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

Patch 12.1.0 · Updated Sep 27, 2026 · stat weights plus simmed trinkets

Farm Temple of Sethraliss as Protection Paladin (cleave, patch 12.1.0.69933): 2 best-in-slot drops and 8 top-five items, led by Resonating Crystal Scimitar (Main hand) from Avatar of Sethraliss. Next is Kings' Rest with 1.

Best in slot at the top dungeon: 2
Top-five items there: 8
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 2 best in slot · 8 in a top five · Battle for AzerothWhich specs want this dungeon
	Resonating Crystal Scimitar	Main hand	Avatar of Sethraliss	BiS
	Bulwark of Brimming Potential	Off hand	Galvazzt	BiS
	Sand-Scoured Greatbelt	Waist	Galvazzt	#2
	C'thraxxi Binders Pauldrons	Shoulder	Avatar of Sethraliss	#3
	Charged Sandstone Band	Ring	Galvazzt	#3
	Legplates of Charged Duality	Legs	Adderis and Aspix	#4
	and 2 more
2	Kings' Rest 1 best in slot · 7 in a top five · Battle for AzerothWhich specs want this dungeon
	Embalmer's Steadying Bracers	Wrist	Mchimba the Embalmer	BiS
	Auric Puddle Stompers	Feet	The Golden Serpent	#2
	Girdle of Pestilent Purification	Waist	The Council of Tribes	#3
	Gauntlets of the Avian Sentinel	Hands	The Golden Serpent	#4
	Pauldrons of the Great Unifier	Shoulder	Dazar, The First King	#4
	Cloak of the Restless Tribes	Back	The Council of Tribes	#4
	and 1 more
3	Murder Row 1 best in slot · 5 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Signet of Snarling Servitude	Ring	Xathuux the Annihilator	BiS
	Speakeasy Shroud	Back	Zaen Bladesorrow	#2
	Overseer's Vambraces	Wrist	Zaen Bladesorrow	#2
	Greathelm of Temptation	Head	Kystia Manaheart	#3
	Cinderfury Shoulderguards	Shoulder	Lithiel Cinderfury	#5
4	The Blinding Vale 0 best in slot · 6 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Bedrock Breeches	Legs	Lightblossom Trinity	#2
	Teldrassil's Sacrifice	Off hand	Ziekket	#2
	Thorned Reply	Main hand	Ziekket	#2
	Taproot Ribs	Chest	Lightwarden Ruia	#5
	Thornspike Gauntlets	Hands	Ziekket	#5
	Bloodthorn Burnous	Back	Ikuzz the Light Hunter	#5
5	Altar of Fangs 0 best in slot · 6 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Aged Interwoven Scaleplate	Chest	The Writhing Coil	#2
	Ancient General's Obsidian Pillars	Legs	Zul'jan	#3
	Strand of Warding Fangs	Neck	The Writhing Coil	#3
	Coiled Fangstone	Trinket	Rav'i	#3
	Poison-Proof Stompers	Feet	Rav'i	#4
	Band of the Amani Warlord	Ring	Zul'jan	#5
6	Den of Nalorakk 0 best in slot · 5 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Sentinel Challenger's Prize	Chest	Sentinel of Winter	#3
	Bonds of the Hash'ura	Hands	Nalorakk	#3
	Pilfered Precious Band	Ring	The Hoardmonger	#4
	Yoke of the Charging Bear	Neck	Nalorakk	#4
	Autumn's Boon Belt	Waist	The Hoardmonger	#5
7	Voidscar Arena 0 best in slot · 4 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Visor of the Predator	Head	Atroxus	#2
	Graft of the Domanaar	Neck	Charonus	#2
	Taz'Rah's Cosmic Edge	Main hand	Taz'Rah	#4
	Tumor of the Swarm	Trinket	Atroxus	#4
8	Ruby Life Pools 0 best in slot · 2 in a top five · DragonflightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Fireproof Drape	Back	Kokia Blazehoof	#3
	Scaleguard's Stalwart Greatboots	Feet	Melidrussa Chillworn	#3

For comparison

The Tidebound Grotto0 best in slot, 2 in a top five
The Venomous Abyss12 best in slot, 20 in a top five
Midnight Crafted Gear0 best in slot, 5 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 4c7c73621e596419b5bd6faa5d68940a9c640379, client build 12.1.0.69933, generated Sep 27, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Which dungeon should Protection Paladin farm in Patch 12.1.0.69933?

Temple of Sethraliss: 2 best-in-slot drops and 8 items in a top five for Protection Paladin on cleave, the most of the eight Season 2 dungeons.

How do all eight dungeons rank for Protection?

Temple of Sethraliss (2), Kings' Rest (1), Murder Row (1), The Blinding Vale (0), Altar of Fangs (0), Den of Nalorakk (0), Voidscar Arena (0), Ruby Life Pools (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.