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Protection Paladin Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 2

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

Using data from the top 50 Protection Paladins across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive runs in Patch 11.1.7.

Top Protection Paladins

  1. Flaypala's icon
    1
    Flaypala
    Kazzak (EU)
    Human | Templar | 684 ilvl
    3817
  2. Danaey's icon
    2
    Danaey
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Dwarf | Templar | 684 ilvl
    3810
  3. Saltycheeks's icon
    3
    Saltycheeks
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Blood Elf | Templar | 684 ilvl
    3788
  4. Executionèr's icon
    4
    Executionèr
    Hyjal (US)
    Dwarf | Templar | 683 ilvl
    3787
  5. Venditus's icon
    5
    Venditus
    Illidan (US)
    Dwarf | Templar | 684 ilvl
    3773

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +13188
    28% Critical Strike
  • +19606
    30% Haste
  • +12176
    29% Mastery
  • +1268
    2% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +587
    1% Avoidance
  • +3414
    3% Leech
  • +0
    2% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Mythic+ Dungeons. This section highlights the most popular Protection Paladin class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 2.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  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

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for Mythic+.

Head

  1. Aureate Sentry's Pledge

    • 29
    • Set
    Aureate Sentry's Pledge icon

  2. Fullthrottle Facerig

    • 14
    Fullthrottle Facerig icon

  3. Everforged Helm

    • 3
    • Craft
    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. Semi-Charmed Amulet

    • 13
    Semi-Charmed Amulet icon

  3. Strapped Rescue-Keg

    • 12
    Strapped Rescue-Keg icon

  4. Fractured Gemstone Locket

    • 1
    • Craft
    Fractured Gemstone Locket icon

Shoulders

  1. Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will

    • 48
    • Set
    Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will icon

  2. Bootleg Wrynn Shoulderplates

    • 1
    Bootleg Wrynn Shoulderplates icon

  3. Unyielding Combatant's Pauldrons

    • 1
    Unyielding Combatant's Pauldrons icon

Back

  1. Consecrated Cloak

    • 29
    • Craft
    Consecrated Cloak icon

  2. Undercircuit Racing Flag

    • 6
    Undercircuit Racing Flag icon

  3. Electrician's Siphoning Filter

    • 4
    Electrician's Siphoning Filter icon

  4. Test Pilot's Go-Pack

    • 4
    Test Pilot's Go-Pack icon

  5. Cloak of Questionable Intent

    • 3
    Cloak of Questionable Intent icon

Chest

  1. Aureate Sentry's Encasement

    • 45
    • Set
    Aureate Sentry's Encasement icon

  2. Everforged Breastplate

    • 3
    • Craft
    Everforged Breastplate icon

  3. "Bullet-Proof" Vestplate

    • 1
    \

  4. Muckdiver's Wading Plate

    • 1
    Muckdiver's Wading Plate icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • 25
    • Craft
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Revved-Up Vambraces

    • 11
    Revved-Up Vambraces icon

  3. Flameforged Armguard

    • 6
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  4. Fuzzy Cindercuffs

    • 5
    Fuzzy Cindercuffs icon

  5. Aureate Sentry's Clasps

    • 1
    Aureate Sentry's Clasps icon

Hands

  1. Aureate Sentry's Gauntlets

    • 44
    • Set
    Aureate Sentry's Gauntlets icon

  2. Gauntlets of Absolute Authority

    • 3
    Gauntlets of Absolute Authority icon

  3. Everforged Gauntlets

    • 2
    • Craft
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

  4. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers

    • 1
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 47
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Aureate Sentry's Greatbelt

    • 1
    Aureate Sentry's Greatbelt icon

  3. Everforged Greatbelt

    • 1
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  4. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 1
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

Legs

  1. Aureate Sentry's Legguards

    • 48
    • Set
    Aureate Sentry's Legguards icon

  2. Everforged Legplates

    • 2
    • Craft
    Everforged Legplates icon

Feet

  1. Everforged Sabatons

    • 20
    • Craft
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  2. Rik's Walkin' Boots

    • 12
    Rik's Walkin' Boots icon

  3. Sabatons of Rampaging Elements

    • 9
    Sabatons of Rampaging Elements icon

  4. Hops-Laden Greatboots

    • 7
    Hops-Laden Greatboots icon

  5. Aureate Sentry's Greaves

    • 2
    Aureate Sentry's Greaves icon

Rings

  1. The Jastor Diamond

    • 31
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 26
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  3. Binding of Binding

    • 10
    • Craft
    Binding of Binding icon

  4. Faded Championship Ring

    • 9
    Faded Championship Ring icon

  5. Bloodoath Signet

    • 8
    Bloodoath Signet icon

Trinkets

  1. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 43
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  2. Tome of Light's Devotion

    • 26
    Tome of Light's Devotion icon

  3. Chromebustible Bomb Suit

    • 16
    Chromebustible Bomb Suit icon

  4. Eye of Kezan

    • 5
    Eye of Kezan icon

  5. Ringing Ritual Mud

    • 4
    Ringing Ritual Mud icon

Main Hand

  1. Remixed Ignition Saber

    • 23
    Remixed Ignition Saber icon

  2. Everforged Longsword

    • 8
    • Craft
    Everforged Longsword icon

  3. Rail Rider's Bisector

    • 7
    Rail Rider's Bisector icon

  4. Behemoth Kneebender

    • 5
    Behemoth Kneebender icon

  5. Tearing Sawtooth Blade

    • 5
    Tearing Sawtooth Blade icon

Off Hand

  1. Titan of Industry

    • 18
    Titan of Industry icon

  2. Galebreaker Bulwark

    • 9
    Galebreaker Bulwark icon

  3. G0-4W4Y Crowd Repeller

    • 7
    G0-4W4Y Crowd Repeller icon

  4. Barricade of the Endless Empire

    • 6
    Barricade of the Endless Empire icon

  5. Everforged Defender

    • 5
    • Craft
    Everforged Defender icon

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Protection Paladin builds for Mythic+.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 70
    Consecrated Cloak icon

  2. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 10
    Binding of Binding icon

  3. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 5
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  4. Ascendance

    • 4
    Everforged Longsword icon

  5. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 3
    Consecrated Cloak icon

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 2 Mythic+ builds.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual
    • 47
  2. Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation icon
    Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation
    • 2

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    • 44
  2. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    • 4
  3. +665 Leech icon
    +665 Leech
    • 1

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    • 50

Wrist

  1. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    • 43
  2. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    • 6
  3. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed
    • 1

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    • 43
  2. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    • 7

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    • 38
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    • 12

Rings

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    • 57
  2. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    • 19
  3. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    • 16

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    • 31
  2. Stormrider's Fury icon
    Stormrider's Fury
    • 12
  3. Authority of the Depths icon
    Authority of the Depths
    • 4

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated Mythic+.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    • 35
  2. Elusive Blasphemite icon
    Elusive Blasphemite
    • 11

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Emerald icon
    Deadly Emerald
    • 146
  2. Quick Ruby icon
    Quick Ruby
    • 64
  3. Quick Onyx icon
    Quick Onyx
    • 60
  4. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    • 39
  5. Deadly Onyx icon
    Deadly Onyx
    • 20

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 icon
    Critical Chain
    • 29
  2. Spark Burst icon
    Spark Burst
    • 10
  3. Charged Bolts icon
    Charged Bolts
    • 5

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvE, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

  1. Dwarf icon
    Dwarf
    • 27
  2. Dark Iron Dwarf icon
    Dark Iron Dwarf
    • 9
  3. Blood Elf icon
    Blood Elf
    • 8
  4. Human icon
    Human
    • 4
  5. Zandalari Troll icon
    Zandalari Troll
    • 1

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How is this Protection Paladin Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Protection Paladins in Mythic+, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 2.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 8 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvE format.