Protection Warrior

Stat Priorities

#	Stat	Weight	Cap	Notes
1	Defense Rating	2.5	332	490 defense skill for crit immunity (350 base + 140 from gear at 2.37 rating/skill)
2	Stamina	1.0	—	—
3	Expertise Rating	1.8	52	Dodge cap: reduces enemy dodge, huge threat increase
4	Hit Rating	0.9	—	Threat consistency
5	Block Rating	0.8	—	Shield Block uptime for crush immunity
6	Block Value	0.7	—	Damage reduction per block and Shield Slam damage
7	Dodge Rating	0.6	—	—
8	Parry Rating	0.5	—	—
9	Armor	0.01	—	—
10	Agility	0.4	—	Dodge and armor contribution
11	Strength	0.3	—	Block value and attack power for threat

Optimal Gems

RED

+8 Dodge Rating

YELLOW

+8 Defense Rating

BLUE

+12 Stamina

META

+18 Stamina

Wowhead Guides

Pre-Raid Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5

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