Protection Paladin Best Legendaries in Shadowlands — Shadowlands 9.0.2
Legendary Powers are targetable, unique effects that you can imbue certain base items with through the Runecarving system. In Shadowlands, these enable you to customize your Protection Paladin, drastically improving your performance, and are arguably the most important aspect of your gear.
The purpose of this page is to help you pick the right legendary powers (and item slots for them) for your character, depending on the content you are interested in.
Introduction: Legendaries in Shadowlands
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.
Best Legendaries for Protection Paladin
In the table below, the recommended slot for each item is bolded.
Focus | Legendary | Available Slots | Recommended Slot | Stats |
---|---|---|---|---|
Raiding | ![]() |
Back or Legs | Torghast (The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+) | Haste and Mastery or Versatility |
Mythic+ | ![]() |
Shoulder or Finger | High Adjudicator Aleez (Halls of Atonement) | Haste and Mastery or Versatility |
Torghast | ![]() |
Neck, Wrist or Back | Torghast (Layer 6+) | Haste and Mastery or Versatility |
Generic Legendary | ![]() |
Head or Waist | Torghast (Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+) | Haste and Mastery or Versatility |
Best Overall Legendary for Protection Paladin
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.
Best Raiding Legendaries for Protection Paladin
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:
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).
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.
Best Mythic+ Legendaries for Protection Paladin
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:
Holy Avenger's Engraved Sigil: being able to reset
Avenger's Shield will facilitate higher AoE DPS.
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.
Best Torghast Legendaries for Protection Paladin
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.
Changelog
- 05 Dec. 2020: Updated information about Retribution legendaries used for Protection.
- 20 Nov. 2020: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Panthea, who raids in Catalyst and is the author of TankNotes. He plays all tanks and is a Moderator for the Hammer of Wrath Paladin Discord. You can follow him on Twitter.
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