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Best Trinkets for Protection Warrior in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.0.5.67186)

Ranked DPS deltas for every current-season trinket, simmed weekly against a stat-priority baseline. Pick a fight style below; raw numbers and percentage gain over the no-trinket baseline are in the table.

The top trinket for Protection Warrior in Patch 12.0.5.67186 is Gaze of the Alnseer, gaining 8.65% DPS over no trinket on Cleave.

Updated Apr 27, 2026

Patch 12.0.5SimC e8dfda350,000 iterations per trinket

Top pick

The top cleave trinket for Protection Warrior in WoW Midnight Patch 12.0.5.67186 is Gaze of the Alnseer from The Dreamrift, gaining 8.65% DPS over the no-trinket baseline. Radiant Plume (7.61%) and Heart of Ancient Hunger (7.57%) round out the top three. Numbers are mean DPS across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations on the canonical Protection Warrior baseline at item level 289.

Top 10, cleave

Baseline 80,757 DPS
  1. #1
    Gaze of the Alnseer
    +6,987 (8.65%)
  2. #2
    Radiant Plume
    +6,148 (7.61%)
  3. #3
    Heart of Ancient Hunger
    +6,112 (7.57%)
  4. #4
    Umbral Plume
    +6,040 (7.48%)
  5. #5
    Algeth'ar Puzzle Box
    +5,910 (7.32%)
  6. #6
    Darkmoon Deck: Blood
    +5,878 (7.28%)
  7. #7
    Darkmoon Deck: Hunt
    +5,808 (7.19%)
  8. #8
    Darkmoon Dominion: Blood
    +5,783 (7.16%)
  9. #9
    Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt
    +5,782 (7.16%)
  10. #10
    Primal Philosopher's Stone
    +5,571 (6.90%)

Top trinket pairings (cleave)

Estimated, paired sim coming soon

Estimated combined gain. We're shipping paired sims next; numbers shown are upper-bound additive (the sum of each trinket's solo DPS gain, ignoring how the two interact when worn together).

  1. #1
    Gaze of the AlnseerRadiant Plume
    +13,135 (16.3%)
  2. #2
    Gaze of the AlnseerHeart of Ancient Hunger
    +13,099 (16.2%)
  3. #3
    Radiant PlumeHeart of Ancient Hunger
    +12,260 (15.2%)

Full ranking, cleave

61 trinkets
RankTrinketSourceilvlDPS gainvs baseline
1Gaze of the Alnseer iconGaze of the AlnseerRaidThe Dreamrift289+6,9878.65%
2Radiant Plume iconRadiant PlumeRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+6,1487.61%
3Heart of Ancient Hunger iconHeart of Ancient HungerRaidThe Voidspire289+6,1127.57%
4Umbral Plume iconUmbral PlumeRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+6,0407.48%
5Algeth'ar Puzzle Box iconAlgeth'ar Puzzle BoxMythic+Algeth'ar Academy289+5,9107.32%
6Darkmoon Deck: Blood iconDarkmoon Deck: BloodWorldInscription285+5,8787.28%
7Darkmoon Deck: Hunt iconDarkmoon Deck: HuntWorldInscription285+5,8087.19%
8Darkmoon Dominion: Blood iconDarkmoon Dominion: BloodCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+5,7837.16%
9Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt iconDarkmoon Dominion: HuntCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+5,7827.16%
10Primal Philosopher's Stone iconPrimal Philosopher's StoneCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+5,5716.90%
11Dragon Games Equipment iconDragon Games EquipmentMythic+Algeth'ar Academy289+5,5286.84%
12Solarflare Prism iconSolarflare PrismMythic+Skyreach289+5,5196.83%
13Darkmoon Deck: Void iconDarkmoon Deck: VoidWorldInscription285+5,4636.77%
14Darkmoon Dominion: Void iconDarkmoon Dominion: VoidCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+5,4256.72%
15Heart of Wind iconHeart of WindMythic+Windrunner Spire289+5,3766.66%
16Undreamt God's Oozing Vestige iconUndreamt God's Oozing VestigeRaidThe Dreamrift289+5,3726.65%
17Magister's Alchemist Stone iconMagister's Alchemist StoneCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+5,2786.54%
18Kroluk's Warbanner iconKroluk's WarbannerMythic+Windrunner Spire289+5,2756.53%
19Void Stalker's Contract iconVoid Stalker's ContractMythic+Seat of the Triumvirate289+5,2446.49%
20Latch's Crooked Hook iconLatch's Crooked HookMythic+Windrunner Spire289+5,1806.41%
21Glorious Crusader's Keepsake iconGlorious Crusader's KeepsakeWorldQuel'Danas Faction285+5,1476.37%
22Light Company Guidon iconLight Company GuidonRaidThe Voidspire289+5,0486.25%
23Darkmoon Deck: Rot iconDarkmoon Deck: RotWorldInscription285+4,8095.95%
24Mark of Light iconMark of LightMythic+Nexus-Point Xenas289+4,7695.91%
25Withered Saptor's Paw iconWithered Saptor's PawWorldQuel'Danas Faction285+4,7635.90%
26Darkmoon Dominion: Rot iconDarkmoon Dominion: RotCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+4,7235.85%
27Crucible of Erratic Energies iconCrucible of Erratic EnergiesWorldVoidstorm Quest Reward285+4,4345.49%
28Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity iconGalactic Gladiator's Badge of FerocityWorldPvP Vendor285+4,3165.34%
29Gloom-Spattered Dreadscale iconGloom-Spattered DreadscaleRaidThe Voidspire289+4,0284.99%
30Solar Core Igniter iconSolar Core IgniterMythic+Skyreach289+3,9094.84%
31The Eternal Egg iconThe Eternal EggRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+3,8464.76%
32Jelly Replicator iconJelly ReplicatorMythic+Magisters' Terrace289+3,8384.75%
33Rotting Globule iconRotting GlobuleMythic+Pit of Saron289+3,8274.74%
34Lost Idol of the Hash'ey iconLost Idol of the Hash'eyWorldQuel'Danas Faction285+3,8024.71%
35Drum of Renewed Bonds iconDrum of Renewed BondsWorldBrewfest285+3,7684.67%
36Vaelgor's Final Stare iconVaelgor's Final StareRaidThe Voidspire289+3,7574.65%
37Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia iconForgotten Farstrider's InsigniaWorldWorld Drop285+3,7554.65%
38Holy Retributor's Order iconHoly Retributor's OrderWorldWorld Drop285+3,7304.62%
39Sealed Chaos Urn iconSealed Chaos UrnWorldWorld Drop285+3,4654.29%
40Vessel of Tortured Souls iconVessel of Tortured SoulsMythic+Maisara Caverns289+3,4484.27%
41Soulcatcher's Charm iconSoulcatcher's CharmMythic+Maisara Caverns289+3,2173.98%
42Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem iconShadow of the Empyrean RequiemRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+3,1593.91%
43Tangle of Vibrant Vines iconTangle of Vibrant VinesWorldDruidic Quest Reward285+2,8623.54%
44Litany of Lightblind Wrath iconLitany of Lightblind WrathRaidThe Voidspire289+2,5083.11%
45Ranger-Captain's Iridescent Insignia iconRanger-Captain's Iridescent InsigniaRaidThe Voidspire289+2,3382.90%
46Wraps of Cosmic Madness iconWraps of Cosmic MadnessRaidThe Voidspire289+1,8592.30%
47Nevermelting Ice Crystal iconNevermelting Ice CrystalWorldPit of Saron Vendor285+1,7982.23%
48Locus-Walker's Ribbon iconLocus-Walker's RibbonRaidThe Voidspire289+1,7812.21%
49Astalor's Anguish Agitator iconAstalor's Anguish AgitatorWorldEngineering285+1,7482.16%
50Void-Reaper's Libram iconVoid-Reaper's LibramWorldInscription285+1,7462.16%
51Volatile Void Suffuser iconVolatile Void SuffuserRaidThe Voidspire289+1,3691.70%
52Reality Breacher iconReality BreacherMythic+Seat of the Triumvirate289+1,3091.62%
53Eye of the Drowning Void iconEye of the Drowning VoidMythic+Magisters' Terrace289+1,1451.42%
54Emerald Coach's Whistle iconEmerald Coach's WhistleMythic+Algeth'ar Academy289+1,1181.38%
55Emberwing Feather iconEmberwing FeatherMythic+Windrunner Spire289+1,0821.34%
56Sylvan Wakrapuku iconSylvan WakrapukuWorldQuel'Danas Faction285+9361.16%
57Ever-Collapsing Void Fissure iconEver-Collapsing Void FissureWorldWorld Drop285+5510.68%
58Refueling Orb iconRefueling OrbMythic+Magisters' Terrace289+5000.62%
59Light of the Cosmic Crescendo iconLight of the Cosmic CrescendoRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+1300.16%
60Whisper of the Duskwraith iconWhisper of the DuskwraithMythic+Nexus-Point Xenas289+1000.12%
61Radiant Sunstone iconRadiant SunstoneMythic+Skyreach289+640.08%

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Methodology

Baseline profile

SimulationCraft default Protection Warrior profile at current season ilvl, no trinket equipped. Best-effort talent build, consumables, and gem/enchant set tracking SimC head.

Iteration count

50,000 iterations per trinket. Standard deviation on the DPS mean is well under 0.5% at this count, which keeps the ranking deltas reliable.

Cleave

Three-target uniform cleave, 5 minutes, fixed pull timing. Approximates a typical raid encounter with consistent adds.

Patchwerk

Single boss, 5 minutes, no movement, no adds. The pure DPS ceiling for raw rotation throughput.

Not included

Tier set bonuses, hero talent variance beyond the SimC default, encounter scripting (boss adds, mechanics, debuffs), and gear interactions outside the trinket slot. For your specific build, run a full sim.

Source patch

SimulationCraft e8dfda300db2e5e770f879597ee436f881d1d3f1, client build 12.0.5.67186. Generated Apr 27, 2026. Re-runs every Sunday after the SimC weekly bump.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best trinket for Protection Warrior in Patch 12.0.5.67186?

Gaze of the Alnseer ranks #1 for Protection Warrior in Patch 12.0.5.67186, with a +8.65% DPS gain over the no-trinket baseline. The full ranking on this page covers every current-season trinket.

What are the top 3 trinkets for Protection Warrior?

Gaze of the Alnseer ranks #1 at +8.65% DPS from The Dreamrift; Radiant Plume ranks #2 at +7.61% from March on Quel'Danas; Heart of Ancient Hunger ranks #3 at +7.57% from The Voidspire. All deltas are mean DPS over the no-trinket baseline across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations.

How does Gaze of the Alnseer compare on Cleave vs Patchwerk for Protection Warrior?

Gaze of the Alnseer gains +8.65% DPS on Cleave and +8.41% DPS on Patchwerk for Protection Warrior. The rank-1 pick is the same in both fight styles.

What's the difference between Protection's Cleave and Patchwerk picks?

Cleave runs three uniform targets for five minutes and rewards trinkets that deal AoE damage or scale with multi-target rotations. Patchwerk is single-target only and rewards single-target throughput. Protection Warrior can have a different best trinket in each style; switch the toggle above to compare.

How often is the Protection Warrior trinket leaderboard updated?

Every Sunday, after the SimulationCraft weekly build refresh. The pinned SimC SHA on this page is the source of truth for the patch state.

Are these results from real character data or theorycrafted?

Real SimulationCraft sims using the canonical Warrior baseline profile. Each trinket runs 50,000 iterations against the same baseline and the page reports the DPS delta. Numbers are stat-priority averages, not your specific build; for your character, paste your /simc string on the homepage.