Protection paladins are the best Tank for the Wotlk expansion, with great mitigation for both physical and magical damage, utility, and the best passive in the game, [Argent defender].
Best in slot gear for Protection Paladin Wotlk Classic
BIS Protection Paladin Naxx Wotlk Classic – Phase 1
Head
T7
Neck
Drakescale Collar, Judgment at the Eye of Eternity / [ARMOR] Boundless Ambition, Kel’Thuzad
Shoulders
T7
Cloak
Platinum Mesh Cloak, Emblem of Valor
Chest
T7
Wrists
Bracers of the Unholy Knight, Instructor Razuvious
Main hand weapon
Last Laugh, Kel’Thuzad
Off hand
Wall of Terror, Kel’Thuzad
Ranged/Relic
Emblems
Libram of Obstruction, Emblem of Heroism /Libram of Resurgence, Emblem of Valor
Hands
T7
Waist
Bracers of Unrelenting Attack, Gothik the Harvester
Legs
T7
Feet
Footwraps of Vile Deceit, Loatheb
Rings
Ruthlessness, Multiple Bosses, Naxxramas
Surge Needle Ring, Malygos
Trinkets
Darkmoon Card: Greatness
Fury of the Five Flights, Sartharion
BIS Protection Paladin ICC/RS Wotlk Classic – Phase 4
Head
Sanctified Lightsworn Faceguard / [ARMOR] Broken Ram Skull Helm, Lady Deathwhisper
Neck
Bile-Encrusted Medallion, Rotface
Shoulders
Sanctified Lightsworn Shoulderplates
Cloak
Sentinel’s Winter Cloak
Chest
Sanctified Lightsworn Chestguard
Wrists
Gargoyle Spit Bracers, Icecrown Citadel
Main hand weapon
Mithrios, Bronzebeard’s Legacy. The Lich King
Off hand
Icecrown Glacial Wall, Blood-Queen Lana’thel
Ranged/Relic
Libram of the Sacred Shield, General Vezax / Libram of Valiance / Libram of theEternal Tower
Hands
Sanctified Lightsworn Handguards
Waist
Verdigris Chain Belt
Legs
Sanctified Lightsworn Legguards/ [ARMOR] Pillars of Might
Feet
Treads of Impending Resurrection, Halion
Rings
Signified Ring of Binding, Onyxia
Devium’s Eternally Cold Ring, Valithria Dreamwalker Crusader
Trinkets
Sindragosa’s Flawless Fang, Sindragosa
Petrified Twilight Scale, Halion / Juggernaut’s Vitality, Trial of the / [ARMOR] Petrified Twilight Scale, Halion
