Protection Warrior Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.7Fated Raids
Last Updated
Everything you need to improve your Tank performance in Raids.
Class
Specialization
Raid:
Sort by:
Also, check out how Protection Warrior performs in
the current Tank RankingsEasy mode choices summary for Protection Warrior
Type | Top Choice | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|---|
Talents | 31.9K | 62% | |
Weapons | 30.5K | 4% | |
Trinkets | 26.6K | 15% | |
Head | 35.7K | 91% | |
Neck | 29.9K | 30% | |
Shoulders | 35.7K | 96% | |
Back | 30.6K | 24% | |
Chest | 31.9K | 88% | |
Wrist | 30.2K | 24% | |
Hands | 35.7K | 60% | |
Waist | 31.9K | 42% | |
Legs | 35.7K | 85% | |
Feet | 35.7K | 75% | |
Rings | 35.7K | 22% | |
Legendaries | 35.7K | 81% | |
Covenants | 35.7K | 81% | |
Soulbinds | 31.9K | 74% | |
Soulbind Abilities | 31.9K | 34% | |
Conduit | 35.7K | 87% | |
Conduit Combination | 31.9K | 31% | |
Gem | 35.7K | 56% | |
Gem Combination | 21.4K | 10% | |
Back Enchant | 30.5K | 41% | |
Chest Enchant | 35.7K | 86% | |
Wrist Enchant | 35.7K | 31% | |
Belt Enchant | 28.9K | 13% | |
Feet Enchant | 35.7K | 39% | |
Ring Enchant | 35.7K | 49% | |
Weapon Enchant | 35.7K | 81% |
Race | Performance Gain |
---|---|
Human | +1.26% |
Talents for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
31.9K | 62% | |
30.6K | 11% | |
35.7K | 10% | |
16.1K | 4% | |
25.0K | 2% | |
28.0K | 2% | |
13.4K | 1% | |
13.8K | 1% | |
17.9K | 1% | |
25.6K | 1% |
Weapons for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
25.7K | 4% | |
30.5K | 4% | |
17.8K | 3% | |
20.9K | 3% | |
22.8K | 3% | |
15.4K | 2% | |
16.4K | 2% | |
17.1K | 2% | |
21.4K | 2% | |
30.2K | 2% |
Trinkets for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
26.6K | 15% | |
30.2K | 12% | |
30.5K | 8% | |
17.0K | 4% | |
26.1K | 4% | |
28.9K | 4% | |
31.9K | 4% | |
21.5K | 3% | |
25.6K | 3% | |
28.6K | 3% |
Head for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 91% | |
26.6K | 3% | |
28.9K | 2% | |
12.2K | 1% | |
14.3K | 1% | |
15.9K | 1% |
Neck for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
29.9K | 30% | |
21.7K | 19% | |
35.7K | 12% | |
30.6K | 9% | |
25.6K | 7% | |
18.7K | 6% | |
28.9K | 4% | |
30.5K | 3% | |
31.9K | 3% | |
24.6K | 1% |
Shoulders for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 96% | |
20.4K | 2% | |
16.2K | 1% | |
17.3K | 1% |
Back for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
30.6K | 24% | |
26.4K | 9% | |
26.1K | 8% | |
29.9K | 8% | |
31.9K | 7% | |
27.8K | 4% | |
30.3K | 4% | |
30.5K | 4% | |
35.7K | 4% |
Chest for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
31.9K | 88% | |
21.3K | 6% | |
35.7K | 3% | |
12.5K | 1% | |
16.9K | 1% | |
27.8K | 1% |
Wrist for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
30.2K | 24% | |
35.7K | 15% | |
28.9K | 12% | |
29.9K | 10% | |
30.5K | 10% | |
31.9K | 10% | |
15.9K | 4% | |
17.6K | 3% | |
19.5K | 3% | |
21.1K | 3% |
Hands for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 60% | |
25.8K | 8% | |
29.9K | 8% | |
24.2K | 4% | |
26.4K | 4% | |
30.5K | 4% | |
23.6K | 3% | |
26.0K | 3% | |
28.6K | 2% | |
17.4K | 1% |
Waist for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
31.9K | 42% | |
30.2K | 14% | |
35.7K | 10% | |
27.8K | 9% | |
24.2K | 8% | |
25.6K | 4% | |
26.0K | 3% | |
28.6K | 3% | |
18.7K | 2% | |
15.2K | 1% |
Legs for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 85% | |
23.5K | 5% | |
17.3K | 2% | |
13.3K | 1% | |
14.4K | 1% | |
14.8K | 1% | |
15.4K | 1% | |
16.6K | 1% | |
21.9K | 1% | |
30.2K | 1% |
Feet for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 75% | |
24.2K | 5% | |
22.1K | 4% | |
25.6K | 3% | |
16.9K | 2% | |
21.8K | 2% | |
16.2K | 1% | |
17.2K | 1% | |
18.7K | 1% | |
23.5K | 1% |
Rings for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 22% | |
21.1K | 4% | |
22.8K | 4% | |
17.1K | 3% | |
30.2K | 3% | |
21.7K | 2% | |
22.0K | 2% | |
24.1K | 2% | |
12.8K | 1% | |
16.6K | 1% |
Legendaries for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 81% | |
35.7K | 77% | |
25.6K | 20% | |
19.5K | 10% | |
23.6K | 8% | |
11.0K | 1% | |
16.4K | 1% | |
28.0K | 1% |
Soulbinds for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
31.9K | 74% | |
19.5K | 8% | |
23.6K | 7% | |
35.7K | 6% | |
12.9K | 2% | |
15.2K | 2% | |
13.7K | 1% | |
15.0K | 1% |
Soulbind Abilities for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
31.9K | 34% | |
24.2K | 5% | |
24.6K | 3% | |
26.4K | 3% | |
35.7K | 3% | |
14.1K | 1% | |
16.1K | 1% | |
16.8K | 1% | |
21.8K | 1% | |
26.1K | 1% |
Conduit for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 87% | |
35.7K | 85% | |
31.9K | 84% | |
35.7K | 81% | |
35.7K | 71% | |
35.7K | 70% | |
35.7K | 36% | |
30.5K | 23% | |
25.0K | 20% | |
25.8K | 12% |
Conduit Combination for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
31.9K | 31% | |
30.5K | 11% | |
25.0K | 5% | |
27.8K | 5% | |
19.5K | 3% | |
26.6K | 3% | |
35.7K | 3% | |
16.9K | 2% | |
21.3K | 2% | |
16.6K | 1% |
Gem for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 56% | |
30.2K | 45% | |
30.6K | 12% | |
30.3K | 10% | |
21.9K | 3% | |
20.6K | 2% | |
17.4K | 1% |
Gem Combination for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
21.4K | 10% | |
35.7K | 7% | |
21.3K | 6% | |
21.7K | 6% | |
25.6K | 6% | |
30.5K | 6% | |
31.9K | 5% | |
24.2K | 5% | |
26.4K | 4% | |
20.1K | 3% |
Back Enchant for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
30.5K | 41% | |
31.9K | 35% | |
35.7K | 14% | |
30.2K | 8% |
Chest Enchant for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 86% | |
27.8K | 8% | |
12.8K | 1% |
Wrist Enchant for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 31% | |
17.9K | 1% |
Belt Enchant for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
28.9K | 13% | |
35.7K | 9% | |
14.9K | 1% | |
23.5K | 1% |
Feet Enchant for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 39% | |
26.6K | 3% |
Ring Enchant for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 49% | |
30.2K | 30% | |
27.8K | 4% | |
22.8K | 3% | |
26.6K | 3% | |
30.6K | 3% | |
19.7K | 2% | |
25.0K | 2% | |
20.5K | 1% | |
20.8K | 1% |
Weapon Enchant for Protection Warrior
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
---|---|---|
35.7K | 81% | |
30.3K | 11% | |
16.3K | 4% | |
11.4K | 2% |
Races for Protection Warrior
-Name | Performance Gain |
---|---|
Lightforged Draenei | +1.26% |
Human | +1.26% |
Gnome | +1.18% |
Mechagnome | +1.10% |
Undead | +0.95% |
Zandalari Troll Bwonsamdi | +0.89% |
Void Elf | +0.89% |
Zandalari Troll Kimbul | +0.87% |
Orc | +0.87% |
Kul Tiran | +0.87% |
Goblin | +0.85% |
Draenei | +0.85% |
Hightmountain Tauren | +0.80% |
Zandalari Troll Paku | +0.77% |
Worgen | +0.74% |
Vulpera | +0.71% |
Troll | +0.66% |
Tauren | +0.66% |
Dwarf | +0.64% |
Dark Iron Dwarf | +0.64% |
Pandaren | +0.62% |
Night Elf | +0.54% |
Blood Elf | +0.38% |
Mag'har Orc | +0.34% |
Nightborne | +0.00% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your Tank in Raids as Protection Warrior.
To navigate between guide sections use the top dropdown or buttons in the bottom.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data come from?
Our guides are based on statistics. We use algorithms to process thousands of World of Warcraft Raid Logs (from Warcraft Logs) every day. By analyzing this Big Data from top parses we are able to precisely calculate what are World's Best Players using now.
How to use this guide?
We evaluate each item by their Maximum Tank and Popularity metrics. If unsure what to choose, the safest option is to pick the most popular one. Also, be sure to use our boss filter when optimizing for different Raid Bosses.