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Best Belt for Protection Paladins in WoW Forever

Premier Knight-Captain's Luminous Belt / Premier Legionnaire's Lamellar Belt and Premier Knight-Captain's Chevalier Belt / Premier Legionnaire's Scaled Belt are the S tier belts for a tanking Paladin in WoW Forever. We graded 22 belts S to D for Protection from their stats. BetaMany belts were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the belts that were.

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STop2 beltsBest in slot for this role right nowClick any belt for its gradeTap a card for its grade

Epic, item level 65Premier Knight-Captain's Luminous Belt / Premier Legionnaire's Lamellar Belt

Epic, item level 65Premier Knight-Captain's Chevalier Belt / Premier Legionnaire's Scaled Belt

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AStrong4 beltsClose behind the top pick

Rare, item level 55Warder's Waistguard

Epic, item level 60Redeemer's Waistcord

Rare, item level 55Sentinel's Waistguard

Rare, item level 65Belt of Heroism

BSolid6 beltsGood belts to use until a better one turns up

Rare, item level 58Belt of Valor

Rare, item level 60Premier Luminous Cinch / Premier Lamellar Cinch

Rare, item level 60Premier Chevalier Cinch / Premier Scaled Cinch

Rare, item level 58Clutchlord's Support

Rare, item level 65Soulforge Belt

Epic, item level 60Vindicator's Belt

CSituational7 beltsWorth it for a specific need

Rare, item level 58Goregasher Support

Rare, item level 55Justicar's Waistguard

Rare, item level 55Officer's Waistguard

Rare, item level 63Highlander's Plate Girdle / Defiler's Plate Girdle

Rare, item level 58Lightforge Belt

Rare, item level 55Prefect's Waistguard

Rare, item level 57Girdle of Uther

DBottom3 beltsPlaceholders until something better turns up

Rare, item level 63Highlander's Lamellar Girdle / Defiler's Lamellar Girdle

Rare, item level 60Stormpike Plate Girdle / Frostwolf Plate Belt

Rare, item level 58Girdle of the Dawn

What each tier means

STop Best in slot for this role right now
AStrong Close behind the top pick
BSolid Good belts to use until a better one turns up
CSituational Worth it for a specific need
DBottom Placeholders until something better turns up

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What is the BiS belt for a Protection Paladin in WoW Forever?

Premier Knight-Captain's Luminous Belt / Premier Legionnaire's Lamellar Belt leads our Protection Paladin list at 100, with the next best belt at 98.

Score out of 100 on this list

SPremier Knight-Captain's Luminous Beltilvl 65100 of 100
SPremier Knight-Captain's Chevalier Beltilvl 6598 of 100
AWarder's Waistguardilvl 55Lv 5094 of 100

Can’t get it?

Sentinel's Waistguard

Belt of ValorB

Best for Protection and HolyTradeable

Is the Holy BiS belt worth it for a Protection Paladin?

Yes. Premier Knight-Captain's Luminous Belt / Premier Legionnaire's Lamellar Belt tops our Protection list and the Holy list, so one belt serves both.

Changes tierTankHealer
Sentinel's Waistguard: Tank A, Healer D
Belt of Heroism: Tank A, Healer D
Prefect's Waistguard: Tank C, Healer S
Belt of Valor: Tank B, Healer D
Clutchlord's Support: Tank B, Healer D

Belts left off the list

Which crafted belt is best for a Protection Paladin in WoW Forever?

Warder's Waistguard is the best crafted belt for a Protection Paladin, a Blacksmithing craft at A tier.

BlacksmithingAlso makes S or AHelm Chest Gloves Legs Boots One-Hand Weapon Off-Hand / Shield

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