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Destruction Warlock

  • 3v3
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 15 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Destruction Warlock on the 3v3 leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

Merce

Merce

Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Sleeperagent

Sleeperagent

<Victim Specs>Executus (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Shadowfury

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Havoc
Reverse Entropy
Crashing Chaos
Summoner's Embrace
Soul Fire

Talents (hero)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Impish Instincts
Soul Rip
Níretzká

Níretzká

Skullcrusher (us)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Shadowfury

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Havoc
Reverse Entropy
Crashing Chaos
Summoner's Embrace
Soul Fire

Talents (hero)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Impish Instincts

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Destruction Warlock is
Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Destruction Warlock for the Alliance is Void Elf and for the Horde is Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

37% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

29% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

22% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Destruction Warlock is Flawless Quick Lapis
Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

45%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

24%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

19%

+23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Destruction Warlock is Devouring Banding on a Feet item
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

95%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,463 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet36%
  • Wrist25%
  • Waist16%
  • Head11%
  • Back9%
  • Hands2%
  • Shoulders2%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

93%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 29 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Feet33%
  • Wrist25%
  • Head20%
  • Back15%
  • Waist5%
  • Hands2%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

5%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,142 Arcane damage every second for 4 sec. Each unique gem color you have socketed empowers the Iris, causing it to deal 1% additional damage per.

  • Ring 167%
  • Neck33%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

5%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

93%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

71%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

2%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

90%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Bright Linen Spellthread

5%

+24 Intellect

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

81%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

8%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

92%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

66%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

Talent Tree Background
Fel Domination
84.7%
Soul Leech
88.1%
Burning Rush
13.6%
Fel Pact
1.7%
Demon Skin
88.1%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
88.1%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
10.2%
Demonic Embrace
88.1%
Nightmare
62.7%
Demonic Fortitude
88.1%
Banish
1.7%
Curse of Exhaustion
88.1%
Curse of Tongues
27.1%
Infernal Beneficiary
66.1%
Mortal Coil
88.1%
Pact of the Annihilan
88.1%
Demonic Circle
88.1%
Pact of the Satyr
88.1%
Improved Mortal Coil
78%
Dark Pact
88.1%
Foul Mouth
78%
Empowered Healthstone
79.7%
Abyss Walker
79.7%
Fortified Soul
79.7%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
72.9%
Gorefiend's Avarice
20.3%
Frequent Donor
88.1%
Pact of the Eredar
88.1%
Pact of the Nathrezim
25.4%
Demonic Resilience
83.1%
Empowered Drain Life
1.7%
Strength of Will
88.1%
Demonic Gateway
88.1%
Howl of Terror
88.1%
Swift Artifice
6.8%
Soul Link
88.1%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
86.4%
Fel Synergy
57.6%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
83.1%
Pact of Gluttony
88.1%
Soulburn
88.1%
Blight of Tongues
5.1%

Hellcaller

Hero class image
Aura of Enfeeblement
100%
Seeds of Their Demise
100%
Mark of Xavius
100%
Zevrim's Resilience
100%
Blackened Soul
100%
Wither
100%
Malevolence
100%
Mark of Peroth'arn
100%
Xalan's Cruelty
100%
Xalan's Ferocity
100%
Bleakheart Tactics
100%
Alzzin's Iniquity
100%
Devil Fruit
100%
Through the Felvine
100%
Chaos Bolt
88.1%
Conflagrate
88.1%
Rain of Fire
88.1%
Improved Conflagrate
22%
Backdraft
88.1%
Practiced Chaos
74.6%
Roaring Blaze
83.1%
Explosive Potential
86.4%
Havoc
88.1%
Scalding Flames
88.1%
Shadowburn
72.9%
Backlash
88.1%
2 / 2
Improved Havoc
33.9%
Ashen Remains
86.4%
2 / 2
Cataclysm
5.1%
Fiendish Cruelty
45.8%
Chaotic Inferno
83.1%
Flashpoint
78%
Summon Infernal
88.1%
Emberstorm
86.4%
Fire and Brimstone
5.1%
Lake of Fire
1.7%
Reverse Entropy
88.1%
Crashing Chaos
54.2%
Summoner's Embrace
88.1%
Ruin
88.1%
2 / 2
Improved Chaos Bolt
88.1%
Destructive Rapidity
1.7%
Devastation
49.2%
2 / 2
Soul Fire
86.4%
Chaos Incarnate
88.1%
Conflagration of Chaos
72.9%
Diabolic Embers
5.1%
Demonfire Infusion
0%
Avatar of Destruction
81.4%
Inferno
86.4%
Alythess's Ire
1.7%
Raging Demonfire
0%
Embers of Nihilam
264.4%

Best PvP Talents

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

78%

Taking direct Physical damage reduces the cooldown of Demonic Circle by 3 sec. Cannot occur more than once every 5 sec.

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

58%

Surrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 3 sec, reflecting all harmful spells cast on you.

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

56%

Increases the range of your Demonic Gateway by 20 yards, and reduces the cast time by 30%. Reduces the time between how often players can take your Demonic Gateway by 30 sec.

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

34%

Chaos Bolt creates a 5 yd wide eruption of Felfire under the target, reducing movement speed by 50% and reducing all healing received by 25% on all enemies within the fissure. Lasts 6 sec.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

25%

Fracture the soul of up to 3 target players within 20 yds into the shadows, reducing their damage done by 25% and healing received by 25% for 8 sec. Souls are fractured up to 20 yds from the player's location. Players can retrieve their souls to remove this effect.

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

7%

Conjure a Shadow Rift at the target location lasting 2 sec. Enemy players within the rift when it expires are teleported to your Demonic Circle. Must be within 40 yds of your Demonic Circle to cast.

Bane of Havoc

Bane of Havoc

2%

Curses the ground with a demonic bane, causing all of your single target spells to also strike targets marked with the bane for 60% of the damage dealt. Lasts 10 sec.