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Midnight Season 2 · updated November 4, 2026
Best Trinkets for Protection Warrior in Midnight Season 2
Every current dungeon and raid trinket, simulated on the standard Protection Warrior profile with SimulationCraft and ranked by single-target DPS across upgrade tracks. Refreshed weekly with the latest engine build.
As of November 4, 2026, Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique (The Venomous Abyss) leads Protection Warrior single-target at Myth track (item level 334), 0.5% ahead of Voracious Heart of Ula'tek and 1.3% ahead of Tumor of the Swarm. 27 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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Trinket rankings
| # | Trinket | 295 | 308 | 321 | 334 | DPS gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zul'jin's Guillotine TechniqueThe Venomous Abyss · The Coiled Altar | 146k | 147k | 149k | 150k | |
| 2 | Voracious Heart of Ula'tekThe Venomous Abyss · Ula'tek | 146k | 147k | 147k | 149k | |
| 3 | Tumor of the SwarmVoidscar Arena · Atroxus | 145k | 146k | 147k | 148k | |
| 4 | Coiled FangstoneAltar of Fangs · Rav'i | 144k | 145k | 146k | 148k | |
| 5 | Gebbo's Bottomless BagThe Venomous Abyss · The Lost Explorers | 145k | 145k | 147k | 147k | |
| 6 | Sszorak's FerocityThe Venomous Abyss · Sszorak | 144k | 144k | 145k | 147k | |
| 7 | Idol of the Howling NexusThe Venomous Abyss · Sszorak | 144k | 145k | 146k | 147k | |
| 8 | Resonant BellowstoneMurder Row · Xathuux the Annihilator | 144k | 145k | 145k | 147k | |
| 9 | Sapling of the DawnrootThe Blinding Vale · Ziekket | 143k | 144k | 146k | 147k | |
| 10 | Keeper's Seething CoreThe Venomous Abyss · Entombed Sentinels | 144k | 145k | 146k | 147k | |
| 11 | Font of Venomous RageThe Venomous Abyss · Ula'tek | 144k | 144k | 145k | 146k | |
| 12 | Vile Vial of Volatile VenomAltar of Fangs · Rav'i | 144k | 145k | 145k | 146k | |
| 13 | Merektha's FangTemple of Sethraliss · Merektha | 142k | 143k | 144k | 146k | |
| 14 | Blazebinder's HoofRuby Life Pools · Kokia Blazehoof | 143k | 144k | 145k | 146k | |
| 15 | Idol of the War LoaDen of Nalorakk · Nalorakk | 144k | 144k | 145k | 146k | |
| 16 | Seed of the Devouring WildThe Blinding Vale · Ikuzz the Light Hunter | 143k | 144k | 146k | 146k | |
| 17 | Ruby Whelp ShellRuby Life Pools · Melidrussa Chillworn | 143k | 144k | 145k | 145k | |
| 18 | Tattered Amani War BannerAltar of Fangs · Zul'jan | 143k | 144k | 144k | 145k | |
| 19 | Manaheart's Binding FlameMurder Row · Kystia Manaheart | 141k | 142k | 143k | 144k | |
| 20 | Mchimba's Ritual BandagesKings' Rest · Mchimba the Embalmer | 142k | 142k | 143k | 143k | |
| 21 | First Mate's ShellwardThe Venomous Abyss · The Lost Explorers | 142k | 142k | 143k | 143k | |
| 22 | Mindpiercer's SigilVoidscar Arena · Charonus | 140k | 140k | 141k | 142k | |
| 23 | Preternatural AntivenomThe Venomous Abyss · The Twin Fangs | 139k | 140k | 140k | 140k | |
| 24 | Permafrost EssenceDen of Nalorakk · Sentinel of Winter | 140k | 140k | 140k | 140k | |
| 25 | Kyrakka's Searing EmbersRuby Life Pools · Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein | 140k | 140k | 140k | 140k | |
| 26 | Wavecaller's SeastoneThe Tidebound Grotto · Nymrissa Wavecaller | 139k | 139k | 139k | 140k | |
| 27 | Hex Lord's Dooming IdolThe Venomous Abyss · The Coiled Altar | 139k | 139k | 139k | 139k |
DPS gain bar: trinket's contribution over an empty trinket slot at Myth track (334). Differences within ~0.4% are statistical noise — treat close trinkets as tied (what target error means).
Methodology
- Profile: the SimC project's canonical MID2 Protection Warrior profile (MID2_Warrior_Protection.simc), with both trinket slots emptied as baseline.
- Simulation: each trinket equipped alone in slot 1 at item levels 295, 308, 321, 334 — fight style Patchwerk, 300s fight, target error 0.4%.
- Engine: SimulationCraft, current Midnight Season 2 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.