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Protection Warrior Build Consensus

Tank

Haste › Mastery. 2 of 16 slots agree at 50% or better, and 72% run Arcanoweave Lining.

Hero talent Mountain Thane91%

Stat priority Haste›Mastery›Crit›Vers

Top enchant Mark of the Worldsoul80%

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#1 in sample · US LynxdiscoIllidan · Liquid · matches 2/16 3167M+ rating

33% mean agreement

How much the top 39 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

2 settled7 leaning7 opensettled = half the field or more wears the same piece

Haste846

Mastery646

Crit604

Vers251

The decisions

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

Coin flipHead

Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlord 38% Night Ender's Tusks 33% Crown of the Fractured Tyrant 13%

Coin flipShoulder

Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord 46% Night Ender's Pauldrons 41% Amalgamation's Harness 3%

SplitHands

Night Ender's Fists 41% Jeweled Gauntlets of the Jade Warlord 33% Bonds of the Hash'ura 5%

SplitNeck

Rotmire's Sporeheart 36% Aqirbane Reliquary 26% Sentinel's Vitriolic Chain 8%

The build

Gear Talents

Per-slot shares over 39 live armories — no simulation Most-run loadout of the 39 tracked Mountain Thane builds

Headleaning

Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlordilvl 292 38%

Night Ender's Tusks33% Crown of the Fractured Tyrant13%

Neckleaning

Rotmire's Sporeheartilvl 298 36%

Aqirbane Reliquary26% Sentinel's Vitriolic Chain8%

Shoulderleaning

Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlordilvl 321 46%

Night Ender's Pauldrons41% Amalgamation's Harness3%

Backleaning

Adherent's Silken Shroudilvl 285 33%

Silken Voodoo Drape8% Speakeasy Shroud5%

Chestsettled

Night Ender's Breastplateilvl 289 54%

Cuirass of the Jade Warlord41% Taproot Ribs3%

Wristsettled

Spellbreaker's Bracersilvl 285 51%

Pledgebearer's Splints13% Overseer's Vambraces10%

Handsleaning

Night Ender's Fistsilvl 289 41%

Jeweled Gauntlets of the Jade Warlord33% Bonds of the Hash'ura5%

Waistleaning

Girdle of Devouring Rotilvl 298 38%

Girdle of Toxic Regret18% Pledgebearer's Girdle10%

Legsleaning

Night Ender's Chaussesilvl 289 38%

Greaves of the Jade Warlord28% Chausses of Unbound Rancor20%

Feetopen

Night Ender's Greatbootsilvl 289 20%

Pledgebearer's Sabatons20% Parasite Stompers13%

Ring 1open

Sporecaller's Blooming Loopilvl 298 18%

Colubrine Band13% Eye of Midnight13%

Ring 2open

Sporecaller's Blooming Loopilvl 298 26%

Eye of Midnight15% Band of the Amani Warlord5%

Trinket 1open

Gaze of the Alnseerilvl 298 23%

Heart of Ancient Hunger15% Voracious Heart of Ula'tek10%

Trinket 2open

Gaze of the Alnseerilvl 298 15%

Glorious Crusader's Keepsake10% Heart of Ancient Hunger8%

Main handopen

Jaw of the Shackled Goddessilvl 308 26%

Blade of the Final Twilight13% Swordsman's Emanation10%

Off handopen

Bulwark of Noble Resolveilvl 298 26%

Wailing Bulwark15% Venom-Slashed Scuteward13%

Class Tree

Mountain Thane

Protection Tree

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Supplies

what they enchant, socket and drink

Enchants

Head

Empowered Rune of Avoidance38% Empowered Hex of Leeching28%

Shoulder

Amirdrassils Grace36% Silvermoons Mending18% Thalassian Recovery10%

Chest

Mark of the Worldsoul80%

Legs

Forest Hunters Armor Kit56% Blood Knights Armor Kit31%

Feet

Shaladrassils Roots31% Lynxs Dexterity28%

Finger 1

Eyes of the Eagle38% Silvermoons Alacrity23%

Finger 2

Eyes of the Eagle44% Silvermoons Alacrity28%

Main Hand

Acuity of the Rendorei38% Berserkers Rage15%

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 72% HuntEquip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target cr 10% Adorned FangEquip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to imbue you with Rush of Fangs. Rush of Fangs increases your H 5% Prismatic Focusing IrisEquip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your ta 3%

Only two can be equipped, so the choice matters.

Gems

Flawless Versatile Peridot26% Flawless Deadly Peridot18% Indecipherable Eversong Diamond10% Flawless Quick Garnet9% Flawless Deadly Lapis7% Flawless Quick Lapis7%

Consumables

FlaskFlask of the Shattered Sun R2 FoodHarandar Celebration PotionPotion of Recklessness R2 Augment RuneVoid-Touched Augment Rune Weapon Oil · Main HandThalassian Phoenix Oil R2

The sample

39 armories · 27 accounts · Raid · Mountain Thane · scanned 2026-09-26 07:27 UTC

PlayerRatingiLvlGuildMatch of 16

1 LynxdiscoIllidan (US) · Void Elf 3167 319 Liquid 2/16

2 CapybaratankIllidan (US) · Dwarf 3082 277 Liquid 2/16

3 DcanewIllidan (US) · Blood Elf 2766 316 Liquid 1/16

4 TiefshoutTarren Mill (EU) · Dwarf 2720 319 Echo 5/16

5 KrotôsIllidan (US) · Zandalari Troll 2254 262 Imperative 3/16

6 ImpecwIllidan (US) · Void Elf 2023 323 Liquid 2/16

7 YontwDrak'thul (EU) · Pandaren 1701 310 Method 4/16

8 SodwaTwisting Nether (EU) · Human 1343 308 Echo 3/16

9 KoaladiscoIllidan (US) · Void Elf 1321 306 Liquid 4/16

10 KarashexeqtTarren Mill (EU) · Void Elf 669 311 Echo 3/16

11 MeeresbeanTarren Mill (EU) · Dwarf 663 303 Echo 5/16

12 YontRagnaros (EU) · Dwarf 369 265 Method 1/16

13 YöntDrak'thul (EU) · Dracthyr 335 291 Method 2/16

14 TiefblockTarren Mill (EU) · Dwarf — 295 Echo 10/16

15 TiefclapTarren Mill (EU) · Pandaren — 293 Echo 10/16

16 TiefpassTarren Mill (EU) · Human — 296 Echo 9/16

17 ImnotnateTwisting Nether (EU) · Dwarf — 293 Method 10/16

18 KweppzugTwisting Nether (EU) · Dwarf — 250 Method 3/16

19 NateclapTwisting Nether (EU) · Human — 293 Method 7/16

20 NatewarTwisting Nether (EU) · Dracthyr — 291 Method 10/16

21 PaperpovTwisting Nether (EU) · Dracthyr — 293 Method 10/16

22 RikujeansIllidan (US) · Dracthyr — 292 Liquid 11/16

23 SconysopranoIllidan (US) · Dracthyr — 298 Liquid 8/16

24 ScottwarrIllidan (US) · Dracthyr — 293 Liquid 10/16

25 YipwIllidan (US) · Dwarf — 292 Liquid 10/16

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Embellishments & Effects

Class Tree

Mountain Thane

Protection Tree

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