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Protection Paladin PvE Guide For Mythic+

Paladin class icon Protection Paladin specialization icon
Protection Paladin
The War Within Season 1
Based on 50 Characters
From 3458 to 3680 Rating

Welcome to Murlok.io's PvE guide for Protection Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons. This guide covers the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for Patch 11.0.7, based on data from the top 50 Protection Paladins in The War Within Season 1 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includes Kirapal (Sylvanas EU) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 3680.

Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from the Battle.net API , this guide also examines each character's recent playtime, specialization frequency, and equipment choices for greater accuracy.

Top Protection Paladins

  1. 1
    Kirapal's icon
    Kirapal
    Sylvanas (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 639 ilvl
    3680
  2. 2
    Kíea's icon
    Kíea
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Tauren | Lightsmith | 638 ilvl
    3660
  3. 3
    Yodafotm's icon
    Yodafotm
    Zuljin (US)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Lightsmith | 639 ilvl
    3657
  4. 4
    Tiefpal's icon
    Tiefpal
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Dwarf | Templar | 639 ilvl
    3641
  5. 5
    Yonteaux's icon
    Yonteaux
    Drakthul (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 639 ilvl
    3640

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They determine the character's strength and overall playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various equipment pieces, consumables created by Alchemy, certain foods, some enchantments, and gems.

Each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. Optimizing a character's performance involves finding a balanced distribution. Here is the optimal way to balance Protection Paladin secondary and minor stats for Mythic+:

Secondary Stats

+9199
22% Critical Strike
+19239
29% Haste
+8588
24% Mastery
+2332
3% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Mastery
  4. Versatility

Minor Stats

+260
0% Avoidance
+4074
4% Leech
+254
1% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Class Talents

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

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Paladin specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Paladin class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Paladin's overall capabilities. The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Protection Paladins with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition and shows the best talents as a heatmap:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow deeper customization of the Protection Paladin class fantasy, enhancing character builds. The following trees show the Templar and Lightsmith hero talents as a heatmap, highlighting the most effective choices:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Templar hero talent icon Templar

Lightsmith hero talent icon Lightsmith

Best In Slot Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from various sources: dungeons, raids, world drops, crafted through professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the top items for Protection Paladins in Mythic+, tailored for each equipment slot:

Head

  1. Captured Earthen's Ironhorns icon
    Captured Earthen's Ironhorns
    27
  2. Entombed Seraph's Casque icon
    Set
    Entombed Seraph's Casque
    18
  3. Everforged Helm icon
    Craft
    Everforged Helm
    3
  4. Visor of the Ascended Captain icon
    Visor of the Ascended Captain
    1
  5. Wrathbark Greathelm icon
    Wrathbark Greathelm
    1

Neck

  1. Sureki Zealot's Insignia icon
    Sureki Zealot's Insignia
    32
  2. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    9
  3. Locket of Broken Memories icon
    Locket of Broken Memories
    7
  4. \
    "Emergency Stop" Keychain
    2

Shoulders

  1. Entombed Seraph's Plumes icon
    Set
    Entombed Seraph's Plumes
    43
  2. Seasoned Earthen Boulderplates icon
    Seasoned Earthen Boulderplates
    3
  3. Earthshape Pauldrons icon
    Earthshape Pauldrons
    1
  4. Everforged Pauldrons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Pauldrons
    1
  5. Kraken Shell Pauldrons icon
    Kraken Shell Pauldrons
    1

Back

  1. Wings of Shattered Sorrow icon
    Wings of Shattered Sorrow
    28
  2. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    10
  3. Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar icon
    Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar
    4
  4. Anvilhide Cape icon
    Anvilhide Cape
    3
  5. Entombed Seraph's Greatcloak icon
    Entombed Seraph's Greatcloak
    3

Chest

  1. Entombed Seraph's Breastplate icon
    Set
    Entombed Seraph's Breastplate
    49
  2. Everforged Breastplate icon
    Craft
    Everforged Breastplate
    1

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Craft
    Everforged Vambraces
    28
  2. Ravaged Lamplighter's Manacles icon
    Ravaged Lamplighter's Manacles
    20
  3. Bracers of Umbral Mending icon
    Bracers of Umbral Mending
    2

Hands

  1. Entombed Seraph's Castigation icon
    Set
    Entombed Seraph's Castigation
    50

Waist

  1. Entombed Seraph's Waistguard icon
    Entombed Seraph's Waistguard
    20
  2. Everforged Greatbelt icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greatbelt
    20
  3. Nether Bounty's Greatbelt icon
    Nether Bounty's Greatbelt
    6
  4. Belt of the Forgemaster icon
    Belt of the Forgemaster
    2
  5. Cannoneer's Toolbelt icon
    Cannoneer's Toolbelt
    1

Legs

  1. Entombed Seraph's Greaves icon
    Set
    Entombed Seraph's Greaves
    50

Feet

  1. Heritage Militia's Stompers icon
    Heritage Militia's Stompers
    32
  2. Boots of the Black Bulwark icon
    Boots of the Black Bulwark
    11
  3. Everforged Sabatons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Sabatons
    5
  4. Ballast Sinkers icon
    Ballast Sinkers
    1
  5. Ichor-Stained Sollerets icon
    Ichor-Stained Sollerets
    1

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship
    30
  2. Binding of Binding icon
    Craft
    Binding of Binding
    25
  3. Key to the Unseeming icon
    Key to the Unseeming
    19
  4. Circle of Bone icon
    Circle of Bone
    8
  5. Writhing Ringworm icon
    Writhing Ringworm
    6

Trinkets

  1. Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood
    45
  2. Swarmlord's Authority icon
    Swarmlord's Authority
    28
  3. Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg icon
    Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg
    11
  4. Skarmorak Shard icon
    Skarmorak Shard
    8
  5. Skyterror's Corrosive Organ icon
    Skyterror's Corrosive Organ
    3

Main Hand

  1. Duelist's Dancing Steel icon
    Duelist's Dancing Steel
    30
  2. Everforged Longsword icon
    Craft
    Everforged Longsword
    10
  3. Ansurek's Final Judgment icon
    Ansurek's Final Judgment
    3
  4. Cutting-Edge Sermon icon
    Cutting-Edge Sermon
    2
  5. Axe of the Deadgrove icon
    Axe of the Deadgrove
    1

Off Hand

  1. Husk of Swallowing Darkness icon
    Husk of Swallowing Darkness
    20
  2. Everforged Defender icon
    Craft
    Everforged Defender
    14
  3. Old-Blood Hielaman icon
    Old-Blood Hielaman
    5
  4. Crest of the Caustic Despot icon
    Crest of the Caustic Despot
    4
  5. Acidslough Bulwark icon
    Acidslough Bulwark
    3

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects associated with crafted items, either as predefined elements in a recipe or added with an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Given that only a maximum of two embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are the best embellishments for Protection Paladins in Mythic+:

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Dawnthread Lining
    53
  2. Binding of Binding icon
    Bind Binding Of Binding
    25
  3. Everforged Mace icon
    Ascendance
    9
  4. Everforged Defender icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    8
  5. Everforged Longsword icon
    Blessed Weapon Grip
    1

Enchantments

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

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here is a list of the top enchantments for Protection Paladins in Mythic+, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness:

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    50

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    50

Wrist

  1. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    49
  2. +1325 Leech icon
    +1325 Leech
    1

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Shadowlands Gathering icon
    Enchant Gloves - Shadowlands Gathering
    2

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    45
  2. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    5

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    40
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    8
  3. Cavalry's March icon
    Cavalry's March
    1

Ring 1

  1. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    20
  2. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    19
  3. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    10

Ring 2

  1. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    20
  2. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    16
  3. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    13

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    39
  2. Authority of the Depths icon
    Authority of the Depths
    5
  3. Stormrider's Fury icon
    Stormrider's Fury
    5

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession that provide stat bonuses to improve gear and fine-tune character stats. These gems can be socketed into various item slots, including Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings.

While the availability of sockets on these items is generally random when they drop, Head, Wrist, and Waist items can have a single socket added using the Nerubian Gemweaver , which costs 6 Algari Token of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Additionally, for non-PvP Neck and Rings items, sockets can be added with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting . This item, crafted by Jewelcrafters, can increase the number of sockets to 2 for Neck and Rings slots.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, the following are the top gem choices for Protection Paladins in Mythic+:

  1. Deadly Emerald icon
    Deadly Emerald
    69
  2. Quick Onyx icon
    Quick Onyx
    62
  3. Quick Ruby icon
    Quick Ruby
    58
  4. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    48
  5. Deadly Onyx icon
    Deadly Onyx
    42

Citrine Gems

Citrine Gems are a new type of gem socketed into the Cyrce’s Circlet : a powerful ring introduced in World of Warcraft’s The War Within 11.0.7 patch. These gems provide a versatile range of effects to enhance performance in battle.

Obtained through various activities on Siren Isle, Citrine Gems are a compelling choice for adventurers wielding the Cyrce’s Circlet. Here are the best Citrine Gems for Protection Paladin in Mythic+:

Thunder Citrine

  1. Thunderlord's Crackling Citrine icon
    Thunderlord's Crackling Citrine
    2

Sea Citrine

  1. Mariner's Hallowed Citrine icon
    Mariner's Hallowed Citrine
    2

Wind Citrine

  1. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    2

Races

Each race in World of Warcraft has unique traits that enhance abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits offer minor advantages, they can provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.

With Dwarf currently being the top race for Protection Paladins in Mythic+, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits:

  1. Dwarf icon
    Dwarf
    39
  2. Dark Iron Dwarf icon
    Dark Iron Dwarf
    6
  3. Blood Elf icon
    Blood Elf
    3
  4. Tauren icon
    Tauren
    2