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Midnight Season 1 · updated July 15, 2026
Best Trinkets for Protection Paladin in Midnight Season 1
Every current dungeon and raid trinket, simulated on the standard Protection Paladin profile with SimulationCraft and ranked by single-target DPS across upgrade tracks. Refreshed weekly with the latest engine build.
As of July 15, 2026, Algeth'ar Puzzle Box (Algeth'ar Academy) leads Protection Paladin single-target at Myth track (item level 289), 0.9% ahead of Gaze of the Alnseer and 1.0% ahead of Heart of Ancient Hunger. 24 trinkets from current dungeons and raids were simulated at 4 item levels each.
These are template-character averages. Your talents, tier pieces and second trinket change the
ranking — sometimes a lot. For a decision about your character, run the free
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on your own profile; it takes about a minute.
Trinket rankings
| # | Trinket | 250 | 263 | 276 | 289 | DPS gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeth'ar Puzzle BoxAlgeth'ar Academy · Echo of Doragosa | 68k | 69k | 69k | 70k | |
| 2 | Gaze of the AlnseerThe Dreamrift · Chimaerus | 68k | 69k | 69k | 69k | |
| 3 | Heart of Ancient HungerThe Voidspire · Vorasius | 68k | 68k | 69k | 69k | |
| 4 | Radiant PlumeMarch on Quel'Danas · Belo'ren, Child of Al'ar | 68k | 68k | 69k | 69k | |
| 5 | Umbral PlumeMarch on Quel'Danas · Belo'ren, Child of Al'ar | 68k | 69k | 69k | 69k | |
| 6 | Solarflare PrismSkyreach · High Sage Viryx | 68k | 67k | 68k | 69k | |
| 7 | Dragon Games EquipmentAlgeth'ar Academy · Crawth | 68k | 67k | 68k | 69k | |
| 8 | Kroluk's WarbannerWindrunner Spire · Commander Kroluk | 67k | 68k | 68k | 69k | |
| 9 | Light Company GuidonThe Voidspire · Imperator Averzian | 67k | 68k | 68k | 69k | |
| 10 | Sporelord's Mycelial InsigniaSporefall · Rotmire | 67k | 67k | 68k | 69k | |
| 11 | Undreamt God's Oozing VestigeThe Dreamrift · Chimaerus | 67k | 67k | 68k | 68k | |
| 12 | Void Stalker's ContractSeat of the Triumvirate · Saprish | 67k | 67k | 68k | 68k | |
| 13 | Heart of WindWindrunner Spire · The Restless Heart | 67k | 68k | 68k | 68k | |
| 14 | Latch's Crooked HookWindrunner Spire · Derelict Duo | 67k | 67k | 68k | 68k | |
| 15 | Mark of LightNexus-Point Xenas · Lothraxion | 67k | 67k | 68k | 68k | |
| 16 | Gloom-Spattered DreadscaleThe Voidspire · Vaelgor & Ezzorak | 67k | 67k | 67k | 68k | |
| 17 | Solar Core IgniterSkyreach · Araknath | 66k | 66k | 67k | 67k | |
| 18 | Ampoule of Pure VoidSeat of the Triumvirate · Zuraal the Ascended | 66k | 66k | 67k | 67k | |
| 19 | Rotting GlobulePit of Saron · Ick and Krick | 66k | 66k | 67k | 67k | |
| 20 | Vessel of Tortured SoulsMaisara Caverns · Rak'tul | 66k | 66k | 67k | 67k | |
| 21 | Jelly ReplicatorMagisters' Terrace · Gemellus | 66k | 66k | 67k | 67k | |
| 22 | The Eternal EggMarch on Quel'Danas · Belo'ren, Child of Al'ar | 66k | 67k | 67k | 67k | |
| 23 | Volatile Void SuffuserThe Voidspire · Fallen-King Salhadaar | 65k | 65k | 65k | 65k | |
| 24 | Locus-Walker's RibbonThe Voidspire · Crown of the Cosmos | 65k | 65k | 65k | 65k |
DPS gain bar: trinket's contribution over an empty trinket slot at Myth track (289). Differences within ~0.4% are statistical noise — treat close trinkets as tied (what target error means).
Methodology
- Profile: the SimC project's canonical MID1 Protection Paladin profile (MID1_Paladin_Protection.simc), with both trinket slots emptied as baseline.
- Simulation: each trinket equipped alone in slot 1 at item levels 250, 263, 276, 289 — fight style Patchwerk, 300s fight, target error 0.4%.
- Engine: SimulationCraft, current Midnight Season 1 build; the identical engine runs in this site's in-browser simulator.
- Raw data: data.json for this page.
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Keep reading
- Free Droptimizer guide — rank drops for your actual character, not a template.
- Stat weights & target error — how to read close results.
- Raidbots alternative — why all of this is free.