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Protection Paladin Guide for WoW WotLK Classic PvE Raids

WotLK Phase 4Icecrown Citadel

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Best Protection Paladin WotLK Classic Build, Talents, Stat Priority, Gems, BiS gear, etc., ranked by their performance and popularity based on the latest Wrath of the Lich King Raid Logs from Icecrown Citadel.

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Easy mode choices summary for Protection Paladin

Type
Top Choice
Popularity
Main Hand
40%
Off Hand
40%
Trinkets
40%
Head
20%
Neck
40%
Shoulders
30%
Back
20%
Chest
30%
Wrist
30%
Hands
30%
Waist
50%
Legs
30%
Feet
30%
Rings
70%

Main Hand for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
40%
30%
10%
10%
10%

Off Hand for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
40%
30%
20%
10%

Trinkets for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%

Neck for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
40%
30%
10%
10%
10%

Shoulders for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%

Back for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%

Chest for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
30%
30%
10%
10%
10%
10%

Wrist for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
30%
30%
10%
10%
10%
10%

Hands for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%

Waist for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
50%
30%
10%
10%

Legs for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
30%
30%
10%
10%
10%
10%

Feet for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
30%
30%
10%
10%
10%
10%

Rings for Protection Paladin

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Name
Popularity
70%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%

This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your Tank in Raids as Protection Paladin.

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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 current Popularity among World First Guilds and Top Parsing Players since it's the safest way to tell the Meta. Also, be sure to use our boss filter when optimizing for different Raid Bosses.