Protection Warrior PvP Best Races and Racials (Shadowlands / 9.2.5)
Racial bonuses can provide interesting PvP benefits. Here are the best races to choose for each faction. The races are sorted from highest impact in arena to lowest. However, all races below have their own unique ways of making an impact in a PvP match.
This page is part of our Protection Warrior PvP Guide.
Best Alliance Races for Protection Warrior
- Human
- Gnome
Humans
Human is the best race on Alliance because of 
Will to Survive. This
is a free trinket to get you out of stuns, and allows you to play with the
Relentless effect for a great advantage.
It is worth noting that 
The Human Spirit is also great, giving you
more secondary stats.
Gnomes
Gnome is competitive with humans because of 
Escape Artist, allowing
you to frequently break roots, which is one of Protection Warrior's greatest
counters. The additional Rage gained from 
Expansive Mind is not
particularly great, but is a bonus regardless.
Best Horde Races for Protection Warrior
- Orc
- Blood Elf
Orcs
Orc is the best race on Horde because of 
Hardiness, which grants
you the benefits of Relentless against stuns. This racial also stacks
with similar effects, like the 
Sephuz's Proclamation Legendary effect. You
gain a good amount of primary stat from 
Blood Fury, and is off the
global cooldown, so use it together with 
Avatar for a good amount of
extra burst.
Blood Elf
Blood Elves are primarily picked because of 
Arcane Torrent, which
can purge off important buffs like 
Blessing of Protection or
Combustion. It is entirely random what buff you purge off, and we
would not recommend picking Blood Elf over Orc.
Changelog
- 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 28 Feb. 2022: Page reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
- 08 Nov. 2021: Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 04 Jul. 2021: Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.
This guide has been written by Karanze, an experienced Gladiator Warrior player who has been a Stormforged/trusted member in the popular Warrior class discord Skyhold. You can watch his stream on Twitch.
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