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PaladinTank · level 60

Level 60 Protection Paladin tank build

“Bulwark Guardian” — Tanking dungeons and raids.

A deep Protection Paladin tank built around Righteous Fury, Holy Shield, block value, defense, stamina, and enough hit to keep Holy threat reliable in raids and dungeons.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today94.2 / 100

Excellent. This is close to the best this item pool and tree allow for the goal.

Talents

0 Holy / 41 Protection / 10 Retribution · 51 points at level 60

Holy · 0

No points.

Protection · 41

  • Toughness5/5
  • Redoubt5/5
  • Precision3/3
  • Anticipation5/5
  • Improved Seal of Fury1/1
  • Improved Righteous Fury3/3
  • Shield Specialization3/3
  • Sacred Duty2/2
  • Swift Judgement1/1
  • One-Handed Weapon Specialization3/3
  • Templar's Bulwark1/1
  • Reckoning3/5
  • Iron Creed5/5
  • Holy Shield1/1

Retribution · 10

  • Deflection5/5
  • Benediction3/5
  • Improved Judgement2/2

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadRedemption Headpiece800 armor · +28 Stamina · +26 Intellect · +64 Healing · +14 Critical Strike · +8 Mana per 5 secRedemption Armor
NeckMark of C'Thun+24 Stamina · +10 Defense · +12 Dodge · +10 HitTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun
ShouldersPauldrons of the Unrelenting650 armor · +30 Stamina · +11 Strength · +9 Defense · +12 DodgeTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · Fankriss the Unyielding
BackShifting Cloak48 armor · +17 Agility · +8 Stamina · +12 DodgeCrafted · Leatherworking
ChestDarksoul Breastplate676 armor · +32 Stamina · +60 Bonus Armor · +10 HitCrafted · Blacksmithing · The Darksoul
WristsRedemption Wristguards431 armor · +22 Stamina · +15 Intellect · +31 Healing · +4 Mana per 5 secRedemption Armor
HandsGauntlets of Steadfast Determination535 armor · +20 Stamina · +19 Strength · +18 Agility · +9 DefenseTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · Battleguard Sartura
WaistRoyal Qiraji Belt512 armor · +22 Stamina · +13 Strength · +13 Agility · +15 Parry · +8 DefenseTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · Twin Emperors
LegsOutrider's Plate Legguards646 armor · +28 Strength · +27 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit—
FeetRedemption Boots662 armor · +22 Stamina · +18 Intellect · +42 Healing · +14 Critical Strike · +5 Mana per 5 secRedemption Armor
Ring 1Signet of the Fallen Defender+24 Stamina · +140 Bonus Armor · +10 HitNaxxramas · Instructor Razuvious
Ring 2Ring of Emperor Vek'lor+18 Stamina · +12 Agility · +100 Bonus Armor · +9 DefenseTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · Twin Emperors
Trinket 1Styleen's Impeding Scarab+25 Block · +24 Block Value · +13 DefenseBlackwing Lair · Flamegor
Trinket 2Drake Fang Talisman+56 Attack Power · +20 Hit · +12 DodgeBlackwing Lair · Ebonroc
Main HandGrand Marshal's Battle Hammer235–353 · 3.8s · 77.5 dps · +41 Stamina · +26 Strength · +14 Critical StrikePvP · Rank 18
Ranged / RelicSteadfast LibramCrafted · Enchanting
  • Redemption Armor (3/9) — (2) Increases the amount healed by your Judgement of Light by 20.
  • The Darksoul (1/3)

Rotation

  1. 1Righteous Furybuff not active on you
  2. 2Devotion Aurabuff not active on you
  3. 3Blessing of Kingsbuff not active on you
  4. 4Seal of Furybuff not active on you
  5. 5Sacred Shieldbuff not active on you
  6. 6Templar's Bulwarkyou are low on health
  7. 7Holy Shieldbuff not active on you
  8. 8Consecration3+ enemies
  9. 9Hammer of the Righteous3+ enemies
  10. 10Shield of Righteousnesswhen ready
  11. 11Holy Strikewhen ready
  12. 12Judgement of Furywhen ready

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This is a 41/0/10-style Protection core: Toughness, Anticipation, Improved Righteous Fury, Sacred Duty, Templar's Bulwark, Iron Creed, and Holy Shield are the survival/threat spine. Redoubt plus Shield Specialization makes blocks matter, while Precision, Deflection, Benediction, and Improved Judgement add consistency, avoidance, and mana control.

The gear leans defensive first: Mark of C'Thun, Pauldrons of the Unrelenting, Royal Qiraji Belt, Ring of Emperor Vek'lor, Styleen's Impeding Scarab, and Steadfast Libram are the key mitigation pieces. Darksoul Breastplate, Outrider's Plate Legguards, Signet of the Fallen Defender, Drake Fang Talisman, and Precision together bring strong hit coverage for reliable Holy Strike, Judgement, and melee threat. Redemption pieces are used where their armor, stamina, intellect, mp5, and healing-to-spell-damage conversion beat weaker pure melee options.

Important limitation: the supplied main-hand candidate list contains only two-handed weapons, so Grand Marshal's Battle Hammer is used as the best defensive placeholder from the allowed list. For real tanking, replace it with a one-handed tank weapon and use Blessed Qiraji Bulwark if available; the talents, libram, and rotation are clearly shield-oriented.

Play by keeping Righteous Fury, Devotion Aura, Blessing of Kings, Seal of Fury, Sacred Shield, and Holy Shield active. Use Templar's Bulwark before lethal spikes, Consecration and Hammer of the Righteous on packs, then Shield of Righteousness, Holy Strike, and Judgement of Fury for single-target threat.

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Generated by the optimizer from WoW Forever client build 1.60.1.69913 and checked against the builder's rules (row gates, prerequisites, what the class can wear). The rating above is recomputed from today's data. Race not set — pick yours in the builder for racial bonuses.