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Protection Warrior Guide for Raid (Updated June 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Protection Warrior for Raid in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.0.7

Expansion:Midnight

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Raid Tier
46
Raid Runs
291
Ilvl
15.86%
Raid Popularity
73 047
Raid DPS

Protection Warrior Stats for Raid

Haste > Critical Strike > Mastery > Versatility
206
Critical Strike
316
Haste
189
Mastery
65
Versatility
662
Strength
25
Avoidance
52
Leech
11
Speed
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Protection Warrior Talents for Raid

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Battle Stance1/1Defensive Stance1/1Fast FootworkWar Machine1/1Thunder Clap1/1Leeching Strikes1/1Impending Victory1/1Heroic Leap1/1Crackling Thunder1/1Storm Bolt1/1Rend1/1Second WindFrothing BerserkerBounding Stride1/1Pain and Gain1/1InterveneShockwave1/1Overwhelming RageRallying Cry1/1Field Dressing1/1Spell Reflection1/1Wrecking Throw1/1Rumbling Earth1/1Berserker Shout1/1Intimidating ShoutHoned Reflexes1/1Armored to the Teeth2/2Double Time1/1Reinforced Plates2/2Barbaric TrainingJavelineer1/1Resonant VoiceCrushing Force1/1Cruel Strikes2/2One-Handed Weapon Specialization2/2Wild Strikes2/2Anger Management1/1Champion's SpearStance Mastery1/1Battlefield Commander1/1

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Warrior · Protection

Warrior · Protection
Thunder Blast1/1Thorim's Might1/1Flashing Skies1/1Keep Your Feet on the Ground1/1Ground Current1/1Lightning Strikes1/1Avatar of the Storm1/1Burst of Power1/1Strength of the Mountain1/1Crashing Thunder1/1Storm Bolts1/1Capacitance1/1Conductivity1/1Storm Surge1/1
Specialization
Ignore Pain1/1Demoralizing Shout1/1Revenge1/1Brace For Impact1/1Armor Specialization1/1Fight Through the FlamesDevastator1/1Disrupting ShoutStrategist1/1Devastating Focus1/1Brutal Vitality1/1Instigate1/1Shield Wall1/1BloodsurgeBest Served Cold1/1SpellbreakerThunderlord1/1Defender's Aegis1/1Last StandBloodborne1/1Punish1/1Tough as Nails1/1Fueled by Violence1/1Enduring Defenses2/2Unyielding Stance1/1Deep WoundsInto the Fray1/1Focused Vigor1/1Shield Specialization1/1Enduring Alacrity1/1Avatar1/1MassacreBooming Voice1/1IndomitableViolent Outburst1/1Heavy HandedShield Charge1/1Battle-Scarred VeteranWhirling Blade1/1Phalanx4/4
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Popularity:17.39%
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Protection Warrior Best In Slot Gear for Raid

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Protection Warrior Best Sockets for Raid

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Protection Warrior Best Enchants for Raid

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Protection Warrior Recommended Raid ilvl

264
LFR
275
Normal
284
Heroic
289
Mythic

Protection Warrior Minimum Raid ilvl

262
LFR
262
Normal
262
Heroic
281
Mythic

Protection Warrior Best comps for Raid

Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
6.52%
Protection WarriorVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost Death KnightFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
6.52%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
4.35%
Protection WarriorVengeance Demon HunterHoly PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterShadow PriestShadow PriestSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
4.35%
Protection WarriorProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockEnhancement ShamanFire MageFrost Death KnightFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
4.35%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestRestoration DruidRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
4.35%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
4.35%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death Knight
4.35%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker MonkWindwalker Monk
4.35%
Protection WarriorProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFeral DruidFeral DruidFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterWindwalker Monk
4.35%
Protection WarriorProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
4.35%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueSurvival Hunter
2.17%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestPreservation EvokerPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageAssassination RogueDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.17%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestPreservation EvokerPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Protection PaladinProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFrost MageOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFire MageFrost Death KnightSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost Death KnightFrost MageFury WarriorShadow PriestSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.17%
Protection PaladinProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Protection WarriorVengeance Demon HunterHoly PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterShadow PriestShadow PriestSurvival Hunter
2.17%
Protection WarriorVengeance Demon HunterHoly PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterShadow PriestShadow PriestSurvival Hunter
2.17%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PriestPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.17%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFrost MageSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.17%
Protection PaladinProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAssassination RogueBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueWindwalker Monk
2.17%

Protection Warrior race distribution for Raid

Alliance

  • Dwarf
    Dwarf22.5%
  • Night Elf
    Night Elf20%
  • Human
    Human15%
  • Draenei
    Draenei13.8%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
    Dark Iron Dwarf11.3%
  • Gnome
    Gnome11.3%
  • Void Elf
    Void Elf2.5%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr1.3%
  • Worgen
    Worgen1.3%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran1.3%

Horde

  • Tauren
    Tauren29.5%
  • Orc
    Orc21.8%
  • Highmountain Tauren
    Highmountain Tauren17.9%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera14.1%
  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf10.3%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc3.8%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr1.3%
  • Troll
    Troll1.3%

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How the Protection Warrior guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Protection Warrior raid guide is built from real boss kill logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs for the current raid, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Protection Warrior players actually perform on raid bosses, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few unusual kills cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The raid tier shown for Protection Warrior comes from two factors. Because survival is hard to read from logs, performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among raid tanks, and popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share across all tank specs. Solid damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Protection Warrior raid placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, and sample size. Damage is only part of tanking and does not show survivability or cooldowns, so use the guide as a starting point and adapt to your fight.

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