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Best Helm for Protection Paladins in WoW Forever

Premier Field Marshal's Chevalier Faceguard / Premier Warlord's Scaled Faceguard and Premier Field Marshal's Luminous Faceguard / Premier Warlord's Lamellar Faceguard are the S tier helms for a tanking Paladin in WoW Forever. We graded 14 helms S to D for Protection from their stats. BetaMany helms were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the helms that were.

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STop2 helmsBest in slot for this role right nowClick any helm for its gradeTap a card for its grade

Epic, item level 65Premier Field Marshal's Chevalier Faceguard / Premier Warlord's Scaled Faceguard

Epic, item level 65Premier Field Marshal's Luminous Faceguard / Premier Warlord's Lamellar Faceguard

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AStrong3 helmsClose behind the top pick

Rare, item level 62Enchanted Thorium Helm

Epic, item level 60Helm of Heroism

Rare, item level 63Enriched Thorium Helm

BSolid5 helmsGood helms to use until a better one turns up

Rare, item level 62Helm of Valor

Epic, item level 60Soulforge Helm

Rare, item level 60Premier Chevalier Headguard / Premier Scaled Headguard

Rare, item level 60Premier Luminous Headguard / Premier Lamellar Headguard

Rare, item level 62Lightforge Helm

CSituational3 helmsWorth it for a specific need

Epic, item level 61Stalwart Helm

Epic, item level 61Lionheart Helm

Rare, item level 63Darkrune Helm

DBottom1 helmPlaceholders until something better turns up

Rare, item level 60Whitesoul Helm

What each tier means

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

Premier Field Marshal's Chevalier Faceguard / Premier Warlord's Scaled Faceguard leads our Protection Paladin list at 100, with the next best helm at 96.

Score out of 100 on this list

SPremier Field Marshal's Chevalier Faceguardilvl 65100 of 100
SPremier Field Marshal's Luminous Faceguardilvl 6596 of 100
AEnchanted Thorium Helmilvl 62Lv 5790 of 100

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Enriched Thorium Helm

Tradeable

Should a Protection Paladin wear the Holy BiS helm?

It is close: Premier Field Marshal's Luminous Faceguard / Premier Warlord's Lamellar Faceguard leads for Holy and is S tier here too, but Premier Field Marshal's Chevalier Faceguard / Premier Warlord's Scaled Faceguard scores higher for Protection.

Changes tierTankHealer
Whitesoul Helm: Tank D, Healer S
Helm of Heroism: Tank A, Healer C
Helm of Valor: Tank B, Healer D
Stalwart Helm: Tank C, Healer A
Enriched Thorium Helm: Tank A, Healer B

Helms left off the list

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

Enchanted Thorium Helm is the best crafted helm for a Protection Paladin, a Blacksmithing craft at A tier.

BlacksmithingAlso makes S or AChest Gloves Belt Legs Boots One-Hand Weapon Off-Hand / Shield

What does the Battlegear of Heroism set bonus do for a Protection Paladin?

Battlegear of Heroism has eight pieces and pays off for a Protection Paladin at 2, 4, 6 and 8 worn.

2+8 All Resistances.
4Chance on melee attack to heal you for 88 to 132.
6+40 Attack Power.
8+200 Armor.

Other pieces, Protection grade

Our Protection grade counts only the stats on each helm.

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