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Protection Paladin Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Protection Paladin PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Protection Paladin Tanks across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Protection Paladins

  1. Danaey's icon
    1
    Danaey
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Dwarf | Templar | 686 ilvl
    3879
  2. Tracer's icon
    2
    Tracer
    Sargeras (US)
    Human | Templar | 686 ilvl
    3854
  3. 최고's icon
    3
    최고
    Azshara (KR)
    Dwarf | Templar | 684 ilvl
    3851
  4. Noobadin's icon
    4
    Noobadin
    Sargeras (US)
    Human | Templar | 686 ilvl
    3846
  5. Executionèr's icon
    5
    Executionèr
    Hyjal (US)
    Dwarf | Templar | 685 ilvl
    3819

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Protection Paladin's Tank performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 26% Critical Strike +11840
  • 29% Haste +19254
  • 30% Mastery +12913
  • 2% Versatility +1276

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 1% Avoidance +616
  • 3% Leech +2678
  • 2% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Protection Paladins.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Protection Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Aureate Sentry's Pledge

    • Set
    • 36
    Aureate Sentry's Pledge icon

  2. Fullthrottle Facerig

    • 7
    Fullthrottle Facerig icon

  3. Everforged Helm

    • 2
    Everforged Helm icon

  4. Waxsteel Greathelm

    • 2
    Waxsteel Greathelm icon

  5. Apogee Inventor's Goggles

    • 1
    Apogee Inventor's Goggles icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 24
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Strapped Rescue-Keg

    • 13
    Strapped Rescue-Keg icon

  3. Semi-Charmed Amulet

    • 7
    Semi-Charmed Amulet icon

  4. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 2
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  5. Wastelander's Gilded Pendant

    • 2
    Wastelander's Gilded Pendant icon

Shoulders

  1. Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will

    • Set
    • 45
    Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will icon

  2. Spaulders of Unleashed Pride

    • 2
    Spaulders of Unleashed Pride icon

  3. Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders

    • 1
    Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders icon

  4. Skyscorcher Pauldrons

    • 1
    Skyscorcher Pauldrons icon

  5. Unyielding Combatant's Pauldrons

    • 1
    Unyielding Combatant's Pauldrons icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 38
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Consecrated Cloak

    • Craft
    • 6
    Consecrated Cloak icon

  3. Electrician's Siphoning Filter

    • 2
    Electrician's Siphoning Filter icon

  4. Candlebearer's Shroud

    • 1
    Candlebearer's Shroud icon

  5. Chef Chewie's Towel

    • 1
    Chef Chewie's Towel icon

Chest

  1. Aureate Sentry's Encasement

    • Set
    • 49
    Aureate Sentry's Encasement icon

  2. Muckdiver's Wading Plate

    • 1
    Muckdiver's Wading Plate icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 25
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Fuzzy Cindercuffs

    • 6
    Fuzzy Cindercuffs icon

  3. Revved-Up Vambraces

    • 6
    Revved-Up Vambraces icon

  4. Flameforged Armguard

    • 5
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  5. Stonefury Vambraces

    • 4
    Stonefury Vambraces icon

Hands

  1. Aureate Sentry's Gauntlets

    • Set
    • 43
    Aureate Sentry's Gauntlets icon

  2. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers

    • 4
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon

  3. Everforged Gauntlets

    • 3
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 45
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 2
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

  3. Everforged Greatbelt

    • 1
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  4. Girdle of Somber Ploys

    • 1
    Girdle of Somber Ploys icon

  5. Heaviestweight Title Belt

    • 1
    Heaviestweight Title Belt icon

Legs

  1. Aureate Sentry's Legguards

    • Set
    • 45
    Aureate Sentry's Legguards icon

  2. Everforged Legplates

    • 2
    Everforged Legplates icon

  3. Galvanized Oxxein Legguards

    • 1
    Galvanized Oxxein Legguards icon

  4. Halkias's Towering Pillars

    • 1
    Halkias's Towering Pillars icon

  5. Leadplate Legguards

    • 1
    Leadplate Legguards icon

Feet

  1. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 22
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  2. Sabatons of Rampaging Elements

    • 11
    Sabatons of Rampaging Elements icon

  3. Rik's Walkin' Boots

    • 8
    Rik's Walkin' Boots icon

  4. Aureate Sentry's Greaves

    • 4
    Aureate Sentry's Greaves icon

  5. Hops-Laden Greatboots

    • 3
    Hops-Laden Greatboots icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 27
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. The Jastor Diamond

    • 21
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  3. Bloodoath Signet

    • 14
    Bloodoath Signet icon

  4. Footbomb Championship Ring

    • 11
    Footbomb Championship Ring icon

  5. Faded Championship Ring

    • 6
    Faded Championship Ring icon

Trinkets

  1. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 46
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  2. Tome of Light's Devotion

    • 31
    Tome of Light's Devotion icon

  3. Chromebustible Bomb Suit

    • 7
    Chromebustible Bomb Suit icon

  4. Ringing Ritual Mud

    • 5
    Ringing Ritual Mud icon

  5. Signet of the Priory

    • 4
    Signet of the Priory icon

Main Hand

  1. Everforged Longsword

    • Craft
    • 16
    Everforged Longsword icon

  2. Remixed Ignition Saber

    • 12
    Remixed Ignition Saber icon

  3. Gorestained Cleaver

    • 5
    Gorestained Cleaver icon

  4. Rail Rider's Bisector

    • 5
    Rail Rider's Bisector icon

  5. Tearing Sawtooth Blade

    • 4
    Tearing Sawtooth Blade icon

Off Hand

  1. Titan of Industry

    • 12
    Titan of Industry icon

  2. Everforged Defender

    • Craft
    • 11
    Everforged Defender icon

  3. Barricade of the Endless Empire

    • 10
    Barricade of the Endless Empire icon

  4. Galebreaker Bulwark

    • 9
    Galebreaker Bulwark icon

  5. G0-4W4Y Crowd Repeller

    • 7
    G0-4W4Y Crowd Repeller icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Protection Paladins.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 41
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 7
    Everforged Longsword icon

  3. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 6
    Everforged Longsword icon

  4. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 4
    Binding of Binding icon

  5. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 4
    Everforged Vambraces icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Protection Paladin gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 38
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation

    • 4
    Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation icon

  3. Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 2
    Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 22
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 4
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 48
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 2
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +2040 Leech

    • 40
    +2040 Leech icon

  2. +1090 Avoidance

    • 5
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 3
    +1000 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 43
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 7
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 38
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 11
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Haste

    • 45
    +315 Haste icon

  2. +315 Critical Strike

    • 19
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  3. +315 Mastery

    • 18
    +315 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 28
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Stormrider's Fury

    • 9
    Stormrider's Fury icon

  3. Authority of the Depths

    • 8
    Authority of the Depths icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Protection Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 39
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 7
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 14
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

  2. Precise Fiber

    • 10
    Precise Fiber icon

  3. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 6
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  4. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  5. Energizing Fiber

    • 3
    Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Emerald

    • 108
    Deadly Emerald icon

  2. Quick Ruby

    • 76
    Quick Ruby icon

  3. Masterful Emerald

    • 73
    Masterful Emerald icon

  4. Quick Onyx

    • 47
    Quick Onyx icon

  5. Quick Sapphire

    • 14
    Quick Sapphire icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Critical Chain

    • 29
    Critical Chain icon

  2. Spark Burst

    • 9
    Spark Burst icon

  3. Charged Bolts

    • 4
    Charged Bolts icon

Most Played Races for Protection Paladin M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Protection Paladin Tank players in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Dwarf

    • 27
    Dwarf icon

  2. Human

    • 7
    Human icon

  3. Blood Elf

    • 7
    Blood Elf icon

  4. Tauren

    • 4
    Tauren icon

  5. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 3
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

Protection Paladin Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Protection Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 2 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.