Protection Warrior Tank Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Dragonflight 10.1
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Protection Warrior, based on your stat priority. We also give budget alternatives. This page is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.1.
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Protection Warrior gems and enchants.
Best Gems for Protection Warriors
You should use aim to use gems that provide you with Haste, as that is our most valued secondary stat. The list below consists of gems that are all very good for Protection Warriors.
To better understand the suggestion above, you can take a look at our Stats page. This will explain every stat in-depth, so you can get a better understanding of why these specific ones are the best for Protection Warriors.
Best Enchants for Protection Warriors
Slot | Enchantment |
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Rings |
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Cloak | |
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Boots |
Consumables for Protection Warriors
Under this section, you can find the most suitable consumables for Protection Warriors.
Best Phials and Potions for Protection
Phial of Tepid Versatility in Mythic+ and Raids
Use Elemental Potion of Ultimate Power as your "pre-pot" and combat
potion. In Mythic+, you can also opt to use
Potion of Shocking Disclosure,
as it does a lot of pulsing AoE damage.
During encounters, your combat potion should generally be used in combination
with Bloodlust/
Heroism if those are used later in the fight,
during periods of high damage as a defensive tool, or during your offensive
cooldowns to further increase damage.
You should use Refreshing Healing Potion for in-combat healing.
Additionally, Healthstones do not share a cooldown with normal
healing potions, so if you have access to a Warlock, make sure you are using
both.
Best Food for Protection
You should eat either Feisty Fish Sticks or
Grand Banquet of the Kalu'ak. If those are unavailable, use the appropriate
food according to
the stat priority.
Extra Consumables
In addition to Potions and Enchants mentioned above, we can also use Weapon Oils and Weightstones that enhance our gear even further. These are not permanent and need to be re-applied after an hour or two, so be sure to get multiple of each.
Best Primordial Stone Gems for Warrior Warrior
Primordial Stone Gems are a new system, which was added in Patch 10.0.7.
These specific gems can be socketed into a ring called Onyx Annulet.
As it stands, the
Onyx Annulet, with 3 decent sockets, is worth using in
1-2 target scenarios, but should be simmed for Mythic+.
In the table below, you can find the best single target-oriented gems:
Freezing Ice Stone
Desirous Blood Stone, together with
Prophetic Twilight Stone
The best stones to use in AoE situations, from up to 2+ targets, so mainly Mythic+ can be found below:
Storm Infused Stone
Desirous Blood Stone, together with
Prophetic Twilight Stone
For more information regarding the Onyx Annulet, the Primordial Gemstones, and how to obtain them, check out our dedicated guide for it below.
Changelog
- 16 May 2023: Added Shadowed Belt Clasp, waist enchant.
- 09 May 2023: Updated Primordial Gem stones.
- 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.0.
- 24 Mar. 2023: Updated the Primordial Stone list.
- 22 Mar. 2023: Added Humming Arcane Stone as a viable gem and updated the Onyx Annulet use cases.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Added information about Primordial Stone Gems and reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 26 Dec. 2022: Added additional Haste gem suggestions.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Replaced Sophic Devotion weapon enchant with a more offensive Frozen Devotion.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Mwahi, a Protection Warrior theorycrafter and moderator of the Skyhold Warrior Discord.
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