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Best Cloak for Protection Paladins in WoW Forever

Shifting Cloak, Fel Cape and Stalwart Cloak are the S tier cloaks for a tanking Paladin in WoW Forever. We graded 24 cloaks S to D for Protection from their stats. BetaMany cloaks were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the cloaks that were.

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STop3 cloaksBest in slot for this role right nowClick any cloak for its gradeTap a card for its grade

Epic, item level 62Shifting Cloak

Epic, item level 65Fel Cape

Rare, item level 65Stalwart Cloak

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AStrong9 cloaksClose behind the top pick

Rare, item level 60Premier Sergeant's Cape

Epic, item level 65Cloak of the Honor Guard / Deathguard's Cloak

Rare, item level 62Horseman's Unyielding Shroud

Rare, item level 60Stormpike Sage's Cloak / Frostwolf Advisor's Cloak

Rare, item level 65Howler's Furs

Epic, item level 62Chromatic Cloak

Epic, item level 62Hide of the Wild

Rare, item level 60Premier Sergeant's Cloak

Rare, item level 63Caretaker's Cape / Battle Healer's Cloak

BSolid6 cloaksGood cloaks to use until a better one turns up

Rare, item level 60Stormpike Soldier's Cloak / Frostwolf Legionnaire's Cloak

Rare, item level 65Drape of Recovery

Rare, item level 61Chimaera Wing Cape

Rare, item level 59Tattered Hakkari Cape

Rare, item level 63Expeditionary's Cape / Darkspear Raider's Cloak

Rare, item level 65Arcanoweave Cloak

CSituational4 cloaksWorth it for a specific need

Rare, item level 59Faded Hakkari Cloak

Rare, item level 62Cloak of Warding

Rare, item level 60Onyxia Scale Cloak

Rare, item level 55Dark Phantom Cape

DBottom2 cloaksPlaceholders until something better turns up

Rare, item level 58Mageflame Cloak

Rare, item level 55Cloak of Fire

What each tier means

STop Best in slot for this role right now
AStrong Close behind the top pick
BSolid Good cloaks 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 cloak for a Protection Paladin in WoW Forever?

Shifting Cloak leads our Protection Paladin list at 100, with the next best cloak at 96.

Score out of 100 on this list

SShifting Cloakilvl 62Lv 57100 of 100
SFel Capeilvl 6596 of 100
SStalwart Cloakilvl 6589 of 100
APremier Sergeant's Capeilvl 60Lv 5579 of 100

Can’t get it?

Chromatic Cloak

Tradeable

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

No. Shifting Cloak is the Protection pick; the Holy #1, Hide of the Wild, is only A tier here.

Changes tierTankHealer
Cloak of the Honor Guard: Tank A, Healer D
Horseman's Unyielding Shroud: Tank A, Healer D
Howler's Furs: Tank A, Healer D
Premier Sergeant's Cloak: Tank A, Healer C
Stormpike Soldier's Cloak: Tank B, Healer D

Cloaks left off the list

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

Shifting Cloak is the best crafted cloak for a Protection Paladin, a Leatherworking craft at S tier.

What does the Rider of the Plaguelands set bonus do for a Protection Paladin?

Rider of the Plaguelands has three pieces and pays off for a Protection Paladin at 2 and 3 worn.

2Increases movement speed while mounted by 5% in Eastern and Western Plaguelands.
3Chance on melee attack to lash the target, inflicting 140 Shadow damage.

Other pieces, Protection grade

Our Protection grade counts only the stats on each cloak.

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