ClassWarrior

Spec

Protection

Spec guide

Protection Warrior Mythic+ Build

The most popular Protection Warrior build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.

Last updated: 8 hours ago · Total players sampled: 123 · Based on top players in the last 7 days

Region

Tier history Ask about this spec Talents

Build popularity

of top players run the most popular build

Max key reached

+20

highest keystone from sampled runs

Meta rank

C tier · 4% pick rate

HeroAll Mountain Thane Slayer Colossus

DungeonAll Den of Nalorakk Kings' Rest Voidscar Arena Altar of Fangs Ruby Life Pools Murder Row Temple of Sethraliss The Blinding Vale

Protection Warrior Cheat Sheet

Mythic+ · most popular build — 2% of top players run it

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Stat priority

HasteCritMasteryVers

WeaponsGear section →

TrinketsGear section →

Tier & ArmorGear section →

Consumables

Flask of the Blood KnightsWell FedWell Fed

Key talents — Mountain Thane

Hero

Class

Spec

Expert takeAProtection Warrior in Season 2 of Midnight is expected to have an even stronger defensive and offensive package. Protection Warrior's current performance is solid, as the spec has…Icy Veins ↗Wowhead B ↗Archon A ↗

The most popular Protection build is run by 2% of top players.

Builds

Top 123 players sampled

These are the most popular Protection Warrior builds. The most popular build is run by 2% of sampled players (3 of 123 players).

Open in Wowhead calc

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WarriorSpent: 34

Mountain ThaneSpent: 13

ProtectionSpent: 32

BA1/1 DE1/1 FA WA1/1 TH1/1 LE1/1 IM1/1 HE1/1 CR1/1 ST1/1 BL1/1 SE FR BO1/1 PA1/1 IN SH1/1 OV RA1/1 FI1/1 SP1/1 WR1/1 RU1/1 BE PI1/1 HO1/1 AR2/2 DO1/1 RE2/2 BA JA1/1 RE CR1/1 CR2/2 ON2/2 WI2/2 AN1/1 CH ST1/1 BA1/1

Mountain Thane

TH1/1 TH1/1 FL1/1 KE1/1 GR1/1 LI1/1 AV1/1 BU1/1 ST1/1 CR1/1 ST1/1 CA1/1 CO1/1 ST1/1

IG1/1 DE1/1 RE1/1 BR1/1 AR1/1 FI DE1/1 DI1/1 ST1/1 DE BR1/1 IN1/1 SH1/1 BL BE1/1 SP TH1/1 DE1/1 LA BL PU1/1 TO1/1 FU1/1 EN2/2 UN1/1 DE IN1/1 FO SH1/1 EN1/1 AV1/1 MA BO1/1 IN1/1 VI1/1 HE SH1/1 BA1/1 WH1/1 PH2/4

Alternative Builds

vs. the recommended build

Talent import codes

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Mountain Thane

Most popular · 2%Build →
Alt #2 · 2%Build →
Alt #3 · 2%Build →
Alt #4 · 2%Build →
Alt #6 · 2%Build →
Alt #7 · 2%Build →

Colossus

Alt #5 · 2%Build →
Alt #8 · 2%Build →

Consumables

Flask of the Blood Knights

flask / 100%

Well Fed

food / 100%

Well Fed

food / 100%

Warcraft Logs CombatantInfo events

Macros

Well-established universal and Warrior macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.

Curated conventions — not derived from logs

Universal

Set focus (mouseover, else target)
```
/focus [@mouseover,exists][]
```
Use top trinket
```
#showtooltip 13
/use 13
```
Use bottom trinket
```
#showtooltip 14
/use 14
```
Stop casting
```
/stopcasting
```

Warrior basics

Focus interrupt — Pummel

#showtooltip Pummel
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Pummel

Focus crowd control — Storm Bolt

#showtooltip Storm Bolt
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Storm Bolt

Mouseover ally — Intervene

#showtooltip Intervene
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Intervene

Race distribution

Dwarf25% Alliance

Night Elf12% Alliance

Human11% Alliance

Orc11% Horde

Tauren10% Horde

Dark Iron Dwarf6% Alliance

Highmountain Tauren3% Horde

Void Elf3% Alliance

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Creators

Bajheera Biz

FAQ

How is this Protection Warrior Mythic+ guide generated?

WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Mythic+ players into one statistical guide.

How often is this guide updated?

Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.

Why should I trust these recommendations?

Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.

Does region or mode change the build?

Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Protection Warrior builds across PvP and PvE contexts.