Warrior Protection BiS — Midnight Season 2

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Target ilvl 311 Updated: 2026-09-03

Warrior Protection — Mountain Thane

Stat Priority

Haste›Critical Strike›Mastery›Versatility
Haste
40.6%
Critical Strike
31.9%
Mastery
16.4%
Versatility
11.1%

Distribution = share of top Mythic parses stacking each secondary stat. Highest first.

Head
  1. #1 Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlord
    334 Tier Set token 76.6%
  2. #2 Helm of the Raptor King
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Kings' Rest 5.9%
Neck
  1. #1 Strand of Warding Fangs
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Altar of Fangs 31.9%
  2. #2 Yoke of the Charging Bear
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Den of Nalorakk 24.5%
  3. #3 Sentinel's Vitriolic Chain
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 2 Entombed Sentinels Equip 11.7%
    Equip: Damage taken from Deadly Venom on the Coiled Isle and within the Venomous Abyss reduced by 7%.
Shoulder
  1. #1 Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord
    321 Tier Set token 63.3%
  2. #2 Cinderfury Shoulderguards
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Murder Row 5.9%
Chest
  1. #1 Cuirass of the Jade Warlord
    334 Tier Set token 75.5%
  2. #2 Taproot Ribs
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon The Blinding Vale 2.7%
Waist
  1. #1 Girdle of Pestilent Purification
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Kings' Rest 18.6%
  2. #2 Girdle of Toxic Regret
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 7 The Coiled Altar 18.6%
  3. #3 Forgotten Grotto Girdle
    321 Raid drop 13.8%
Legs
  1. #1 Greaves of the Jade Warlord
    334 Tier Set token 67.0%
  2. #2 Chausses of Unbound Rancor
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 8 Ula'tek Equip 6.4%
    Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 193, but reduce your other secondary stats by 32 for 12 sec.
Feet
  1. #1 Poison-Proof Stompers
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Altar of Fangs 25.0%
  2. #2 Entombed Cultist's Sabatons
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 18.1%
  3. #3 Spellbreaker's March
    331 Crafted 16.5%
Wrist
  1. #1 Spellbreaker's Bracers
    331 Crafted 39.9%
  2. #2 Overseer's Vambraces
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Murder Row 16.5%
  3. #3 Shellbound Bracers
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 3 The Lost Explorers 10.1%
Hands
  1. #1 Jeweled Gauntlets of the Jade Warlord
    321 Tier Set token 65.4%
  2. #2 Scaleplate Strangulators
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 6 The Twin Fangs 8.0%
  3. #3 Bonds of the Hash'ura
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Den of Nalorakk 6.4%
Ring 1
  1. #1 Band of the Amani Warlord
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Altar of Fangs 26.6%
  2. #2 Ritual Binder's Ring
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Kings' Rest 17.6%
  3. #3 Sickening Signet of Atroxus
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Voidscar Arena 14.9%
  4. #4 Charged Sandstone Band
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Temple of Sethraliss 10.1%
  5. #5 Apex Brute's Claw Ring
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 5 Sszorak Equip 8.5%
    Equip: Damage taken from Deadly Venom on the Coiled Isle and within the Venomous Abyss reduced by 7%.
  6. #6 Jade Ophidian Band
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Temple of Sethraliss 6.9%
  7. #7 Signet of Snarling Servitude
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Murder Row 6.4%
  8. #8 Lightwarden's Bind
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon The Blinding Vale 5.9%
  9. #9 Pilfered Precious Band
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Den of Nalorakk 5.3%
  10. #10 Alluring Bubbleband
    311 Raid drop 3.7%
  11. #11 Colubrine Band
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 2.1%
  12. #12 Masterwork Sin'dorei Band
    331 Crafted 2.1%
  13. #13 Ula'tek's Bind
    308 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 2.1%
  14. #14 Vile Alchemist's Band
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 4 Vashnik the Malignant Equip 2.1%
    Equip: Damage taken from Deadly Venom on the Coiled Isle and within the Venomous Abyss reduced by 7%.
  15. #15 Ouroboric Signet
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 1.6%
  16. #16 Gore Rattler Coil
    308 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 1.1%
Ring 2
  1. #1 Band of the Amani Warlord
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Altar of Fangs 26.6%
  2. #2 Ritual Binder's Ring
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Kings' Rest 17.6%
  3. #3 Sickening Signet of Atroxus
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Voidscar Arena 14.9%
  4. #4 Charged Sandstone Band
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Temple of Sethraliss 10.1%
  5. #5 Apex Brute's Claw Ring
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 5 Sszorak Equip 8.5%
    Equip: Damage taken from Deadly Venom on the Coiled Isle and within the Venomous Abyss reduced by 7%.
  6. #6 Jade Ophidian Band
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Temple of Sethraliss 6.9%
  7. #7 Signet of Snarling Servitude
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Murder Row 6.4%
  8. #8 Lightwarden's Bind
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon The Blinding Vale 5.9%
  9. #9 Pilfered Precious Band
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Den of Nalorakk 5.3%
  10. #10 Alluring Bubbleband
    311 Raid drop 3.7%
  11. #11 Colubrine Band
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 2.1%
  12. #12 Masterwork Sin'dorei Band
    331 Crafted 2.1%
  13. #13 Ula'tek's Bind
    308 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 2.1%
  14. #14 Vile Alchemist's Band
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 4 Vashnik the Malignant Equip 2.1%
    Equip: Damage taken from Deadly Venom on the Coiled Isle and within the Venomous Abyss reduced by 7%.
  15. #15 Ouroboric Signet
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 1.6%
  16. #16 Gore Rattler Coil
    308 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler 1.1%
Trinket 1
  1. #1 Tumor of the Swarm
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Voidscar Arena Equip 17.6%
    Equip: Your attacks have a chance to release toxic parasites that burst around you, dealing 173 Nature damage split among nearby enemies and healing you for 132.
  2. #2 Keeper's Seething Core
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 2 Entombed Sentinels Equip 13.3%
    Equip: Your attacks have a high chance to grant you Focus of Ula'tek, increasing your Haste by 67 for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap. When two or more applications are active, your focus sharpens further to increase the effect by 20%.
  3. #3 Vile Vial of Volatile Venom
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Altar of Fangs Use 11.7%
    Use: Take a small sip of venom, gaining 513 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. Afterwards, a random secondary stat is reduced by 73 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)
  4. #4 Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 7 The Coiled Altar Equip 8.0%
    Equip: You have a chance to follow up your attacks with Guillotine, hurling a massive axe in an arc at your target to deal 11,142 Physical damage. Damage increased by 2% for every 1% health the target is missing.
  5. #5 Resonant Bellowstone
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Murder Row Equip 7.4%
    Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 13 for 30 sec. During this time, each of your attacks increases your Critical Strike by an additional 1, stacking up to a maximum of 5 times.
  6. #6 Idol of the War Loa
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Den of Nalorakk 5.9%
  7. #7 Sszorak's Ferocity
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 5 Sszorak 4.8%
  8. #8 Voracious Heart of Ula'tek
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 8 Ula'tek Use 4.8%
    Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 149 Strength or Agility for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 3,525 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength or Agility by 16. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)
  9. #9 Blazebinder's Hoof
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Ruby Life Pools 4.3%
  10. #10 First Mate's Shellward
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 3 The Lost Explorers Use 4.3%
    Use: Deploy the Shellward to absorb up to 40% of incoming damage until 121,947 damage has been prevented for up to 30 sec. The Shellward hardens while you are below 40% health, reducing damage by 80% instead. Deal 6,067 Physical damage to melee attackers while the Shellward holds. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)
  11. #11 Effigy of Ula'tek's Faithful
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler Equip 4.3%
    Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 178 of a random secondary stat and 89 of a random tertiary stat for 12 sec.
  12. #12 Gebbo's Bottomless Bag
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 3 The Lost Explorers Equip 2.7%
    Equip: You have a chance to pull an artifact of questionable value out of the bag when casting spells and abilities, enhancing your secondary stats in various ways. There are probably no fish left in the bag, but it's hard to be sure.
  13. #13 Sapling of the Dawnroot
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon The Blinding Vale Equip 2.7%
    Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to uproot a Lightspawn Lasher to aid you in combat for 15 sec, dealing up to 374 Physical damage. The Lightspawn Lasher then withers, bursting into light-infused sap and inflicting 97 Holy damage split among nearby enemies.
  14. #14 Idol of the Howling Nexus
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 5 Sszorak Equip 2.7%
    Equip: Dodging, parrying, or blocking has a high chance to call bolstering winds, increasing your Strength or Agility by 187 and Speed by 75 for 12 sec. If you have not dodged, parried, or blocked for 15 sec, this effect is triggered immediately. May only occur once per 1 min.
  15. #15 Coiled Fangstone
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Altar of Fangs 1.6%
  16. #16 Ruby Whelp Shell
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Ruby Life Pools Equip 1.6%
    Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to call a Ruby Whelpling, which will try to be helpful and assist you in combat. Use: Call your Ruby Whelpling to inspect your target's situation, teaching them how to be helpful. (1 Day Cooldown)
Trinket 2
  1. #1 Tumor of the Swarm
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Voidscar Arena Equip 17.6%
    Equip: Your attacks have a chance to release toxic parasites that burst around you, dealing 173 Nature damage split among nearby enemies and healing you for 132.
  2. #2 Keeper's Seething Core
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 2 Entombed Sentinels Equip 13.3%
    Equip: Your attacks have a high chance to grant you Focus of Ula'tek, increasing your Haste by 67 for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap. When two or more applications are active, your focus sharpens further to increase the effect by 20%.
  3. #3 Vile Vial of Volatile Venom
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Altar of Fangs Use 11.7%
    Use: Take a small sip of venom, gaining 513 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. Afterwards, a random secondary stat is reduced by 73 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)
  4. #4 Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 7 The Coiled Altar Equip 8.0%
    Equip: You have a chance to follow up your attacks with Guillotine, hurling a massive axe in an arc at your target to deal 11,142 Physical damage. Damage increased by 2% for every 1% health the target is missing.
  5. #5 Resonant Bellowstone
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Murder Row Equip 7.4%
    Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 13 for 30 sec. During this time, each of your attacks increases your Critical Strike by an additional 1, stacking up to a maximum of 5 times.
  6. #6 Idol of the War Loa
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Den of Nalorakk 5.9%
  7. #7 Sszorak's Ferocity
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 5 Sszorak 4.8%
  8. #8 Voracious Heart of Ula'tek
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 8 Ula'tek Use 4.8%
    Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 149 Strength or Agility for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 3,525 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength or Agility by 16. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)
  9. #9 Blazebinder's Hoof
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Ruby Life Pools 4.3%
  10. #10 First Mate's Shellward
    321 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 3 The Lost Explorers Use 4.3%
    Use: Deploy the Shellward to absorb up to 40% of incoming damage until 121,947 damage has been prevented for up to 30 sec. The Shellward hardens while you are below 40% health, reducing damage by 80% instead. Deal 6,067 Physical damage to melee attackers while the Shellward holds. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)
  11. #11 Effigy of Ula'tek's Faithful
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 1 Nek'zali the Soulcoiler Equip 4.3%
    Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 178 of a random secondary stat and 89 of a random tertiary stat for 12 sec.
  12. #12 Gebbo's Bottomless Bag
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 3 The Lost Explorers Equip 2.7%
    Equip: You have a chance to pull an artifact of questionable value out of the bag when casting spells and abilities, enhancing your secondary stats in various ways. There are probably no fish left in the bag, but it's hard to be sure.
  13. #13 Sapling of the Dawnroot
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon The Blinding Vale Equip 2.7%
    Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to uproot a Lightspawn Lasher to aid you in combat for 15 sec, dealing up to 374 Physical damage. The Lightspawn Lasher then withers, bursting into light-infused sap and inflicting 97 Holy damage split among nearby enemies.
  14. #14 Idol of the Howling Nexus
    311 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 5 Sszorak Equip 2.7%
    Equip: Dodging, parrying, or blocking has a high chance to call bolstering winds, increasing your Strength or Agility by 187 and Speed by 75 for 12 sec. If you have not dodged, parried, or blocked for 15 sec, this effect is triggered immediately. May only occur once per 1 min.
  15. #15 Coiled Fangstone
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Altar of Fangs 1.6%
  16. #16 Ruby Whelp Shell
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Ruby Life Pools Equip 1.6%
    Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to call a Ruby Whelpling, which will try to be helpful and assist you in combat. Use: Call your Ruby Whelpling to inspect your target's situation, teaching them how to be helpful. (1 Day Cooldown)
Back
  1. #1 Fireproof Drape
    321 Mythic+ Dungeon Ruby Life Pools 22.3%
  2. #2 Bloodthorn Burnous
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon The Blinding Vale 17.0%
  3. #3 Speakeasy Shroud
    311 Mythic+ Dungeon Murder Row 13.8%
Main Hand
  1. #1 Spellbreaker's Blade
    331 Crafted 34.0%
  2. #2 Aman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 7 The Coiled Altar Equip 13.8%
    Equip: Your attacks have a high chance to apply Venomfang, dealing 1,328 Nature damage over 6 sec before bursting to deal 581 Nature damage to nearby enemies. Multiple applications may overlap.
  3. #3 Jaw of the Shackled Goddess
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 8 Ula'tek Equip 12.2%
    Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to increase your Haste by 193, but reduce your other secondary stats by 32 for 12 sec.
Off Hand
  1. #1 Spellbreaker's Rebuke
    331 Crafted 41.0%
  2. #2 Venom-Slashed Scuteward
    334 Raid drop The Venomous Abyss Boss 3 The Lost Explorers 17.6%
  3. #3 Tempest's Shelter
    334 Mythic+ Dungeon Den of Nalorakk 7.4%

Gems

Enchants

  • Head
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching 73.6% Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance 11.3%
  • Shoulder
    Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending 67.3% Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace 13.5%
  • Chest
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul 88.6% Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk 11.1%
  • Legs
    +$k2 Agility/Strength & +$k1 Stamina 61.0% +$k2 Agility/Strength & +$k1 Armor 38.2%
  • Feet
    Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots 66.8% Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity 16.7%
  • Hands
    +$k1 Stamina 100.0%
  • Ring 1
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle 43.8% Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity 43.1%
  • Main Hand
    Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage 47.8% Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei 41.1%
  • Off Hand
    Pyrium Spike 60.4% Thorium Spike 35.4%

Enchant IDs vary by patch — see the full guide on Wowhead for exact scrolls.

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