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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

Mømsboy

Mømsboy

<ArenaInMyBackYard>Tarren Mill (eu)

Talents (Class)

Shattering Throw
Berserker Shout
Intimidating Shout

Talents (Specialization)

Defender's Aegis
Sudden Death
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (Hero)

Boneshaker
Arterial Bleed
No Stranger to Pain

Talents (PvP)

Morale Killer
Safeguard
Storm of Destruction
Force

Force

<CHITÓN>Doomhammer (eu)

Talents (Class)

Berserker Shout
Intimidating Shout

Talents (Specialization)

Bloodborne
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (Hero)

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

Talents (PvP)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Oppressor
Humanlog

Humanlog

<Unlimited PRO>Proudmoore (us)

Talents (Class)

Shattering Throw
Berserker Shout
Intimidating Shout

Talents (Specialization)

Defender's Aegis
Sudden Death
Into the Fray
Whirling Blade

Talents (Hero)

Boneshaker
Arterial Bleed
No Stranger to Pain

Talents (PvP)

Morale Killer
Thunderstruck
Storm of Destruction

Stat Priority

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

12% 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 Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 270 primary stat for 20 sec.

12% 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 Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 320 for 15 sec. (1 Min 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 Versatile Peridot
Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

23%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Flawless Quick Garnet

Flawless Quick Garnet

12%

+16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste

Flawless Deadly Peridot

Flawless Deadly Peridot

11%

+16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike

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

82%

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.

  • Off Hand29%
  • Wrist26%
  • Back17%
  • Feet14%
  • Waist11%
  • Chest2%
  • Head2%
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%
Adorned Fang

Adorned Fang

8%

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.

  • Wrist40%
  • Waist20%
  • Legs20%
  • Feet20%

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.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

68%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

30%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

52%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

28%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Falco Strikes

12%

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Heat Wave

2%

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Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

78%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

16%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rite of the Hash'ey

32%

Rite of the Hash'ey

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

30%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Pyrium Shield Spike

4%

Pyrium Spike

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

2%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

80%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

54%

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 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
64%
War Machine
72%
Thunder Clap
100%
Leeching Strikes
58%
Impending Victory
100%
Heroic Leap
100%
Crackling Thunder
100%
Storm Bolt
74%
Blood and Thunder
98%
Second Wind
16%
Frothing Berserker
40%
Bounding Stride
84%
Pain and Gain
94%
Intervene
40%
Shockwave
92%
Overwhelming Rage
24%
Rallying Cry
94%
Field Dressing
56%
Spell Reflection
100%
Wrecking Throw
82%
Rumbling Earth
80%
Berserker Shout
68%
Intimidating Shout
72%
Honed Reflexes
98%
Armored to the Teeth
100%
2 / 2
Double Time
100%
Reinforced Plates
100%
2 / 2
Barbaric Training
26%
Javelineer
84%
Resonant Voice
50%
Crushing Force
54%
Cruel Strikes
98%
2 / 2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
100%
2 / 2
Wild Strikes
98%
2 / 2
Anger Management
98%
Champion's Spear
40%
Stance Mastery
60%
Battlefield Commander
90%

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
54%
Fight Through the Flames
56%
Devastator
100%
Disrupting Shout
58%
Strategist
100%
Devastating Focus
52%
Brutal Vitality
100%
Instigate
56%
Shield Wall
100%
Bloodsurge
14%
Best Served Cold
98%
Spellbreaker
0%
Thunderlord
94%
Defender's Aegis
92%
Last Stand
14%
Bloodborne
70%
Punish
98%
Tough as Nails
44%
Fueled by Violence
100%
Enduring Defenses
100%
2 / 2
Unyielding Stance
100%
Deep Wounds
34%
Into the Fray
100%
Focused Vigor
70%
Shield Specialization
60%
Enduring Alacrity
78%
Avatar
100%
Massacre
34%
Booming Voice
100%
Indomitable
48%
Violent Outburst
90%
Heavy Handed
26%
Shield Charge
98%
Battle-Scarred Veteran
62%
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

60%

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

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

28%

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.

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

26%

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

20%

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.

Disarm

Disarm

18%

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

Safeguard

Safeguard

14%

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.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

12%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 97 Physical damage and be knocked back.

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.

Rebound

Rebound

10%

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

8%

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.

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

6%

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