Protection Paladin Tank Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Dragonflight 10.0.2
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Protection Paladin, based on your stat priority. We also give budget alternatives. This page is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.0.2.
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Protection Paladin gems and enchants.
Enchants, Gems, and Consumables for Protection Paladin
In general, the gearing you will do with gems and enchants will all go the same direction as the general way of gearing your character for specific stats. You can read more about it in the Stat page linked below.
Best Gems for Protection Paladins
You should use 
Quick Ysemerald or 
Keen Ysemerald in all
sockets.
Best Enchants for Protection Paladins
| Slot | Enchantment |
|---|---|
| Rings | |
| Weapon |
|
| Chest | |
| Cloak | |
| Bracer | |
| Legs | |
| Feet |
Consumables for Protection Paladins
Best Phials, Weapon Augments, and Potions for Protection
Use 
Phial of Glacial Fury for raiding content and
Phial of the Eye in the Storm
for Mythic+ content.
For extra damage, consider using Phial of Glacial Fury.
Howling Rune as a safe defensive option and 
Primal Whetstone/
Primal Weightstone as offensive alternatives.
Elemental Potion of Ultimate Power should be your combat potion of
choice.
You should use 
Refreshing Healing Potion for in-combat healing.
Healing
potions do not share a cooldown with 
Healthstones, so you can use both
independently if you have access to a Warlock.
Best Food for Protection
Use 
Timely Demise as your Haste food buff of choice.
If a 
Grand Banquet of the Kalu'ak is available, use this instead.
Augment Runes for Protection
In addition, if you can afford it, you should use 
Draconic Augment Runes to
increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of the consumable
runes available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them
for when you need them.
Changelog
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Panthea, who raids in Catalyst and is the author of TankNotes. He plays all tanks and is a Moderator for the Hammer of Wrath Paladin Discord. You can follow him on Twitter.
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