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Protection Paladin Guide for WoW WotLK Classic PvP

Patch Phase 4WotLK Classic Arena Season 8

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Best Protection Paladin WotLK PvP Build, Talents, Stat Priority, Trinkets, BiS gear, etc., ranked by their performance and popularity based on the World Top PvP Players in WotLK Classic Arena Season 8.

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Easy mode choices summary for Protection Paladin

Type
Top Choice
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
Talents
2437
2321
1%
Main Hand
2708
2428
1%
Off Hand
2969
2303
26%
Trinket
2830
2361
10%
Trinket Combination
2969
2414
2%
Head
2441
2290
2%
Neck
2404
2402
1%
Shoulders
2969
2333
1%
Back
2370
2303
1%
Chest
2552
2384
1%
Wrist
2824
2286
7%
Hands
2552
2306
6%
Waist
2589
2399
2%
Legs
2402
2309
1%
Feet
2441
2278
3%
Rings
2695
2415
1%
Item Level
267
2765
2384
3%
Tier
2300
2300
1%
Gem
2544
2348
2%
Gem Combination
2441
2396
1%
Back Enchant
2441
2278
4%
Chest Enchant
2969
2229
68%
Wrist Enchant
2441
2278
3%
Feet Enchant
2969
2225
72%
Weapon Enchant
2441
2276
2%
Stat
Median Value
Crit
18%
Race
Representation
Human
302 (68%)

Talents for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2437
2321
1%
2969
2307
13%
2765
2305
1%
2508
2286
1%
2402
2272
3%
2269
2254
1%
2380
2241
1%
2544
2234
2%
2824
2216
3%
2830
2208
27%
2205
2205
1%
2457
2204
5%
2318
2203
1%
2370
2179
1%
2217
2169
2%
2529
2164
3%
2257
2148
2%
2376
2143
2%
2253
2114
1%

Stat Name for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Median Value
Crit
18%
Haste
12%

Main Hand for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2708
2428
1%
2969
2258
31%
2705
2253
4%
2695
2241
1%
2552
2219
27%
2272
2211
2%
2258
2204
1%
2824
2172
1%
2207
2144
2%
2334
2144
17%
2334
2114
2%

Off Hand for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2969
2303
26%
2341
2266
1%
2267
2226
4%
2695
2217
15%
2708
2209
2%
2708
2208
14%
2544
2204
4%
2457
2203
8%
2217
2200
3%
2362
2198
1%
2441
2191
1%
2404
2185
2%
2387
2171
6%
2311
2170
1%
2168
2134
1%

Trinket for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2830
2361
10%
2969
2291
27%
2969
2287
7%
2441
2263
2%
2560
2243
3%
2705
2238
6%
2587
2227
7%
2708
2218
24%
2587
2210
18%
2552
2206
12%
2544
2204
1%
2830
2204
24%
2824
2204
25%
2276
2201
1%
2824
2198
10%
2232
2151
3%
2334
2138
2%
2376
2111
1%

Trinket Combination for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2969
2414
2%
2830
2404
1%
2560
2382
1%
2501
2360
3%
2705
2351
3%
2765
2340
6%
2402
2334
1%
2400
2324
1%
2513
2250
2%
2708
2249
9%
2587
2227
7%
2272
2222
1%
2522
2209
12%
2552
2205
11%
2824
2204
8%
2336
2201
1%
2207
2143
2%
2253
2139
1%
2240
2125
1%

Neck for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2404
2402
1%
2552
2349
2%
2300
2288
1%
2304
2269
2%
2969
2231
46%
2522
2217
1%
2600
2216
11%
2457
2207
6%
2508
2204
3%
2215
2203
1%
2397
2200
3%
2441
2191
1%
2589
2188
4%
2705
2186
3%
2334
2170
1%
2824
2147
1%

Shoulders for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2969
2333
1%
2441
2280
2%
2830
2231
58%
2404
2215
7%
2589
2207
14%
2242
2198
1%
2267
2197
1%
2824
2190
7%

Back for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2370
2303
1%
2441
2300
1%
2304
2234
2%
2969
2226
47%
2355
2223
1%
2544
2215
3%
2552
2212
7%
2508
2207
2%
2527
2206
11%
2457
2204
2%
2437
2194
1%
2280
2191
1%
2589
2160
2%
2522
2151
4%
2388
2116
1%

Chest for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2552
2384
1%
2396
2276
3%
2589
2263
1%
2522
2254
1%
2969
2229
46%
2824
2211
11%
2708
2206
13%
2397
2203
4%
2242
2202
1%
2250
2202
2%
2457
2194
4%
2207
2175
1%
2258
2152
2%

Wrist for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2824
2286
7%
2441
2276
1%
2396
2236
1%
2316
2230
1%
2969
2221
60%
2508
2220
3%
2522
2206
2%
2376
2205
2%
2705
2205
6%
2457
2201
3%
2388
2200
2%
2589
2177
2%
2404
2170
1%

Hands for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2552
2306
6%
2300
2300
1%
2969
2246
30%
2255
2218
2%
2765
2210
34%
2824
2207
2%
2522
2207
2%
2589
2201
2%
2280
2191
1%
2400
2164
2%
2274
2162
3%
2207
2160
1%

Waist for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2589
2399
2%
2441
2278
3%
2376
2273
1%
2830
2229
52%
2705
2228
3%
2334
2223
2%
2411
2219
2%
2824
2216
10%
2212
2205
1%
2969
2202
7%
2405
2159
6%

Legs for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2402
2309
1%
2300
2280
1%
2441
2276
1%
2830
2270
24%
2508
2242
1%
2969
2219
32%
2457
2215
3%
2400
2211
1%
2362
2211
4%
2552
2211
5%
2388
2199
8%
2300
2168
3%
2274
2163
3%

Feet for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2441
2278
3%
2824
2253
5%
2518
2232
4%
2552
2231
4%
2405
2228
4%
2969
2226
56%
2341
2200
1%
2402
2200
2%
2204
2192
1%
2544
2189
9%
2334
2152
2%

Rings for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2695
2415
1%
2441
2288
2%
2441
2280
1%
2830
2270
18%
2529
2246
6%
2969
2246
10%
2300
2245
1%
2708
2242
6%
2969
2232
64%
2243
2224
1%
2552
2219
4%
2531
2216
2%
2230
2213
1%
2311
2212
6%
2250
2211
1%
2287
2211
3%
2522
2205
3%
2560
2199
8%
2501
2197
6%
2437
2196
19%
2250
2194
1%
2201
2191
1%
2544
2189
10%
2198
2168
1%
2589
2168
6%
2255
2113
1%

Item Level for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
267
2765
2384
3%
268
2969
2322
4%
265
2708
2302
7%
266
2695
2299
8%
264
2708
2254
11%
259
2589
2234
4%
255
2388
2221
4%
258
2341
2214
3%
262
2527
2213
12%
261
2824
2211
5%
252
2215
2207
1%
263
2560
2207
8%
254
2205
2198
1%
260
2513
2166
6%
256
2287
2134
2%
257
2274
2131
6%
253
2170
2127
2%

Tier for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2300
2300
1%
2441
2290
2%
2300
2280
1%
2441
2280
2%
2441
2276
1%
2396
2276
3%
2830
2270
24%
2969
2246
30%
2508
2242
1%
2253
2232
1%
2830
2231
58%
2969
2230
51%
2969
2229
46%
2969
2219
32%
2255
2218
2%
2404
2215
7%
2589
2214
15%
2362
2211
4%
2765
2210
34%
2437
2209
13%
2589
2207
14%
2708
2206
13%
2250
2202
2%
2267
2202
2%
2215
2198
1%
2280
2191
1%
2824
2190
7%
2204
2164
1%
2207
2160
1%
2824
2155
5%

Gem for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2544
2348
2%
2441
2300
2%
2441
2278
2%
2441
2276
1%
2300
2261
2%
2411
2250
1%
2280
2245
1%
2969
2242
55%
2513
2235
4%
2527
2230
2%
2969
2230
68%
2969
2228
73%
2969
2225
65%
2522
2224
1%
2969
2212
93%
2969
2209
23%
2830
2206
21%
2830
2205
22%
2969
2205
49%
2824
2204
24%
2544
2202
4%
2441
2201
1%
2300
2201
1%
2522
2201
1%
2522
2199
5%
2397
2198
4%
2560
2179
7%
2824
2173
9%
2404
2170
2%
2334
2159
4%
2200
2140
1%
2269
2140
3%

Gem Combination for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2441
2396
1%
2432
2308
3%
2527
2307
1%
2280
2276
1%
2830
2258
8%
2830
2257
1%
2830
2257
9%
2830
2257
9%
2969
2246
41%
2969
2244
45%
2830
2240
12%
2388
2232
2%
2513
2232
2%
2969
2230
54%
2969
2225
13%
2830
2218
2%
2824
2207
3%
2589
2207
3%
2432
2207
4%
2824
2207
15%
2402
2204
1%
2830
2204
3%
2501
2203
9%
2560
2202
2%
2824
2201
2%
2309
2200
2%
2397
2200
3%
2210
2195
2%
2501
2190
2%
2969
2185
1%
2334
2170
1%

Back Enchant for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2441
2278
4%
2969
2207
62%
2245
2201
1%
2253
2123
1%

Chest Enchant for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2969
2229
68%
2589
2207
23%
2388
2205
2%
2263
2194
3%

Wrist Enchant for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2441
2278
3%
2708
2267
1%
2969
2230
69%
2824
2204
21%
2205
2161
2%

Feet Enchant for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2969
2225
72%
2824
2207
23%
2441
2194
1%

Weapon Enchant for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2441
2276
2%
2441
2261
4%
2969
2246
20%
2969
2214
82%
2824
2210
9%
2830
2207
74%
2272
2198
3%

Race for Protection Paladin

-
Name
Representation
Human
302 (68%)
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