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Protection Warrior

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 15 hours ago

See what 50 high-rated Solo Shuffle 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

Robou

Robou

Hyjal (eu)

Talents (Class)

Wrecking Throw
Intimidating Shout

Talents (Specialization)

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
Oppressor
Power Through Adversity
Eisenkrieg

Eisenkrieg

<Still On Sargeras>Sargeras (us)

Talents (Class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (Specialization)

Defender's Aegis
Bloodborne
Heavy Repercussions
Whirling Blade

Talents (Hero)

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

Talents (PvP)

Morale Killer
Shield Bash
Thunderstruck
Termana

Termana

<Infusion>Azjol-Nerub (us)

Talents (Class)

Wrecking Throw
Piercing Howl

Talents (Specialization)

Defender's Aegis
Sudden Death
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (Hero)

Boneshaker
Arterial Bleed
No Stranger to Pain

Talents (PvP)

Shield Bash
Thunderstruck
Rebound

Stat Priority

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

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

16% 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.

16% 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 Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 244 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

4% of the best players use this combination
Resonant Bellowstone

Resonant Bellowstone

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 173 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.

Ruby Whelp Shell

Ruby Whelp Shell

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to call a Ruby Whelpling, which will try to be helpful and assist you in combat.

Use: Call your Ruby Whelpling to inspect your target's situation, teaching them how to be helpful. (1 Day Cooldown)

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 Deadly Peridot
Flawless Deadly Peridot

Flawless Deadly Peridot

15%

+16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike

Flawless Masterful Peridot

Flawless Masterful Peridot

14%

+16 Haste & +7 Mastery

Flawless Quick Garnet

Flawless Quick Garnet

14%

+16 Critical Strike & +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 Off Hand item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

78%

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 67 and your ally's Primary Stat by 17.

  • Off Hand32%
  • Wrist32%
  • Feet16%
  • Back14%
  • Waist4%
  • Chest2%
  • Legs2%
Hunt

Hunt

30%

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%
Adorned Fang

Adorned Fang

10%

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.

  • Feet29%
  • Wrist29%
  • Waist29%
  • Legs14%

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.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

54%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

34%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

44%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

22%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

76%

+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

30%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

26%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Pyrium Shield Spike

4%

Pyrium Spike

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

62%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

36%

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
48%
War Machine
80%
Thunder Clap
100%
Leeching Strikes
72%
Impending Victory
100%
Heroic Leap
100%
Crackling Thunder
96%
Storm Bolt
72%
Blood and Thunder
98%
Second Wind
24%
Frothing Berserker
40%
Bounding Stride
88%
Pain and Gain
96%
Intervene
28%
Shockwave
94%
Overwhelming Rage
18%
Rallying Cry
92%
Field Dressing
70%
Spell Reflection
100%
Wrecking Throw
88%
Rumbling Earth
76%
Berserker Shout
56%
Piercing Howl
74%
Honed Reflexes
100%
Armored to the Teeth
100%
2 / 2
Double Time
100%
Reinforced Plates
100%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
14%
Javelineer
90%
Resonant Voice
50%
Crushing Force
56%
Cruel Strikes
98%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
96%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
100%
2 / 2
Anger Management
98%
Champion's Spear
28%
Stance Mastery
72%
Battlefield Commander
96%

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
70%
Fight Through the Flames
50%
Devastator
100%
Disrupting Shout
56%
Strategist
100%
Devastating Focus
40%
Brutal Vitality
100%
Instigate
64%
Shield Wall
100%
Bloodsurge
20%
Best Served Cold
100%
Hunker Down
8%
Thunderlord
90%
Defender's Aegis
98%
Last Stand
16%
Bloodborne
56%
Punish
100%
Tough as Nails
46%
Fueled by Violence
100%
Enduring Defenses
100%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
100%
Deep Wounds
24%
Into the Fray
100%
Focused Vigor
58%
Shield Specialization
70%
Enduring Alacrity
70%
Avatar
100%
Massacre
26%
Booming Voice
98%
Indomitable
58%
Violent Outburst
96%
Heavy Handed
20%
Shield Charge
100%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
70%
Whirling Blade
100%
Phalanx
100%
4 / 4

Most Used PvP Talents

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

76%

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

52%

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

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

30%

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.

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

26%

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.

Safeguard

Safeguard

18%

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.

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

16%

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.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

16%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 99 Physical damage and be knocked back.

Disarm

Disarm

16%

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

Rebound

Rebound

12%

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.

Oppressor

Oppressor

10%

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.

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

4%

Berserker Shout also reduces the duration of the next crowd control effect within 5 sec by 50% on group members within 12 yds.

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

4%

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

2%

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