Protection Warrior – The War Within Season 1

Our Protection Warrior – The War Within Season 1 Guide prepares you for all the adventures in World of Warcraft’s first Season of The War Within! Check out our War Within S1 Prot Warrior Guide here on Your-MMO.com

Protection Warrior – The War Within Season 1

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Best Embellishments for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1

Players can wear two Items with the “Embellishment” tag. These Items grant additional power which should be used in all scenarios. These items are crafted by players with the respective crafting profession. The current most popular Embellishments are:

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Stat Priority for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1 (Mythic Dungeons)

Strength
Haste
Critical Strike
Versatility
Mastery

Stat Priority for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1 (Raid Content)

Strength
Haste
Critical Strike
Versatility
Mastery

Most used Trinkets for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1

Both lists show the currently best Trinkets in either a Single Target situation or Multi Target combat. This list might not reflect the perfect choice for your unique situation. Trinkets can differ at any boss or in different dungeons. The see a full overview of Trinkets – visit Bloodmallet.

Beware that Healer trinkets are not included in this list.

Changes to Protection Warrior in The War Within

In The War Within, many classes have received significant changes to their talent trees and tuning. One of the new features in The War Within are the Hero Talents, unlocked at Level 71 and allowing players to choose between two spec-altering Hero Classes.

All Changes in Patch 11.0.0

WARRIOR

Shield Slam damage increased by 8%.
Pain and Gain now heals for 2% of your max health (was 3.5%).
Protection
- Melee attack and all ability damage increased by 30%.
- Revenge damage increased by 25%.
- Execute damage increased by 50%.
- Devastator damage increased by 25%.
- Shield Charge primary target damage increased by 25%.
- Ravager damage increased by 25%.
- Defensive Stance reduces damage taken by 16% (was 20%).
- Fight Through the Flames causes Defensive Stance to reduce magic damage you take by 6% (was 5%).
- Into the Fray increases Haste up to 8% (was 10%).
- Punish reduces damage enemies deal to you by 2% (was 3%).
- Enduring Alacrity increases Stamina and Armor by 8% (was 10%).
- Indomitable increases your maximum health by 6% (was 10%) and heals you for 1% of your maximum health per 20 Rage spent (was 10 Rage).
- Defender’s Aegis reduces Shield Wall’s cooldown by 60 seconds (was 30 seconds).
- Impenetrable Wall causes Shield Slam to generate an additional 4 Rage (was 3 rage) and reduces the remaining cooldown of Shield Wall by 6 seconds (was 5 seconds).
- Disrupting Shout cooldown increased to 90 seconds (was 75 seconds).
- Impending Victory heals you for 20% of your maximum health (was 30%).

Gems, Enchants and Consumables

Best Gems in Season 1

Regarding the Stat Priority listed below, we currently suggest using the following Sockets in your Gear. Some classes want to maximize the gain received from their Blasphemite Gems by socketing all possible different colors of Gems.

xxxxx (Maximum 1)

xxxxx (Green)
xxxxx (Purple)
xxxxx (Red)
xxxxx (Blue)
xxxxx (Orange)

Best Enchants in Season 1

Enchants with Tertiary Stats (Avoidance, Speed or Leech) can vary by player preference.

Cloak: Avoidance/Leech/Speed	XXX
Chest: Primary Stats	XXX
Bracers: Avoidance/Leech/Speed	XXX
Boots: Stamina	XXX
Pants: Primary Stat / Stamina	XXX
Rings: Secondary Stat before Diminishing Returns (30%)	XXX
Weapon: Primary Stats	XXX

Best Consumables in Season 1

This following list is an overview of all items that players should have in their inventory at all times. These consumables are often a necessity for Mythic dungeons or Raid content and provide a large boost in players performance.

Flask	xxxxx
Potion	xxxxx or xxxxx
Food	xxxxx
Oil	xxxxx
Healing Potion	xxxxx
Invisibility Potion	xxxxx
Drums	xxxxx
Repair Hammer	xxxxx
Combat Rezz	xxxxx

Builds and Talents

Our Talent Trees are updated every day, reflecting all current Mythic+ Affixes, aswell as the most popular Talent Builds for Raid. We gathered all information about our Talent Builds from publicly available data of the best players worldwide.

Last Update: 05.09.2024 2:00pm PDT

Mythic Dungeons

Raid Single Target

Raid Multi Target

Mythic Dungeons

Raid Single Target

Raid Multi Target

Gear and Trinkets in The War Within Season 1

Best Embellishments for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1

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Most used Trinkets for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1

Beware that Healer trinkets are not included in this list.

Best in Slot Gear for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1

The following list contains various items from either Dungeons or Raid which benefit a generic Protection Warrior the most. You should always make sure to follow your stat priority and equip gear that has either higher itemlevel, or ensure that it is an upgrade by checking Raidbots.

Dungeon Gear in The War Within Season 1

Helmet	XX
Necklace	XX
Shoulders	XX
Cloak	XX
Chest	XX
Wrists	XX
Gloves	XX
Belt	XX
Pants	XX
Boots	XX
Rings	XX XX
Weapons	XX XX

Raid Gear in The War Within Season 1

Helmet	XX
Necklace	XX
Shoulders	XX
Cloak	XX
Chest	XX
Wrists	XX
Gloves	XX
Belt	XX
Pants	XX
Boots	XX
Rings	XX XX
Weapons	XX XX

Stat Priority for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1

The further we will get into the current expansion, the effects of diminishing returns start to limit the effectiveness of your secondary stats. After reaching 30% through secondary stats (eg. ~19800 Haste) on your gear, you will start receiving a penalty for each further point on your gear. This penalty reduces the gain from more of the same stat over this threshold.

Stat Priority can differ on every player due to the different gear being used. Make sure to check your own character on Raidbots to get the perfect results for you! A general overview for secondary stats is as follows.

Stat Priority for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1 (Mythic Dungeons)

Strength
Haste
Critical Strike
Versatility
Mastery

Stat Priority for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1 (Raid Content)

Strength
Haste
Critical Strike
Versatility
Mastery

General Rotation for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1

For both Hero Classes we offer a general rotation overview. Beware that this is not an in-depth guide how to play your favorite class in each situation, but instead grant newer players insight about how to play and master the basics of their class.

Rotation Example for Protection Warrior

Cast Ravager as you start combat.
Cast Charge to get into melee range.
Cast Avatar before you are in melee range.
Cast Taunt, and Shield Block before you are in melee range.
Cast Demoralizing Shout once you are in melee range.
Cast Shield Charge.
Cast Thunderous Roar.
Cast Ignore Pain whenever you run into the danger of overcapping rage (usually at around 60-80 rage).

Best Race for Protection Warrior in The War Within Season 1

Each race in World of Warcraft offers their unique combat benefits which provide different powers to a specific class. We would suggest that players choose the race of their choice, regardless of the power gained. Anyways, here is a list of the different Races and their performance.