck
Rebound
Frothyapex

Frothyapex

<Gods of Fire>Area 52 (us)

Talents (class)

-

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

-

Talents (pvp)

Guthezzo

Guthezzo

<Senile>Area 52 (us)

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
Thorim's Might

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Dragon Charge
Power Through Adversity

Stat Priority

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

23% 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)

10% 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)

5% 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.

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

22%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

11%

+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

8%

+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 Prismatic Focusing Iris on a Ring 1 item
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

40%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 748 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%
  • Ring 238%
  • Neck13%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

33%

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 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Wrist45%
  • Back25%
  • Off Hand15%
  • Feet10%
  • Waist5%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

23%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,441 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist29%
  • Back29%
  • Feet14%
  • Off Hand7%
  • Chest7%
  • Shoulders7%
  • Hands7%

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.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

35%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

32%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

37%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

17%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

5%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

58%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

10%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

20%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

18%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Pyrium Shield Spike

7%

Pyrium Spike

Thorium Shield Spike

3%

Thorium Spike

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

38%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

35%

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 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
91.7%
Defensive Stance
91.7%
Fast Footwork
40%
War Machine
80%
Thunder Clap
91.7%
Leeching Strikes
53.3%
Impending Victory
91.7%
Heroic Leap
91.7%
Crackling Thunder
81.7%
Storm Bolt
85%
Rend
90%
Second Wind
53.3%
Frothing Berserker
41.7%
Bounding Stride
85%
Pain and Gain
76.7%
Intervene
58.3%
Shockwave
91.7%
Overwhelming Rage
23.3%
Rallying Cry
86.7%
Field Dressing
75%
Spell Reflection
91.7%
Wrecking Throw
45%
Rumbling Earth
41.7%
Fearless
65%
Intimidating Shout
83.3%
Honed Reflexes
85%
Armored to the Teeth
88.3%
2 / 2
Double Time
90%
Reinforced Plates
91.7%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
23.3%
Javelineer
75%
Resonant Voice
41.7%
Crushing Force
80%
Cruel Strikes
68.3%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
85%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
91.7%
2 / 2
Anger Management
55%
Champion's Spear
46.7%
Stance Mastery
83.3%
Battlefield Commander
80%

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
91.7%
Demoralizing Shout
91.7%
Revenge
91.7%
Brace For Impact
91.7%
Armor Specialization
78.3%
Fight Through the Flames
51.7%
Devastator
91.7%
Disrupting Shout
48.3%
Strategist
91.7%
Devastating Focus
20%
Brutal Vitality
88.3%
Instigate
56.7%
Shield Wall
91.7%
Bloodsurge
25%
Best Served Cold
91.7%
Hunker Down
8.3%
Thunderlord
83.3%
Defender's Aegis
90%
Last Stand
56.7%
Bloodborne
58.3%
Punish
90%
Tough as Nails
40%
Fueled by Violence
91.7%
Enduring Defenses
88.3%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
91.7%
Deep Wounds
23.3%
Into the Fray
91.7%
Focused Vigor
73.3%
Shield Specialization
78.3%
Enduring Alacrity
76.7%
Avatar
91.7%
Massacre
15%
Booming Voice
65%
Indomitable
60%
Violent Outburst
81.7%
Heavy Handed
5%
Shield Charge
90%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
71.7%
Whirling Blade
81.7%
Phalanx
245%

Best PvP Talents

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

53%

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

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

52%

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.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

42%

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

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

28%

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.

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

18%

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.

Rebound

Rebound

18%

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.

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

17%

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

13%

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

Oppressor

Oppressor

8%

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.

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

8%

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

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

7%

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.

Safeguard

Safeguard

7%

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.

Demolition

Demolition

2%

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