Protection Warrior

Below are the recommended gems & enchants based on the Stat Priority Guide. As mentioned there, the recommended Stat Priority (which determines these recomendations) are generalized to be well-suited for most players. However, simulating your own character will always give the most accurate stat weights.

Stat Priority

Strength > Versatility > Critical Strike > Haste > Mastery > Stamina > Bonusarmor > Armor >= Leech

Stat Summaries

• Strength increases your attack power and the damage dealt by your abilities. Further, Strength slightly increases your chance to Parry.
• Versatility increases your damage, healing, and absorption done and decreases damage received.
• Critical Strike increase the chance for your spells and attacks to critically hit for additional damage and healing. As Protection, Crit also increases your chance to Parry via Riposte.
• Haste increases attack and spell casting speed, adds additional damage and healing to DoTs and HoTs, and reduces the GCD.
• Mastery provides a passive bonus to your character based on your specialization. Mastery Critical Block increases your chance to block and critically block while also increasing your attack power.
• Stamina increases your total health.
• Armor Armor reduces physical damage received.

Stat Weights

• Weapon DPS 24.6
• Strength 5.23
• Attack Power 4.12
• Versatility 3.29
• Critical Strike 3.11
• Haste 3.07
• Mastery 2.88
• Stamina 0.02
• Bonusarmor 0.02
• Armor 0
• Leech -0.04

PAWN String (AddOn)

( Pawn: v1: "noxxic-legacy-warrior-protection": Class=Warrior, Spec=Protection, Weapon dps=24.6, Armor=0, Leech=-0.04, Attack power=4.12, Str=5.23, Stamina=0.02, CritRating=3.11, HasteRating=3.07, Versatility=3.29, MasteryRating=2.88, Bonusarmor=0.02 )