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Protection Warrior

Tank specialisation · Tier B in PvP, 0.1% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 3 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Haste39.4%886 avg
  • Versatility29.7%657 avg
  • Critical Strike16.2%378 avg
  • Mastery14.7%343 avg

3

Synced 2v2 players

1,628

Average rating sampled

1,763

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
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.

1 players

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

33%

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.

1 players

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

33%

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.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Armor Specialization
    Armor Specialization100%

    Armor increased by 6%.

  • Armored to the Teeth
    Armored to the Teeth100%

    Gain Strength equal to 8% of your Armor.

  • Avatar of the Storm

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

33% equipped · 292 ilvl

Back

Deepvine Shroud

33% equipped · 295 ilvl

Chest

Cuirass of the Jade Warlord

33% equipped · 292 ilvl

Protection Warrior enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt33%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk33%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul33%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity33%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste33%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Only 3 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.

A percentage drawn from a handful of players is noise wearing the costume of data, and a reader cannot tell the difference. This fills in as the background sync works through the ladder.

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Warrior specs

  • Arms
  • Fury
Avatar of the Storm100%

Casting Avatar grants you 2 charges of Thunder Blast and resets the cooldown of Thunder Clap. While Avatar is not active, Lightning Strikes have a 10% chance to grant you Avatar for 6 secs. Thunder Blast Your next Thunder Clap becomes a Thunder Blast that deals Stormstrike damage.

  • Battle Stance
    Battle Stance100%

    A balanced combat state that increases the critical strike chance of your abilities by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects by 10%. Lasts until canceled.

  • Battle Stance
    Battle Stance100%

    A balanced combat state that increases the critical strike chance of your abilities by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects by 10%. Lasts until canceled.

  • Survival

    • Avatar
      Avatar100%

      Transform into a colossus, increasing all damage you deal by 20% and reducing all damage you take by 3% for 20 sec.

    • Battle-Scarred Veteran
      Battle-Scarred Veteran100%

      When your health is brought below 30%, you take 80% less damage for 8 sec and healing you receive is increased by 100%. Cannot occur more than once every 3 min.

    • Battlefield Commander
      Battlefield Commander100%

      Your Shout abilities have additional effects. Battle Shout: Grants you an additional 3% attack power. Rallying Cry: Grants an additional 2% health and duration increased by 3 sec. Piercing Howl: Radius increased by 100% Berserker Shout: Radius increased by 100%. Intimidating Shout: Cooldown reduced by 15 sec.

    • Defensive Stance
      Defensive Stance100%

      A defensive combat state that reduces all damage you take by 22% and all magic damage you take by an additional 8%. When an attack deals 20% or more of your maximum health in damage, that damage is reduced by 15%. Lasts until canceled.

    • Field Dressing
      Field Dressing100%

      Healing received increased by 3% and all self-healing increased by an additional 10%.

    Control & mobility

    • Bounding Stride
      Bounding Stride100%

      Reduces the cooldown of Heroic Leap by 15 sec and Heroic Leap also increases your movement speed by 70% for 3 sec.

    • Crackling Thunder
      Crackling Thunder100%

      Thunder Clap's radius is increased by 50% and it reduces affected target's movement speed by an additional 20%.

    • Fearless
      Fearless100%

      Cooldown of Berserker Rage is reduced by 50% and Berseker Rage removes all movement speed-impairing effects.

    • Honed Reflexes
      Honed Reflexes100%

      Cooldown of Shield Wall, Intervene, Spell Reflection, Storm Bolt, and Pummel reduced by 10%. Successfully interrupting an enemy increases the damage you deal to them by 5% for 10 sec.

    • Javelineer
      Javelineer100%

      Range of your thrown abilities is increased by 5 yards. Damage dealt by Champion's Spear, Shattering Throw, and Wrecking Throw increased by 20%. Shattering Throw and Wrecking Throw silence non-players for 3 sec.

    Chest

    Steelbark Chestguard

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Warboots

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venom-Cursed Bear's Charge

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Plate Handguards

    33% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Scaleplate Strangulators

    33% equipped · 298 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlord

    33% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Legguards

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venom Warden's Greaves

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sword

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Jaw of the Shackled Goddess

    33% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Aqirbane Reliquary

    33% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Spellbreaker's Rebuke

    67% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Lightwarden's Bind

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    33% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Ouroboric Signet

    33% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Shirt

    Scarlet Filigreed Shirt

    33% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord

    67% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Night Ender's Pauldrons

    33% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Tabard

    Unchained Gladiator's Tabard

    33% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Argent Crusader's Tabard

    33% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Solarflare Prism

    33% equipped · 298 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Heart of Ancient Hunger

    33% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Greatbelt

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Warmonger's Clasp

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

    33% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Wrist

    Embalmer's Steadying Bracers

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage33%
  • Protection Warrior gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control67%
    • Flawless Deadly Garnet · +17 Critical Strike33%
    • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike33%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste33%
    • Prismatic Socket33%