Mists of Pandaria Classic Protection Warrior Gear and Best in Slot

Theses gear lists are considered to be the pre-raid best in slot for each phase. Click the button that correlates with the specific phase you are interested in seeing a BiS gear list for. Your gear list will mostly follow the stat priority of the Protection Warrior spec, which is as follows:

1. Hit (7.5%)
2. Expertise (7.5%)
3. Expertise (15%)
4. Parry
5. Dodge
6. Stamina
7. Mastery

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

2.

Mists of Pandaria Gear Sets

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 & 4 (Balanced) Phase 3 & 4 (Aggressive) Phase 5 (Balanced) Phase 5 (Aggressive)

2.1.

Phase 1 & 2 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Faceguard of Resounding Rings	Expertise → Dodge	Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Neck	Kaolan's Withering Necklace	–	Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Shoulder	Shoulderguards of Resounding Rings	Mastery → Dodge	Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Cloak	Daybreak Drape	Parry → Expertise	Tsulong (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Chest	Chestguard of Resounding Rings	Hit → Dodge	Grand Empress Shek'zeer (H) Heart of Fear
Bracer	Bracers of Six Oxen	Parry → Expertise	Feng the Accursed (H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Gloves	Handguards of Resounding Rings	Hit → Expertise	Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear
Belt	Protector's Girdle of Endless Spring	–	Tsulong & Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Legs	Articulated Legplates	Hit → Expertise	Imperial Vizier Zor'lok (H) Heart of Fear
Boots	Deepwater Greatboots	Hit → Expertise	Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Ring 1	Vizier's Ruby Signet	Expertise → Dodge	Imperial Vizier Zor'lok (H) Heart of Fear
Ring 2	Ring of the Shattered Shell	Mastery → Expertise	Garalon (H) Heart of Fear
Trinket 1	Vial of Dragon's Blood	Mastery → Expertise	Elegon (H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Trinket 2	Stuff of Nightmares	Mastery → Expertise	Tsulong (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Weapon	Kilrak, Jaws of Terror	Mastery → Expertise	Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Shield	Steelskin, Qiang's Impervious Shield	–	The Spirit Kings (H) Mogu'shan Vaults

2.2.

Phase 3 & 4 (Balanced)

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Puncture-Proof Greathelm	Dodge → Hit	Horridon (H) Throne of Thunder
Neck	Moonjade Necklace	Dodge → Parry	Twin Consorts (H) Throne of Thunder
Shoulder	Metabolically Boosted Shoulderplates	Dodge → Expertise	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Cloak	White Snow Skycloak	–	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Chest	Planet-Birthed Cuirass	–	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Bracer	Shell-Coated Wristplates	–	Tortos (H) Throne of Thunder
Gloves	Egg-Shard Grips	Expertise → Dodge	Ji-Kun (H) Throne of Thunder
Belt	Plated Toothbreaker Girdle	Dodge → Hit	Megaera (H) Throne of Thunder
Legs	Black Blood Legplates	Dodge → Expertise	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Boots	Sabatons of the Superior Being	Crit → Parry	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 1	Durumu's Severed Tentacle	Dodge → Parry	Durumu the Forgotten (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 2	Ra-den's Contemplative Loop	Dodge → Hit	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 1	Gaze of the Twins	–	Twin Consorts (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 2	Soul Barrier	–	Lei Shen (H) Throne of Thunder
Weapon	Acid-Spine Bonemace	Dodge → Hit	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Shield	Visage of the Doomed	Dodge → Expertise	Horridon (H) Throne of Thunder

2.3.

Phase 3 & 4 (Aggressive)

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Puncture-Proof Greathelm	Dodge → Crit	Horridon (H) Throne of Thunder
Neck	Amulet of the Primal Turtle	Hit → Parry	Tortos (H) Throne of Thunder
Shoulder	Pauldrons of the Last Mogu	Mastery → Crit	Iron Qon (H) Throne of Thunder
Cloak	White Snow Skycloak	Parry → Crit	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Chest	Battleplate of the Last Mogu	Haste → Crit	Dark Animus (H) Throne of Thunder
Bracer	Shell-Coated Wristplates	Dodge → Crit	Tortos (H) Throne of Thunder
Gloves	Gauntlets of the Last Mogu	Hit → Expertise	Council of Elders (H) Throne of Thunder
Belt	Cracklesnap Clasp	Hit → Crit	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Legs	Legplates of the Last Mogu	Mastery → Parry	Ji-Kun (H) Throne of Thunder
Boots	Sabatons of the Superior Being	Expertise → Parry	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 1	Durumu's Severed Tentacle	Hit → Crit	Durumu the Forgotten (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 2	Ra-den's Contemplative Loop	Dodge → Crit	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 1	Gaze of the Twins	–	Twin Consorts (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 2	Primordius' Talisman of Rage	–	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Weapon	Shellsplitter Greataxe	Hit → Expertise	Tortos (H) Throne of Thunder
Shield	Visage of the Doomed	Dodge → Expertise	Horridon (H) Throne of Thunder

2.4.

Phase 5 (Balanced)

The Tier 16 4-set bonus is not needed and should be avoided to instead use higher item level off-pieces. The 2-set bonus is not great either and can be ignored, instead also using higher item level off-pieces.

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Greathelm of the Warchief	–	Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Neck	Blackfuse's Blasting Cord	Expertise → Dodge	Siegecrafter Blackfuse (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Shoulder	Pauldrons of Violent Eruption	Dodge → Hit	Immerseus (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Cloak	Qian-Ying, Fortitude of Niuzao	Mastery → Dodge	Legendary Cloak Quest
Chest	Earthbreaker's Steaming Chestplate	–	Iron Juggernaut (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Bracer	Blood Rage Bracers	Expertise → Dodge	Malkorok (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Gloves	Handguards of the Prehistoric Marauder	Mastery → Parry	General Nazgrim (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Belt	Untarnishable Greatbelt	Mastery → Dodge	Spoils of Pandaria (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Legs	Legguards of the Prehistoric Marauder	Hit → Dodge	Paragons of the Klaxxi (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Boots	Treads of Unchained Hate	Hit → Dodge	Immerseus (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 1	Galakrond Control Band	–	Galakras (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 2	Ring of the Iron Tomb	Hit → Parry	Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 1	Vial of Living Corruption	–	Malkorok (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2	Curse of Hubris	–	Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2 (AoE Fights)	Rook's Unlucky Talisman	–	Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Weapon	Haromm's Frozen Crescent	Expertise → Dodge	Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Shield	Shield of Mockery	–	Sha of Pride (H) Siege of Orgrimmar

2.5.

Phase 5 (Aggressive)

Both the Tier 16 2 and 4-set bonuses are not needed and should be avoided to instead use higher item level off-pieces for additional damage and threat.

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Helm of the Night Watchman	Haste → Expertise	Spoils of Pandaria (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Neck	Blackfuse's Blasting Cord	Parry → Crit	Siegecrafter Blackfuse (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Shoulder	Tusks of Mannoroth	Mastery → Hit	Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Cloak	Gong-Lu, Strength of Xuen	Mastery → Expertise	Legendary Cloak Quest
Chest	Earthbreaker's Steaming Chestplate	Dodge → Crit	Iron Juggernaut (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Bracer	Wall-Borer Bracers	–	Iron Juggernaut (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Gloves	Shockstriker Gauntlets	Dodge → Crit	Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Belt	Untarnishable Greatbelt	Mastery → Crit	Spoils of Pandaria (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Legs	Legplates of Willful Doom	Mastery → Parry	Malkorok (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Boots	Greaves of Sublime Superiority	Hit → Parry	Sha of Pride (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 1	Galakrond Control Band	Dodge → Crit	Galakras (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 2	Ring of the Iron Tomb	Hit → Crit	Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 1	Thok's Tail Tip	–	Thok the Bloodthirsty (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2	Skeer's Bloodsoaked Talisman	–	Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Weapon	Malkorok's Skullcleaver	Hit → Expertise	Malkorok (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Shield	Bulwark of the Fallen General	Mastery → Crit	General Nazgrim (H) Siege of Orgrimmar