Shini

Protection Warrior
Night Elf
425 ilvl
Season 2
1209 Mythic+

Shini from Azjolnerub (EU) is recognized as one of the top PvE Protection Warrior in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 1209 rating in Mythic+ during season 2.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of her character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of her stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide to enhance and inspire your own Protection Warrior build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Shini's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+3603
30% Critical Strike
+2815
25% Haste
+1604
25% Mastery
+1816
9% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Haste
  3. Versatility
  4. Mastery
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+574
14% Leech
+432
9% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Speed
  3. Avoidance

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Warrior specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Warrior class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Warrior's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Shini's selected Class Talents below:

Battle Stance
1
Defensive Stance
1
Berserker Rage
Impending Victory
1
War Machine
1
Intervene
Rallying Cry
1
Berserker Shout
Fast Footwork
1
Spell Reflection
1
Leeching Strikes
1
Second Wind
Frothing Berserker
1
Heroic Leap
1
Intimidating Shout
1
Thunder Clap
1
Furious Blows
1
Wrecking Throw
Crushing Force
2
Pain and Gain
Cacophonous Roar
Storm Bolt
1
Overwhelming Rage
1
Sidearm
1
Reinforced Plates
1
Bounding Stride
Blood and Thunder
1
Barbaric Training
Honed Reflexes
Bitter Immunity
Double Time
1
Titanic Throw
Seismic Reverberation
1
Armored to the Teeth
2
Wild Strikes
2
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
1
Cruel Strikes
1
Endurance Training
Avatar
1
Thunderous Roar
1
Champion's Spear
Shockwave
Unstoppable Force
1
Uproar
1
Thunderous Words
1
Piercing Challenge
Champion's Might
Rumbling Earth
Sonic Boom

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Protection Warriors with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Shini's selected Specialization Talents below:

Ignore Pain
1
Revenge
1
Demoralizing Shout
1
Devastator
1
Last Stand
1
Improved Heroic Throw
Best Served Cold
1
Strategist
1
Brace For Impact
1
Unnerving Focus
Challenging Shout
1
Instigate
Rend
1
Bloodsurge
1
Brutal Vitality
1
Disrupting Shout
Show of Force
1
Thunderlord
Shield Wall
1
Bolster
Tough as Nails
1
Bloodborne
Heavy Repercussions
1
Enduring Defenses
1
Anger Management
1
Impenetrable Wall
1
Punish
1
Focused Vigor
1
Shield Specialization
2
Enduring Alacrity
Shield Charge
1
Booming Voice
1
Indomitable
1
Violent Outburst
1
Ravager
1
Battering Ram
1
Champion's Bulwark
1
Battle-Scarred Veteran
Dance of Death
Storm of Steel

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Protection Warrior's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Shini's selected PvP Talents below:

Disarm
Bodyguard
Morale Killer
1
Shield Bash
Thunderstruck
Warpath
Dragon Charge
1
Rebound
1
Oppressor
Demolition
Warbringer
Safeguard
Storm of Destruction
Battlefield Commander

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of equipment significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Shini.

Head

  1. set
    Casque of the Walking Mountain

Neck

  1. Mindbreaker Pendant

Shoulders

  1. set
    Peaks of the Walking Mountain

Back

  1. Parrotfeather Cloak

Chest

  1. Breastplate of Arterial Protection

Wrist

  1. Concealed Fencing Plates

Hands

  1. set
    Gauntlets of the Walking Mountain

Waist

  1. Unstable Frostfire Belt

Legs

  1. set
    Poleyns of the Walking Mountain

Feet

  1. Duskwatch Guard's Boots

Ring 1

  1. Onyx Annulet

Ring 2

  1. Seal of Diurna's Chosen

Trinket 1

  1. Manic Grieftorch

Trinket 2

  1. Windscar Whetstone

Main Hand

  1. Primal Molten Longsword

Off Hand

  1. Primal Molten Defender

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Shini for the Protection Warrior specialization.

  1. Fang Adornments
  2. Unstable Frostfire

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Shini for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Regenerative Leech

Chest

  1. Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Leech

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Plainsrunner's Breeze

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Shini.

  1. Crafty Ysemerald
    3
  2. Fierce Illimited Diamond
    1