Nickwoyer

Protection Warrior
Blood Elf
251 ilvl
Season 2
2743 Mythic+

Nickwoyer from Area 52 (US) is recognized as one of the top PvE Protection Warrior in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 2743 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 Nickwoyer's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+158
11% Critical Strike
+868
26% Haste
+268
23% Mastery
+845
21% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike

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.

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

Ignore Pain
Revenge
Demoralizing Shout
Devastator
Last Stand
Improved Heroic Throw
Best Served Cold
Strategist
Brace For Impact
Unnerving Focus
Challenging Shout
Instigate
Rend
Bloodsurge
Fueled by Violence
Disrupting Shout
Show of Force
Thunderlord
Shield Wall
Bolster
Tough as Nails
Bloodborne
Heavy Repercussions
Enduring Defenses
Anger Management
Defender's Aegis
Punish
Focused Vigor
Shield Specialization
Enduring Alacrity
Shield Charge
Booming Voice
Indomitable
Violent Outburst
Ravager
Battering Ram
Champion's Bulwark
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.

Disarm
Bodyguard
Morale Killer
Shield Bash
Thunderstruck
Warpath
Dragon Charge
Rebound
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 Nickwoyer.

Head

  1. Valorous Visage of Krexus

Neck

  1. Chain of Scorched Bones

Shoulders

  1. Spires of Broken Hope

Back

  1. Self-Replicating Tissue

Chest

  1. Cuirass of the Lonely Citadel

Wrist

  1. Airborne Abductor's Vambraces

Hands

  1. Cavalier Oathbreaker's Grasps

Waist

  1. Girdle of the Soulflayer

Legs

  1. Shadowghast Greaves

Feet

  1. Muckwallow Stompers

Ring 1

  1. Ritual Bone Band

Ring 2

  1. Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet

Trinket 1

  1. Shard of Annhylde's Aegis

Trinket 2

  1. Blood-Spattered Scale

Main Hand

  1. Sophisticated Bonecracker

Off Hand

  1. Moriaz's Spare Targe

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 Nickwoyer for the Protection Warrior specialization.

Unfortunately, no embellished item data were found.

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 Nickwoyer for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Eternal Strength

Ring 1

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility

Ring 2

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Lightless Force

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 Nickwoyer.

  1. Versatile Jewel Cluster
    4