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Best Trinkets for Protection Paladin in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0.69382)

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 Paladin in Patch 12.1.0.69382 is Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique, gaining 13.7% DPS over no trinket on Cleave.

Updated Aug 18, 2026

Patch 12.1.0SimC 4fca45450,000 iterations per trinket

Top pick

The top cleave trinket for Protection Paladin in WoW Midnight Patch 12.1.0.69382 is Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique from The Venomous Abyss, gaining 13.7% DPS over the no-trinket baseline. Tumor of the Swarm (9.86%) and Merektha's Fang (9.78%) round out the top three. Numbers are mean DPS across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations on the canonical Protection Paladin baseline at item level 334.

Top 10, cleave

Baseline 119,135 DPS
  1. #1
    Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique
    +16,276 (13.7%)
  2. #2
    Tumor of the Swarm
    +11,743 (9.86%)
  3. #3
    Merektha's Fang
    +11,649 (9.78%)
  4. #4
    Voracious Heart of Ula'tek
    +11,636 (9.77%)
  5. #5
    Vile Vial of Volatile Venom
    +10,593 (8.89%)
  6. #6
    Sapling of the Dawnroot
    +10,582 (8.88%)
  7. #7
    Keeper's Seething Core
    +10,356 (8.69%)
  8. #8
    Blazebinder's Hoof
    +10,293 (8.64%)
  9. #9
    Darkmoon Dominion: Blood
    +9,914 (8.32%)
  10. #10
    Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt
    +9,885 (8.30%)

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
    Zul'jin's Guillotine TechniqueTumor of the Swarm
    +28,019 (23.5%)
  2. #2
    Zul'jin's Guillotine TechniqueMerektha's Fang
    +27,925 (23.4%)
  3. #3
    Tumor of the SwarmMerektha's Fang
    +23,392 (19.6%)

Full ranking, cleave

75 trinkets
RankTrinketSourceilvlDPS gainvs baseline
1Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique iconZul'jin's Guillotine TechniqueRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+16,27613.7%
2Tumor of the Swarm iconTumor of the SwarmMythic+Voidscar Arena334+11,7439.86%
3Merektha's Fang iconMerektha's FangMythic+Temple of Sethraliss334+11,6499.78%
4Voracious Heart of Ula'tek iconVoracious Heart of Ula'tekRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+11,6369.77%
5Vile Vial of Volatile Venom iconVile Vial of Volatile VenomMythic+Altar of Fangs334+10,5938.89%
6Sapling of the Dawnroot iconSapling of the DawnrootMythic+The Blinding Vale334+10,5828.88%
7Keeper's Seething Core iconKeeper's Seething CoreRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+10,3568.69%
8Blazebinder's Hoof iconBlazebinder's HoofMythic+Ruby Life Pools334+10,2938.64%
9Darkmoon Dominion: Blood iconDarkmoon Dominion: BloodCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear331+9,9148.32%
10Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt iconDarkmoon Dominion: HuntCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear331+9,8858.30%
11Gebbo's Bottomless Bag iconGebbo's Bottomless BagRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+9,7688.20%
12Seed of the Devouring Wild iconSeed of the Devouring WildMythic+The Blinding Vale334+9,2847.79%
13Font of Venomous Rage iconFont of Venomous RageRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+9,1247.66%
14Tattered Amani War Banner iconTattered Amani War BannerMythic+Altar of Fangs334+9,0857.63%
15Darkmoon Dominion: Void iconDarkmoon Dominion: VoidCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear331+8,9487.51%
16Resonant Bellowstone iconResonant BellowstoneMythic+Murder Row334+8,7607.35%
17Magister's Alchemist Stone iconMagister's Alchemist StoneCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear331+8,4857.12%
18Darkmoon Dominion: Rot iconDarkmoon Dominion: RotCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear331+8,0546.76%
19Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity iconVenomous Gladiator's Badge of FerocityWorldPvP Vendor298+7,8786.61%
20Idol of the War Loa iconIdol of the War LoaMythic+Den of Nalorakk334+7,8466.59%
21Ruby Whelp Shell iconRuby Whelp ShellMythic+Ruby Life Pools334+7,7176.48%
22Effigy of Ula'tek's Faithful iconEffigy of Ula'tek's FaithfulWorldThe Coiled Isle308+7,6706.44%
23Sealed Chaos Urn iconSealed Chaos UrnWorldDelve Vendor289+7,0585.92%
24Withered Saptor's Paw iconWithered Saptor's PawWorldDelve Vendor289+6,8245.73%
25Mchimba's Ritual Bandages iconMchimba's Ritual BandagesMythic+Kings' Rest334+6,6165.55%
26Sszorak's Ferocity iconSszorak's FerocityRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+6,5795.52%
27Coiled Fangstone iconCoiled FangstoneMythic+Altar of Fangs334+6,5715.52%
28Manaheart's Binding Flame iconManaheart's Binding FlameMythic+Murder Row334+6,5605.51%
29First Mate's Shellward iconFirst Mate's ShellwardRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+6,4575.42%
30Glorious Crusader's Keepsake iconGlorious Crusader's KeepsakeWorldDelve Vendor289+6,3765.35%
31Mindpiercer's Sigil iconMindpiercer's SigilMythic+Voidscar Arena334+6,1475.16%
32Lost Idol of the Hash'ey iconLost Idol of the Hash'eyWorldDelve Vendor289+5,1164.29%
33Toxiferous Transfusion iconToxiferous TransfusionWorldThe Coiled Isle308+5,1104.29%
34Tiny Electromental in a Jar iconTiny Electromental in a JarMythic+Temple of Sethraliss334+4,7193.96%
35Holy Retributor's Order iconHoly Retributor's OrderWorldDelve Vendor289+4,3583.66%
36Vexhul's Everflowing Gland iconVexhul's Everflowing GlandRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+4,3223.63%
37Drum of Renewed Bonds iconDrum of Renewed BondsWorldDelve Vendor289+4,2843.60%
38Lustrous Golden Plumage iconLustrous Golden PlumageMythic+Kings' Rest334+4,2413.56%
39Darkmoon Deck: Hunt iconDarkmoon Deck: HuntWorldInscription220+4,2173.54%
40Crucible of Erratic Energies iconCrucible of Erratic EnergiesWorldVoidstorm Quest Reward263+4,1383.47%
41Sharp Axe Holster iconSharp Axe HolsterWorldThe Coiled Isle282+4,0713.42%
42Feathered Bell iconFeathered BellWorldThe Coiled Isle282+4,0213.37%
43Darkmoon Deck: Blood iconDarkmoon Deck: BloodWorldInscription220+3,9863.35%
44Vashnik's Sanguine Rancor iconVashnik's Sanguine RancorRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+3,5733.00%
45Darkmoon Deck: Void iconDarkmoon Deck: VoidWorldInscription220+3,4292.88%
46Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia iconForgotten Farstrider's InsigniaWorldWorld Drop263+3,4192.87%
47Stormbound Emblem of Dazar iconStormbound Emblem of DazarMythic+Kings' Rest334+3,3402.80%
48Void Execution Mandate iconVoid Execution MandateMythic+Voidscar Arena334+3,3352.80%
49Tangle of Vibrant Vines iconTangle of Vibrant VinesWorldDelve Vendor289+3,2642.74%
50Wavecaller's Seastone iconWavecaller's SeastoneRaidThe Tidebound Grotto334+3,2042.69%
51Hex Lord's Dooming Idol iconHex Lord's Dooming IdolRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+3,1722.66%
52Fang of Umbral Malignance iconFang of Umbral MalignanceRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+3,0352.55%
53Idol of the Howling Nexus iconIdol of the Howling NexusRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+2,9682.49%
54Spirit-Rending Poison iconSpirit-Rending PoisonWorldThe Coiled Isle308+2,9332.46%
55Lightspire Core iconLightspire CoreMythic+The Blinding Vale334+2,9172.45%
56Darkmoon Deck: Rot iconDarkmoon Deck: RotWorldInscription220+2,7942.35%
57Kyrakka's Searing Embers iconKyrakka's Searing EmbersMythic+Ruby Life Pools334+2,7912.34%
58Knot of Writhing Serpents iconKnot of Writhing SerpentsMythic+Altar of Fangs334+2,7732.33%
59Preternatural Antivenom iconPreternatural AntivenomRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+2,7282.29%
60Freightrunner's Flask iconFreightrunner's FlaskMythic+Murder Row334+2,6092.19%
61Chiral Marrowgrafter iconChiral MarrowgrafterWorldThe Coiled Isle308+2,5882.17%
62Ophidian Bone Whistle iconOphidian Bone WhistleWorldThe Coiled Isle308+2,3421.97%
63Astalor's Anguish Agitator iconAstalor's Anguish AgitatorWorldDelve Vendor289+2,0591.73%
64Permafrost Essence iconPermafrost EssenceMythic+Den of Nalorakk334+2,0431.72%
65Void-Reaper's Libram iconVoid-Reaper's LibramWorldDelve Vendor289+1,7571.47%
66Spirit Ward iconSpirit WardWorldThe Coiled Isle308+1,6301.37%
67Ever-Collapsing Void Fissure iconEver-Collapsing Void FissureWorldDelve Vendor289+1,3561.14%
68Sylvan Wakrapuku iconSylvan WakrapukuWorldDelve Vendor289+9470.79%
69Pulse Seeker's Oculus iconPulse Seeker's OculusWorldThe Coiled Isle308+1620.14%
70Latent Purifier iconLatent PurifierWorldThe Coiled Isle282+1480.12%
71Mycolic Medicine iconMycolic MedicineMythic+Den of Nalorakk334+1480.12%
72Sethraliss' Defiled Relic iconSethraliss' Defiled RelicMythic+Temple of Sethraliss334+1220.10%
73Seed of Radiant Hope iconSeed of Radiant HopeMythic+The Blinding Vale334+880.07%
74Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel iconSoulcoiler Ritual VesselRaidThe Venomous Abyss334+830.07%
75Unstable Felheart Crystal iconUnstable Felheart CrystalMythic+Murder Row334+120.01%

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Methodology

Baseline profile

SimulationCraft default Protection Paladin 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 4fca454d872ae3b2f7e141edde6833eac9300272, client build 12.1.0.69382. Generated Aug 18, 2026. Re-runs every Sunday after the SimC weekly bump.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best trinket for Protection Paladin in Patch 12.1.0.69382?

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique ranks #1 for Protection Paladin in Patch 12.1.0.69382, with a +13.7% 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 Paladin?

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique ranks #1 at +13.7% DPS from The Venomous Abyss; Tumor of the Swarm ranks #2 at +9.86% from Voidscar Arena; Merektha's Fang ranks #3 at +9.78% from Temple of Sethraliss. All deltas are mean DPS over the no-trinket baseline across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations.

How does Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique compare on Cleave vs Patchwerk for Protection Paladin?

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique gains +13.7% DPS on Cleave and +11.2% DPS on Patchwerk for Protection Paladin. 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 Paladin can have a different best trinket in each style; switch the toggle above to compare.

How often is the Protection Paladin 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 Paladin 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.