Mists of Pandaria Classic Protection Paladin Enchants and Consumables

Mists of Pandaria a relatively straight forward expansion when it comes to Enchants Gems and Consumables. It is important to keep caps such as your Hit and Expertise in mind as active mitigation and generating Holy Power will be your keys to surviving in Mists of Pandaria. Below is a list of the optimal consumables and enchants to help you get the most out of your Protection Paladin.

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Shoulders	Secret Ox Horn Inscription (Requires Inscription) Greater Ox Horn Inscription
Back	Enchant Cloak - Greater Protection
Chest	Enchant Chest - Superior Stamina
Wrist	Fur Lining - Stamina (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Mastery	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Superior Mastery	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Living Steel Belt Buckle
Legs	Heavy Leg Reinforcements (Requires Leatherworking) Ironscale Leg Armor
Feet	Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel
Shield	Enchant Shield - Greater Parry

Sockets	Gems
	Austere Primal Diamond.
	Wicked Vermilion Onyx
	Quick Sun's Radiance
	Lightning Wild Jade
	Quick Serpent's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to three.

It is worth noting that Hit/Expertise cap are still far and away the most important things to consider when Gemming/Enchanting/Reforging your gear so should you find yourself below either of these caps consider using gems like Precise Primordial Ruby to achieve these.

Ideally you will have access to Pandaren Treasure Noodle Soup but if not consider the individual use foods recommended below to best increase your Stamina rating. While the focus is maximizing your Haste, secondary stat food is poorly budgeted compared to primary so we will opt for the Extra Stamina.

• Stuffed Lushrooms
• Chun Tian Spring Rolls

As a Protection Paladin we will use Flask of the Earth.

Potion of the Mountains which greatly increases your armor for 25 seconds. This can be used as a smaller defensive cooldown against Physical damage. If you find yourself in a situation where your focus is on dealing damage than consider instead using a Potion of Mogu Power for the Strength bonus.

Master Healing Potion is a quick burst of healing that may allow you to survive damage that would otherwise be deadly so its important to always be ready to use this as an impromptu defensive cooldown.

While you will not have much time to cast them and any kind of damage taken will interrupt their healing, Heavy Windwool Bandage can be the difference between surviving or dying so it is a great Mana-free way to heal yourself in an emergency if you find yourself without the Mana or Holy Power needed to quickly heal yourself.