Protection Paladin Tank Gear and Best in Slot — 12.0.5

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Protection Paladin for Midnight Season 1. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Protection Paladin, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

Generally speaking, you will prioritize an item level upgrade over an "optimal" item at a lower item level as your survival is heavily reliant on Strength and Stamina. If you have a choice on the same item level, the alternative will likely, in generic circumstances, not make a difference defensively. We recommend just simming the choice and doing whatever helps you do more damage.

There are exceptions to this rule and encounter specific situations where a stat is massively devalued. You should keep an eye on the raid encounter guides to be aware of this. Similarly, certain Mythic+ key levels and dungeons require a slightly different gearing path. We linked the related guides below, but generally, we will add a note here as well.

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BiS Gear for Protection Paladin

Overall BiS List for Season 1 Raid Gear BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear from any source in Midnight Season 1. It serves as a reference to what is currently the highest-performing gear available to players from all sources.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Turalyon's False Echo	Crown of the Cosmos in The Voidspire
Shield	Bulwark of Noble Resolve	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Helm	Luminant Verdict's Unwavering Gaze	Matrix Catalyst, or Lightblinded Vanguard in The Voidspire
Neck	Pendant of Aching Grief	Windrunner Spire
Shoulder	Luminant Verdict's Providence Watch	Matrix Catalyst, or Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Cloak	Imperator's Banner	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Chest	Luminant Verdict's Divine Warplate	Matrix Catalyst, or Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Bracers	Spellbreaker's Bracers with Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier	Crafted by Blacksmithing
Gloves	Voidclaw Gauntlets	Seat of the Triumvirate
Belt	Ezzorak's Gloombind	Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Voidspire
Legs	Luminant Verdict's Greaves	Matrix Catalyst, or Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Voidspire
Boots	Parasite Stompers	Vorasius in The Voidspire
Ring #1	Occlusion of Void	Nexus-Point Xenas
Ring #2	Loa Worshiper's Band	Crafted by Jewelcrafting
Trinket #1	Umbral Plume	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Trinket #2	Algeth'ar Puzzle Box	Algeth'ar Academy

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear from Raids in Midnight Season 1. It serves as a reference to what is currently the highest-performing gear available to players from raids only.

TipsWhich Raid-Items Do I Want Most?

There are a lot of good items from the various raids. Below you can find a few which you should prioritize first.

• Radiant Plume / Umbral Plume: They're both the same trinket the on use changes it. This will be the trinket you want as part of your best setup of gear.
• Gaze of the Alnseer: As your alternate trinket choice if the above has too much competition.
• Bulwark of Noble Resolve: Getting a powerful shield early in the Season has a huge benefit to your survival and luckily it drops from the first boss!

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Turalyon's False Echo	Crown of the Cosmos in The Voidspire
Shield	Bulwark of Noble Resolve	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Helm	Luminant Verdict's Unwavering Gaze	Matrix Catalyst, or Lightblinded Vanguard in The Voidspire
Neck	Ribbon of Coiled Malice	Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Shoulder	Luminant Verdict's Providence Watch	Matrix Catalyst, or Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Cloak	Imperator's Banner	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Chest	Sunbound Breastplate	Crown of the Cosmos in The Voidspire
Bracers	Spellbreaker's Bracers with Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier	Crafted by Blacksmithing
Gloves	Luminant Verdict's Gauntlets	Matrix Catalyst, or Vorasius in The Voidspire
Belt	Ezzorak's Gloombind	Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Voidspire
Legs	Luminant Verdict's Greaves	Matrix Catalyst, or Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Voidspire
Boots	Parasite Stompers	Vorasius in The Voidspire
Ring #1	Eye of Midnight	Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas
Ring #2	Loa Worshiper's Band	Crafted by Jewelcrafting
Trinket #1	Umbral Plume	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Trinket #2	Gaze of the Alnseer	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear from Mythic+ in Midnight Season 1. It serves as a reference to what is currently the highest-performing gear available to players from dungeons only.

TipsWhich Dungeons Should I Farm?

If you have limited time to play the game, we recommend to farm the following dungeons:

• Algeth'ar Academy: This dungeon features a lot of high impact gear slots; Weapon, Shield, Trinket, Chest, and Legs.
• Seat of the Triumvirate: Voidclaw Gauntlets you will want these as your off piece of tier eventually.
• Nexus-Point Xenas: Two rings which have a set bonus. You will replace one of these when you craft Loa Worshiper's Band.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Spellbane Cutlass	Algeth'ar Academy
Shield	Ward of the Spellbreaker	Magister's Terrace
Helm	Luminant Verdict's Unwavering Gaze	Matrix Catalyst
Neck	Pendant of Aching Grief	Windrunner Spire
Shoulder	Luminant Verdict's Providence Watch	Matrix Catalyst
Cloak	Cloak of the Fallen Cardinal	Pit of Saron
Chest	Luminant Verdict's Divine Warplate	Matrix Catalyst
Bracers	Spellbreaker's Bracers with Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier	Crafted by Blacksmithing
Gloves	Voidclaw Gauntlets	Seat of the Triumvirate
Belt	Shadowsplit Girdle	Magister's Terrace
Legs	Luminant Verdict's Greaves	Matrix Catalyst
Boots	Footwraps of Ill-Fate	Maisara Caverns
Ring #1	Occlusion of Void	Nexus-Point Xenas
Ring #2	Loa Worshiper's Band	Crafted by Jewelcrafting
Trinket #1	Solarflare Prism	Skyreach
Trinket #2	Algeth'ar Puzzle Box	Algeth'ar Academy

FAQWhich Tier Set Pieces Do I Want?

In this Season the choice is pretty straight forward due to the existance of Voidclaw Gauntlets. Protection Paladins will want Helmet, Shoulder, Chest and Legs. It is worth noting that a pair of Myth track tier gloves will perform better than a Hero track pair of Voidclaw Gauntlets.

As a Protection Paladin or any tank in general your trinket slots can be a powerful tool to solve an issue defensively. In many scenarios your class toolkit (Defensive cooldowns) will cover these needs entirely and you can lean towards more offensive trinkets which will be ranked below. In the scenarios where you do need that additional defensive layer there will be a "Defensive" tier which details trinkets of value for these purposes.

With Midnight Protection Paladin now works on a 1 minute cycle, therefore on use trinkets that can work on this cycle will perform better as it will line up with Avenging Wrath and Divine Toll. Meaning 1/2/3 Minute cooldown trinkets will be preferred over 1.5 minute trinkets.

Protection Paladin Trinkets

On-Use - Algeth'ar Puzzle Box
Passive - Umbral Plume, or alternatively Gaze of the Alnseer

Click for Protection Paladin Trinket Rankings

Ranking	Trinkets
S Tier	Algeth'ar Puzzle Box Umbral Plume Gaze of the Alnseer
A Tier	Solarflare Prism Solarflare Prism - Click for Details The buff from this trinket is based on the missing health of your target. In scenarios where you are target swapping to a high health target, the performance of this trinket will be worse. Heart of Wind - Click for Details This trinket will give you a notable buff to Haste for 10 seconds, and can trigger 3 times per minute giving you ~50% uptime. Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity - Click for Details This trinket gives you a large amoutn of Strength every minute. It lines up perfectly with our cooldowns with one big downside... You need to do PvP. As it is a PvP item it will have a fixed item level, and be outscaled by fully upgraded Hero Track trinkets and any Myth trinket on this list.
B Tier	Vessel of Tortured Souls - Click for Details While this trinket may perform well in simulations, the reality of using the trinket is more challenging. You need to find the souls to get the buffs from the trinket and they can often render underneath other animations. Each buff also lasts for 1 minute individually however the buff you recieve does not reflect this and makes it seem as though the duration is refreshing. If you are consistent with obtaining the Souls then this realistically is an A tier trinket, but even the best players in the world will miss some which lowers the ranking slightly. Mark of Light
Defensive Trinkets	Rotting Globule - Click for Details 2 minute cooldown big absorb shield. It's arguably the best option available for something that is both controlable and you can incorporate into a cooldown plan. Jelly Replicator - Click for Details Random absorbs. When seeking defensive trinkets you want it to solve an issue which this does not facilitate as you cannot control when the effects occur. The Eternal Egg - Click for Details Random absorbs once again. When seeking defensive trinkets you want it to solve an issue which this does not facilitate as you cannot control when the effects occur. This does have one advatage over Jelly Replicator as when these random procs occur and you are not taking enough damage to break the absorb shield you will gain Haste.

Patch 12.0.5 introduces two new systems to accelerate gearing and increase power:

• Nebulous Voidcore are bonus rolls that you can obtain weekly. You can obtain two per week and they can be used to get a guaranteed item from the loot pool of the content you are doing. For Mythic+ at Key levels 10+ you will get a Myth 1/6 Item (same as getting it from the Great Vault) from that specific dungeons loot pool for your loot specialisation. This will cost 1 roll. For raids this will cost 2 rolls (as there are fewer total items you can obtain). The item you will receive is random, but once you have obtained the item you cannot get it again through the bonus roll making your next roll more likely to obtain that item if you miss.
• Ascendant Voidcore are essentially upgrade tokens. If you have a fully upgraded Hero or Myth Weapon or Trinket (this also includes crafted items at max quality). You can use the Voidcore on them to increase their item level.

For more information on how to acquire these items, make sure to check out our dedicated guide below.

Your primary goal with the Voidcores are to get hard to obtain items such as trinkets as they have high levels of competition from the DPS in your group. However, if you do not have a Weapon or Shield yet those are also good options to chase. You should also take into consideration potential power to meet your goals in game, for example if your guild has not killed Mythic Belo'ren there is no value in you having multiple Voidcores spare as that can provide you with the power required to kill the boss that reset. You will get 2 more the reset after. The general priority is as follows:

Voidcore (Bonus Roll) Priority

1. Myth Track Mainhand (if you do not have a Crafted Weapon)
2. Mythic Gaze of the Alnseer OR Mythic Umbral Plume
3. Myth Track Shield (if you do not have a Crafted Shield)
4. Algeth'ar Puzzle Box (If you are planning to use it for burst DPS)
5. Remaining BiS List items

Using your Ascendant Voidcores follows a similar priority list as using your Crests:

1. Mainhand Weapon
2. On-use trinket (if you have one such as Algeth'ar Puzzle Box)
3. Shield
4. Final trinket slot

You will also want to prioritize Myth track items over Hero track ones, unless you do not expect to get a Myth track variant of said item. For example if you will not be killing Mythic Belo'ren any time soon and your sim would show that a Heroic variant of Umbral Plume would be an upgrade, it is more than acceptable to use it on a Heroic kill of the boss as there are not many other trinkets at the same power level.

Crating items at the start of the Season is focused on your progression goals. At the start of a Season it is always best to craft a weapon as they are scarce and not readily available for a few weeks. They are also crest neutral if you obtain a 1/6 Myth weapon as a replacement. We will then focus on obtaining our embelished items.

Protection Paladin Crafting Order

Any strength 1 hand weapon made with Myth crests such as Spellbreaker's Blade with Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt
If you are not a Mythic raider Spellbreaker's Rebuke with Arcanoweave Lining
Loa Worshiper's Band
Once you have a Myth Track Weapon: Craft a pair of Spellbreaker's Bracers with Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

You can add sockets to Helmets, Belts, and Bracers with the Radiant Jewelbinder consumable that you can get if you do not select any of the choices in your Great Vault. Not picking a choice will grant you tokens, six of which can be traded in for the Radiant Jewelbinder item that allows you to add a socket to the above piece of gear, if you acquired them in Season 1.

Completing end-game activities in Midnight will reward you with Crests. Once you have upgraded a slot to a certain item level, upgrading other items of that slot to that item level is free.

We recommend not upgrading pieces using Myth crests in the first few weeks of Midnight Season 1. The reason for this is due to the crest upgrade costs in Midnight have increased meaning that you can upgrade fewer items per week. As a result, if at all possible, you have an incentive to strategically game your upgrades, and craft Myth-track embellishment items first.

Protection Paladin Crest Upgrade Priority

Weapon/Shield ➜ Trinkets ➜ Helmet/Chest/Legs ➜ Other Armour/Sim Recommendation

Throughout this page, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots, as it is an indispensable aspect of optimizing your character.

While we do offer generic sim charts for Trinkets, this should not be a replacement for simming. As they will neglect nuances such as two on-use trinkets, Avenging Wrath timings or rotational changes that occur from using a trinket.

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.