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Templar Protection Paladin Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Templar Protection Paladin PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Templar 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 12.0 competitive M+.

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

Top Mythic+ Templar Protection Paladins

  1. Softnip's icon
    1
    Softnip
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Dwarf | Templar | 169 ilvl
    4277
  2. Valkyrïa's icon
    2
    Valkyrïa
    Azralon (US)
    Blood Elf | Templar | 169 ilvl
    4142
  3. Máxii's icon
    3
    Máxii
    Blackhand (EU)
    Blood Elf | Templar | 170 ilvl
    4091
  4. Laffá's icon
    4
    Laffá
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Templar | 169 ilvl
    4074
  5. Janneta's icon
    5
    Janneta
    Defias Brotherhood (EU)
    Lightforged Draenei | Templar | 169 ilvl
    4041

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

  • 39% Critical Strike +369
  • 43% Haste +431
  • 34% Mastery +272
  • 10% Versatility +141

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +33
  • 3% Leech +56
  • 7% 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 Templar 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. Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 42
    Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Crown of Absolute Command

    • 6
    Crown of Absolute Command icon

  3. Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm

    • 1
    Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm icon

  4. Wing Commander's Helmet

    • 1
    Wing Commander's Helmet icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 18
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 9
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  3. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 8
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  4. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 6
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  5. Bloodstained Memento

    • 2
    Bloodstained Memento icon

Shoulders

  1. Chargers of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 41
    Chargers of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Pauldrons

    • 3
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

  3. Stoneflesh Spaulders

    • 3
    Stoneflesh Spaulders icon

  4. Beacons of False Righteousness

    • 1
    Beacons of False Righteousness icon

  5. Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders

    • 1
    Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 49
    Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Breastplate

    • 1
    Everforged Breastplate icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 34
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Flameforged Armguard

    • 5
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  3. Vambraces of Verification

    • 5
    Vambraces of Verification icon

  4. Vambraces of the Lucent Battalion

    • 3
    Vambraces of the Lucent Battalion icon

  5. Eco-Dome Access Bands

    • 2
    Eco-Dome Access Bands icon

Hands

  1. Protectors of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 44
    Protectors of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Breached Containment Guards

    • 2
    Breached Containment Guards icon

  3. Achillite's Unbreakable Grip

    • 1
    Achillite's Unbreakable Grip icon

  4. Devourer's Gauntlets

    • 1
    Devourer's Gauntlets icon

  5. Everforged Gauntlets

    • 1
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 25
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Seal of the Lucent Battalion

    • 15
    Seal of the Lucent Battalion icon

  3. Girdle of Somber Ploys

    • 3
    Girdle of Somber Ploys icon

  4. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 3
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

  5. Girdle of Absolute Faith

    • 2
    Girdle of Absolute Faith icon

Legs

  1. Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 46
    Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Legplates

    • 1
    Everforged Legplates icon

  3. Halkias's Towering Pillars

    • 1
    Halkias's Towering Pillars icon

  4. Overpressure Platelegs

    • 1
    Overpressure Platelegs icon

  5. Secret-Dredger's Legguards

    • 1
    Secret-Dredger's Legguards icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 30
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 10
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  3. Stompers of the Lucent Battalion

    • 5
    Stompers of the Lucent Battalion icon

  4. Devoted Plate Walkers

    • 3
    Devoted Plate Walkers icon

  5. Implacable Weatherproof Treads

    • 1
    Implacable Weatherproof Treads icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • Craft
    • 39
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Ring of the Panoply

    • 13
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  3. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 10
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

  4. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 7
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  5. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 7
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

Trinkets

  1. Brand of Ceaseless Ire

    • 35
    Brand of Ceaseless Ire icon

  2. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 13
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 12
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. All-Devouring Nucleus

    • 10
    All-Devouring Nucleus icon

  5. Tome of Light's Devotion

    • 10
    Tome of Light's Devotion icon

Main Hand

  1. Blade of Grievous Harm

    • 18
    Blade of Grievous Harm icon

  2. Everforged Longsword

    • Craft
    • 10
    Everforged Longsword icon

  3. Factory-Issue Plexhammer

    • 10
    Factory-Issue Plexhammer icon

  4. Shipwrecker's Bludgeon

    • 5
    Shipwrecker's Bludgeon icon

  5. Mandibular Bonewhacker

    • 4
    Mandibular Bonewhacker icon

Off Hand

  1. Everforged Defender

    • 11
    Everforged Defender icon

  2. Ward of the Weaving-Beast

    • 11
    Ward of the Weaving-Beast icon

  3. Starlit Safeguard

    • 10
    Starlit Safeguard icon

  4. Sanctified Priory Wall

    • 8
    Sanctified Priory Wall icon

  5. Package Protector

    • 6
    Package Protector 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

    • 43
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 10
    Charged Slicer icon

  3. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 10
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  4. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 9
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  5. Duskthread Lining

    • 5
    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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 2
    Incandescent Essence icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 33
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 12
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 2
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 43
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 4
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

  3. Crystalline Radiance

    • 1
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +43 Leech

    • 33
    +43 Leech icon

  2. +72 Avoidance

    • 9
    +72 Avoidance icon

  3. +66 Speed

    • 5
    +66 Speed icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Mining

    • 2
    Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Mining icon

  2. Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Crafting

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Crafting icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 39
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 6
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 2
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 35
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 12
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Haste

    • 41
    +21 Haste icon

  2. +21 Critical Strike

    • 18
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  3. +21 Mastery

    • 16
    +21 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 17
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Council's Guile

    • 14
    Council's Guile icon

  3. Stormrider's Fury

    • 11
    Stormrider's Fury 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

    • 34
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 9
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Cubic Blasphemia

    • 1
    Cubic Blasphemia icon

  4. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 17
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  2. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 17
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  3. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 7
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  4. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 6
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  5. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 1
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Ruby

    • 68
    Quick Ruby icon

  2. Masterful Emerald

    • 39
    Masterful Emerald icon

  3. Masterful Ruby

    • 33
    Masterful Ruby icon

  4. Deadly Emerald

    • 28
    Deadly Emerald icon

  5. Quick Onyx

    • 24
    Quick Onyx 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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Blood Elf

    • 21
    Blood Elf icon

  2. Human

    • 10
    Human icon

  3. Dwarf

    • 7
    Dwarf icon

  4. Tauren

    • 5
    Tauren icon

  5. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 4
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

Templar 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 Templar 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 Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

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.