WoW ForeverTier List

Best Legs for Protection Warriors in WoW Forever

Sentinel's Plate Legguards / Outrider's Plate Legguards, Premier Marshal's Plate Legguards / Premier General's Mortarplate Leggings and Azerothium Legplates are the S tier leg pieces for a tanking Warrior in WoW Forever. We graded 20 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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STop3 leg piecesBest in slot for this role right nowClick any leg piece for its gradeTap a card for its grade

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

Epic, item level 65Premier Marshal's Plate Legguards / Premier General's Mortarplate Leggings

Epic, item level 65Azerothium Legplates

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AStrong4 leg piecesClose behind the top pick

Epic, item level 65Sentinel's Lamellar Legguards

Rare, item level 63Enchanted Thorium Leggings

Rare, item level 66Legplates of Heroism

Rare, item level 63Enriched Thorium Leggings

BSolid8 leg piecesGood leg pieces to use until a better one turns up

Rare, item level 61Magically Fortified Legguards

Rare, item level 60Premier Plate Leggings / Premier Mortarplate Legguards

Rare, item level 61Legplates of Valor

Epic, item level 60Titanic Leggings

Rare, item level 63Direwing Legguards

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

Rare, item level 66Soulforge Legplates

Rare, item level 61Lightforge Legplates

CSituational2 leg piecesWorth it for a specific need

Epic, item level 61Champion's Legplates

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

DBottom3 leg piecesPlaceholders until something better turns up

Epic, item level 61Legguards of Glory

Epic, item level 61Legplates of Glory

Epic, item level 61Martyr's Legplates

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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What is the BiS leg piece for a Protection Warrior in WoW Forever?

Sentinel's Plate Legguards / Outrider's Plate Legguards leads our Protection Warrior list at 100, with the next best leg piece at 99.

Score out of 100 on this list

SSentinel's Plate Legguardsilvl 65100 of 100
SPremier Marshal's Plate Legguardsilvl 6599 of 100
SAzerothium Legplatesilvl 6594 of 100
ASentinel's Lamellar Legguardsilvl 6588 of 100

Can’t get it?

Enchanted Thorium Leggings

Best for Protection, Fury and ArmsTradeable

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

No: keep Sentinel's Plate Legguards / Outrider's Plate Legguards for Protection. Titanic Leggings leads for Fury and Arms but is B tier here.

Changes tierTankDPS
Enriched Thorium Leggings: Tank A, DPS D
Enchanted Thorium Leggings: Tank A, DPS C
Magically Fortified Legguards: Tank B, DPS D
Cenarion Reservist's Legplates (Defense): Tank B, DPS D
Legplates of Heroism: Tank A, DPS B

Leg pieces left off the list

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

Azerothium Legplates is the best crafted leg piece for a Protection Warrior, a Blacksmithing craft at S tier.

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