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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.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 4 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Haste40.9%941 avg
  • Versatility28.2%638 avg
  • Critical Strike16.8%396 avg
  • Mastery14.0%330 avg

4

Synced 2v2 players

1,671

Average rating sampled

1,802

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Morale Killer

Morale Killer

50%

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

2 players

Shield Bash

Shield Bash

50%

When Shield Slam is used on targets that are casting, it reduces their damage done by 15% for 8 sec and the cooldown is instantly reset.

2 players

Power Through Adversity

Power Through Adversity

25%

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.

1 players

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

25%

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

1 players

Combat toolkit

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

Pressure & burst

  • Armor Specialization
    Armor Specialization100%

    Armor increased by 6%.

  • Armored to the Teeth
    Armored to the Teeth100%

    Gain Strength equal to 8% of your Armor.

  • Avatar of the Storm

Most played equipment

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

Back

Adherent's Silken Shroud

25% equipped · 305 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

25% equipped · 292 ilvl

Chest

Steelbark Chestguard

50% equipped · 289 ilvl

Protection Warrior enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina75%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness75%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt50%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Only 4 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
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.

  • Battle Stance
    Battle Stance100%

    A balanced combat state that increases the critical strike chance of your abilities by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects by 10%. Lasts until canceled.

  • Battle Stance
    Battle Stance100%

    A balanced combat state that increases the critical strike chance of your abilities by 3% and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects by 10%. Lasts until canceled.

    • Survival

    • Avatar
      Avatar100%

      Transform into a colossus, increasing all damage you deal by 20% and reducing all damage you take by 3% for 20 sec.

    • 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.

    • Defensive Stance
      Defensive Stance100%

      A defensive combat state that reduces all damage you take by 22% and all magic damage you take by an additional 8%. When an attack deals 20% or more of your maximum health in damage, that damage is reduced by 15%. Lasts until canceled.

    • Field Dressing
      Field Dressing100%

      Healing received increased by 3% and all self-healing increased by an additional 10%.

    • Fueled by Violence
      Fueled by Violence100%

      You are healed for 125% of the Bleed damage dealt by Rend and Deep Wounds.

    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.

    • Crackling Thunder
      Crackling Thunder100%

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

    • 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.

    • Javelineer
      Javelineer100%

      Range of your thrown abilities is increased by 5 yards. Damage dealt by Champion's Spear, Shattering Throw, and Wrecking Throw increased by 20%. Shattering Throw and Wrecking Throw silence non-players for 3 sec.

    • Shield Charge
      Shield Charge100%

      Charge to an enemy with your shield, granting you Shield Block and dealing 33,832 Physical damage to it and 10,891 Physical damage to all enemies within 10 yards. Also stuns the primary target for 4 sec. Generates 20 Rage.

    Chest

    Cuirass of the Jade Warlord

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Feet

    Preyhunter's Polished Greatboots

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Warboots

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Embergrove Grasps

    25% equipped · 276 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Plate Handguards

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Skullguard of the Risen Sacrifice

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Greaves of the Jade Warlord

    25% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Legguards

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Warmonger's Crusher

    25% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sword

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Preyhunter's Choker

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Spellbreaker's Rebuke

    50% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Blood-Tempered Bulwark

    25% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Preyhunter's Signet

    25% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shirt

    Rich Purple Silk Shirt

    25% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Scarlet Filigreed Shirt

    25% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord

    75% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Night Ender's Pauldrons

    25% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    25% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Unchained Gladiator's Tabard

    25% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Blazebinder's Hoof

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Keeper's Seething Core

    25% equipped · 302 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Gladiator's Plate Greatbelt

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Greatbelt

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Spellbreaker's Bracers

    25% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

    25% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity
    50%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage50%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk25%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul25%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed25%

    • Protection Warrior gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control50%
    • Flawless Deadly Garnet · +17 Critical Strike25%
    • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike25%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste25%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility25%
    • Prismatic Socket25%
    • Stoic Eversong Diamond · +23 Primary Stat and +13 Armor25%