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

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

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Protection Warrior 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 Warriors

  1. Gillick's icon
    1
    Gillick
    Tichondrius (US)
    Night Elf | Mountain Thane | 686 ilvl
    4001
  2. Plkawar's icon
    2
    Plkawar
    Emerald Dream (US)
    Night Elf | Colossus | 687 ilvl
    3969
  3. Sense's icon
    3
    Sense
    Tichondrius (US)
    Night Elf | Colossus | 686 ilvl
    3908
  4. Spritepizza's icon
    4
    Spritepizza
    Stormrage (US)
    Night Elf | Mountain Thane | 686 ilvl
    3873
  5. Tarkuz's icon
    5
    Tarkuz
    Sargeras (US)
    Night Elf | Mountain Thane | 688 ilvl
    3812

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Protection Warrior'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

  • 25% Critical Strike +12935
  • 34% Haste +19741
  • 27% Mastery +7153
  • 8% Versatility +6327

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 1% Avoidance +519
  • 10% Leech +2979
  • 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 Warriors.

  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 Warriors in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Faceshield

    • Set
    • 28
    Enforcer's Backalley Faceshield icon

  2. Fullthrottle Facerig

    • 10
    Fullthrottle Facerig icon

  3. Waxsteel Greathelm

    • 5
    Waxsteel Greathelm icon

  4. Everforged Helm

    • 3
    Everforged Helm icon

  5. Monstrosity's Gaze

    • 2
    Monstrosity's Gaze icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 28
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Semi-Charmed Amulet

    • 15
    Semi-Charmed Amulet icon

  3. Flickering Glowtorc

    • 2
    Flickering Glowtorc icon

  4. Strapped Rescue-Keg

    • 2
    Strapped Rescue-Keg icon

  5. Wastelander's Gilded Pendant

    • 2
    Wastelander's Gilded Pendant icon

Shoulders

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Shoulderplates

    • Set
    • 49
    Enforcer's Backalley Shoulderplates icon

  2. Paydirt Pauldrons

    • 1
    Paydirt Pauldrons icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 40
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Consecrated Cloak

    • Craft
    • 3
    Consecrated Cloak icon

  3. Enforcer's Backalley Allegiance

    • 3
    Enforcer's Backalley Allegiance icon

  4. Undercircuit Racing Flag

    • 2
    Undercircuit Racing Flag icon

  5. Test Pilot's Go-Pack

    • 1
    Test Pilot's Go-Pack icon

Chest

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Vestplate

    • Set
    • 38
    Enforcer's Backalley Vestplate icon

  2. Slashproof Business Plate

    • 7
    Slashproof Business Plate icon

  3. Everforged Breastplate

    • Craft
    • 3
    Everforged Breastplate icon

  4. Breastplate of Otherworldly Influence

    • 1
    Breastplate of Otherworldly Influence icon

  5. Experimental Goresilk Chestguard

    • 1
    Experimental Goresilk Chestguard icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 37
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Flameforged Armguard

    • 4
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  3. Fuzzy Cindercuffs

    • 3
    Fuzzy Cindercuffs icon

  4. Revved-Up Vambraces

    • 3
    Revved-Up Vambraces icon

  5. Clanking Cuffs

    • 1
    Clanking Cuffs icon

Hands

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Crushers

    • Set
    • 47
    Enforcer's Backalley Crushers icon

  2. Caliginous Claspers

    • 1
    Caliginous Claspers icon

  3. Everforged Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

  4. Wastelander Brute's Handguards

    • 1
    Wastelander Brute's Handguards icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 47
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Automatic Waist Tightener

    • 2
    Automatic Waist Tightener icon

  3. Heaviestweight Title Belt

    • 1
    Heaviestweight Title Belt icon

Legs

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Chausses

    • Set
    • 49
    Enforcer's Backalley Chausses icon

  2. Halkias's Towering Pillars

    • 1
    Halkias's Towering Pillars icon

Feet

  1. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 23
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  2. Pyroclastic Greatboots

    • 7
    Pyroclastic Greatboots icon

  3. Rik's Walkin' Boots

    • 6
    Rik's Walkin' Boots icon

  4. Sabatons of Rampaging Elements

    • 6
    Sabatons of Rampaging Elements icon

  5. Cutthroat Competition Stompers

    • 2
    Cutthroat Competition Stompers icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 33
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. The Jastor Diamond

    • 18
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  3. Bloodoath Signet

    • 11
    Bloodoath Signet icon

  4. Wick's Golden Loop

    • 10
    Wick's Golden Loop icon

  5. Faded Championship Ring

    • 8
    Faded Championship Ring icon

Trinkets

  1. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 45
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  2. Ringing Ritual Mud

    • 13
    Ringing Ritual Mud icon

  3. Tome of Light's Devotion

    • 13
    Tome of Light's Devotion icon

  4. Chromebustible Bomb Suit

    • 8
    Chromebustible Bomb Suit icon

  5. Eye of Kezan

    • 6
    Eye of Kezan icon

Main Hand

  1. Everforged Longsword

    • 9
    Everforged Longsword icon

  2. Profit Divider

    • 8
    Profit Divider icon

  3. Remixed Ignition Saber

    • 7
    Remixed Ignition Saber icon

  4. Tearing Sawtooth Blade

    • 6
    Tearing Sawtooth Blade icon

  5. Behemoth Kneebender

    • 5
    Behemoth Kneebender icon

Off Hand

  1. Galebreaker Bulwark

    • 12
    Galebreaker Bulwark icon

  2. Titan of Industry

    • 10
    Titan of Industry icon

  3. Everforged Defender

    • Craft
    • 9
    Everforged Defender icon

  4. Barricade of the Endless Empire

    • 8
    Barricade of the Endless Empire icon

  5. G0-4W4Y Crowd Repeller

    • 6
    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 Warriors.

  1. Duskthread Lining

    • 36
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Dawnthread Lining

    • 28
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  3. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 4
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  4. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 3
    Binding of Binding icon

  5. Ascendance

    • 2
    Everforged Longsword 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 Warrior gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 45
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation

    • 1
    Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 29
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 2
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 49
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 1
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +2040 Leech

    • 44
    +2040 Leech icon

  2. +1090 Avoidance

    • 3
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 2
    +1000 Speed icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Crafting

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Crafting icon

Legs

  1. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 32
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  2. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 18
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 37
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 12
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Haste

    • 67
    +315 Haste icon

  2. +315 Critical Strike

    • 13
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  3. +315 Versatility

    • 11
    +315 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 32
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Authority of the Depths

    • 11
    Authority of the Depths icon

  3. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 3
    Oathsworn's Tenacity 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 Warriors in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 37
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 7
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Cubic Blasphemia

    • 1
    Cubic Blasphemia icon

Fiber

  1. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 24
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 8
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Precise Fiber

    • 5
    Precise Fiber icon

  4. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 2
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  5. Energizing Fiber

    • 1
    Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Emerald

    • 123
    Deadly Emerald icon

  2. Quick Sapphire

    • 54
    Quick Sapphire icon

  3. Quick Ruby

    • 52
    Quick Ruby icon

  4. Versatile Emerald

    • 39
    Versatile Emerald icon

  5. Versatile Ruby

    • 24
    Versatile Ruby icon

Tinker

  1. Refurbished Tinker: Plane Displacer

    • 1
    Refurbished Tinker: Plane Displacer 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. Spark Burst

    • 25
    Spark Burst icon

  2. Critical Chain

    • 14
    Critical Chain icon

  3. Charged Bolts

    • 6
    Charged Bolts icon

Most Played Races for Protection Warrior 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 Warrior Tank players in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Night Elf

    • 39
    Night Elf icon

  2. Dwarf

    • 3
    Dwarf icon

  3. Human

    • 2
    Human icon

  4. Blood Elf

    • 2
    Blood Elf icon

  5. Tauren

    • 1
    Tauren icon

Protection Warrior 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 Warriors 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.