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Protection Warrior Guide for WoW WotLK Classic PvE Raids

WotLK Phase 4Icecrown Citadel

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Best Protection Warrior 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.

Class
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Easy mode choices summary for Protection Warrior

Type
Top Choice
Popularity
Main Hand
22%
Off Hand
33%
Trinkets
44%
Head
33%
Neck
33%
Shoulders
33%
Back
22%
Chest
44%
Wrist
22%
Hands
22%
Waist
33%
Legs
22%
Feet
33%
Rings
44%

Main Hand for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
22%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%

Off Hand for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
33%
33%
22%
11%

Trinkets for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
44%
33%
33%
22%
22%
11%
11%
11%
11%

Neck for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
33%
22%
22%
11%
11%

Shoulders for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
33%
22%
22%
11%
11%

Back for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
22%
22%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%

Chest for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
44%
22%
11%
11%
11%

Wrist for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
22%
22%
22%
22%
11%

Hands for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
22%
22%
22%
11%
11%
11%

Waist for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
33%
22%
22%
11%
11%

Legs for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
22%
22%
22%
11%
11%
11%

Feet for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
33%
22%
22%
11%
11%

Rings for Protection Warrior

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Name
Popularity
44%
33%
22%
22%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%

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

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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.