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Protection Paladin Mythic+ PvE Guide for MID Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Protection Paladin PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in Pre-Patch.

Using data from the top 50 Protection Paladins 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 11.1.7.

Top Protection Paladins

  1. Softnip's icon
    1
    Softnip
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 169 ilvl
    4195
  2. Диминишир's icon
    2
    Диминишир
    Gordunni (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 169 ilvl
    4194
  3. Lightfemboy's icon
    3
    Lightfemboy
    Blood Furnace (US)
    Blood Elf | Lightsmith | 169 ilvl
    4178
  4. Эгоистпал's icon
    4
    Эгоистпал
    Gordunni (EU)
    Lightforged Draenei | Lightsmith | 169 ilvl
    4177
  5. Граити's icon
    5
    Граити
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Blood Elf | Lightsmith | 168 ilvl
    4159

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

  • +453
    46% Critical Strike
  • +412
    42% Haste
  • +240
    32% Mastery
  • +126
    9% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +25
    3% Avoidance
  • +186
    10% Leech
  • +0
    5% 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 Paladin class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Pre-Patch.

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. Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 36
    Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Crown of Absolute Command

    • 7
    Crown of Absolute Command icon

  3. Wing Commander's Helmet

    • 3
    Wing Commander's Helmet icon

  4. Everforged Helm

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Helm icon

  5. Artoshion's Abyssal Stare

    • 1
    Artoshion's Abyssal Stare icon

Neck

  1. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 22
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  2. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 12
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  3. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 3
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  4. Duskblaze's Desperation

    • 3
    Duskblaze's Desperation icon

  5. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 3
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

Shoulders

  1. Chargers of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 40
    Chargers of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Pauldrons

    • Craft
    • 3
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

  3. Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders

    • 3
    Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders icon

  4. Stoneflesh Spaulders

    • 2
    Stoneflesh Spaulders icon

  5. Spaulders of Unleashed Pride

    • 1
    Spaulders of Unleashed Pride 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. Dark Priest's Carapace

    • 1
    Dark Priest's Carapace icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 29
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Flameforged Armguard

    • 9
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  3. Discarded Nutrient Shackles

    • 5
    Discarded Nutrient Shackles icon

  4. Vambraces of Verification

    • 3
    Vambraces of Verification icon

  5. Eco-Dome Access Bands

    • 2
    Eco-Dome Access Bands icon

Hands

  1. Protectors of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 45
    Protectors of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

  3. Breached Containment Guards

    • 1
    Breached Containment Guards icon

  4. Devourer's Gauntlets

    • 1
    Devourer's Gauntlets icon

  5. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers

    • 1
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 32
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Seal of the Lucent Battalion

    • 7
    Seal of the Lucent Battalion icon

  3. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 5
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

  4. Fresh Ethereal Fetters

    • 2
    Fresh Ethereal Fetters icon

  5. Girdle of Somber Ploys

    • 2
    Girdle of Somber Ploys icon

Legs

  1. Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 46
    Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Quantum Leapers

    • 2
    Quantum Leapers icon

  3. Everforged Legplates

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Legplates icon

  4. Halkias's Towering Pillars

    • 1
    Halkias's Towering Pillars icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 40
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Devoted Plate Walkers

    • 3
    Devoted Plate Walkers icon

  3. Everforged Sabatons

    • 2
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  4. Sterilized Expulsion Boots

    • 2
    Sterilized Expulsion Boots icon

  5. Stompers of the Lucent Battalion

    • 2
    Stompers of the Lucent Battalion icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • Craft
    • 26
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 11
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

  3. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 10
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  4. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 10
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  5. Ring of the Panoply

    • 9
    Ring of the Panoply icon

Trinkets

  1. Brand of Ceaseless Ire

    • 45
    Brand of Ceaseless Ire icon

  2. All-Devouring Nucleus

    • 15
    All-Devouring Nucleus icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 15
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 7
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  5. Ringing Ritual Mud

    • 4
    Ringing Ritual Mud icon

Main Hand

  1. Blade of Grievous Harm

    • 21
    Blade of Grievous Harm icon

  2. Factory-Issue Plexhammer

    • 11
    Factory-Issue Plexhammer icon

  3. Everforged Longsword

    • Craft
    • 6
    Everforged Longsword icon

  4. Mandibular Bonewhacker

    • 4
    Mandibular Bonewhacker icon

  5. Shipwrecker's Bludgeon

    • 4
    Shipwrecker's Bludgeon icon

Off Hand

  1. Ward of the Weaving-Beast

    • 15
    Ward of the Weaving-Beast icon

  2. Package Protector

    • 13
    Package Protector icon

  3. Everforged Defender

    • Craft
    • 10
    Everforged Defender icon

  4. Starlit Safeguard

    • 8
    Starlit Safeguard icon

  5. Sanctified Priory Wall

    • 3
    Sanctified Priory Wall icon

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 Paladin builds for Mythic+.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 54
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 10
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  3. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 8
    Binding of Binding icon

  4. Ascendance

    • 4
    Everforged Longsword icon

  5. Captured Starlight

    • 3
    Everforged Vambraces icon

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 Pre-Patch Mythic+ builds.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 4
    Incandescent Essence icon

Neck

  1. Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier

    • 1
    Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier icon

Shoulders

  1. Tiger Fang Inscription

    • 1
    Tiger Fang Inscription icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 43
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 5
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  3. +23 Avoidance

    • 1
    +23 Avoidance icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 49
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 1
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +135 Leech

    • 40
    +135 Leech icon

  2. +72 Avoidance

    • 7
    +72 Avoidance icon

  3. +47 Avoidance

    • 1
    +47 Avoidance icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Greater Assault

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Greater Assault icon

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp

    • 1
    Shadowed Belt Clasp icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 43
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 5
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 37
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 12
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Haste

    • 35
    +21 Haste icon

  2. +21 Critical Strike

    • 32
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  3. +21 Mastery

    • 20
    +21 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 23
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 13
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  3. Stormrider's Fury

    • 7
    Stormrider's Fury icon

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Shield - Dodge

    • 1
    Enchant Shield - Dodge icon

  2. Pyrium Shield Spike

    • 1
    Pyrium Shield Spike icon

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

    • 38
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 8
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 31
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 13
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 3
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  4. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 2
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  5. Energizing Fiber

    • 1
    Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Ruby

    • 79
    Quick Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Emerald

    • 48
    Deadly Emerald icon

  3. Deadly Sapphire

    • 43
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  4. Deadly Onyx

    • 32
    Deadly Onyx icon

  5. Masterful Ruby

    • 28
    Masterful Ruby icon

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. Dwarf

    • 18
    Dwarf icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 15
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Human

    • 8
    Human icon

  4. Lightforged Draenei

    • 4
    Lightforged Draenei icon

  5. Tauren

    • 2
    Tauren icon

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 Paladin Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Protection Paladins in Mythic+, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Pre-Patch.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 8 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.