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Protection Warrior Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 3

  • Warrior class icon Protection Warrior specialization icon
    Protection Warrior
  • The War Within Season 3
  • Based on 50 Characters
  • Mountain Thane icon 50 Mountain Thanes
  • From 3994 to 4150 Rating
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Welcome to Murlok.io’s Protection Warrior PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in The War Within Season 3.

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 11.1.7.

Top Protection Warriors

  1. Lazelini's icon
    1
    Lazelini
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Void Elf | Mountain Thane | 729 ilvl
    4150
  2. Ratoclap's icon
    2
    Ratoclap
    Argent Dawn (EU)
    Dwarf | Mountain Thane | 729 ilvl
    4122
  3. Vadanwarr's icon
    3
    Vadanwarr
    Kazzak (EU)
    Night Elf | Mountain Thane | 729 ilvl
    4121
  4. 뿌지직뿌지직's icon
    4
    뿌지직뿌지직
    Azshara (KR)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Mountain Thane | 729 ilvl
    4116
  5. Tmy's icon
    5
    Tmy
    Dentarg (EU)
    Dwarf | Mountain Thane | 730 ilvl
    4102

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

  • +16069
    29% Critical Strike
  • +22360
    39% Haste
  • +3972
    21% Mastery
  • +16493
    21% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +826
    2% Avoidance
  • +4756
    12% Leech
  • +0
    4% 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 3.

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. Living Weapon's Faceshield

    • Set
    • 49
    Living Weapon's Faceshield icon

  2. Bone-Melted Faceplate

    • 1
    Bone-Melted Faceplate icon

Neck

  1. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 29
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  2. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 9
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  3. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 4
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  4. Bloodstained Memento

    • 4
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  5. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 4
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

Shoulders

  1. Living Weapon's Ramparts

    • Set
    • 48
    Living Weapon's Ramparts icon

  2. Everforged Pauldrons

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Living Weapon's Bulwark

    • Set
    • 33
    Living Weapon's Bulwark icon

  2. Breastplate of Otherworldly Influence

    • 6
    Breastplate of Otherworldly Influence icon

  3. Experimental Goresilk Chestguard

    • 5
    Experimental Goresilk Chestguard icon

  4. Dark Priest's Carapace

    • 4
    Dark Priest's Carapace icon

  5. Everforged Breastplate

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Breastplate icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 39
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Living Weapon's Manacles

    • 5
    Living Weapon's Manacles icon

  3. Discarded Nutrient Shackles

    • 3
    Discarded Nutrient Shackles icon

  4. Yoke of Enveloping Hatred

    • 2
    Yoke of Enveloping Hatred icon

  5. Eco-Dome Access Bands

    • 1
    Eco-Dome Access Bands icon

Hands

  1. Living Weapon's Crushers

    • Set
    • 49
    Living Weapon's Crushers icon

  2. Breached Containment Guards

    • 1
    Breached Containment Guards icon

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 26
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Improvisational Girdle

    • 6
    Improvisational Girdle icon

  3. Ultradense Fission Girdle

    • 6
    Ultradense Fission Girdle icon

  4. Fresh Ethereal Fetters

    • 5
    Fresh Ethereal Fetters icon

  5. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 5
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

Legs

  1. Living Weapon's Legguards

    • Set
    • 30
    Living Weapon's Legguards icon

  2. Shrapnel-Fused Legguards

    • 11
    Shrapnel-Fused Legguards icon

  3. Halkias's Towering Pillars

    • 5
    Halkias's Towering Pillars icon

  4. Quantum Leapers

    • 3
    Quantum Leapers icon

  5. Overpressure Platelegs

    • 1
    Overpressure Platelegs icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 49
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Living Weapon's Sabatons

    • 1
    Living Weapon's Sabatons icon

Rings

  1. Binding of Binding

    • Craft
    • 29
    Binding of Binding icon

  2. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 20
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

  3. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 18
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

  4. Ring of the Panoply

    • 9
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  5. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 5
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

Trinkets

  1. Brand of Ceaseless Ire

    • 50
    Brand of Ceaseless Ire icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 47
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 2
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  4. Tome of Light's Devotion

    • 1
    Tome of Light's Devotion icon

Main Hand

  1. Factory-Issue Plexhammer

    • 12
    Factory-Issue Plexhammer icon

  2. Oath-Breaker's Recompense

    • 11
    Oath-Breaker's Recompense icon

  3. Blade of Grievous Harm

    • 10
    Blade of Grievous Harm icon

  4. Mandibular Bonewhacker

    • 8
    Mandibular Bonewhacker icon

  5. Shipwrecker's Bludgeon

    • 8
    Shipwrecker's Bludgeon icon

Off Hand

  1. Ward of the Weaving-Beast

    • 40
    Ward of the Weaving-Beast icon

  2. Event Horizon

    • 4
    Event Horizon icon

  3. Everforged Defender

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Defender icon

  4. Package Protector

    • 2
    Package Protector icon

  5. Sanctified Priory Wall

    • 1
    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 Warrior builds for Mythic+.

  1. Duskthread Lining

    • 47
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 29
    Binding of Binding icon

  3. Dawnthread Lining

    • 22
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  4. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 2
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship 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 Season 3 Mythic+ builds.

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 49
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 1
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 50
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +2040 Leech

    • 50
    +2040 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 29
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 21
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 29
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 21
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Versatility

    • 48
    +315 Versatility icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 26
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Critical Strike

    • 24
    +315 Critical Strike icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 19
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 16
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

  3. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 14
    Authority of Radiant Power 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

    • 41
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 9
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 25
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 16
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 9
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Sapphire

    • 75
    Quick Sapphire icon

  2. Versatile Emerald

    • 72
    Versatile Emerald icon

  3. Deadly Sapphire

    • 66
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  4. Versatile Ruby

    • 53
    Versatile Ruby icon

  5. Quick Ruby

    • 51
    Quick 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

    • 46
    Dwarf icon

  2. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 2
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

  3. Void Elf

    • 1
    Void Elf icon

  4. Night Elf

    • 1
    Night Elf 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 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 3.

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.