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Best Shoulders for Protection Paladins in WoW Forever

Premier Marshal's Chevalier Pauldrons / Premier General's Scaled Pauldrons, Theramore Spaulders / Darkspear Spaulders and Premier Marshal's Luminous Pauldrons / Premier General's Lamellar Pauldrons are the S tier shoulder pieces for a tanking Paladin in WoW Forever. We graded 18 shoulder pieces S to D for Protection from their stats. BetaMany shoulder pieces were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the shoulder pieces that were.

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STop3 shoulder piecesBest in slot for this role right nowClick any shoulder piece for its gradeTap a card for its grade
Premier Marshal's Chevalier Pauldrons / Premier General's Scaled PauldronsEpic, item level 65Premier Marshal's Chevalier Pauldrons / Premier General's Scaled Pauldrons
Theramore Spaulders / Darkspear SpauldersEpic, item level 65Theramore Spaulders / Darkspear Spaulders
Premier Marshal's Luminous Pauldrons / Premier General's Lamellar PauldronsEpic, item level 65Premier Marshal's Luminous Pauldrons / Premier General's Lamellar Pauldrons
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AStrong2 shoulder piecesClose behind the top pick
Theramore Mantle / Darkspear MantleEpic, item level 65Theramore Mantle / Darkspear Mantle
Highlander's Plate Spaulders / Defiler's Plate SpauldersEpic, item level 65Highlander's Plate Spaulders / Defiler's Plate Spaulders
BSolid3 shoulder piecesGood shoulder pieces to use until a better one turns up
Highlander's Lamellar Spaulders / Defiler's Lamellar SpauldersEpic, item level 65Highlander's Lamellar Spaulders / Defiler's Lamellar Spaulders
Spaulders of ValorRare, item level 60Spaulders of Valor
Spaulders of HeroismRare, item level 65Spaulders of Heroism
CSituational4 shoulder piecesWorth it for a specific need
Lightforge SpauldersRare, item level 60Lightforge Spaulders
Premier Chevalier Shoulders / Premier Scaled ShouldersRare, item level 60Premier Chevalier Shoulders / Premier Scaled Shoulders
Premier Luminous Shoulders / Premier Lamellar ShouldersRare, item level 60Premier Luminous Shoulders / Premier Lamellar Shoulders
Soulforge SpauldersRare, item level 65Soulforge Spaulders
DBottom6 shoulder piecesPlaceholders until something better turns up
Dawnbringer ShouldersRare, item level 58Dawnbringer Shoulders
Justice EpauletsEpic, item level 61Justice Epaulets
Justice PauldronsEpic, item level 61Justice Pauldrons
Justice SpauldersEpic, item level 61Justice Spaulders
Pauldrons of GloryEpic, item level 61Pauldrons of Glory
Shoulders of GloryEpic, item level 61Shoulders of Glory

What each tier means

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

Premier Marshal's Chevalier Pauldrons / Premier General's Scaled Pauldrons leads our Protection Paladin list at 100, with the next best shoulder piece at 99.

Score out of 100 on this list

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

No. Premier Marshal's Chevalier Pauldrons / Premier General's Scaled Pauldrons is the Protection pick; the Holy #1, Theramore Mantle / Darkspear Mantle, is only A tier here.

Shoulder pieces left off the list

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

Battlegear of Valor has eight pieces and pays off for a Protection Paladin at 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 worn.

  • 2+8 All Resistances.
  • 3+15 Strength.
  • 4When struck in combat, has a 10% chance to remove a Disarm effect from yourself. Can only occur once every 60 sec.
  • 5Chance on melee attack to heal for 88 to 132 and generate 10 Rage
  • 6Restores 15 health per 5 sec.

Other pieces, Protection grade

Our Protection grade counts only the stats on each shoulder piece.

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