ClassWarrior

Spec

Protection

Protection Warrior Raid Build

Last updated: 4 days ago · Based on top players in the last 7 days

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Protection Warrior Cheat Sheet

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

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Key talents — Mountain Thane

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Build popularity

of top players run the most popular build

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

Builds

Top 100 players sampled

These are the most popular Protection Warrior builds. The most popular build is run by 2% of sampled players (2 of 100 players).

Open in Wowhead calc

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WarriorSpent: 8

Mountain ThaneSpent: 7

ProtectionSpent: 22

BA DE FA WA TH LE1/1 IM HE CR ST BL1/1 SE FR BO1/1 PA IN SH OV RA FI1/1 SP WR RU1/1 BE IN HO AR DO1/1 RE2/2 BA JA RE CR CR ON WI AN CH1/1 ST BA

Mountain Thane

TH1/1 GA1/1 FL1/1 KE1/1 GR1/1 LI1/1 AV1/1 BU ST CR ST CA CO ST

IG1/1 DE RE1/1 BR1/1 AR1/1 FI1/1 DE1/1 DI ST1/1 DE1/1 BR1/1 IN1/1 SH BL1/1 BE1/1 SP1/1 TH1/1 DE LA BL PU TO FU EN2/2 UN1/1 DE1/1 HE FO SH EN AV1/1 MA BO IN1/1 VI HE SH BA1/1 WH1/1 PH

Alternative Builds

vs. the recommended build

Talent import codes

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Mountain Thane

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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

Dwarf23% Alliance

Night Elf16% Alliance

Dark Iron Dwarf7% Alliance

Human7% Alliance

Orc7% Horde

Tauren7% Horde

Blood Elf5% Horde

Dracthyr5% Horde

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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 EU 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.