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Retribution Paladin DPS Gems, Enchants, Professions, and Consumables (MoP 5.4.8)

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General Information

On this page, we present you with the best gems and enchants fora Retribution Paladin in World of Warcraft MoP 5.4.We also list the best consumables (food, flasks, and potions) andprofession-specific perks.

Make sure to check our GearOptimisation Guide, which serves as a support guide for this page.

The other pages of our Retribution Paladin guide can be accessedfrom the table of contents on the right.

 

1. Gems↑top

1.1. Strength Gemming

Sockets Gems
Meta Socket Reverberating Primal Diamond Icon Reverberating Primal Diamond or Capacitive Primal Diamond Icon Capacitive Primal Diamond (better)
Red Socket Prismatic Socket
Yellow Socket Fierce Vermilion Onyx Icon Fierce Vermilion Onyx/Perfect Fierce Tiger Opal Icon Perfect Fierce Tiger Opal
Blue Socket Etched Imperial Amethyst Icon Etched Imperial Amethyst/Perfect Etched Roguestone Icon Perfect Etched Roguestone

1.2. Haste Gemming

Sockets Gems
Meta Socket Reverberating Primal Diamond Icon Reverberating Primal Diamond or Capacitive Primal Diamond Icon Capacitive Primal Diamond (better)
Red Socket Prismatic Socket
Yellow Socket Quick Sun's Radiance Icon Quick Sun's Radiance/Perfect Quick Sunstone Icon Perfect Quick Sunstone or Bold Serpent's Eye Icon Bold Serpent's Eye (JC)
Blue Socket Lightning Wild Jade Icon Lightning Wild Jade/Perfect Lightning Alexandrite Icon Perfect Lightning Alexandrite

 

 

2. Enchants↑top

Slot Main Enchantments Extra Enchantments
Shoulders  
Back  
Chest Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats Icon Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats  
Wrists Socket Bracer Icon Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
Hands Enchant Gloves - Super Strength Icon Enchant Gloves - Super Strength
Waist   Living Steel Belt Buckle Icon Living Steel Belt Buckle
Legs  
Feet  
Weapon  

Note that Extra Enchantments can be applied to an item in additionto a Main Enchantment.

3. Consumables↑top

3.1. Food

You should always eat food that gives you Strength. You will be granted:

3.2. Flask

Your flask should be a Flask of Winter's Bite Icon Flask of Winter's Bite.

3.3. Potion

During the encounter, your best choice for a potion will bePotion of Mogu Power Icon Potion of Mogu Power.

4. Summing-up Profession Perks↑top

Choosing a profession for your Retribution Paladin can impact your raidperformance. As a rule, you should shy away from gathering professions (withthe exception of Herbalism), which leaves the following viable professions forraiding:

Profession Perks
Tailoring Provides +1000 Attack Power in average through Swordguard Embroidery Icon Swordguard Embroidery, instead of +180 Critical Strike from Enchant Cloak - Superior Critical Strike Icon Enchant Cloak - Superior Critical Strike and +180 Hit from Enchant Cloak - Accuracy Icon Enchant Cloak - Accuracy.
Blacksmithing Provides a 320 Strength gain through two extra sockets, Socket Bracer Icon Socket Bracer and Socket Gloves Icon Socket Gloves, in which you can fit 2 Bold Primordial Ruby Icon Bold Primordial Ruby.
Jewelcrafting Provides a 320 Strength gain through the ability of using 2 Bold Serpent's Eye Icon Bold Serpent's Eye.
Alchemy Provides an 320 Strength gain to your flask through Mixology Icon Mixology.
Enchanting Provides a 320 Strength gain through Enchant Ring - Greater Strength Icon Enchant Ring - Greater Strength.
Engineering Provides +1,920 Strength for 10 seconds every minute through Synapse Springs Icon Synapse Springs (the overall gain is +320 Strength).
Inscription Provides a 320 Strength gain through Secret Tiger Fang Inscription Icon Secret Tiger Fang Inscription.
Leatherworking Provides an 320 Strength gain through Fur Lining - Strength Icon Fur Lining - Strength. Also provides Draconic Leg Reinforcements Icon Draconic Leg Reinforcements, a much cheaper equivalent to Angerhide Leg Armor Icon Angerhide Leg Armor, the traditional leg enchant.
Herbalism Provides a 480 Haste Rating gain in average through Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood.

Tailoring and Engineering is currently the best professioncombination for Retribution Paladins. Tailoring is good because it provides anattack power bonus that is greater than that from other professions, and theproc lines up nicely with other trinket procs.

Engineering should be your second profession, as itprovides you with Synapse Springs Icon Synapse Springs, which you canline up with Execution Sentence Icon Execution Sentence, and with other cooldowns.

Blacksmithing is a viable alternative to Tailoring. It provides a HasteRating increase higher than that offered by any other profession.

5. Changelog↑top

  • 13 Jan. 2014: Added new food items added in patch 5.4.
  • 10 Sep. 2013: Patch 5.4: removed Frag Belt Icon Frag Belt, following its nerf.
  • 20 May 2013: Patch 5.3 update: nothing to change.
  • 26 Apr. 2013: Changed Blacksmithing for Tailoring as part of thebest profession combination.
  • 24 Apr. 2013: Added legendary meta-gem.
  • 23 Apr. 2013: Added different gemming methods depending on whetheryou prefer Strength or Haste Rating. RemovedEnchant Weapon - Elemental Force Icon Enchant Weapon - Elemental Force since it is sub-optimal.
  • 02 Apr. 2013: Removed green-quality gems.
  • 02 Apr. 2013: Improved advice for choosing your profession.



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