Season of Discovery Protection Paladin Tank Gear and Best in Slot

This is the gear we recommend as the best possible items available in the first phase of Season of Discovery for your Tank Paladin. This list assumes a stat priority of Stamina > Defense > Strength > Agility > Hit > Spell Power > Armor. For more information on the stats that you should be looking for, check out the stats page listed below.

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Phase Best in Slot

Sunken Temple Phase 3 Gnomeregan Phase 2 Blackfathom Depths Phase 1

2.1.

Sunken Temple (Phase 3) Protection Paladin Best in Slot

This list is made up of dungeon/world drops, world event rewards and quest rewards.

Helm	Tempered Interference-Negating Helmet	Blacksmithing
Neck	Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque	Gnomeregan
Shoulders	Shoulderplates of Dread	Blacksmithing
Back	Drape of Dismantling	Gnomeregan
Chest	Knight's Plate Hauberk	Honor Vendor
Wrists	Berserker Bracers	Warsong Gulch — Exalted
Hands	Disease-Ridden Plate Fists	Sunken Temple
Waist	Atal'alarion's Tusk Band	Sunken Temple
Legs	Knight's Plate Leggings	Honor Vendor
Feet	Sergeant Major's Plate Greaves	Honor Vendor
Rings	Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker Mark of Hakkar	Sunken Temple Sunken Temple
Trinkets	Mark of the Chosen Roar of the Guardian	The Pariah's Instructions Emerald Wardens — Exalted
Main-Hand	Flurry Axe	World Drop
Shield	Wall of the Dead	World Drop
Libram	Libram of Draconic Destruction	15 Silver Massacre Coin

2.2.

Gnomeregan (Phase 2) Protection Paladin Best in Slot

This list is made up of dungeon/world drops, world event rewards and quest rewards.

Helm	Tempered Interference-Negating Helmet	Blacksmithing
Neck	Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque	Gnomeregan
Shoulders	Machined Alloy Shoulderplates	Gnomeregan
Back	Drape of Dismantling	Gnomeregan
Chest	Shifting Silver Breastplate	Blacksmithing
Wrists	Berserker Bracers	Warsong Gulch Exalted
Hands	Machinist's Gloves	Gnomeregan
Waist	Power-Assisted Lifting Belt	Gnomeregan
Legs	H.A.Z.A.R.D. Legplates	Gnomeregan
Feet	H.A.Z.A.R.D. Boots	Gnomeregan
Rings	Protector's Band Hypercharged Gear of Devastation	Warsong Gulch Honored Gnomeregan
Trinkets	Avenger's Void Pearl Gyromatic Experiment 420b	Blackfathom Deeps Gnomeregan
Weapons	Eclipsed Bloodlight Saber	15 Silver Blood Coin
Shields	Whirling Truesilver Gearwall	Engineering

2.3.

Blackfathom Deeps (Phase 1) Best in slot

This list is made up of dungeon/world drops, world event rewards and quest rewards.

Helm	Shadowscale Coif	Blackfathom Deeps
Neck	High Tide Choker	Baron Aquanis in Blackfathom Deeps
Shoulders	Shoulderguards of Crushing Depths	Blackfathom Deeps
Back	Sergeant's Cloak	Honor Vendor
Chest	Shifting Silver Breastplate/ Shining Silver Breastplate	Blacksmithing
Wrists	Hydraxian Bangles	Baron Aquanis in Blackfathom Deeps
Hands	Algae Gauntlets	Blackfathom Deeps
Waist	Twilight Defender's Girdle	Blackfathom Deeps
Legs	Leggings of the Faithful	Lady Sarevess in Blackfathom Deeps
Feet	Crabshell Waders	Blackfathom Deeps
Rings	Silverlaine's Family Seal Thunderbrow Ring	Baron Silverlaine in Shadowfang Keep World drop bind on equip
Trinkets	Avenger's Void Pearl Rune of Duty	Blackfathom Deeps Silverwing Sentinels friendly
Weapons	Honed Darkwater Talwar	Blackfathom Deeps
Shields	Shell Plate Barrier	Ghamoo-ra in Blackfathom Deeps