Vanilla WoW Protection Paladin BIS Pre Raid Gear List

Here you can find a best in slot pre-raid gear list for Protection Paladins. This guide helps supplement our full Protection Paladin guide to tanking in WoW Classic.

Note that Intellect and Spell damage are not important on gear other then the shoulder enchant and your swap weapon. Consumables should do most of that job for you. The first item listed is the best, with a second best alternative listed second when available.

Helm

• Enchanted Thorium Helm
  Enchant: 1% Dodge
• Alternative
  • Helm of Awareness

Neck

• Evil Eye Pendant – BIS until Talisman of Protection

Shoulders

• Stockade Pauldrons

Cape

• Shifting Cloak
  Enchant: 1% Dodge

Chest

• Enchanted Thorium Breastplate
  Enchant: 100 Health or 4 Stats
• Alternative
  • Deathbone Chestplate

Bracers

• Vigorsteel Vambraces
  Enchant: 9 Stamina
• Alternatives
  • Fel Hardened Bracers

Gloves

• Deathbone Gauntlets
  Enchant: 15 Agility

Belt

• Deathbone Girdle

Legs

• Warmaster Legguards
  Enchant: 1% Dodge

Boots

• Boots of Avoidance
  Enchant: 7 Stamina

Rings

• Band of the Steadfast Hero
• Naglering

Trinkets

• Force of Will
• Vigilance Charm
• Alternative
  • Stormpike Insignia Rank 6

Weapon

• Blackguard
  Enchant: 15 Agility

Consecrate Swap Weapon

• Sageblade
  Enchant: 30 Spell Damage (Read Consecration under Abilities for explanation).

Shield

• Draconian Deflector
  Enchant: 2% Block

Libram

• Libram of Hope
  (Obviously to save mana. Get Libram of Truth as well for the Devotion Aura switching back to Libram of Hope trick).