Midnight Season 2 · updated 10/22/2026

Protection Paladin - 3v3 Arena Meta

Rating range 192-2588 · 4 gear sets analyzed

Live Blizzard leaderboards across US, EU, KR, and TW, sorted globally by official rating. Gear analysis aggregates the equipped sets of 4 of these 7 players.

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Top Protection Paladins - 3v3 Arena

Top players for Protection Paladin in 3v3 Arena
#	Player	Region	Race	Hero Talent	iLvl	Rating
1	Layson · Uldum	us	Human	Open profile	311	2588
2	Soundscape · Proudmoore	us	Human	Open profile	330	2459
3	Somebody · Arthas	tw	Dwarf	Open profile	261	2385
4	Jonbonjovin · Bleeding Hollow	us	Human	Open profile	330	2300
5	圣光军团长 · Krol Blade	tw	Lightforged Draenei	Open profile	295	1440
6	嘗嘗我的火球 · Sundown Marsh	tw	Blood Elf	Open profile	325	527
7	童童網遊員工 · Shadowmoon	tw	Human	Open profile	238	192

How this analysis is done

We aggregate complete top-player loadouts instead of taking one isolated popular item per slot. That keeps trinket pairs, embellishments, tier count, and stat shape tied to real character builds.

• Tier is shown as a 2pc/4pc bonus distribution, not five independent slots.
• Trinkets and embellishments are aggregated as the equipped pair.
• Every option shows a % of analyzed players with low-signal picks filtered out.
• Items are de-duplicated, and item level is shown as a range.

Mass Gear Analysis

4 players analyzed · item level 238–325 (median 278)

Tier Set Bonus

25%

run 4-piece or more

25%

run 2-piece or more

4-piece25%
0-piece75%

Trinket Pairs

25%Breath of Jan'alai + Crucible of Erratic Energies
25%Desecrated Chalice + Toxiferous Transfusion
25%Gebbo's Bottomless Bag + Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity
25%Galactic Aspirant's Medallion + Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Embellishment Pairs

25%Spellbreaker's Blade

Secondary Stat Priority (median)

Critical Strike 627

Haste 611

Mastery 381

Versatility 376

Per-Slot Popularity

Head

25%Pledgebearer's Mask
25%Faceguard of the Eyeless Horror
25%Visor of the Predator
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Helm

Neck

25%Custodian's Medallion of Delusion
25%Serpentine Talisman
25%Strand of Warding Fangs
25%Galactic Gladiator's Amulet

Shoulder

25%Shoulderplates of Frozen Blood
25%Pledgebearer's Pauldrons
25%Pauldrons of the Consecrated Flame◆
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons

Back

25%Verdant Tracker's Cover
25%Pyrewalker's Mantle
25%Speakeasy Shroud
25%Galactic Gladiator's Shawl

Chest

25%Venom-Cursed Bear's Chestguard
25%Conqueror's Aegis Breastplate
25%Bulwark of the Consecrated Flame◆
25%Galactic Gladiator's Chestplate

Wrist

25%Venom-Cursed Bear's Battle Bands
25%Pledgebearer's Splints
25%Spellbreaker's Bracers
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Wristguards

Hands

25%Venom-Cursed Bear's Gauntlets
25%Pledgebearer's Gauntlets
25%Gauntlets of the Consecrated Flame◆
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Handguards

Waist

25%Venom-Cursed Bear's Warbelt
25%Pledgebearer's Girdle
25%Forgotten Grotto Girdle
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Girdle

Legs

25%Venerated Professor's Greaves
25%Pledgebearer's Poleyns
25%Greaves of the Consecrated Flame◆
25%Galactic Aspirant's Plate Wargreaves

Feet

25%Leth'ir's Dress Sabatons
25%Pledgebearer's Sabatons
25%Poison-Proof Stompers
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Warboots

Rings

13%Circle of Ascended Frost
13%Forest Hunter's Hoop
13%Ouroboric Signet
13%Sickening Signet of Atroxus
13%Apex Brute's Claw Ring
13%Band of the Amani Warlord

Main Hand

25%Venom-Cursed Gladius
25%Unconfined Labrys
25%Spellbreaker's Blade
25%Galactic Gladiator's Greatsword

Off Hand

25%Thalassian Dawnguard
25%Wailing Bulwark
25%Venom-Slashed Scuteward

Enchants

Head

25%Empowered Hex of Leeching

Shoulder

25%Silvermoon's Mending

Chest

25%Mark of the Worldsoul

Legs

25%Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

Rings

25%Eyes of the Eagle

Weapon

25%Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Gems

67%Flawless Deadly Peridot
33%Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Top Protection Paladins - 3v3 Arena

Top players for Protection Paladin in 3v3 Arena
#	Player	Region	Race	Hero Talent	iLvl	Rating
1	Layson · Uldum	us	Human	Open profile	311	2588
2	Soundscape · Proudmoore	us	Human	Open profile	330	2459
3	Somebody · Arthas	tw	Dwarf	Open profile	261	2385
4	Jonbonjovin · Bleeding Hollow	us	Human	Open profile	330	2300
5	圣光军团长 · Krol Blade	tw	Lightforged Draenei	Open profile	295	1440
6	嘗嘗我的火球 · Sundown Marsh	tw	Blood Elf	Open profile	325	527
7	童童網遊員工 · Shadowmoon	tw	Human	Open profile	238	192

How this analysis is done

We aggregate complete top-player loadouts instead of taking one isolated popular item per slot. That keeps trinket pairs, embellishments, tier count, and stat shape tied to real character builds.

• Tier is shown as a 2pc/4pc bonus distribution, not five independent slots.

• Trinkets and embellishments are aggregated as the equipped pair.

• Every option shows a % of analyzed players with low-signal picks filtered out.

• Items are de-duplicated, and item level is shown as a range.

Mass Gear Analysis

4 players analyzed · item level 238–325 (median 278)

Tier Set Bonus

25%

run 4-piece or more

25%

run 2-piece or more

4-piece25%
0-piece75%

Trinket Pairs

25%Breath of Jan'alai + Crucible of Erratic Energies
25%Desecrated Chalice + Toxiferous Transfusion
25%Gebbo's Bottomless Bag + Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity
25%Galactic Aspirant's Medallion + Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Embellishment Pairs

25%Spellbreaker's Blade

Secondary Stat Priority (median)

Critical Strike 627

Haste 611

Mastery 381

Versatility 376

Per-Slot Popularity

Head

25%Pledgebearer's Mask
25%Faceguard of the Eyeless Horror
25%Visor of the Predator
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Helm

Neck

25%Custodian's Medallion of Delusion
25%Serpentine Talisman
25%Strand of Warding Fangs
25%Galactic Gladiator's Amulet

Shoulder

25%Shoulderplates of Frozen Blood
25%Pledgebearer's Pauldrons
25%Pauldrons of the Consecrated Flame◆
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons

Back

25%Verdant Tracker's Cover
25%Pyrewalker's Mantle
25%Speakeasy Shroud
25%Galactic Gladiator's Shawl

Chest

25%Venom-Cursed Bear's Chestguard
25%Conqueror's Aegis Breastplate
25%Bulwark of the Consecrated Flame◆
25%Galactic Gladiator's Chestplate

Wrist

25%Venom-Cursed Bear's Battle Bands
25%Pledgebearer's Splints
25%Spellbreaker's Bracers
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Wristguards

Hands

25%Venom-Cursed Bear's Gauntlets
25%Pledgebearer's Gauntlets
25%Gauntlets of the Consecrated Flame◆
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Handguards

Waist

25%Venom-Cursed Bear's Warbelt
25%Pledgebearer's Girdle
25%Forgotten Grotto Girdle
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Girdle

Legs

25%Venerated Professor's Greaves
25%Pledgebearer's Poleyns
25%Greaves of the Consecrated Flame◆
25%Galactic Aspirant's Plate Wargreaves

Feet

25%Leth'ir's Dress Sabatons
25%Pledgebearer's Sabatons
25%Poison-Proof Stompers
25%Galactic Gladiator's Plate Warboots

Rings

13%Circle of Ascended Frost
13%Forest Hunter's Hoop
13%Ouroboric Signet
13%Sickening Signet of Atroxus
13%Apex Brute's Claw Ring
13%Band of the Amani Warlord

Main Hand

25%Venom-Cursed Gladius
25%Unconfined Labrys
25%Spellbreaker's Blade
25%Galactic Gladiator's Greatsword

Off Hand

25%Thalassian Dawnguard
25%Wailing Bulwark
25%Venom-Slashed Scuteward

Enchants

Head

25%Empowered Hex of Leeching

Shoulder

25%Silvermoon's Mending

Chest

25%Mark of the Worldsoul

Legs

25%Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

Rings

25%Eyes of the Eagle

Weapon

25%Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Gems

67%Flawless Deadly Peridot
33%Indecipherable Eversong Diamond