PvE Retribution Paladin DPS Gems, Enchants, & Consumables

Retribution Paladins primarily use gems, enchants, and consumables that increase their Strength, Hit, Expertise, Haste, and Mastery to maximize their performance in Mists of Pandaria. Certain gems or enchants that also provide Critical Strike Chance are also taken due to their overall effect, rather than for the Critical Strike Chance itself.

Gems

Meta Socket

• Reverberating Primal Diamond
• Capacitive Primal Diamond

Red Socket

• Precise Primordial Ruby
• Bold Primordial Ruby
• Fierce Vermilion Onyx
• Perfect Fierce Tiger Opal

Yellow Socket

• Quick Serpent’s Eye (Jewelcrafting)
• Quick Sun’s Radiance
• Fractured Sun’s Radiance (Only if Haste Capped)

Blue Socket

• Lightning Wild Jade
• Perfect Lightning Alexandrite
• Accurate Imperial Amethyst
• Etched Imperial Amethyst

Sha-touched gems

• Crystallized Terror

Enchants

Armor

• Shoulders: Greater Tiger Fang Inscription/Secret Tiger Fang Inscription (Inscription)
• Cloak: Enchant Cloak – Accuracy/Swordguard Embroidery (Tailoring)
• Chest: Enchant Chest – Glorious Stats
• Bracers: Enchant Bracer – Exceptional Strength/Fur Lining – Strength (Leatherworking) + Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
• Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Greater Haste + Synapse Springs (Engineering)/Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
• Waist: Living Steel Belt Buckle
• Legs: Angerhide Leg Armor/Draconic Leg Reinforcements (Leatherworking)
• Boots: Enchant Boots – Pandaren’s Step/Enchant Boots – Greater Haste
• Rings: Enchant Ring – Greater Strength (Enchanting)

Weapon

• Two-Handed: Enchant Weapon – Dancing Steel/Enchant Weapon – Windsong

Consumables

Potions

• Potion of Mogu Power
• Greater Potion of Luck
• Master Healing Potion

Flasks & Elixirs

• Flask of Winter’s Bite
• Elixir of the Rapids
• Elixir of Perfection
• Elixir of Weaponry
• Mantid Elixir

Food

• Pandaren Treasure Noodle Soup
• Black Pepper Ribs and Shrimp
• Fluffy Silkfeather Omelet