WoW ForeverTier List

Best Chest for Protection Warriors in WoW Forever

Premier Field Marshal's Plate Armor / Premier Warlord's Mortarplate Armor, Breastplate of Heroism and Enchanted Thorium Breastplate are the S tier chest pieces for a tanking Warrior in WoW Forever. We graded 12 chest pieces S to D for Protection from their stats. BetaMany chest pieces were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the chest pieces that were.

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STop3 chest piecesBest in slot for this role right nowClick any chest piece for its gradeTap a card for its grade

Epic, item level 65Premier Field Marshal's Plate Armor / Premier Warlord's Mortarplate Armor

Epic, item level 60Breastplate of Heroism

Rare, item level 63Enchanted Thorium Breastplate

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AStrong5 chest piecesClose behind the top pick

Rare, item level 62Enriched Thorium Breastplate

Rare, item level 63Breastplate of Valor

Rare, item level 60Premier Plate Chestguard / Premier Mortarplate Armor

Epic, item level 60Soulforge Breastplate

Rare, item level 63Lightforge Breastplate

BSolid1 chest pieceGood chest pieces to use until a better one turns up

Rare, item level 63Darkrune Breastplate

CSituational2 chest piecesWorth it for a specific need

Rare, item level 59Dark Iron Plate

Rare, item level 57Demon Forged Breastplate

DBottom1 chest piecePlaceholders until something better turns up

Epic, item level 61Breastplate of Salvation

What each tier means

STop Best in slot for this role right now
AStrong Close behind the top pick
BSolid Good chest pieces 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 chest piece for a Protection Warrior in WoW Forever?

Premier Field Marshal's Plate Armor / Premier Warlord's Mortarplate Armor leads our Protection Warrior list at 100, with the next best chest piece at 94.

Score out of 100 on this list

SPremier Field Marshal's Plate Armorilvl 65100 of 100
SBreastplate of Heroismilvl 60Battlegear of Heroism94 of 100
SEnchanted Thorium Breastplateilvl 63Lv 5892 of 100
AEnriched Thorium Breastplateilvl 62Lv 5783 of 100

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Darkrune Breastplate

Tradeable

Should a Protection Warrior wear the Fury and Arms BiS chest piece?

Not first. Premier Field Marshal's Plate Armor / Premier Warlord's Mortarplate Armor scores higher for Protection, though Breastplate of Heroism, the Fury and Arms #1, is S tier here too.

Changes tierTankDPS
Darkrune Breastplate: Tank B, DPS D
Breastplate of Valor: Tank A, DPS B
Premier Plate Chestguard: Tank A, DPS B
Lightforge Breastplate: Tank A, DPS B
Dark Iron Plate: Tank C, DPS D

Chest pieces left off the list

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

Enchanted Thorium Breastplate is the best crafted chest piece for a Protection Warrior, a Blacksmithing craft at S tier.

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