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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 3546 to 3798 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 (Kazzak EU) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 3798.

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
    Kazzak (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 639 ilvl
    3798
  2. 2
    Yonteaux's icon
    Yonteaux
    Drakthul (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 639 ilvl
    3731
  3. 3
    Yodafotm's icon
    Yodafotm
    Illidan (US)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Lightsmith | 639 ilvl
    3724
  4. 4
    Palbringer's icon
    Palbringer
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 639 ilvl
    3705
  5. 5
    Dwarfgoh's icon
    Dwarfgoh
    Illidan (US)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 639 ilvl
    3703

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

+8124
21% Critical Strike
+18768
28% Haste
+9452
26% Mastery
+2563
3% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility

Minor Stats

+220
0% Avoidance
+4167
4% Leech
+256
2% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Speed
  3. Avoidance

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. Entombed Seraph's Casque icon
    Set
    Entombed Seraph's Casque
    23
  2. Captured Earthen's Ironhorns icon
    Captured Earthen's Ironhorns
    22
  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
    31
  2. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    14
  3. \
    "Emergency Stop" Keychain
    3
  4. Locket of Broken Memories icon
    Locket of Broken Memories
    2

Shoulders

  1. Entombed Seraph's Plumes icon
    Set
    Entombed Seraph's Plumes
    38
  2. Earthshape Pauldrons icon
    Earthshape Pauldrons
    6
  3. Kraken Shell Pauldrons icon
    Kraken Shell Pauldrons
    4
  4. Everforged Pauldrons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Pauldrons
    1
  5. Swarm Monarch's Spaulders icon
    Swarm Monarch's Spaulders
    1

Back

  1. Wings of Shattered Sorrow icon
    Wings of Shattered Sorrow
    28
  2. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    10
  3. Entombed Seraph's Greatcloak icon
    Entombed Seraph's Greatcloak
    4
  4. Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar icon
    Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar
    4
  5. Anvilhide Cape icon
    Anvilhide Cape
    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
    27
  2. Ravaged Lamplighter's Manacles icon
    Ravaged Lamplighter's Manacles
    21
  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
    24
  2. Everforged Greatbelt icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greatbelt
    15
  3. Nether Bounty's Greatbelt icon
    Nether Bounty's Greatbelt
    7
  4. Belt of the Forgemaster icon
    Belt of the Forgemaster
    2
  5. Crystal-Fissure Girdle icon
    Crystal-Fissure Girdle
    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
    10
  3. Everforged Sabatons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Sabatons
    4
  4. Entombed Seraph's Sabatons icon
    Entombed Seraph's Sabatons
    3
  5. Ichor-Stained Sollerets icon
    Ichor-Stained Sollerets
    1

Rings

  1. Cyrce's Circlet icon
    Cyrce's Circlet
    50
  2. Binding of Binding icon
    Craft
    Binding of Binding
    34
  3. Key to the Unseeming icon
    Key to the Unseeming
    7
  4. Band of the Ancient Dredger icon
    Band of the Ancient Dredger
    3
  5. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship
    3

Trinkets

  1. Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood
    37
  2. Swarmlord's Authority icon
    Swarmlord's Authority
    35
  3. Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg icon
    Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg
    13
  4. Skarmorak Shard icon
    Skarmorak Shard
    8
  5. Mark of Khardros icon
    Mark of Khardros
    3

Main Hand

  1. Duelist's Dancing Steel icon
    Duelist's Dancing Steel
    39
  2. Everforged Longsword icon
    Craft
    Everforged Longsword
    4
  3. Ansurek's Final Judgment icon
    Ansurek's Final Judgment
    3
  4. Engorged Worm Smasher icon
    Engorged Worm Smasher
    1
  5. Mace of Transformed Bone icon
    Mace of Transformed Bone
    1

Off Hand

  1. Husk of Swallowing Darkness icon
    Husk of Swallowing Darkness
    17
  2. Everforged Defender icon
    Craft
    Everforged Defender
    10
  3. Crest of the Caustic Despot icon
    Crest of the Caustic Despot
    8
  4. Acidslough Bulwark icon
    Acidslough Bulwark
    7
  5. Old-Blood Hielaman icon
    Old-Blood Hielaman
    5

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
    56
  2. Binding of Binding icon
    Bind Binding Of Binding
    34
  3. Everforged Longsword icon
    Ascendance
    3
  4. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    3
  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
    49

Wrist

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

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    41
  2. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    7
  3. Sunset Spellthread icon
    Sunset Spellthread
    1

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    36
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    12
  3. Cavalry's March icon
    Cavalry's March
    1

Ring 1

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    30
  2. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    10
  3. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    10

Ring 2

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    31
  2. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    10
  3. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    9

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    40
  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. Quick Ruby icon
    Quick Ruby
    61
  2. Deadly Emerald icon
    Deadly Emerald
    60
  3. Quick Onyx icon
    Quick Onyx
    44
  4. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    41
  5. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    39

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. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine
    50

Sea Citrine

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
    50

Wind Citrine

  1. Legendary Skipper's Citrine icon
    Legendary Skipper's Citrine
    29
  2. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    21

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
    40
  2. Dark Iron Dwarf icon
    Dark Iron Dwarf
    5
  3. Tauren icon
    Tauren
    3
  4. Blood Elf icon
    Blood Elf
    2