Protection Paladin Best Legendaries in Shadowlands — Shadowlands 9.0.2

As part of your progression through Shadowlands, you will gain the ability to craft legendaries through Runecarving. Runecarving becomes available to you as you progress through Torghast. The legendary powers are obtained via various gameplay sources, and once obtained you can craft your own specific, targeted legendary! Each of these legendaries will boost the power of your character in a specific way, however you can only wear 1 legendary item at a time. This guide will detail the legendary powers available and which are the best ones to use in any given situation.

In the table below, the recommended slot for each item is bolded.

Focus	Legendary	Available Slots	Recommended Slot	Stats
Raiding	Relentless Inquisitor	Back or Legs	Torghast (The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+)	Haste and Mastery or Versatility
Mythic+	Bulwark of Righteous Fury	Shoulder or Finger	High Adjudicator Aleez (Halls of Atonement)	Haste and Mastery or Versatility
Torghast	Stable Phantasma Lure	Neck, Wrist or Back	Torghast (Layer 6+)	Haste and Mastery or Versatility
Generic Legendary	Holy Avenger's Engraved Sigil	Head or Waist	Torghast (Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+)	Haste and Mastery or Versatility

The aim with the new Runecarving system is that you can target specific legendaries, so you are not in a situation where you have to make the best of a bad situation. However, should you want a legendary that works for all content types but is not strictly the best for all content types, we would recommend Holy Avenger's Engraved Sigil. This legendary pairs well with the First Avenger talent. While it is not the highest DPS or defensive legendary, it does a good job for both.

If raiding is your main focus, Relentless Inquisitor is especially powerful in this regard. It will provide you with more Haste which is provided as a value rather than Haste rating so it will be unaffected by Diminishing Returns.

Other competitive options for Raiding include:

1. The Magistrate's Judgment: A Retribution legendary being used for Protection. This legendary simply allows you to have more Holy Power over the encounter period, triggering a chance to reduce the cost of your spenders ( Shield of the Righteous mainly).
2. Holy Avenger's Engraved Sigil: once again focusing on Holy Power economy. This legendary will let Avenger's Shield have a chance to reset its cooldown.

Should you find yourself in a situation where you do not require the defensive benefit from a legendary, we would recommend simming your character to find out what your highest DPS option is.

For Mythic+, Bulwark of Righteous Fury will be your choice, as it allows you to do the highest amount of AoE DPS of any legendary option.

Other competitive options for Mythic+ include:

1. Holy Avenger's Engraved Sigil: being able to reset Avenger's Shield will facilitate higher AoE DPS.
2. Vitality Sacrifice: as your damage intake will be higher from tanking multiple mobs at a time, this will trigger the effects of this legendary, thus increasing your DPS.

Should you require additional Phantasma in Torghast then, Stable Phantasma Lure is a natural choice, as it will facilitate faster and more reliable Phantasma. Should you not need the additional Phantasma, then we would recommend a more generic legendary choice, or the Mythic+ choice.