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Best Boots for Protection Paladins in WoW Forever

5 boots share the S tier for a tanking Paladin in WoW Forever, led by Premier Knight-Champion's Chevalier Boots / Premier Centurion's Scaled Boots. We graded 21 boots S to D for Protection from their stats. BetaMany boots were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the boots that were.

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STop5 bootsBest in slot for this role right nowClick any pair of boots for its gradeTap a card for its grade
Premier Knight-Champion's Chevalier Boots / Premier Centurion's Scaled BootsEpic, item level 65Premier Knight-Champion's Chevalier Boots / Premier Centurion's Scaled Boots
Premier Knight-Champion's Luminous Boots / Premier Centurion's Lamellar BootsEpic, item level 65Premier Knight-Champion's Luminous Boots / Premier Centurion's Lamellar Boots
Depleted Thorium SabatonsEpic, item level 65Depleted Thorium Sabatons
Crystal Encrusted GreavesRare, item level 63Crystal Encrusted Greaves
Boots of HeroismEpic, item level 60Boots of Heroism
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AStrong4 bootsClose behind the top pick
Boots of ValorRare, item level 59Boots of Valor
Soulforge BootsEpic, item level 60Soulforge Boots
Premier Chevalier Sabatons / Premier Scaled SabatonsRare, item level 60Premier Chevalier Sabatons / Premier Scaled Sabatons
Premier Luminous Sabatons / Premier Lamellar SabatonsRare, item level 60Premier Luminous Sabatons / Premier Lamellar Sabatons
BSolid5 bootsGood boots to use until a better one turns up
Lightforge BootsRare, item level 59Lightforge Boots
Highlander's Plate Greaves / Defiler's Plate GreavesRare, item level 63Highlander's Plate Greaves / Defiler's Plate Greaves
Sapphiron's Scale BootsRare, item level 58Sapphiron's Scale Boots
Crystal Lined GreavesRare, item level 63Crystal Lined Greaves
Highlander's Lamellar Greaves / Defiler's Lamellar GreavesRare, item level 63Highlander's Lamellar Greaves / Defiler's Lamellar Greaves
CSituational2 bootsWorth it for a specific need
Clutchlord's StompersRare, item level 58Clutchlord's Stompers
Goregasher StompersRare, item level 58Goregasher Stompers
DBottom5 bootsPlaceholders until something better turns up
Greaves of GloryEpic, item level 61Greaves of Glory
Justice GreavesEpic, item level 61Justice Greaves
Justice SabatonsEpic, item level 61Justice Sabatons
Justice TreadsEpic, item level 61Justice Treads
Sabatons of GloryEpic, item level 61Sabatons of Glory

What each tier means

  • STop Best in slot for this role right now
  • AStrong Close behind the top pick
  • BSolid Good boots 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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Board breakdown

What is the BiS pair of boots for a Protection Paladin in WoW Forever?

Premier Knight-Champion's Chevalier Boots / Premier Centurion's Scaled Boots leads our Protection Paladin list at 100, with the next best pair of boots at 98.

Score out of 100 on this list

Can’t get it?Sapphiron's Scale BootsB

Tradeable

Should a Protection Paladin wear the Holy BiS pair of boots?

It is close: Premier Knight-Champion's Luminous Boots / Premier Centurion's Lamellar Boots leads for Holy and is S tier here too, but Premier Knight-Champion's Chevalier Boots / Premier Centurion's Scaled Boots scores higher for Protection.

Boots left off the list

Which crafted pair of boots is best for a Protection Paladin in WoW Forever?

Depleted Thorium Sabatons is the best crafted pair of boots for a Protection Paladin, a Blacksmithing craft at S tier.

BlacksmithingAlso makes S or AHelmChestGlovesBeltLegsOne-Hand WeaponOff-Hand / Shield

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