Protection Paladin best-in-slot lists
Every slot Protection Paladin wants in TBC Classic, phase by phase, with the enchant and the gems each pick takes. The lists are wowtbc.gg’s, vendored with this site’s data.
Protection Paladin, P3, slot by slot
The P3 list, the phase this page opens on. 17 slots; one set in it (Lightbringer Armor).
Raid consumables: the Protection Paladin checklist →
The other phases
wowtbc.gg publishes a Protection Paladin list for six phases: Pre-Raid, P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5. The P3 list is above; here is the pick for every slot in the others.
Pre-Raid, slot by slot
- Head — Faceguard of Determination
- Neck — Strength of the Untamed
- Shoulder — Spaulders of the Righteous
- Chest — Breastplate of the Righteous
- Waist — Girdle of Valorous Deeds
- Legs — Timewarden's Leggings
- Feet — Boots of the Righteous Path
- Wrist — Bracers of Dignity
- Hands — Felsteel Gloves
- Finger 1 — Elementium Band of the Sentry
- Finger 2 — Andormu's Tear
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Figurine of the Colossus
- Back — Devilshark Cape
- Main Hand — Gavel of Unearthed Secrets
- Off Hand — Azure-Shield of Coldarra
- Ranged — Libram of Repentance
P1, slot by slot
- Head — Justicar Faceguard
- Neck — Barbed Choker of Discipline
- Shoulder — Justicar Shoulderguards
- Chest — Justicar Chestguard
- Waist — Crimson Girdle of the Indomitable
- Legs — Justicar Legguards
- Feet — Boots of Elusion
- Wrist — Bracers of Dignity
- Hands — Iron Gauntlets of the Maiden
- Finger 1 — Violet Signet of the Great Protector
- Finger 2 — Ashyen's Gift
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Eye of Magtheridon
- Back — Devilshark Cape
- Main Hand — Bloodmaw Magus-Blade
- Off Hand — Aldori Legacy Defender
- Ranged — Libram of Repentance
P2, slot by slot
- Head — Crystalforge Faceguard
- Neck — The Darkener's Grasp
- Shoulder — Justicar Shoulderguards
- Chest — Justicar Chestguard
- Waist — Belt of the Guardian
- Legs — Crystalforge Legguards
- Feet — Boots of the Resilient
- Wrist — Wristguards of Determination
- Hands — Crystalforge Handguards
- Finger 1 — The Seal of Danzalar
- Finger 2 — Ashyen's Gift
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Tome of Fiery Redemption
- Back — Phoenix-Wing Cloak
- Main Hand — Fang of the Leviathan
- Off Hand — Aldori Legacy Defender
- Ranged — Libram of the Eternal Rest
P4, slot by slot
- Head — Faceplate of the Impenetrable
- Neck — Vindicator's Pendant of Dominance
- Shoulder — Lightbringer Shoulderguards
- Chest — Lightbringer Chestguard
- Waist — Girdle of Mighty Resolve
- Legs — Lightbringer Legguards
- Feet — Tide-Stomper's Greaves
- Wrist — The Seeker's Wristguards
- Hands — Lightbringer Handguards
- Finger 1 — The Seal of Danzalar
- Finger 2 — Ashyen's Gift
- Trinket 1 — Hex Shrunken Head
- Trinket 2 — Tome of Fiery Redemption
- Back — Phoenix-Wing Cloak
- Main Hand — Tempest of Chaos
- Off Hand — Bulwark of Azzinoth
- Ranged — Libram of the Eternal Rest
P5, slot by slot
- Head — Helm of Uther's Resolve
- Neck — Collar of the Pit Lord
- Shoulder — Lightbringer Shoulderguards
- Chest — Heroic Judicator's Chestguard
- Waist — Lightbringer Waistguard
- Legs — Judicator's Legguards
- Feet — Blue's Greaves of the Righteous Guardian
- Wrist — Lightbringer Wristguards
- Hands — Lightbringer Handguards
- Finger 1 — Fused Nethergon Band
- Finger 2 — Ashyen's Gift
- Trinket 1 — Hex Shrunken Head
- Trinket 2 — Tome of Fiery Redemption
- Back — Crimson Paragon's Cover
- Main Hand — Tempest of Chaos
- Off Hand — Sword Breaker's Bulwark
- Ranged — Libram of the Eternal Rest
Where these come from
A best-in-slot list answers one question: if every drop landed your way, what would a Protection Paladin be wearing? This is wowtbc.gg's answer for TBC, vendored with this site's data rather than fetched live — and it is the same list the raid checker grades a Paladin against, so a page here and a verdict there cannot disagree about what BiS means.
The P3 list covers 17 slots, from the head (Faceplate of the Impenetrable) down. Each row names where the item comes from — the boss and the zone, the vendor, or the token it is traded for — with the enchant that slot wants and the gems the list prescribes. A tanking list is not a damage list with more stamina on it: it is built around avoidance, the defence cap, and the threat a tank holds while wearing both.
Where the list wears two or more pieces of one set, the row says which set, how many pieces, and what each tier gives in the game's own words; a tier it does not reach is marked as not reached. Every simulated figure on a tanking spec is signed on damage taken rather than damage dealt — that is the metric wowsims' simulator runs this spec on.
Lists exist for six phases — Pre-Raid, P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 — and each is a different set of drops, not a longer version of the last.