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Protection Paladin Build Consensus

Tank

Haste › Crit. 8 of 16 slots agree at 50% or better, and 95% run Arcanoweave Lining.

Hero talent Lightsmith88%
Stat priority Haste›Crit›Mastery›Vers
Top enchant Mark of the Worldsoul100%
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Ivetomaina
#1 in sample · EU IvetomainaKazzak · matches 10/16 4245M+ rating
59% mean agreement

How much the top 21 agree, slot by slotthe gold line marks 50%

HeadHEAD NeckNECK ShoulderSHLD BackBACK ChestCHST WristWRST HandsHAND WaistWAIST LegsLEGS FeetFEET Ring 1FN1 Ring 2FN2 Trinket 1TR1 Trinket 2TR2 Main handMH Off handOH
8 settled7 leaning1 opensettled = half the field or more wears the same piece
Haste957
Crit952
Mastery777
Vers266

The decisions

the 4 tightest races among the 7 slots that have a favourite · the other 1 have no consensus at all

The build

Per-slot shares over 21 live armories — no simulation Most-run loadout of the 21 tracked Lightsmith builds
Class Tree
Lightsmith
Protection Tree
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Supplies

what they enchant, socket and drink

Enchants

Head
Empowered Hex of Leeching62% Empowered Blessing of Speed14% Empowered Rune of Avoidance14%
Shoulder
Silvermoons Mending57% Akilzons Swiftness24%
Chest
Mark of the Worldsoul100%
Legs
Forest Hunters Armor Kit100%
Feet
Shaladrassils Roots48% Farstriders Hunt33%
Hands
Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Falco Strikes14%
Finger 1
Silvermoons Alacrity48% Eyes of the Eagle38%
Finger 2
Silvermoons Alacrity57% Eyes of the Eagle38%
Main Hand
Acuity of the Rendorei52% Enchant 868933%

Embellishments

Arcanoweave LiningEquip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with A 95% HuntEquip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target cr 5% Stabilizing Gemstone BandolierEquip: Double the gems, double the power! 5% Loa Worshiper's BandEquip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to charge the band, calling forth the avatar of a Loa 5%

Only two can be equipped, so the choice matters.

Gems

Flawless Deadly Peridot32% Indecipherable Eversong Diamond19% Flawless Versatile Peridot10% Flawless Masterful Peridot8% Flawless Quick Garnet8% Flawless Deadly Lapis6%

Consumables

FlaskFlask of the Shattered Sun R2 FoodBlooming Feast PotionLight's Potential R2 Augment RuneVoid-Touched Augment Rune Weapon Oil · Main HandThalassian Phoenix Oil R2

The sample

21 armories · 20 accounts · Mythic+ · Lightsmith · scanned 2026-11-11 07:26 UTC
1 IvetomainaKazzak (EU) · Blood Elf 4245 335 — 10/16
2 PinkzillaSilvermoon (EU) · Dwarf 4206 338 — 13/16
3 ExecutionèrHyjal (US) · Dwarf 4140 334 — 7/16
4 DelgatoKazzak (EU) · Blood Elf 4133 335 — 7/16
5 SuperkantSargeras (US) · Human 4129 334 — 9/16
6 CasandraTrollbane (US) · Human 4127 334 — 11/16
7 ForrestpalZul'jin (US) · Dark Iron Dwarf 4115 335 — 10/16
8 SuzunabaArgent Dawn (EU) · Dwarf 4086 335 — 11/16
9 ScalolTichondrius (US) · Dwarf 4047 335 — 11/16
10 NoobadinSargeras (US) · Human 3978 335 — 11/16
11 EnteKazzak (EU) · Lightforged Draenei 3124 326 Echo 6/16
12 YonteauxDrak'thul (EU) · Dwarf 3008 334 Method 12/16
13 YontpTwisting Nether (EU) · Blood Elf 2987 328 Method 9/16
14 IukeIllidan (US) · Blood Elf 2918 309 Liquid 8/16
15 YontiicekDrak'thul (EU) · Dwarf 2858 328 Method 8/16
16 NicememespTarren Mill (EU) · Human 2794 330 Echo 11/16
17 FtmbalacTarren Mill (EU) · Blood Elf 2392 336 Echo 9/16
18 ItsabakeryIllidan (US) · Human 1892 324 Liquid 5/16
19 KweppjudgeTwisting Nether (EU) · Dwarf 1766 325 Method 8/16
20 TiefpalaTarren Mill (EU) · Dwarf 1657 338 Echo 11/16
Also tracked Raid build 40 snapshots · Lightsmith leads with 26 →
SourceBlizzard Profile API · top-ranked Mythic+ armories, EU + US · per-slot shares over 21 characters · no simulation, no theorycraft rebuilt daily 07:20 UTC · --:--:-- UTC