Protection Warrior Tank Best Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — 12.0.5

You should aim to use gems that provide you with Haste, as that is our most valued secondary stat. Use Indecipherable Eversong Diamond, and fill any other gem slots with Flawless Deadly Peridot. If those are too expensive, feel free to use Flawless Versatile Peridot.

Optimizations

Stats and Simulations

Not satisfied with standard recommendations? Jump to these two guides to find out more about what your stats do, and how to fully optimize them.

StatsRaidbots Guide

Thalassian Phoenix Oil should be your default weapon Oil as it provides us with 2 of our favourite stats.

Gear Information

Best in Slot Gear and Where to Get It

Before applying gems and enchants to your equipment, make sure to check whether there might be an easy-to-get item that is better than the one you're currently wearing!

Gear

In addition to the enchants mentioned above, we can also use flasks, food buffs, and potions to enhance our abilities even further. These are not permanent and need to be re-applied after an hour or two, so be sure to get multiple before a longer gaming session.

Flask of the Shattered Sun and Flask of the Blood Knights are both excellent choices. Which exact one is best for you depends on your current stat distribution, i.e. if you have a lot of Crit on gear already, you may choose the Haste flask instead, and vice versa.

Light's Potential is your best potion in every scenario. Potion of Recklessness is only slightly behind, so it can be used as an alternative if you do not have access to Light's Potential.

Draught of Rampant Abandon?

Draught of Rampant Abandon actually provides more main stat to you than Light's Potential. That said, it comes with a downside of also summoning void zones under your feet. These zones will silence you when you stand in them. As such, Light's Potential will be the more consistent potion, but Draught of Rampant Abandon is theoretically better if you can avoid the void zones.

Silvermoon Health Potion should be used as the healing potion in combat.

Harandar Celebration or Blooming Feast should be used as your food when available. Champion's Bento and Royal Roast are your two alternative food buffs. Similarly to potions and flasks, the best one depends on your current stat distribution. Generally speaking, you will not go wrong with either of them.

Void-Touched Augment Rune provides you with a temporary primary stat buff that lasts for an hour, or until you die. While expensive, they do add to your damage output and as such, should be used if gold is not a issue.

Professions

Create and Craft Your Own Consumables

While you can simply buy all these items from the Auction House, you may want to craft them yourself and sell the leftovers instead with our Icy Veins Profession Guides!

Midnight Professions Guide

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This guide has been written by Mwahi, a Protection Warrior theorycrafter and moderator of the Skyhold Warrior Discord.