In this article, we present you with the best gems and enchants that you can get for an Arms Warrior in WoW MoP 5.3, including profession-specific perks. We also list the best consumables: food, flasks, and potions.

Make sure to check our Gear Optimisation Guide, which serves as a support guide for this article. The other articles of our Arms Warrior guide can be accessed from the table of content on the right.

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Gondlemstyle, one of the best Arms Warriors in the world, who raids in Midwinter.

1. Gems↑top

Sockets	Gems
	Reverberating Primal Diamond or Capacitive Primal Diamond (better)
	Still going for Critical Strike Rating? → Inscribed Vermilion Onyx/ Perfect Inscribed Tiger Opal Going for Haste Rating? → Fierce Vermilion Onyx/ Perfect Fierce Tiger Opal
	Still going for Critical Strike Rating? → Smooth Sun's Radiance/ Perfect Smooth Sunstone or Smooth Serpent's Eye (JC) Going for Haste Rating? → Quick Sun's Radiance/ Perfect Quick Sunstone or Quick Serpent's Eye (JC)
	Still going for Critical Strike Rating? → Piercing Wild Jade/ Perfect Piercing Alexandrite Going for Haste Rating? → Lightning Wild Jade/ Perfect Lightning Alexandrite

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2. Enchants↑top

Slot	Main Enchantments	Extra Enchantments
Shoulders	Greater Tiger Fang Inscription Tiger Fang Inscription (cheaper) Secret Tiger Fang Inscription (Inscription)
Back	Enchant Cloak - Superior Critical Strike Swordguard Embroidery (Tailoring)
Chest	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Wrists	Enchant Bracer - Exceptional Strength Enchant Bracer - Mastery (cheaper) Fur Lining - Strength (Leatherworking)	Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Super Strength	Synapse Springs (Engineering) Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
Waist		Living Steel Belt Buckle
Legs	Angerhide Leg Armor Draconic Leg Reinforcements (Leatherworking)
Feet	Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step Enchant Boots - Greater Haste (cheaper) Enchant Boots - Greater Precision (for hit cap)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel Enchant Weapon - Elemental Force (cheaper) Enchant Weapon - Windsong (cheaper)

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

3. Consumables↑top

3.1. Food

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

• 300 Strength by Black Pepper Ribs and Shrimp;
• 275 Strength by Eternal Blossom Fish, Banquet of the Grill, or Great Banquet of the Grill;
• 250 Strength by Charbroiled Tiger Steak or any of other banquets.

3.2. Flask

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

3.3. Potion

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

4. Summing-up Profession Perks↑top

Choosing a profession for your Arms Warrior can impact your raid performance. As a rule, you should shy away from gathering professions (with the exception of Herbalism), which leaves the following viable professions for raiding:

Profession	Perks
Tailoring	Provides +1000 Attack Power in average through Swordguard Embroidery, instead of +180 Critical Strike from Enchant Cloak - Superior Critical Strike and +180 Hit from Enchant Cloak - Accuracy.
Blacksmithing	Provides a 640 Critical Strike Rating gain through two extra sockets, Socket Bracer and Socket Gloves, in which you can fit 2 Smooth Sun's Radiance.
Jewelcrafting	Provides a 320 Strength gain through the ability of using 2 Bold Serpent's Eye.
Alchemy	Provides an 320 Strength gain to your flask through Mixology.
Enchanting	Provides a 320 Strength gain through Enchant Ring - Greater Strength.
Engineering	Provides +1,920 Strength for 10 seconds every minute through Synapse Springs (the overall gain is +320 Strength). Engineering also provides a belt addon called Frag Belt, which you can use every minute (off the global cooldown) for additional damage.
Inscription	Provides a 320 Strength gain through Secret Tiger Fang Inscription.
Leatherworking	Provides an 320 Strength gain through Fur Lining - Strength. Also provides Draconic Leg Reinforcements, a much cheaper equivalent to Angerhide Leg Armor, the traditional leg enchant.
Herbalism	Provides a 480 Haste Rating gain in average through Lifeblood.

Blacksmithing and Engineering is currently the best profession combination for Arms Warriors. Blacksmithing provides a Critical Strike Rating or Haste Rating increase higher than that offered by any other profession.

Engineering should be your second profession, as it provides you with Frag Belt and Synapse Springs, which you can line up with Colossus Smash, and with other cooldowns.

5. Changelog↑top

• 20 May 2013: Patch 5.3 update: nothing to change.
• 04 May 2013: Updated the gemming suggestions to account for the fact that at a certain point, Haste Rating becomes preferable to Critical Strike Rating. Added a mention that Blacksmithing and Engineering is the best profession combination.
• 24 Apr. 2013: Added legendary meta-gem.
• 02 Apr. 2013: Removed green-quality gems.
• 02 Apr. 2013: Improved advice for choosing your profession.
• 07 Mar. 2013: Slightly updated Yellow Socket recommendations.