Best Dungeons to Farm for Protection Paladin in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0)

Patch 12.1.0 · Updated Oct 11, 2026 · stat weights plus simmed trinkets

Farm Temple of Sethraliss as Protection Paladin (single target, patch 12.1.0.69933): 1 best-in-slot drops and 9 top-five items, led by Charged Sandstone Band (Ring) from Galvazzt. Next is Murder Row with 1.

Best in slot at the top dungeon: 1
Top-five items there: 9
Slots ranked: 14
Dungeons: 8

Dungeons ranked

All eight Season 2 Mythic+ dungeons ranked by how many best-in-slot items they drop for the spec, with the boss for each. Pick a fight style below.

#	Item	Slot	Boss	Rank
1	Temple of Sethraliss 1 best in slot · 9 in a top five · Battle for AzerothWhich specs want this dungeon
	Charged Sandstone Band	Ring	Galvazzt	BiS
	Desert Guardian's Breastplate	Chest	Avatar of Sethraliss	#2
	Bulwark of Brimming Potential	Off hand	Galvazzt	#2
	Resonating Crystal Scimitar	Main hand	Avatar of Sethraliss	#3
	C'thraxxi Binders Pauldrons	Shoulder	Avatar of Sethraliss	#4
	Sand-Scoured Greatbelt	Waist	Galvazzt	#4
	and 3 more
2	Murder Row 1 best in slot · 6 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Speakeasy Shroud	Back	Zaen Bladesorrow	BiS
	Greathelm of Temptation	Head	Kystia Manaheart	#2
	Signet of Snarling Servitude	Ring	Xathuux the Annihilator	#3
	Cinderfury Shoulderguards	Shoulder	Lithiel Cinderfury	#3
	Overseer's Vambraces	Wrist	Zaen Bladesorrow	#3
	Pendant of Malefic Fury	Neck	Lithiel Cinderfury	#4
3	Voidscar Arena 1 best in slot · 4 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Graft of the Domanaar	Neck	Charonus	BiS
	Taz'Rah's Cosmic Edge	Main hand	Taz'Rah	#2
	Visor of the Predator	Head	Atroxus	#3
	Tumor of the Swarm	Trinket	Atroxus	#4
4	Kings' Rest 0 best in slot · 6 in a top five · Battle for AzerothWhich specs want this dungeon
	Gauntlets of the Avian Sentinel	Hands	The Golden Serpent	#2
	Girdle of Pestilent Purification	Waist	The Council of Tribes	#2
	Embalmer's Steadying Bracers	Wrist	Mchimba the Embalmer	#2
	Pauldrons of the Great Unifier	Shoulder	Dazar, The First King	#5
	Auric Puddle Stompers	Feet	The Golden Serpent	#5
	Helm of the Raptor King	Head	Dazar, The First King	#5
5	The Blinding Vale 0 best in slot · 5 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Thornspike Gauntlets	Hands	Ziekket	#3
	Teldrassil's Sacrifice	Off hand	Ziekket	#4
	Bloodthorn Burnous	Back	Ikuzz the Light Hunter	#4
	Thorned Reply	Main hand	Ziekket	#4
	Bedrock Breeches	Legs	Lightblossom Trinity	#5
6	Ruby Life Pools 0 best in slot · 4 in a top five · DragonflightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Scaleguard's Stalwart Greatboots	Feet	Melidrussa Chillworn	#3
	Blazebinder's Hoof	Trinket	Kokia Blazehoof	#3
	Breastplate of Soaring Terror	Chest	Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein	#4
	Fireproof Drape	Back	Kokia Blazehoof	#5
7	Altar of Fangs 0 best in slot · 4 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Ancient General's Obsidian Pillars	Legs	Zul'jan	#3
	Poison-Proof Stompers	Feet	Rav'i	#4
	Strand of Warding Fangs	Neck	The Writhing Coil	#5
	Vile Vial of Volatile Venom	Trinket	Rav'i	#5
8	Den of Nalorakk 0 best in slot · 3 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Sentinel Challenger's Prize	Chest	Sentinel of Winter	#3
	Tempest's Shelter	Off hand	Sentinel of Winter	#3
	Autumn's Boon Belt	Waist	The Hoardmonger	#3

For comparison

The Tidebound Grotto1 best in slot, 3 in a top five
The Venomous Abyss12 best in slot, 25 in a top five
Midnight Crafted Gear0 best in slot, 1 in a top five

The raid and crafted gear are listed so the dungeon counts have a reference; tier pieces always count for the raid.

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Methodology

Ranking

A dungeon ranks by the number of slots where its drop is the best-in-slot item (rings and trinkets count two), then by drops in the top five of any slot, then by summed score.

Item scoring

Stat items are scored by the spec's simmed stat weights at the Myth 6/6 ceiling; trinkets carry their simmed DPS gain from the weekly trinket leaderboard. See the Protection best-in-slot board.

Not included

What you already own, on-use and proc effects outside the trinket slot, set bonuses, and the item level difference between the vault and end-of-dungeon loot.

Source and patch

SimulationCraft af05b9e2e1e50ad5b50f255d7189161dcc058554, client build 12.1.0.69933, generated Oct 11, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Which dungeon should Protection Paladin farm in Patch 12.1.0.69933?

Temple of Sethraliss: 1 best-in-slot drops and 9 items in a top five for Protection Paladin on single target, the most of the eight Season 2 dungeons.

How do all eight dungeons rank for Protection?

Temple of Sethraliss (1), Murder Row (1), Voidscar Arena (1), Kings' Rest (0), The Blinding Vale (0), Ruby Life Pools (0), Altar of Fangs (0), Den of Nalorakk (0). The number is best-in-slot drops for the spec.

Which dungeons have nothing for Protection?

Every Season 2 dungeon drops at least one top-five item for the spec.

How are the upgrades counted?

Every current-season item is ranked within its slot, stat items by the spec's simmed stat weights and trinkets by the simmed trinket leaderboard. A dungeon counts one for each slot where it holds the best item and one for each drop in a top five.

Should I raid instead?

The comparison block shows how many best-in-slot pieces the raid and crafted gear hold. Tier pieces always come from the raid, so it usually leads; the dungeon ranking is for the slots it does not cover.

How often is this updated?

Every Sunday after the weekly SimulationCraft update, when the stat weights and trinket boards are re-simmed.