Mists of Pandaria Classic Protection Paladin Gear and Best in Slot

The gear mentioned below is what is considered to be best in slot including gear obtainable from Raids, Dungeons and things able to be purchased from various vendors. This gear list follows the stat priority of Protection Paladin spec, which is:

1. Hit Rating to cap (7.5%)
2. Expertise Rating to hard cap(15%)
3. Haste
4. Mastery
5. Critical Strike
6. Dodge and Parry

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

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Mists of Pandaria Classic Gear Sets

Phase 5 Phase 3 Phase 1

2.1.

Phase 5 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Helm of the Night Watchman	–	Spoils of Pandaria (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Neck	Juggernaut's Ignition Keys	Hit → Critical Strike	Iron Juggernaut (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Shoulder	Shoulderguards of Winged Triumph	Expertise → Haste	Siegecrafter Blackfuse (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Cloak	Gong-Lu, Strength of Xuen	Critical Strike → Expertise	Cloak of Virtue
Chest	Chestplate of Congealed Corrosion	–	Immerseus (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Bracer	Bubble-Burst Bracers	Hit → Critical Strike	Immerseus (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Gloves	Handguards of Winged Triumph	Expertise → Critical Strike	General Nazgrim (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Belt	Poisonbinder Girth	Hit → Critical Strike	Fallen Protectors (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Legs	Legplates of Unthinking Strife	Mastery → Critical Strike	Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Boots	Wolf-Rider Spurs	–	Korkron Dark Shamans (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 1	Asgorathian Blood Seal	Expertise → Critical Strike	Siegecrafter Blackfuse (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 2	Seal of the Forgotten Kings	–	Spoils of Pandaria (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 1	Skeer's Bloodsoaked Talisman	–	Paragons of the Klaxxi (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2	Vial of Living Corruption	–	Malkorok (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Main-hand	Malkorok's Skullcleaver	Hit → Haste	Malkorok (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Off-hand	Shield of Mockery	Dodge → Critical Strike	Sha of Pride (H) Siege of Orgrimmar

2.2.

Phase 3 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Crown of the Golden Golem	Critical Strike → Mastery	Dark Animus (H) Throne of Thunder
Neck	Moonjade Necklace	Dodge → Haste	Twin Consorts (H) Throne of Thunder
Shoulder	Reconstructed Furious Shoulderplates	Mastery → Hit	Multiple bosses (H) Throne of Thunder
Cloak	Tigerclaw Cape	Critical Strike → Expertise	Cloak of Virtue
Chest	Chestplate of Violent Detonation	Hit → Haste	Jin'rokh the Breaker (H) Throne of Thunder
Bracer	Caustic Spike Bracers of Haste	–	Durumu the Forgotten (H) Throne of Thunder
Gloves	Pathogenic Gauntlets	Hit → Expertise	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Belt	Cloudbreaker Greatbelt	Mastery → Expertise	Jin'rokh the Breaker (H) Heart of Fear
Legs	Legplates of the Dark Parasite	Expertise → Mastery	Durumu (H) Throne of Thunder
Boots	Lightning-Walker Clawfeet	Dodge → Haste	Ra-Den (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 1	Ra-den's Ruinous Ring	Expertise → Hit	Ra-Den (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 2	Band of the Scaled Tyrant	Hit → Mastery	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 1	Spark of Zandalar	–	Horridon (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 2	Soul Barrier	–	Lei-Shen (H) Throne of Thunder
Weapon	Do-tharak, the Swordbreaker	Mastery → Haste	Multiple Bosses (H) Throne of Thunder
Shield	Greatshield of the Gloaming	Dodge → Haste	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder

2.3.

Phase 1 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	White Tiger Helmet	Hit → Expertise	Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring;
Neck	Shackle of Eversparks	Hit → Haste	Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Shoulder	White Tiger Pauldrons	Hit → Expertise	Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Cloak	Cloak of Peacock Feathers	Critical Strike → Haste	Feng the Accursed (H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Chest	White Tiger Battleplate	Critical Strike → Expertise	Grand Empress Shek'zeer Heart of Fear
Bracer	Bracers of Defiled Earth	Mastery → Expertise	Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Gloves	White Tiger Gauntlets	Critical Strike → Haste	Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear
Belt	Warbelt of Sealed Pods	Critical Strike → Haste	Imperial Vizier Zor'lok (H) Heart of Fear
Legs	Jang-xi's Devastating Legplates	Hit → Expertise	Will of the Emperor (H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Boots	Impaling Treads	Hit → Expertise	Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear
Ring 1	Seal of the Bloodseeker	–	Shadow of the Empire
Ring 2	Ring of the Bladed Tempest	–	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Trinket 1	Relic of Xuen	–	Tiger Deck at Darkmoon Faire
Trinket 2	Lei Shen's Final Orders	–	Will of the Emperor (H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Weapon	Kilrak, Jaws of Terror	Hit → Haste	Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring;
Shield	Steelskin, Qiang's Impervious Shield	Parry → Expertise	The Spirit Kings (H) Mogu'shan Vaults;