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Protection Paladin Build Consensus

Tank

Haste › Crit. 5 of 16 slots agree at 50% or better, and 71% run Arcanoweave Lining.

Hero talent Lightsmith62%
Stat priority Haste›Crit›Mastery›Vers
Top enchant Mark of the Worldsoul81%
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Lipp
#1 in sample · US LippIllidan · Liquid · matches 9/16 3837M+ rating
34% 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
5 settled3 leaning8 opensettled = half the field or more wears the same piece
Haste873
Crit692
Mastery631
Vers336

The decisions

the 3 tightest races among the 3 slots that have a favourite · the other 8 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 Leeching33% Empowered Rune of Avoidance33%
Shoulder
Silvermoons Mending33% Amirdrassils Grace24%
Chest
Mark of the Worldsoul81%
Legs
Forest Hunters Armor Kit67%
Feet
Shaladrassils Roots29% Lynxs Dexterity29%
Finger 1
Silvermoons Alacrity33% Silvermoons Tenacity24% Eyes of the Eagle14%
Finger 2
Silvermoons Tenacity29% Silvermoons Alacrity24% Eyes of the Eagle14%
Main Hand
Acuity of the Rendorei52% Enchant 868924%

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 71% Hunter's Ritual StoneEquip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to grant 101 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. 10% 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%

Only two can be equipped, so the choice matters.

Gems

Flawless Quick Lapis29% Indecipherable Eversong Diamond20% Flawless Versatile Peridot12% Flawless Masterful Peridot8% Flawless Deadly Lapis8% Flawless Quick Amethyst8%

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 · 17 accounts · Raid · Lightsmith · scanned 2026-09-26 07:27 UTC
1 LippIllidan (US) · Dwarf 3837 332 Liquid 9/16
2 KtbIllidan (US) · Blood Elf 3132 317 Liquid 4/16
3 YonteauxDrak'thul (EU) · Dwarf 3007 325 Method 11/16
4 FtmbalacTarren Mill (EU) · Blood Elf 2392 319 Echo 7/16
5 NicememespTarren Mill (EU) · Human 2380 308 Echo 7/16
6 NatebonkTwisting Nether (EU) · Dwarf 2036 320 Method 7/16
7 ItsabakeryIllidan (US) · Human 1892 314 Liquid 6/16
8 TiefpalaTarren Mill (EU) · Dwarf 1657 327 Echo 10/16
9 KweppjudgeTwisting Nether (EU) · Dwarf 1355 315 Method 6/16
10 DrineyfiveIllidan (US) · Dwarf 1342 311 Liquid 8/16
11 LiquidtowelIllidan (US) · Zandalari Troll 334 290 Liquid 0/16
12 YontiicekDrak'thul (EU) · Dwarf 334 256 Method 0/16
13 NateliteTwisting Nether (EU) · Dwarf — 297 Method 2/16
14 LucenahIllidan (US) · Blood Elf — 279 Imperative 0/16
15 PinkguyfiveIllidan (US) · Dwarf — 307 Liquid 4/16
16 YipxsIllidan (US) · Dwarf — 306 Liquid 5/16
17 YipzpinkIllidan (US) · Human — 305 Liquid 5/16
Also tracked Mythic+ build 21 snapshots · Lightsmith leads with 17 →
SourceBlizzard Profile API · top-ranked Raid armories, EU + US · per-slot shares over 21 characters · no simulation, no theorycraft rebuilt daily 07:20 UTC · --:--:-- UTC