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Protection Warrior Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 2

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

Using data from the top 50 Protection Warriors 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.

Top Protection Warriors

  1. Bobas's icon
    1
    Bobas
    Hyjal (US)
    Dwarf | Colossus | 672 ilvl
    3619
  2. Yodawr's icon
    2
    Yodawr
    Zuljin (US)
    Night Elf | Colossus | 673 ilvl
    3586
  3. Athaary's icon
    3
    Athaary
    Antonidas (EU)
    Night Elf | Colossus | 671 ilvl
    3584
  4. Sense's icon
    4
    Sense
    Tichondrius (US)
    Night Elf | Colossus | 674 ilvl
    3565
  5. Plkawar's icon
    5
    Plkawar
    Emerald Dream (US)
    Night Elf | Colossus | 673 ilvl
    3560

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

  • +14037
    26% Critical Strike
  • +19667
    35% Haste
  • +4526
    22% Mastery
  • +6878
    9% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +320
    1% Avoidance
  • +3375
    10% 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 Warrior 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. Enforcer's Backalley Faceshield icon
    Set
    Enforcer's Backalley Faceshield
    25
  2. Fullthrottle Facerig icon
    Fullthrottle Facerig
    8
  3. Everforged Helm icon
    Craft
    Everforged Helm
    6
  4. Monstrosity's Gaze icon
    Monstrosity's Gaze
    6
  5. Waxsteel Greathelm icon
    Waxsteel Greathelm
    5

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    17
  2. Flickering Glowtorc icon
    Flickering Glowtorc
    13
  3. Strapped Rescue-Keg icon
    Strapped Rescue-Keg
    11
  4. Semi-Charmed Amulet icon
    Semi-Charmed Amulet
    9

Shoulders

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Shoulderplates icon
    Set
    Enforcer's Backalley Shoulderplates
    49
  2. Foam-Ridden Pauldrons icon
    Foam-Ridden Pauldrons
    1

Back

  1. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    15
  2. Undercircuit Racing Flag icon
    Undercircuit Racing Flag
    8
  3. Candlebearer's Shroud icon
    Candlebearer's Shroud
    6
  4. Cloak of Questionable Intent icon
    Cloak of Questionable Intent
    6
  5. Electrician's Siphoning Filter icon
    Electrician's Siphoning Filter
    6

Chest

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Vestplate icon
    Set
    Enforcer's Backalley Vestplate
    40
  2. Slashproof Business Plate icon
    Slashproof Business Plate
    6
  3. Everforged Breastplate icon
    Craft
    Everforged Breastplate
    2
  4. Muckdiver's Wading Plate icon
    Muckdiver's Wading Plate
    2

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Craft
    Everforged Vambraces
    20
  2. Fuzzy Cindercuffs icon
    Fuzzy Cindercuffs
    9
  3. Flameforged Armguard icon
    Flameforged Armguard
    8
  4. Revved-Up Vambraces icon
    Revved-Up Vambraces
    6
  5. Test Subject's Clasps icon
    Test Subject's Clasps
    4

Hands

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Crushers icon
    Set
    Enforcer's Backalley Crushers
    44
  2. Caliginous Claspers icon
    Caliginous Claspers
    2
  3. Dumpmech Compactors icon
    Dumpmech Compactors
    2
  4. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers
    2

Waist

  1. Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight
    16
  2. Everforged Greatbelt icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greatbelt
    13
  3. Heaviestweight Title Belt icon
    Heaviestweight Title Belt
    7
  4. Lightning-Conductor's Bands icon
    Lightning-Conductor's Bands
    6
  5. Enforcer's Backalley Girdle icon
    Enforcer's Backalley Girdle
    5

Legs

  1. Enforcer's Backalley Chausses icon
    Set
    Enforcer's Backalley Chausses
    50

Feet

  1. Sabatons of Rampaging Elements icon
    Sabatons of Rampaging Elements
    18
  2. Everforged Sabatons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Sabatons
    17
  3. Pyroclastic Greatboots icon
    Pyroclastic Greatboots
    5
  4. Rik's Walkin' Boots icon
    Rik's Walkin' Boots
    3
  5. Hops-Laden Greatboots icon
    Hops-Laden Greatboots
    2

Rings

  1. Bloodoath Signet icon
    Bloodoath Signet
    28
  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship
    23
  3. Wick's Golden Loop icon
    Wick's Golden Loop
    23
  4. Cyrce's Circlet icon
    Cyrce's Circlet
    7
  5. Faded Championship Ring icon
    Faded Championship Ring
    7

Trinkets

  1. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker
    38
  2. Ringing Ritual Mud icon
    Ringing Ritual Mud
    16
  3. Tome of Light's Devotion icon
    Tome of Light's Devotion
    15
  4. Chromebustible Bomb Suit icon
    Chromebustible Bomb Suit
    14
  5. Scrapfield 9001 icon
    Scrapfield 9001
    4

Main Hand

  1. Everforged Longsword icon
    Craft
    Everforged Longsword
    16
  2. Remixed Ignition Saber icon
    Remixed Ignition Saber
    11
  3. Rail Rider's Bisector icon
    Rail Rider's Bisector
    8
  4. Gorestained Cleaver icon
    Gorestained Cleaver
    4
  5. Profit Divider icon
    Profit Divider
    3

Off Hand

  1. Everforged Defender icon
    Craft
    Everforged Defender
    31
  2. Barricade of the Endless Empire icon
    Barricade of the Endless Empire
    6
  3. Galebreaker Bulwark icon
    Galebreaker Bulwark
    3
  4. Beledar's Bulwark icon
    Craft
    Beledar's Bulwark
    2
  5. Frontman's Wondrous Wall icon
    Frontman's Wondrous Wall
    2

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 Warrior builds for Mythic+.

  1. Everforged Defender icon
    Duskthread Lining
    44
  2. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Dawnthread Lining
    25
  3. Everforged Longsword icon
    Ascendance
    11
  4. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    6
  5. Everforged Defender icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    6

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.

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    45
  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    3
  3. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    2

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    45
  2. Oathsworn's Strength icon
    Oathsworn's Strength
    2
  3. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    1

Wrist

  1. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    47
  2. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    1
  3. +1325 Leech icon
    +1325 Leech
    1

Legs

  1. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    29
  2. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    19
  3. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    1

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    38
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    7
  3. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    3

Rings

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    72
  2. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    15
  3. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    9

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    37
  2. Authority of the Depths icon
    Authority of the Depths
    10
  3. Stormrider's Fury icon
    Stormrider's Fury
    2

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
  3. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    2

Cyrce's Circlet

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
    7
  2. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine
    7
  3. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    7

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Emerald icon
    Deadly Emerald
    86
  2. Quick Ruby icon
    Quick Ruby
    55
  3. Versatile Emerald icon
    Versatile Emerald
    44
  4. Quick Sapphire icon
    Quick Sapphire
    30
  5. Deadly Sapphire icon
    Deadly Sapphire
    13

Tinker

  1. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector icon
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector
    1

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. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    18
  2. Dwarf icon
    Dwarf
    15
  3. Tauren icon
    Tauren
    4
  4. Orc icon
    Orc
    3
  5. Earthen icon
    Earthen
    2

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 Warrior Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Protection Warriors 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 12 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.