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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

Gloria

Gloria

<heavy is the crown>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Fearless
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Spellbreaker
Defender's Aegis
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

Storm Shield
Steadfast as the Peaks
Flashing Skies
Gathering Clouds

Talents (pvp)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Power Through Adversity
Ediwarrii

Ediwarrii

<StoraE>Ragnaros (eu)

Talents (class)

Shattering Throw
Berserker Shout
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Disarm
Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Ediwarri

Ediwarri

<StoraE>Ragnaros (eu)

Talents (class)

Shattering Throw
Fearless
Intimidating Shout

Talents (spec)

Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (hero)

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

Talents (pvp)

Disarm
Morale Killer
Thunderstruck

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 Gnome and for the Horde is Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

74% 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.

8% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Sigil of Adaptation

Galactic Gladiator's Sigil of Adaptation

Equip: Removes any loss of control effect with a duration of 5 seconds or more. This effect can only occur once every 1 min.

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.

4% of the best players use this combination
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.

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 208 for 15 sec. (1 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

29%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

28%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

9%

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

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 Back item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

96%

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.

  • Back40%
  • Wrist21%
  • Waist19%
  • Chest6%
  • Feet6%
  • Off Hand4%
  • Head2%
  • Hands2%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

34%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 985 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Back47%
  • Hands29%
  • Wrist12%
  • Waist6%
  • Main Hand6%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

26%

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 154%
  • Ring 246%

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

6%

Flexweave Underlay

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

76%

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

80%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

6%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

22%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

70%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

22%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

74%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

10%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

94%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

64%

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
100%
Defensive Stance
100%
Fast Footwork
58%
War Machine
96%
Thunder Clap
100%
Leeching Strikes
12%
Impending Victory
100%
Heroic Leap
100%
Crackling Thunder
96%
Storm Bolt
98%
Rend
100%
Second Wind
60%
Frothing Berserker
18%
Bounding Stride
98%
Pain and Gain
88%
Intervene
94%
Shockwave
96%
Overwhelming Rage
10%
Rallying Cry
60%
Field Dressing
54%
Spell Reflection
100%
Wrecking Throw
56%
Rumbling Earth
48%
Berserker Shout
86%
Intimidating Shout
100%
Honed Reflexes
98%
Armored to the Teeth
100%
2 / 2
Double Time
100%
Reinforced Plates
100%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
10%
Javelineer
86%
Resonant Voice
36%
Crushing Force
94%
Cruel Strikes
92%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
92%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
100%
2 / 2
Anger Management
92%
Champion's Spear
82%
Stance Mastery
32%
Battlefield Commander
88%

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 Shield
100%
Capacitance
100%
Conductivity
100%
Storm Surge
100%
Ignore Pain
100%
Demoralizing Shout
100%
Revenge
100%
Brace For Impact
100%
Armor Specialization
60%
Fight Through the Flames
66%
Devastator
100%
Disrupting Shout
70%
Strategist
100%
Devastating Focus
44%
Brutal Vitality
98%
Instigate
76%
Shield Wall
100%
Bloodsurge
24%
Best Served Cold
100%
Spellbreaker
10%
Thunderlord
92%
Defender's Aegis
64%
Last Stand
40%
Bloodborne
94%
Punish
100%
Tough as Nails
28%
Fueled by Violence
100%
Enduring Defenses
100%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
100%
Deep Wounds
24%
Into the Fray
100%
Focused Vigor
92%
Shield Specialization
46%
Enduring Alacrity
94%
Avatar
100%
Massacre
32%
Booming Voice
90%
Indomitable
36%
Violent Outburst
88%
Heavy Handed
10%
Shield Charge
98%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
72%
Whirling Blade
98%
Phalanx
90%

Best PvP Talents

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

86%

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

44%

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

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

42%

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

32%

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

Safeguard

Safeguard

30%

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.

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

18%

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.

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.

Oppressor

Oppressor

16%

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.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

6%

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.

Demolition

Demolition

4%

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

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

2%

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.

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

2%

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

Rebound

Rebound

2%

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.