WoW ForeverTier List

Best Legs for Protection Paladins in WoW Forever

7 leg pieces share the S tier for a tanking Paladin in WoW Forever, led by Premier Marshal's Chevalier Legplates / Premier General's Scaled Legplates. We graded 25 leg pieces S to D for Protection from their stats. BetaMany leg pieces were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the leg pieces that were.

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STop7 leg piecesBest in slot for this role right nowClick any leg piece for its gradeTap a card for its grade

Epic, item level 65Premier Marshal's Chevalier Legplates / Premier General's Scaled Legplates

Epic, item level 65Premier Marshal's Luminous Legplates / Premier General's Lamellar Legplates

Rare, item level 63Enriched Thorium Leggings

Epic, item level 65Sentinel's Plate Legguards / Outrider's Plate Legguards

Epic, item level 65Sentinel's Lamellar Legguards

Epic, item level 65Azerothium Legplates

Rare, item level 61Magically Fortified Legguards

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AStrong2 leg piecesClose behind the top pick

Rare, item level 63Enchanted Thorium Leggings

Rare, item level 66Legplates of Heroism

BSolid7 leg piecesGood leg pieces to use until a better one turns up

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

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

Rare, item level 66Soulforge Legplates

Rare, item level 63Cenarion Reservist's Legplates (Defense)

Rare, item level 61Legplates of Valor

Rare, item level 63Direwing Legguards

Rare, item level 61Lightforge Legplates

CSituational4 leg piecesWorth it for a specific need

Epic, item level 61Champion's Legplates

Epic, item level 60Titanic Leggings

Rare, item level 63Cenarion Reservist's Legplates (Intellect)

Epic, item level 61Martyr's Legplates

DBottom5 leg piecesPlaceholders until something better turns up

Epic, item level 61Justice Leggings

Epic, item level 61Justice Legguards

Epic, item level 61Justice Legplates

Epic, item level 61Legguards of Glory

Epic, item level 61Legplates of Glory

What each tier means

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

Premier Marshal's Chevalier Legplates / Premier General's Scaled Legplates leads our Protection Paladin list at 100, with the next best leg piece at 98.

Score out of 100 on this list

SPremier Marshal's Chevalier Legplatesilvl 65100 of 100
SPremier Marshal's Luminous Legplatesilvl 6598 of 100
SEnriched Thorium Leggingsilvl 63Lv 5895 of 100
SSentinel's Plate Legguardsilvl 6594 of 100
SSentinel's Lamellar Legguardsilvl 6593 of 100

and 2 more S tier leg pieces

Can’t get it?

Azerothium Legplates

Tradeable

Is the Holy BiS leg piece worth it for a Protection Paladin?

No. Premier Marshal's Chevalier Legplates / Premier General's Scaled Legplates is the Protection pick; the Holy #1, Martyr's Legplates, is only C tier here.

Best for Protection and Holy

Premier Marshal's Luminous Legplates: Tank S, Healer A

Changes tierTankHealer
Azerothium Legplates: Tank S, Healer D
Magically Fortified Legguards: Tank S, Healer C
Enchanted Thorium Leggings: Tank A, Healer D
Legplates of Heroism: Tank A, Healer D
Cenarion Reservist's Legplates (Defense): Tank B, Healer D

Leg pieces left off the list

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

Enriched Thorium Leggings is the best crafted leg piece for a Protection Paladin, a Blacksmithing craft at S tier.

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