RECOMMENDED GEAR · RETAIL · MIDNIGHT SEASON 2
Protection Warrior: recommended gear (SimulationCraft)
For every slot: the item from SimulationCraft’s raid profile for Protection Warrior in Midnight Season 2 (patch 12.1.5), with the raid boss, dungeon or profession it comes from. Hover an item for details.
The selection comes from SimulationCraft’s raid profile for this specialization – a typical, strong gear set that the SimC developers maintain for simulations. It is no guarantee for “best in slot”: what helps your character most depends on stats, item level, talents and the fight – best simulate it yourself. Item level, gems and enchants are not shown here. Alternatives are the differing items of the hero talent variants of the same profile.
| Slot | Recommended | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Tempered Horns of the Jade WarlordTier set · Token: Venomforged Effigy · Boss: The Twin Fangs | – |
| Neck | Aqirbane ReliquaryRaid: The Venomous Abyss · Boss: Ula'tek | – |
| Shoulders | Raging Pauldrons of the Jade WarlordTier set · Token: Venomforged Remnant · Boss: The Lost Explorers | – |
| Back | Silken Voodoo DrapeRaid: The Venomous Abyss · Boss: The Coiled Altar | – |
| Chest | Cuirass of the Jade WarlordTier set · Token: Venomforged Icon · Boss: Vashnik the Malignant | – |
| Wrists | Spellbreaker's BracersCrafted (profession, per profile) | – |
| Hands | Bonds of the Hash'uraDungeon: Den of Nalorakk · Boss: Nalorakk | – |
| Waist | Girdle of Toxic RegretRaid: The Venomous Abyss · Boss: The Coiled Altar | – |
| Legs | Greaves of the Jade WarlordTier set · Token: Venomforged Relic · Boss: Sszorak | – |
| Feet | Spellbreaker's MarchCrafted (profession, per profile) | – |
| Ring 1 | Sickening Signet of AtroxusDungeon: Voidscar Arena · Boss: Atroxus | – |
| Ring 2 | Band of the Amani WarlordDungeon: Altar of Fangs · Boss: Zul'jan | – |
| Trinket 1 | – | |
| Trinket 2 | Voracious Heart of Ula'tekRaid: The Venomous Abyss · Boss: Ula'tek | – |
| Main hand | – | |
| Off hand | Venom-Slashed ScutewardRaid: The Venomous Abyss · Boss: The Lost Explorers | – |
Profile: MID2_Warrior_Protection.simc
Talents: example build
In the game: open the talent window (key N) → choose “Import” in the loadout menu → paste the string (Ctrl+V or Cmd+V) → confirm.
Hero talents: not named in the profile · Profile MID2_Warrior_Protection.simc
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Hide talent treeShow talent tree · Class 34 · Spec 34 · Hero 13
Bright = selected, grey = not selected; number = rank. Hover or tap a talent for its name, rank and description.
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Selected talents as a list
Class talents (Warrior): Battle Stance (granted) · Defensive Stance (granted) · War Machine · Thunder Clap · Leeching Strikes · Impending Victory · Heroic Leap · Crackling Thunder · Blood and Thunder · Frothing Berserker · Bounding Stride · Pain and Gain · Intervene · Overwhelming Rage · Rallying Cry · Field Dressing · Spell Reflection · Wrecking Throw · Piercing Howl · Honed Reflexes · Armored to the Teeth (2/2) · Double Time · Reinforced Plates (2/2) · Javelineer · Crushing Force · Cruel Strikes (2/2) · One-Handed Weapon Specialization (2/2) · Wild Strikes (2/2) · Anger Management · Stance Mastery · Battlefield Commander
Specialization: Protection: Ignore Pain · Demoralizing Shout · Revenge · Brace For Impact · Armor Specialization · Devastator · Strategist · Devastating Focus · Brutal Vitality · Instigate · Shield Wall · Best Served Cold · Thunderlord · Defender's Aegis · Sudden Death · Punish · Tough as Nails · Fueled by Violence · Enduring Defenses (2/2) · Unyielding Stance · Deep Wounds · Into the Fray · Focused Vigor · Enduring Alacrity · Avatar · Booming Voice · Violent Outburst · Shield Charge · Whirling Blade · Phalanx (4/4)
Hero talents: Colossus: Boneshaker · Dominance of the Colossus · Precise Might · Practiced Strikes · Arterial Bleed · Mountain of Muscle and Scars · Tide of Battle · Martial Expert · No Stranger to Pain · Demolish (granted) · Colossal Might · Celeritous Conclusion · Cut to the Bone · Decimator
Talents: talent string unchanged from the raid profile of SimulationCraft (GPL-3.0, Commit c5fea93, Midnight Season 2). Talent tree: computed from the string with game data by Blizzard Entertainment (tree layout from the DB2 tables via wago.tools, build 12.1.5.70529; names and descriptions from the official Game Data API, region EU). Your browser loads the talent icons from Blizzard’s image server.
Selection: SimulationCraft, raid profiles profiles/MID2 (GPL-3.0), commit c5fea93 of October 23, 2026; only the item IDs per slot are used. Names, item icons and sources: Blizzard Entertainment (official Game Data API, region EU) and GuildLoot’s Retail data. Your browser loads the item icons from Blizzard’s image server (privacy policy); the texts are written by GuildLoot. Fan project, not affiliated with Blizzard. License and sources