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Best Belt for Protection Warriors in WoW Forever

Premier Knight-Captain's Plate Girdle / Premier Legionnaire's Mortarplate Girdle, Belt of Heroism and Sentinel's Waistguard are the S tier belts for a tanking Warrior in WoW Forever. We graded 19 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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STop3 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 Plate Girdle / Premier Legionnaire's Mortarplate Girdle

Rare, item level 65Belt of Heroism

Rare, item level 55Sentinel's Waistguard

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AStrong4 beltsClose behind the top pick

Rare, item level 58Belt of Valor

Epic, item level 60Valiant's Waistguard

Rare, item level 55Warder's Waistguard

Rare, item level 60Premier Plate Girdle / Premier Mortarplate Girdle

BSolid4 beltsGood belts to use until a better one turns up

Rare, item level 58Clutchlord's Support

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

Rare, item level 58Goregasher Support

Rare, item level 55Officer's Waistguard

CSituational7 beltsWorth it for a specific need

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

Rare, item level 58Girdle of the Dawn

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

Rare, item level 65Soulforge Belt

Rare, item level 57Girdle of Uther

Rare, item level 55Justicar's Waistguard

Rare, item level 58Lightforge Belt

DBottom1 beltPlaceholders until something better turns up

Rare, item level 55Prefect's Waistguard

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 Warrior in WoW Forever?

Premier Knight-Captain's Plate Girdle / Premier Legionnaire's Mortarplate Girdle leads our Protection Warrior list at 100, with the next best belt at 89.2.

Score out of 100 on this list

SPremier Knight-Captain's Plate Girdleilvl 65100 of 100
SBelt of Heroismilvl 65Battlegear of Heroism89.2 of 100
SSentinel's Waistguardilvl 55Lv 5088.7 of 100
ABelt of Valorilvl 58Lv 5381 of 100

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Warder's Waistguard

Clutchlord's Support

Best for Protection, Fury and ArmsTradeable

Should a Protection Warrior wear the Fury and Arms BiS belt?

No. Premier Knight-Captain's Plate Girdle / Premier Legionnaire's Mortarplate Girdle is the Protection pick; the Fury and Arms #1, Highlander's Plate Girdle / Defiler's Plate Girdle, is only B tier here.

Changes tierTankDPS
Warder's Waistguard: Tank A, DPS D
Highlander's Lamellar Girdle: Tank C, DPS S
Stormpike Plate Girdle: Tank C, DPS A
Girdle of the Dawn: Tank C, DPS A
Valiant's Waistguard: Tank A, DPS S

Belts left off the list

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

Sentinel's Waistguard is the best crafted belt for a Protection Warrior, a Blacksmithing craft at S tier.

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

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