Protection Warrior is a solid physical tank, able to absorb and mitigate damage. However, in Wotlk, their survival cooldowns are above the average, ending up being the least competitive tank in the meta. They are still viable to clear all content, just need slightly better healers.
Best in slot gear for Protection Warrior Wotlk Classic
BIS Protection Warrior Naxx Wotlk Classic – Phase 1
Head
T7
Neck
Boundless Ambition – Kel’Thuzad, Naxxramas
Shoulders
T7
Cloak
Platinum Mesh Cloak – Emblem of Valor
Chest
T7
Wrists
Bracers of the Unholy Knight – Instructor Razuvious, Naxxramas
Main hand weapon
Last Laugh – Kel’Thuzad, Naxxramas
Off hand
Wall of Terror – Kel’Thuzad, Naxxramas
Ranged/Relic
Armor Plated Combat Shotgun – Engineering
Hands
T7
Waist
Ablative Chitin Girdle – Maexxna, Naxxramas
Legs
Legplates of Sovereignity – Malygos, The Eye of Eternity
Feet
Sabatons of Endurance – Gluth and Thaddius, Naxxramas
Rings
Sand-Worn Band- Multiple Bosses, Naxxramas
Signet of the Impregnable Fortress – Emblem of Valor
Trinkets
Monarch Crab – Jewelcrafting
Essence of Gossamer – Hadronox, Azjol-Nerub
BIS Protection Warrior ICC/RS Wotlk Classic – Phase 4
Head
Broken Ram Skull Helm – Lady Deathwhisper, Icecrown Citadel
Neck
Bile-encrusted Medallion – Rotface, Icecrown Citadel
Shoulders
Sanctified Ymirjar Lord’s Pauldrons
Cloak
Sentinel’s Winter Cloak – Emblem of Frost
Chest
Sanctified Ymirjar Lord’s Breastplate
Wrists
Gargoyle Spit Bracers, Icecrown Citadel
Main hand weapon
Bloodvenom Blade – Icecrown Citadel / Mithrios, Bronzebeard’s Legacy – The Lich King, Icecrown Citadel
Off hand
Icecrown Glacial Wall – Blood-Queen Lana’thel, Icecrown Citadel
Ranged/Relic
Dreamhunter’s Carbine, Icecrown Citadel
Hands
Sanctified Ymirjar Lord’s Handguards
Waist
Verdigris Chain Belt – Emblem of Frost
Legs
Sanctified Ymirjar Lord’s Legplates
Feet
Treads of Impending Resurrection- Halion, RS
Rings
Devium’s Eternally Cold Ring, Icecrown Citadel
Signified ring of Binding – Onyxia, Onyxia’s Lair
Trinkets
Sindragosa’s Flawless Fang – Sindragosa, Icecrown Citadel
Petrified Twilight Scale – Halion, RS
