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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.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 14 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility44.9%977 avg
  • Haste26.5%594 avg
  • Mastery16.5%380 avg
  • Critical Strike12.1%286 avg

14

Synced Blitz players

1,981

Average rating sampled

2,123

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

21%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 2,901 Physical damage and be knocked back.

3 players

Morale Killer

Morale Killer

21%

Reduces the cooldown of Demoralizing Shout by 15 sec, and Demoralizing Shout now reduces the damage enemies deal to all targets, not just you.

3 players

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

21%

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.

3 players

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

21%

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

3 players

Combat toolkit

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

Pressure & burst

  • Armored to the Teeth
    Armored to the Teeth100%

    Gain Strength equal to 8% of your Armor.

  • Avatar of the Storm
    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.

Most played equipment

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

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

50% equipped · 285 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

14% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Cuirass of the Jade Warlord

50% equipped · 292 ilvl

Protection Warrior enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness79%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed64%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity57%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina43%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt43%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk43%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul36%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Only 14 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
Burst of Power
Burst of Power100%

Lightning Strikes have a 15% chance to make your next 2 Shield Slams have no cooldown.

  • Capacitance
    Capacitance100%

    During Avatar, Thunder Blast extends Avatar's duration by 2.0 sec.

  • Conductivity
    Conductivity100%

    Lightning Strike damage increased by 10% and critical strike damage increased by 10%.

  • Survival

    • 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.

    • Impending Victory
      Impending Victory100%

      Instantly attack the target, causing 2,236 damage and healing you for 30% of your maximum health. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Impending Victory and makes it cost no Rage.

    • Keep Your Feet on the Ground
      Keep Your Feet on the Ground100%

      Physical damage taken reduced by 2%. Thunder Blast reduces damage you take by 8% for 5 sec.

    • Pain and Gain
      Pain and Gain100%

      When you take any damage, heal for 2.0% of your maximum health. This can only occur once every 10 sec.

    • Spell Reflection
      Spell Reflection100%

      Raise your shield, reflecting the first spell cast on you and reducing magic damage you take by 25% for 5 sec.

    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.

    • 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.

    • Thunder Clap
      Thunder Clap100%

      Blasts all enemies within 12 yards for 11,910 Physical damage and reduces their movement speed by 40% for 10 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Generates 5 Rage.

    • Crackling Thunder
      Crackling Thunder93%

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

    • Shockwave
      Shockwave93%

      Sends a wave of force in a frontal cone, causing 1,064 damage and stunning all enemies within 16 yards for 2 sec.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Chestplate

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Warboots

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Pledgebearer's Sabatons

    14% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Handguards

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Jeweled Gauntlets of the Jade Warlord

    21% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlord

    21% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Legguards

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Greaves of the Jade Warlord

    29% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Crusher

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Chopper

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    36% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Spellbreaker's Rebuke

    14% equipped · 331 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    36% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    36% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Artisan Officer's Shirt

    14% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Sleeveless T-Shirt

    14% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons

    14% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Tabard of the Lightbringer

    14% equipped · 14 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Emblem

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Emblem

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Greatbelt

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Girdle

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

    36% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Wrist

    Shard-Tipped Vambraces

    14% equipped · 308 ilvl

  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei29%
  • Protection Warrior gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control64%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste43%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat29%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery21%
    • Prismatic Socket21%
    • Flawless Deadly Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Critical Strike14%
    • Flawless Quick Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste14%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +14 Versatility & +6 Mastery7%