This guide will include the best tank build and tips for optimal gameplay rotation!
If you are playing alliance, create Draenei because of +1% hit.
Breakdown:
1. Talents
2. Glyphs
3. Gems
4. Professions
5. Equipment Enchants
6. Weapons Enchants
7. Rotation
8. DPS Stat Priority
9. Best in Slot
10. Consumables
11. Conclusion
Very popular Protection Paladin build.
Here are the best glyphs.
Major Glyphs
Glyph of Hammer of the Righteous or Glyph of Righteous Defense
Minor Glyphs
Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps, but here are the best gems
Meta: Austere Earthsiege Diamond https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/item=41380/austere-earthsiege-diamond
Red: Regal Dreadstone or Sovereign Dreadstone
Blue: Solid Majestic Zircon
Yellow: Enduring Eye of Zul
In WoTLK all professions are balanced, but the most useful professions for the Protection are:
Jewelry – must need. 3 stones that give stamina.
Enchantment - Rings enchant
Blacksmithing - 2 prismatic sockets for the gloves and wrist.
Mining - HP buff.
Here is a lot of enchants that can be only used while you have specific professions, so you can manage what you need, but here is a very popular enchant build.
Head: Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Back: Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com) or Enchant Cloak - Titanweave - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Chest: Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Bracers: Enchant Bracers - Major Stamina - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Gloves: Enchant Gloves - Armsman - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Legs: Frosthide Leg Armor - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Boots: Enchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Here is the best enchant for weapon and shiled:
Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Blade Ward - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com) or Enchant Weapon - Mongoose - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Shield: Enchant Shield - Major Stamina - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com) or Enchant Shield - Defense - Spell - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
The protection paladin rotation is quite interesting. Most importantly, don't forget to turn on Righteous Fury, which increases your aggro.
Also use Avenging Wrath because it's a great aggro-generator.
Before pull: Righteous Fury -> Seal of Vengeance
Pull: Avenging Wrath -> Divine Plea
Battle rotation: Avenger's Shield -> Judgement of Light -> Consecration -> Holy Shield -> Hammer of the Righteous -> Shield of Righteousness
Here are the main stats that you need.
Defense - 540 is cap
Stamina
Armor
Hit rating - 8% cap
Expertise - 26 is softcap.
Strength
Dodge/Parry
Block
Here is the best equipment that you can have:
Head - Sanctified Lightsworn Faceguard - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Neck - Noose of Malachite - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Shoulder - Sanctified Lightsworn Shoulderguards - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Cloak - Royal Crimson Cloak - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Chest - Sanctified Lightsworn Chestguard - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Wrist - Bracers of Dark Reckoning - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Hands - Sanctified Lightsworn Handguards - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Waist - Belt of Broken Bones - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Legs - Sanctified Lightsworn Legguards - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Feet - Treads of Impending Resurrection - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Fingers - Ashen Band of Endless Courage - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com), Juggernaut Band - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Trinkets - Sindragosa's Flawless Fang - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com), Unidentifiable Organ - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com) or Juggernaut's Vitality - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Weapon - Mithrios, Bronzebeard's Legacy - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com) or Last Word - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Shield: Icecrown Glacial Wall - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Relic: Libram of Defiance - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Best flasks and food
Indestructible Potion - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Flask of Stoneblood - Item - WotLK Classic (wowhead.com)
Food:
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