Protection Warrior Tank Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Protection Warrior in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5. We also give budget alternatives.
If you were looking for WoW Classic content, please refer to our Classic Tank Warrior enchants and consumables.
Best Gems for Protection Warriors
You should use 
Leviathan's Eye of Strength in one socket,
Kraken's Eye of Strength in another socket, and 
Quick Sand Spinel
(or the cheaper 
Quick Owlseye) in all other sockets.
Best Enchants for Protection Warriors
| Slot | Enchantment |
|---|---|
| Rings |
|
| Weapon |
Consumables for Protection Warriors
Best Flasks and Potions for Protection
Use 
Greater Flask of the Undertow as your flask.
Use 
Superior Battle Potion of Strength as your "pre-pot" and combat
potion. If there are at least 4 enemies nearby,
Potion of Empowered Proximity grants more Strength than
Superior Battle Potion of Strength.
If you are trying to maximize damage, use 
Potion of Unbridled Fury
instead.
During combat, 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 
Abyssal 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 
Famine Evaluator And Snack Table for the Strength buff.
If these are unavailable, eat 
Baked Port Tato instead.
Honey Potpie can be very useful in Mythic+, as it improves your
ability to kite enemies.
Augment Runes for Protection
If you can afford it, you should use 
Battle-Scarred Augment Runes to
increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of these runes
available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them
for when you need them.
Changelog
- 26 Aug. 2019: Changed weapon enchant suggestion to Force Multiplier. Added note about Baked Port Tato.
- 15 Jul. 2019: Added information about Potion of Empowered Proximity.
- 25 Jun. 2019: Updated for Patch 8.2.
- 16 Apr. 2019: This page has been reviewed and there are no changes necessary for the release of the Crucible of Storms raid.
- 21 Jan. 2019: Updated for BfA Season 2.
- 10 Dec. 2018: This page has been reviewed and there are no changes necessary for Patch 8.1.
- 02 Sep. 2018: Changed weapon enchant recommendation to Haste enchant.
- 24 Aug. 2018: Added note about Haste weapon enchant.
- 18 Aug. 2018: Adjusted formatting.
- 13 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
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This guide has been written by Marok, a Protection Warrior theorycrafter and owner of the Skyhold Warrior Discord. He raids in Potent on Mal'Ganis-US. You can follow him on Twitch.
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