Midnight S1 · updated 9/7/2026

Protection Warrior - Rated BG Meta

Rating range 191-1557 · 6 gear sets analyzed

Live Blizzard leaderboards across US, EU, KR, and TW, sorted globally by official rating. Gear analysis aggregates the equipped sets of 6 of these 6 players.

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Top Protection Warriors - Rated BG

Top players for Protection Warrior in Rated BG
#	Player	Region	Race	Hero Talent	iLvl	Rating
1	Slughörn · Moon Guard	us	Night Elf	Open profile	275	1557
2	Kraveñ · Malganis	us	Human	Open profile	276	767
3	Warcraze · Thorium Brotherhood	us	Night Elf	Open profile	272	384
4	Tharvak · Quelthalas	us	Tauren	Open profile	310	192
5	Tunapackin · Malganis	us	Orc	Open profile	282	192
6	Serit · Sargeras	us	Blood Elf	Open profile	309	191

How this analysis is done

We aggregate complete top-player loadouts instead of taking one isolated popular item per slot. That keeps trinket pairs, embellishments, tier count, and stat shape tied to real character builds.

• Tier is shown as a 2pc/4pc bonus distribution, not five independent slots.
• Trinkets and embellishments are aggregated as the equipped pair.
• Every option shows a % of analyzed players with low-signal picks filtered out.
• Items are de-duplicated, and item level is shown as a range.

Mass Gear Analysis

6 players analyzed · item level 272–310 (median 279)

Tier Set Bonus

run 4-piece or more

83%

run 2-piece or more

3-piece50%
2-piece33%
0-piece17%

Trinket Pairs

50%Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity + Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
17%Permafrost Essence + Vile Vial of Volatile Venom
17%Coiled Fangstone + Vile Vial of Volatile Venom
17%Sapling of the Dawnroot + Seed of the Devouring Wild

Embellishment Pairs

17%Thalassian Competitor's Signet + Thalassian Competitor's Signet

Head

50%Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm
33%Greathelm of Temptation
17%Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlord◆

Neck

33%Thalassian Competitor's Amulet
33%Graft of the Domanaar
17%Venomous Aspirant's Necklace
17%Preyhunter's Choker

Shoulder

83%Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord◆
17%Snake Den Spaulders

Back

33%Venomous Aspirant's Cloak
17%Venomous Aspirant's Cape
17%Adherent's Silken Shroud
17%Fireproof Drape
17%Galerider's Veil

Chest

50%Cuirass of the Jade Warlord◆
17%Venomous Aspirant's Chestplate
17%Chestplate of the Northern Lights
17%Sentinel Challenger's Prize

Wrist

33%Venomous Aspirant's Plate Armguards
17%Venomous Aspirant's Plate Cuffs
17%Spellbreaker's Bracers
17%Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards
17%Embalmer's Steadying Bracers

Hands

33%Venomous Aspirant's Plate Handguards
17%Venomous Gladiator's Plate Handguards
17%Jeweled Gauntlets of the Jade Warlord◆
17%Despondent's Gauntlets
17%Pledgebearer's Gauntlets

Waist

33%Venomous Aspirant's Plate Girdle
17%Venomous Aspirant's Plate Greatbelt
17%Sand-Scoured Greatbelt
17%Thalassian Competitor's Plate Waistguard
17%Pledgebearer's Girdle

Legs

50%Greaves of the Jade Warlord◆
17%Venomous Gladiator's Plate Legguards
17%Venomous Aspirant's Plate Legguards
17%Chausses of Unbound Rancor

Feet

50%Venomous Aspirant's Plate Warboots
33%Poison-Proof Stompers
17%Pledgebearer's Sabatons

Rings

33%Thalassian Competitor's Signet
17%Venomous Aspirant's Signet
17%Venomous Aspirant's Ring
17%Ritual Binder's Ring
8%Band of the Amani Warlord
8%Lightwarden's Bind

Main Hand

33%Venomous Gladiator's Sword
17%Venomous Aspirant's Crusher
17%Thorned Reply
17%Taz'Rah's Cosmic Edge
17%Unconfined Labrys

Off Hand

33%Venomous Gladiator's Scaleshield
17%Venomous Aspirant's Shield
17%Tempest's Shelter
17%Teldrassil's Sacrifice
17%Wailing Bulwark

Enchants