Spec guide
Protection Warrior Raid Build
The most popular Protection Warrior build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.
Last updated: · Total players sampled: 100 · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Build popularity
3%
of top players run the most popular build
Protection Warrior Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 3% of top players run it
Stat priority
HasteCritMasteryVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Blood KnightsHearty Well Fed
Key talents — Colossus
Class
Expert takeAProtection Warriors are largely unchanged in terms of relative power to other tanks in Season 2. For teams that do not require their tanks to cover unique buffs or debuffs, they…Icy Veins ↗Wowhead B ↗Archon B ↗
The most popular Protection build is run by 3% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Protection Warrior builds. The most popular build is run by 3% of sampled players (3 of 100 players).
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ColossusSpent: 0
ProtectionSpent: 0
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Protection Warrior players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
43%
21%
21%- 21%
21%
29%
29%- 21%
- 29%
- 21%
- 29%
29%
Casts per minute
Cast share
- Shield Slam15.4/min21%
- Revenge12.2/min16%
Ignore Pain9.9/min13%
Thunder Clap9.4/min13%- Shield Block5.5/min7%
Thunder Blast5.1/min7%
Execute1.9/min2%- Demoralizing Shout1.7/min2%
Execute1.4/min2%
Taunt1.3/min2%
Major cooldowns
First use
Light's Potential0:031.5×/fight
Shield Charge0:521.4×/fight
Shield Wall1:023.9×/fight
Impending Victory1:162.9×/fight
Heroic Leap1:423.4×/fight
Wrecking Throw3:382.7×/fight
Rallying Cry4:091.2×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 14 players sampled
92% of top Protection players wear Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlord in the head slot.
Sim your character →Trinkets
The most popular trinkets among top Protection Warrior players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Protection Warrior players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Off-Hand
Popularity
Tier set
Jade Warlord's Dominion
2pcSet: Your free Revenges deal 15% additional damage and cause your next Shield Slam to deal 20% additional damage.
2pcSet: Mortal Strike and Execute damage increased by 10% and when you Slam a target, Slam also deals 6,615 damage to enemies within 8 yds of it. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
4pcSet: Ravager and your free Revenges cause all targets to bleed for 20,976 damage over 12 sec. Ravager's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec.
4pcSet: Overpower damage increased by 15%. Mortal Strike and Overpower increase the damage of your next Slam by 20%, stacking up to 5 times.
Bite of Zul'jan
2pc(2) Set: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Protection Warrior players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand56%
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand39%
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand34%
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand21%
- Jan'alai's PrecisionMain-Hand3%
- Arcane MasteryMain-Hand1%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining100%
- Embellishment: Hunt15%
- Hunter's Ritual Stone9%
- Adorned Fang8%
- Spellbreaker's March8%
- Lucky Keychain7%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Protection looks to be Haste > Crit > Mastery > Vers.
Haste1,097
Crit968
Mastery504
Vers242
The highest-rated Protection Warrior players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
Consumables
Flask of the Blood Knights
flask / 100%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 100%
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
Dwarf20% Alliance
Human19% Alliance
Orc8% Horde
Tauren8% Horde
Night Elf7% Alliance
Dracthyr4% Alliance
Highmountain Tauren4% Horde
Dark Iron Dwarf3% Alliance
FAQ
How is this Protection Warrior Raid guide generated?
WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Raid 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.