Protection Warrior Argent Gear
Protection Warrior gear for Argent Defender: ilvl-capped equipment for the full Trial of the Grand Crusader gauntlet under "A Tribute to Dedicated Insanity". Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip.
About this gear set
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Stat Priorities
- See the Herald & Argent guide for stat priorities
Caps & Requirements
Hit/expertise caps shift a lot at this gear level — the creator notes below (and the full mechanics writeup in the Herald & Argent guide) cover the real per-build requirements.
Best Races
Blood Fury (+322 attack power on a 2-min cooldown) plus Axe Specialization — a free +5 expertise if you run axes, which frees that gear budget for other stats. Hardiness (−15% stun duration) is a real tanking perk too.
Sword / Mace Specialization gives +3 expertise with those weapon types, and Every Man for Himself is a genuine encounter tool for tanks. Draenei is the alternative — Heroic Presence hands the whole party +1% hit.
Notes
Alternatives are listed where two items are close enough that raid composition, luck or professions decide between them.
The Protection Warrior list in short
This is the Argent Defender gear list for the Protection Warrior: ilvl-capped equipment for the full Trial of the Grand Crusader gauntlet under "A Tribute to Dedicated Insanity". It covers 17 equipment slots with the enchant, the gems and the close alternatives for every piece, in 3 builds (Default, Nerubian Burrower Tank Build and End-Game Raids Build).
In short: the Default build uses the Ardent Guard in the main hand with the Aegis of the Coliseum in the off hand and the Blades of the Sable Cross as the ranged weapon; its trinkets are Glyph of Indomitability and The Black Heart; the head slot is Headplate of the Honorbound and the chest is Hellscream's Breastplate of Triumph.
List by Scatty (Vista), from a community BiS project. Full credits and the method are on the Argent Defender page.
3 builds for the Protection Warrior
Default shown on the sheet
medium high confidenceProtection Warrior gear for Argent Defender. Community BiS list by Scatty (Vista), from the Grand Selayan Cartel itemization compendium.
Nerubian Burrower Tank Build
medium high confidenceProtection Warrior gear for Argent Defender (Nerubian Burrower Tank Build). Community BiS list by Scatty (Vista), from the Grand Selayan Cartel itemization compendium.
All slots of this build
- Head Valorous Dreadnaught Greathelm
- Neck Necklace of Unerring Mettle
- Shoulders Burdened Shoulderplates
- Back Shadow of the Ghoul
- Chest Unbreakable Chestguard
- Wrist Bindings of the Hapless Prey
- Hands Handguards of the Enclave
- Waist Dragonslayer's Brace
- Legs Wyrmguard Legplates
- Feet Inexorable Sabatons
- Ring Signet of the Earthshaker
- Ring Signet of the Impregnable Fortress
- Trinket Lavanthor's Talisman
- Trinket Styleen's Impeding Scarab
- Main hand Shiver
- Off hand Bulwark of Algalon
- Ranged Blades of the Sable Cross
End-Game Raids Build
medium high confidenceProtection Warrior gear for Argent Defender (End-Game Raids Build). Community BiS list by Scatty (Vista), from the Grand Selayan Cartel itemization compendium.
All slots of this build
- Head Hellscream's Greathelm of Triumph
- Neck Necklace of Unerring Mettle
- Shoulders Sunreaver Defender's Pauldrons
- Back Shadow of the Ghoul
- Chest Unbreakable Chestguard
- Wrist Bindings of the Hapless Prey
- Hands Handguards of the Enclave
- Waist Dragonslayer's Brace
- Legs Wyrmguard Legplates
- Feet Inexorable Sabatons
- Ring Signet of the Earthshaker
- Ring Abomination's Bloody Ring
- Trinket Lavanthor's Talisman
- Trinket Styleen's Impeding Scarab
- Main hand Bonebreaker Scepter
- Off hand Icecrown Glacial Wall
- Ranged Dreamhunter's Carbine
Common questions
QWhat is the best weapon for a Protection Warrior?
In the Default build the pick is the Ardent Guard in the main hand with the Aegis of the Coliseum in the off hand and the Blades of the Sable Cross as the ranged weapon.
QWhich stats matter for a Protection Warrior in Argent Defender?
At this item level the hit and expertise caps shift with your exact itemization, so use the creator notes and the gem plan on this page together with the Protection build for your race. The full explanation is in the Herald & Argent guide.
QWhich race is best for a Protection Warrior?
For the Warrior the best races are Horde: Orc and Alliance: Human. The reason for each is in the Best Races panel on this page.
QWhat does this Protection Warrior list assume?
The Default build assumes: Level 80. Confidence in this gear set is medium high.