Protection Warrior Mythic+ Build
Last updated: · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Protection Warrior Cheat Sheet
Mythic+ · most popular build — 5% of top players run it
Stat priority
HasteCritMasteryVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Blood KnightsWell Fed
Key talents — Mountain Thane
Hero
Class
Spec
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Build popularity
5%
of top players run the most popular build
Max key reached
+23
highest keystone from sampled runs
Meta rank
#4
B tier · 10% pick rate
The most popular Protection build is run by 5% of top players.
Builds
Top 125 players sampled
These are the most popular Protection Warrior builds. The most popular build is run by 5% of sampled players (2 of 125 players).
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Mountain ThaneSpent: 6
ProtectionSpent: 12
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
90% of top Protection players wear Cuirass of the Jade Warlord in the chest slot.
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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
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Rings
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Head
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Neck
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Shoulders
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Back
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Chest
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Wrist
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Gloves
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Waist
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Legs
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Feet
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Off-Hand
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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.
4pcSet: Ravager and your free Revenges cause all targets to bleed for 16,345 damage over 12 sec. Ravager's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec.
4pcSet: Ravager and your free Revenges cause all targets to bleed for 17,366 damage over 12 sec. Ravager's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec.
Bite of Zul'jan
2pcSet: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
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
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand43%
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand37%
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand22%
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand18%
- Worldsoul AegisMain-Hand4%
- Worldsoul TenacityMain-Hand1%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining90%
- Adorned Fang18%
- Lucky Keychain16%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band16%
- Embellishment: Hunt15%
- Spellbreaker's March10%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Protection looks to be Haste > Crit > Mastery > Vers.
Haste1,077
Crit882
Mastery560
Vers371
The highest-rated Protection Warrior players in Mythic+, led by Diorparfum at 501 rating.
Top players running this spec
Consumables
Flask of the Blood Knights
flask / 100%
Well Fed
food / 50%
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
Human16% Alliance
Dwarf14% Alliance
Orc13% Horde
Night Elf10% Alliance
Tauren8% Horde
Blood Elf6% Horde
Dark Iron Dwarf5% Alliance
Mag'har Orc4% Horde
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.