In this article, we present you with the best gems and enchants that you can get for a Holy Paladin 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 Holy Paladin guide can be accessed from the table of content on the right.

For 10-man raiding, this guide has been reviewed and approved by Smirk, a Holy Paladin who raids in Paragon.

For 25-man raiding, this guide has been reviewed and approved by Atismund, a Holy Paladin who raids in Envy.

1. Gems↑top

Sockets	Gems
	Revitalizing Primal Diamond or Courageous Primal Diamond (better)
	Sparkling River's Heart/ Perfect Sparkling Lapis Lazuli or Sparkling Serpent's Eye (JC)
	Mastery? Zen Wild Jade/ Perfect Zen Alexandrite Haste? Energized Wild Jade/ Perfect Energized Alexandrite
	Purified Imperial Amethyst/ Perfect Purified Roguestone

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2. Enchants↑top

Slot	Main Enchantments	Extra Enchantments
Shoulders	Greater Crane Wing Inscription Crane Wing Inscription Secret Crane Wing Inscription (Inscription)
Back	Enchant Cloak - Superior Intellect Lightweave Embroidery (Tailoring)
Chest	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Wrists	Enchant Bracer - Super Intellect Fur Lining - Intellect (Leatherworking)	Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Greater Haste	Synapse Springs (Engineering) Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
Waist		Living Steel Belt Buckle
Legs	Greater Pearlescent Spellthread Pearlescent Spellthread (cheaper) Sanctified Spellthread (Tailoring)
Feet	Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step
Rings	Enchant Ring - Greater Intellect (Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit
Off-Hand	Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect

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

3. Consumables↑top

3.1. Food

If you are comfortable with your mana regeneration, you should eat food that gives you Intellect. You will be granted:

• 300 Intellect by Mogu Fish Stew;
• 275 Intellect by Braised Turtle, Banquet of the Pot, or Great Banquet of the Pot;
• 250 Intellect by Swirling Mist Soup or any of other banquets.

If you are not comfortable with your mana regeneration, you should eat food that gives you Spirit. You will be granted:

• 300 Spirit by Steamed Crab Surprise;
• 275 Spirit by Fire Spirit Salmon, Banquet of the Steamer, or Great Banquet of the Steamer;
• 250 Spirit by Shrimp Dumplings or any of other banquets.

3.2. Flask

If you are comfortable with your mana regeneration, your flask should be a Flask of the Warm Sun.

If you are not comfortable with your mana regeneration, your flask should be a Flask of Falling Leaves.

3.3. Potion

During the encounter, your best choice for a potion will be Master Mana Potion, which instant grants you 30,000 mana, or Potion of Focus, which grants you 45,000 mana over 10 seconds (provided you do not need to perform any action during this time).

4. Summing-up Profession Perks↑top

Choosing a profession for your Holy Paladin 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 a gain of approximately 320 Intellect through Lightweave Embroidery or a gain of approximately 750 Spirit through Darkglow Embroidery, instead of +180 Intellect from Enchant Cloak - Superior Intellect. It also provides Sanctified Spellthread, a much cheaper equivalent of Greater Pearlescent Spellthread, the usual leg enchant.
Blacksmithing	Provides a 640 Spirit gain through two extra sockets, Socket Bracer and Socket Gloves, in which you can fit 2 Sparkling River's Heart.
Jewelcrafting	Provides a 320 Spirit gain through the ability of using 2 Sparkling Serpent's Eye.
Alchemy	Provides an 320 Spirit or Intellect (depending on your choice) gain to your flask through Mixology.
Enchanting	Provides a 320 Intellect gain through Enchant Ring - Greater Intellect.
Engineering	Provides +1,920 Intellect for 10 seconds every minute through Synapse Springs (the overall gain is +320 Intellect). 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 Intellect gain through Secret Crane Wing Inscription.
Leatherworking	Provides a 320 Intellect gain through Fur Lining - Intellect.
Herbalism	Provides a 480 Haste Rating gain in average through Lifeblood.

Blacksmithing is the best profession for Holy Paladins, since it provides a higher secondary stat increase than any other profession.

5. Changelog↑top

• 20 May 2013: Patch 5.3 update: nothing to change.
• 05 May 2013: Added a mention that Blacksmithing is the best secondary profession.
• 24 Apr. 2013: Added legendary meta-gem.
• 02 Apr. 2013: Removed green-quality gems.