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Best Boots for Protection Warriors in WoW Forever

Premier Knight-Champion's Plate Boots / Premier Centurion's Mortarplate Boots and Boots of Heroism are the S tier boots for a tanking Warrior in WoW Forever. We graded 16 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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STop2 bootsBest in slot for this role right nowClick any pair of boots for its gradeTap a card for its grade

Epic, item level 65Premier Knight-Champion's Plate Boots / Premier Centurion's Mortarplate Boots

Epic, item level 60Boots of Heroism

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AStrong4 bootsClose behind the top pick

Epic, item level 65Depleted Thorium Sabatons

Rare, item level 63Crystal Encrusted Greaves

Rare, item level 59Boots of Valor

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

BSolid3 bootsGood boots to use until a better one turns up

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

Rare, item level 58Sapphiron's Scale Boots

Rare, item level 59Lightforge Boots

CSituational5 bootsWorth it for a specific need

Epic, item level 60Soulforge Boots

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

Rare, item level 63Crystal Lined Greaves

Rare, item level 58Clutchlord's Stompers

Rare, item level 58Goregasher Stompers

DBottom2 bootsPlaceholders until something better turns up

Epic, item level 61Greaves of Glory

Epic, 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 Warrior in WoW Forever?

Premier Knight-Champion's Plate Boots / Premier Centurion's Mortarplate Boots leads our Protection Warrior list at 100, with the next best pair of boots at 92.

Score out of 100 on this list

SPremier Knight-Champion's Plate Bootsilvl 65100 of 100
SBoots of Heroismilvl 60Battlegear of Heroism92 of 100
ADepleted Thorium Sabatonsilvl 6584 of 100

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Sapphiron's Scale BootsB

Tradeable

Is the Fury and Arms BiS pair of boots worth it for a Protection Warrior?

It is close: Boots of Heroism leads for Fury and Arms and is S tier here too, but Premier Knight-Champion's Plate Boots / Premier Centurion's Mortarplate Boots scores higher for Protection.

Changes tierTankDPS
Crystal Encrusted Greaves: Tank A, DPS D
Boots of Valor: Tank A, DPS C
Highlander's Lamellar Greaves: Tank C, DPS A
Clutchlord's Stompers: Tank C, DPS A
Goregasher Stompers: Tank C, DPS A

Boots left off the list

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

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

Depleted Thorium SabatonsA

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

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