TBC Classic Protection Warrior Phase 3 / 4 Gear and Best in Slot

Last updated on May 02, 2022 at 23:03 by Abide 13 comments

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Protection Warrior from TBC Classic Phases 3 and 4.

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Protection Warrior Phase 3/4 Best in Slot Gear

In this guide we will go over the different gear available for Protection Warriors in Phase Four of TBC Classic. We will offer multiple different pieces as some can be rather expensive or very hard to obtain. In addition to that, we will show you different gear to look at for threat and for pure tankiness. During Black Temple, you may also have need of additional gear devoted to maximizing your Shadow or Fire Resistance stats. Should this be the case, we recommend consulting our guides dedicated to acquiring pieces with these stats as necessary.

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Other Protection Warrior Best in Slot Lists

To check out our recommended Pre-Raid best in slot gear, head over to its list below. If your character is still progressing through the content of older tiers, then you may wish to consult their best in slot lists instead.

Finally, there may be times where you may want to stack resistance to a particular damage type. For these moments we have created additional lists detailing the best gear to maximize your Frost or Nature resistances, with Fire and Shadow resistances already mentioned above.

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Rank Item Gems Source
Tanky Faceplate of the Impenetrable Icon Faceplate of the Impenetrable 1 x Powerful Earthstorm Diamond Icon Powerful Earthstorm Diamond,
1 x Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst Icon Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst
Illidan StormrageBlack Temple
Threat Vengeful Gladiator's Plate Helm Icon Vengeful Gladiator's Plate Helm 1 x Powerful Earthstorm Diamond Icon Powerful Earthstorm Diamond,
1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald Icon Jagged Seaspray Emerald
1,875 x Arena Points Icon Arena Points
Threat Onslaught Battle-Helm Icon Onslaught Battle-Helm 1 x Powerful Earthstorm Diamond Icon Powerful Earthstorm Diamond,
1 x Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst Icon Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst
ArchimondeMount Hyjal
Option Onslaught Greathelm Icon Onslaught Greathelm 1 x Powerful Earthstorm Diamond Icon Powerful Earthstorm Diamond,
1 x Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst Icon Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst
ArchimondeMount Hyjal
Option Battleworn Tuskguard Icon Battleworn Tuskguard 3 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire Hex Lord MalacrassZul'Aman

Battleworn Tuskguard Icon Battleworn Tuskguard is a great tanky option available in Phase 4.

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Necklace

Rank Item Source
Threat Brooch of Deftness Icon Brooch of Deftness G'eras — 35 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice
Tanky Pendant of Titans Icon Pendant of Titans Reliquary of SoulsBlack Temple
Option The Savage's Choker Icon The Savage's Choker HalazziZul'Aman

Brooch of Deftness Icon Brooch of Deftness is a great necklace which can be easily bought by anyone, giving some much needed Hit rating and Expertise rating.

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Shoulder

Rank Item Gems Source
Threat Onslaught Shoulderblades Icon Onslaught Shoulderblades 2 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire Mother ShahrazBlack Temple
Tanky Onslaught Shoulderguards Icon Onslaught Shoulderguards 2 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire Mother ShahrazBlack Temple

There are no new shoulders we want to use in Phase 4. Continue using whichever shoulders fit your needs.

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Back

Rank Item Source
Best Pepe's Shroud of Pacification Icon Pepe's Shroud of Pacification Trash mobs in Black TempleMount Hyjal
Tanky Slikk's Cloak of Placation Icon Slikk's Cloak of Placation G'eras — 35 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice
Threat Dory's Embrace Icon Dory's Embrace G'eras — 60 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice
Threat Cloak of Fiends Icon Cloak of Fiends Zul'Aman Timed Chest #1

Cloak of Fiends Icon Cloak of Fiends and Dory's Embrace Icon Dory's Embrace are good threat options available in Phase 4. Slikk's Cloak of Placation Icon Slikk's Cloak of Placation is a very tanky cloak you can get for some Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice.

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Chest

Rank Item Gems Source
Tanky Onslaught Chestguard Icon Onslaught Chestguard 3 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire Illidan StormrageBlack Temple
Threat Onslaught Breastplate Icon Onslaught Breastplate 2 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire,
1 x Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst Icon Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst
Illidan StormrageBlack Temple
Threat Vengeful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece Icon Vengeful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece 3 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire 1,875 x Arena Points Icon Arena Points

There are no new chests available to use in Phase 4. Keep using whichever chest you have that fits your needs.

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Wrist

Rank Item Source
Tanky Eternium Shell Bracers Icon Eternium Shell Bracers High Warlord Naj'entusBlack Temple
Threat Bracers of the Ancient Phalanx Icon Bracers of the Ancient Phalanx G'eras — 35 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice

Bracers of the Ancient Phalanx Icon Bracers of the Ancient Phalanx are great threat bracers available in Phase 4.

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Hands

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Gauntlets of Enforcement Icon Gauntlets of Enforcement no sockets Teron GorefiendBlack Temple
Tanky Onslaught Handguards Icon Onslaught Handguards 1 x Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst Icon Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst AzgalorMount Hyjal
Tanky Royal Gauntlets of Silvermoon Icon Royal Gauntlets of Silvermoon 1 x Enduring Seaspray Emerald Icon Enduring Seaspray Emerald,
1 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire
Kael'thas SunstriderThe Eye

Gauntlets of Enforcement Icon Gauntlets of Enforcement are a great option for threat. Both Onslaught Handguards Icon Onslaught Handguards and Royal Gauntlets of Silvermoon Icon Royal Gauntlets of Silvermoon are great tanky options, use whichever you have.

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Waist

Rank Item Gems Source
Threat Belt of One-Hundred Deaths Icon Belt of One-Hundred Deaths 1 x Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst Icon Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst,
1 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire
Lady VashjSerpentshrine Cavern
Tanky Girdle of Stability Icon Girdle of Stability 2 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire Gurtogg BloodboilBlack Temple

Belt of One-Hundred Deaths Icon Belt of One-Hundred Deaths remains your best in slot option with Girdle of Stability Icon Girdle of Stability remaining your best tanky belt option.

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Legs

Rank Item Gems Source
Tanky Onslaught Legguards Icon Onslaught Legguards 1 x Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst Icon Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst The Illidari CouncilBlack Temple
Threat Onslaught Greaves Icon Onslaught Greaves 1 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire The Illidari CouncilBlack Temple
Option Praetorian's Legguards Icon Praetorian's Legguards 3 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire Shade of AkamaBlack Temple

There are no new legs available to use in Phase 4. Keep using whichever pair of legs you have that fit your needs.

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Feet

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Myrmidon's Treads Icon Myrmidon's Treads 2 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire Shade of AkamaBlack Temple
Threat Vindicator's Plate Greaves Icon Vindicator's Plate Greaves 17,850 x Honor Points,
40 x Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor Icon Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor
Threat Jungle Stompers Icon Jungle Stompers 1 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire NalorakkZul'Aman

Phase 4 has Jungle Stompers Icon Jungle Stompers, which are a good pair of boots you can get in Zul'Aman.

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Finger

Rank Item Source
Best Band of the Abyssal Lord Icon Band of the Abyssal Lord SupremusBlack Temple
Threat Shapeshifter's Signet Icon Shapeshifter's Signet Lower CityExalted
Threat Signet of Primal Wrath Icon Signet of Primal Wrath Zul'Aman Timed Chest #3
Tanky Ring of Sundered Souls Icon Ring of Sundered Souls Morogrim TidewalkerSerpentshrine Cavern
Option Band of Eternity Icon Band of Eternity The Scale of the SandsRevered

Signet of Primal Wrath Icon Signet of Primal Wrath is a new ring you can grab in Zul'Aman, offering high threat.

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Trinket

Rank Item Source
Threat Dragonspine Trophy Icon Dragonspine Trophy Gruul The DragonkillerGruul's Lair
Best Moroes' Lucky Pocket Watch Icon Moroes' Lucky Pocket Watch MoroesKarazhan
Best Darkmoon Card: Vengeance Icon Darkmoon Card: Vengeance Darkmoon Faire
Best Darkmoon Card: Madness Icon Darkmoon Card: Madness Darkmoon Faire
Avoidance Shadowmoon Insignia Icon Shadowmoon Insignia Gurtogg BloodboilBlack Temple
Option Solarian's Sapphire Icon Solarian's Sapphire High Astromancer SolarianThe Eye

Phase 4 has many trinket options for us. Typically you will want to use one stamina trinket with either a threat or avoidance trinket. Some fights double stamina will be desired. Try to grab what you can reasonably. Finally, Solarian's Sapphire Icon Solarian's Sapphire is a good option if you are in the melee group and do not have a DPS Warrior in the group.

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Main Hand Weapon

Rank Item Source
Best Blade of Savagery Icon Blade of Savagery Mother ShahrazBlack Temple
Best The Brutalizer Icon The Brutalizer SupremusBlack Temple
Option The Unbreakable Will Icon The Unbreakable Will AnetheronMount Hyjal

Blade of Savagery Icon Blade of Savagery is your best threat option, having an extremely fast speed and some nice threat stats. If you are an orc, The Brutalizer Icon The Brutalizer is better for threat, and it the better tanky option for everyone as well.

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Off Hand Weapon

Rank Item Source
Best Bulwark of Azzinoth Icon Bulwark of Azzinoth Illidan StormrageBlack Temple
Option Kaz'rogal's Hardened Heart Icon Kaz'rogal's Hardened Heart Kaz'rogalMount Hyjal
Option Vengeful Gladiator's Shield Wall Icon Vengeful Gladiator's Shield Wall Season 3 Arena
Option Bulwark of the Amani Empire Icon Bulwark of the Amani Empire Jan'alaiZul'Aman
Best Blade of Savagery Icon Blade of Savagery Mother ShahrazBlack Temple
Best The Brutalizer Icon The Brutalizer SupremusBlack Temple

You have 4 shield options in Phase 4, one offers Hit rating and the others are slightly tankier. For dual wielding both of your main hand options make good off-hand weapons as well.

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Ranged

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Legionkiller Icon Legionkiller no sockets SupremusBlack Temple
Tanky Rifle of the Stoic Guardian Icon Rifle of the Stoic Guardian no sockets Teron GorefiendBlack Temple
Option Gyro-Balanced Khorium Destroyer Icon Gyro-Balanced Khorium Destroyer 1 x Solid Empyrean Sapphire Icon Solid Empyrean Sapphire / 1 x Rigid Lionseye Icon Rigid Lionseye Gyro-balanced Khorium Destroyer IconGyro-balanced Khorium DestroyerEngineering
Option Crystalline Crossbow Icon Crystalline Crossbow no sockets Ogri'laExalted

Phase 4 has a few options for our ranged slot. Grab one of the options with Hit rating if you need it, if not pick one of the other options.

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For a list of recommended enchants, check out our Protection Warrior Enchants guide.

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Changelog

  • 02 May 2022: Guide moved.
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