Protection Warrior PvP data from tracked players

Most-used loadout string among the top 50 tracked Protection players: CkEASWsDSHNyPDXnbxuIhH3Zd3yAAAzMzwMzYmZ2mxsMMGmGzMjlNzMzwMmZGAAAAsMAMjBAWMjhNyAzwCNmZhxMMDjFAAzMAgBMG (7 / 50 (14%)). Open in the talent calculator

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Talent variation: 21 distinct loadout strings in a sample of 50.

Most-taken talent nodes among decoded loadouts. Granted-free nodes are excluded so the table is not a list of the whole tree.

Talent	Tree	Taken	What it does (client tooltip)
Ignore Pain	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Fight through the pain, ignoring 50% of damage taken for 12 sec or until damage has been prevented. Repeated uses of Ignore Pain accumulate, up to total damage prevented.
Devastator	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Your auto-attacks deal an additional (131.4% of Attack Power) Physical damage and have a 25% chance to reset the remaining cooldown on Shield Slam.
Revenge	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Swing in a wide arc, dealing (281.7% of Attack Power) Physical damage to all enemies in front of you. Deals reduced damage beyond targets. Your successful dodges, parries, and auto-attacks have a chance to make your next Revenge cost no Rage.
Shield Wall	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Reduces all damage you take by 40% for 8 sec.
Strategist	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Devastate, Thunder Clap, Revenge, and Execute have a 25% chance to reset the remaining cooldown on Shield Slam.
Brace For Impact	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Using Shield Slam increases the damage of Shield Slam by 10% and the block value of your shield by 5% for 16 sec.
Demoralizing Shout	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Demoralizes all enemies, reducing the damage they do by 25% for 8 sec. Generates.
Best Served Cold	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Your dodges, parries, and auto-attacks make your Revenge cost no Rage 20% more frequently and increase the damage your free Revenges deal by 15%. Revenge increases the damage of your next Thunder Clap by 8%.
Enduring Defenses	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Shield Block lasts 1 sec longer.
Heavy Repercussions	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Shield Slam generates 2 more Rage and extends the duration of Shield Block by 1.1 sec.
Shield Charge	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Charge to an enemy with your shield, granting you Shield Block and dealing (840% of Attack Power) Physical damage to it and (268.4% of Attack Power) Physical damage to all enemies within 10 yards. Also stuns the primary target for 4 sec. Generates 20 Rage.
Defender's Aegis	spec	50 / 50 (100%)	Shield Wall gains 1 additional charge and its cooldown is reduced by 60 sec.

Hero talent trees in this cohort

• Mountain Thane: 28 / 50 (56%)
• Colossus: 22 / 50 (44%)

Protection Warrior players on the current rated ladders (PvP season 42). The largest group is Battleground Blitz US with 247 players; the last column is the share rated 1800 or higher.

Median secondary stats among the top 50 tracked Protection players with a statistics payload.

Most common trinkets among the top 50 tracked Protection players with equipment stored.

Trinket	Equipped
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion	29 / 50 (58%)
Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	18 / 50 (36%)
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion	10 / 50 (20%)
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity	6 / 50 (12%)
Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique	5 / 50 (10%)
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek	4 / 50 (8%)
Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity	4 / 50 (8%)
Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity	4 / 50 (8%)

Most common enchant display strings on stored gear.

Most common gem display strings on stored gear.

Most common item in each other slot (one winner per slot, count shown).

Slot	Item	Equipped
Back	Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak	21 / 50 (42%)
Chest	Cuirass of the Jade Warlord	47 / 50 (94%)
Feet	Venomous Gladiator's Plate Warboots	23 / 50 (46%)
Finger 1	Thalassian Competitor's Signet	29 / 50 (58%)
Finger 2	Thalassian Competitor's Signet	30 / 50 (60%)
Hands	Jeweled Gauntlets of the Jade Warlord	49 / 50 (98%)
Head	Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlord	35 / 50 (70%)
Legs	Greaves of the Jade Warlord	33 / 50 (66%)
Main Hand	Venomous Gladiator's Sword	9 / 50 (18%)
Neck	Thalassian Competitor's Amulet	15 / 50 (30%)
Off Hand	Venomous Gladiator's Spikeshield	10 / 50 (20%)
Shirt	Precious's Ribbon	4 / 50 (8%)
Shoulder	Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord	45 / 50 (90%)
Tabard	Venomous Gladiator's Tabard	7 / 50 (14%)
Waist	Venomous Gladiator's Plate Greatbelt	24 / 50 (48%)
Wrist	Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards	13 / 50 (26%)

PvP brackets represented in this cohort.

• blitz-overall: 11
• shuffle-overall: 11
• shuffle-warrior-arms: 8
• blitz-warrior-protection: 5
• blitz-warrior-arms: 4
• shuffle-warrior-protection: 4
• shuffle-warrior-fury: 4
• 3v3: 2
• blitz-warrior-fury: 1

Most-used PvP talents among the top 50 tracked Protection players with PvP talent payloads.

PvP talent	Taken	What it does (client tooltip)
Morale Killer	30 / 50 (60%)	Reduces the cooldown of Demoralizing Shout by 15 sec, and Demoralizing Shout now reduces the damage enemies deal to all targets, not just you.
Power Through Adversity	18 / 50 (36%)	Second Wind reduces damage taken by 10% to 40%, with larger attacks being reduced by more. While Shield Wall is active, healing reductions do not apply to you.
Storm of Destruction	15 / 50 (30%)	Bladestorm, Ravager, and Demolish now snare all targets you hit by 60% for 6 sec and decrease their healing taken by 50% for 10 sec.
Dragon Charge	13 / 50 (26%)	Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take (280% of Attack Power) Physical damage and be knocked back.
Disarm	12 / 50 (24%)	Disarm the enemy's weapons and shield for 5 sec. Disarmed creatures deal significantly reduced damage.
Sharpen Blade	12 / 50 (24%)	Colossus Smash causes your next Mortal Strike to deal 15% increased damage and reduce healing taken by 50% for 4 sec.
Thunderstruck	10 / 50 (20%)	After casting Avatar, Shockwave, or Stormbolt, your next Thunder Clap roots all targets it damages for 4 sec.
Safeguard	9 / 50 (18%)	Intervene now has 2 charges and reduces the ally's damage taken by 20% for 5 sec. Intervene's cooldown is increased by 10 sec.

1. This page aggregates TheWoWDB-tracked Protection Warrior characters. It is not a rotation guide and it is not a world-first raid note.
2. Cohort: the highest rated players on the current US PvP ladders. The character profiles behind this page come from our crawl of the US rated PvP ladders, so players who never queue rated PvP are not in it.
3. The talent, gear, and stat tables describe the top 50 tracked players (cap 50) after requiring a stored talent loadout. Characters without a loadout do not count.
4. A page is published only when at least 30 such players exist. Below that, the URL 404s so a thin sample cannot rank.
5. Most-used means the highest count in this cohort. It is not a verdict that the choice is correct.
6. Embellishments are omitted: the Armory equipment payload we store lists slot, item, enchants, and gems, and does not flag embellishments.
7. PvP talent names come from the character profile when present. Mythic+ pages rank the cohort by stored mythic rating; PvP pages rank by the current US leaderboard rating; builds pages rank by item level.
8. Client build for talent-tree labels: 12.1.5.70448.
9. Current US PvP season id on file: 42.