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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.

  • Versatility43.6%980 avg
  • Haste36.9%847 avg
  • Mastery10.1%246 avg
  • Critical Strike9.4%240 avg

3

Synced 3v3 players

1,512

Average rating sampled

1,719

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Oppressor

Oppressor

33%

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.

1 players

Safeguard

Safeguard

33%

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.

1 players

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

33%

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

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

67% equipped · 292 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

33% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Cuirass of the Jade Warlord

100% equipped · 292 ilvl

Protection Warrior enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul100%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity100%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness100%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt33%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed33%

Protection Warrior gems & sockets

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%, the critical strike damage 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%, the critical strike damage 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%.

    • 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.

    • Intimidating Shout
      Intimidating Shout100%

      Causes the targeted enemy to cower in fear while all enemies within 8 yards flee from you and their movement speed is reduced by 70% for 8 sec. Damage may cancel the effect.

    • Shield Charge
      Shield Charge100%

      Charge to an enemy with your shield, granting you Shield Block and dealing 33,832 Physical damage to it and 10,891 Physical damage to all enemies within 10 yards. Also stuns the primary target for 4 sec. Generates 20 Rage.

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Warboots

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Sabatons

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Plate Handguards

    67% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Pledgebearer's Gauntlets

    33% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm

    67% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Pledgebearer's Mask

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Legguards

    67% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Pledgebearer's Poleyns

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sword

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Chopper

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    33% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    67% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Steelbark Bulwark

    33% equipped · 282 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    67% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    67% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Colubrine Band

    33% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Shirt

    Scarlet Filigreed Shirt

    33% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Sleeveless T-Shirt

    33% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord

    100% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Unchained Gladiator's Tabard

    33% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Tabard of the Lightbringer

    33% equipped · 14 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    33% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    33% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Greatbelt

    67% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Forgotten Grotto Girdle

    33% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

    100% equipped · 288 ilvl

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control100%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste100%
    • Prismatic Socket33%