WotLK Classic Protection Warrior Enchants and Consumables

Last updated on Jan 01, 2024 at 13:56 by Abide 2 comments

On this page, we list the best enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Protection Warrior in WotLK Classic for PvE content.

1.

Best Enchants for Protection Warrior in Wrath of the Lich King

Below is a list of the recommended enchants for a Protection Warrior in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. If there are multiple viable enchants for a gear slot, they are listed in order of value.

Slot Enchantment
Head
  1. Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector Icon Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector (If missing defense)
  2. Mind Amplification Dish IconMind Amplification Dish (Requires Engineering)
Shoulders Greater Inscription of the Gladiator Icon Greater Inscription of the Gladiator
Back
  1. Flexweave Underlay Icon Flexweave Underlay (Requires Engineering)
  2. Enchant Cloak - Major Agility IconEnchant Cloak - Major Agility
  3. Enchant Cloak - Titanweave IconEnchant Cloak - Titanweave (Missing Defense Rating)
  4. Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor IconEnchant Cloak - Mighty Armor (Tanky)
Chest
  1. Enchant Chest - Super Health IconEnchant Chest - Super Health (Tanky)
  2. Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats IconEnchant Chest - Powerful Stats (Threat)
  3. Enchant Chest - Greater Defense IconEnchant Chest - Greater Defense (Missing Defense Rating)
Wrist
  1. Fur Lining - Stamina IconFur Lining - Stamina (Requires Leatherworking)
  2. Enchant Bracers - Major Stamina IconEnchant Bracers - Major Stamina
Hands
  1. Reticulated Armor Webbing IconReticulated Armor Webbing (Very Tanky, Requires Engineering)
  2. Hyperspeed Accelerators Icon Hyperspeed Accelerators (Threat, Requires Engineering)
  3. Glove Reinforcements Icon Glove Reinforcements (Tanky)
  4. Enchant Gloves - Precision IconEnchant Gloves - Precision (Missing Hit)
  5. Enchant Gloves - Armsman IconEnchant Gloves - Armsman (Threat)
Waist Eternal Belt Buckle Icon Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs
  1. Jormungar Leg Reinforcements IconJormungar Leg Reinforcements (Requires Leatherworking)
  2. Frosthide Leg Armor Icon Frosthide Leg Armor
Feet
  1. Nitro Boosts Icon Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
  2. Enchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality IconEnchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality
Weapon
  1. Enchant Weapon - Blood Draining IconEnchant Weapon - Blood Draining (Tanky Cooldown)
  2. Enchant Weapon - Mongoose IconEnchant Weapon - Mongoose (Tanky)
  3. Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Agility IconEnchant Weapon - Exceptional Agility (Tanky)
  4. Enchant Weapon - Accuracy IconEnchant Weapon - Accuracy (Missing Hit)
Shield
Ring Enchant Ring - Stamina IconEnchant Ring - Stamina (Requires Enchanting)
2.

Best Gems for Protection Warrior in Phase 3 of Wrath of the Lich King

Below is a list of the recommended gems for a Protection Warrior in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Be sure to meet your Meta Gem Socket Icon Meta Gem requirements by using all of the required colors. It is typically recommended to only use the minimum gems required to activate your Meta Gem Socket Icon Meta Gem and then use Blue Gem Socket Icon Blue Gems in the rest of your open sockets unless the socket bonus is great. Early on you may need to prioritize gemming into Defense Rating to reach crit immunity.

Phase 3 introduces epic gems which can be obtained from multiple sources, making them readily available early on. Try to to use epic gems over rare gems as much as possible, especially in best in slot gear as they offer a great stat increase.

Sockets Gems
Meta Socket Austere Earthsiege Diamond Icon Austere Earthsiege Diamond — make sure you meet the requirements for it to be active
Red Socket
Blue Socket Solid Majestic Zircon Icon Solid Majestic Zircon
Yellow Socket
Jewelcrafting Gem
3.

Best Consumables and Checklist for Protection Warrior in Wrath of the Lich King

Below is a list of the recommended consumables for a Protection Warrior in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Some consumables have multiple options depending on your needs, be sure to choose accordingly.

  1. Flask of Stoneblood Icon Flask of Stoneblood
  2. Indestructible Potion Icon Indestructible Potion & Runic Healing Potion Icon Runic Healing Potion
  3. Rhinolicious Wormsteak Icon Rhinolicious Wormsteak or Worg Tartare Icon Worg Tartare
  4. Saronite Bomb Icon Saronite Bomb & Global Thermal Sapper Charge Icon Global Thermal Sapper Charge
  5. Glyph of Taunt Icon Glyph of Taunt, Glyph of Cleaving Icon Glyph of Cleaving & Glyph of Shockwave Icon Glyph of Shockwave
  6. Heavy Frostweave Bandage Icon Heavy Frostweave Bandage
3.1.

Flasks

Flask of Stoneblood Icon Flask of Stoneblood is the only flask recommended as it provides by far the greatest buff out of all of the options, giving you a huge amount of extra health. You will want to use a flask most of the time.

3.2.

Elixirs

Elixirs are generally not used by Protection Warriors in WotLK, but they are fairly close to the stats gained from flasks. Elixir of Expertise Icon Elixir of Expertise and Elixir of Accuracy Icon Elixir of Accuracy are both viable if you need them to reach either Hit or Expertise caps. Elixir of Protection Icon Elixir of Protection is the guardian elixir that you use for the large boost to Armor. You also get Attack Power from your Armored to the Teeth IconArmored to the Teeth talent.

3.3.

Potions

Indestructible Potion Icon Indestructible Potion will be your main potion that you use during WotLK. Similar to Armor potions from previous expansions, this potion grants a high Armor value for a two-minute duration, giving it much higher value than any other potion choice. In addition to the defensive benefits, with your talent Armored to the Teeth IconArmored to the Teeth, you will also gain 97 Attack Power for the entire two minute duration.

It is recommended to always carry a stack of Runic Healing Potion Icon Runic Healing Potions on you as they can sometimes save your life, especially during trash pulls.

3.4.

Food Buff

Your food buff choice will change depending on your needs. Snapper Extreme Icon Snapper Extreme or Worg Tartare Icon Worg Tartare are good choices if you are lacking Hit Rating from your gear. If you are not lacking Hit Rating, you will want to use Rhinolicious Wormsteak Icon Rhinolicious Wormsteak for the Expertise Rating.

4.

Best Profession Consumables for Protection Warrior in Wrath of the Lich King

Here we will list the unique consumables provided by each individual profession.

4.1.

Engineering

If you are an Engineer you will want to carry Runic Healing Injector Icon Runic Healing Injector on you instead of the normal potion counterpart as this injector restores an additional 25% health to Engineers. You will also want to stock up on explosives to deal high damage on AoE pulls.

4.2.

Inscription

You will want to carry a few of each of these glyphs on you to swap around depending on the fight. Glyph of Cleaving Icon Glyph of Cleaving and Glyph of Shockwave Icon Glyph of Shockwave are preferred on trash and boss encounters with multiple mobs to Cleave IconCleave. When fighting a boss that requires tank swaps, you will want to be sure to use Glyph of Taunt Icon Glyph of Taunt.

4.3.

First Aid

While these are minor and will see little use, it is always recommended to keep them on hand for the quick, Mana-free heal.

5.

Changelog

  • 01 Jan. 2024: Updated for Phase 5.
  • 09 Oct. 2023: Updated for Phase 4.
  • 04 May 2023: Updated for Phase 3 epic gems.
  • 08 Jan. 2023: Updated for Phase 2.
  • 07 Sep. 2022: Page added.
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