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Destruction Warlock

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  • Last Updated: 4 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Destruction Warlock on the Blitz 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

Gappy

Gappy

<HARD SERVE>Kel'Thuzad (us)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Ichor of Devils
Strength of Will
Shadowfury

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Mayhem
Reverse Entropy
Crashing Chaos
Grimoire of Sacrifice
Soul Fire

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Shadow Rift
Etqx

Etqx

<iykyk>Blackrock (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

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

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Bane of Havoc
Nether Ward
Shadow Rift
Ethiq

Ethiq

<iykyk>Blackrock (eu)

Talents (class)

Frequent Donor
Dark Accord
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

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

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Shadow Rift

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 Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

75% 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.

9% 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)

6% 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)

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

28%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

26%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

18%

+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 Wrist item
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

68%

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.

  • Wrist33%
  • Feet31%
  • Waist22%
  • Head8%
  • Back6%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

51%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Wrist30%
  • Feet26%
  • Waist22%
  • Back11%
  • Head7%
  • Hands4%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

28%

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 147%
  • Ring 247%
  • Neck7%

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

Flexweave Underlay

2%

Goblin Glider

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

87%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

4%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

70%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

13%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Shadowlands Gathering

2%

Shadowlands Gathering

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

91%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Bright Linen Spellthread

6%

+24 Intellect

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

55%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

21%

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

77%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

51%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

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
83%
Soul Leech
86.8%
Burning Rush
43.4%
Fel Pact
7.5%
Demon Skin
86.8%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
86.8%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
39.6%
Demonic Embrace
86.8%
Nightmare
73.6%
Demonic Fortitude
86.8%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
86.8%
Curse of Tongues
11.3%
Infernal Beneficiary
35.8%
Mortal Coil
86.8%
Pact of the Annihilan
86.8%
Demonic Circle
86.8%
Pact of the Satyr
86.8%
Improved Mortal Coil
79.2%
Dark Pact
86.8%
Foul Mouth
75.5%
Empowered Healthstone
77.4%
Abyss Walker
75.5%
Fortified Soul
79.2%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
64.2%
Gorefiend's Avarice
20.8%
Frequent Donor
86.8%
Pact of the Eredar
86.8%
Pact of the Nathrezim
20.8%
Demonic Resilience
84.9%
Empowered Drain Life
7.5%
Strength of Will
86.8%
Demonic Gateway
86.8%
Howl of Terror
86.8%
Swift Artifice
3.8%
Soul Link
84.9%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
83%
Fel Synergy
49.1%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
81.1%
Pact of Gluttony
84.9%
Soulburn
86.8%
Blight of Tongues
5.7%

Hellcaller

Hero class image
Curse of the Satyr
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
86.8%
Conflagrate
86.8%
Rain of Fire
86.8%
Improved Conflagrate
35.8%
Backdraft
86.8%
Practiced Chaos
77.4%
Roaring Blaze
84.9%
Explosive Potential
84.9%
Havoc
86.8%
Scalding Flames
86.8%
Shadowburn
62.3%
Backlash
86.8%
2 / 2
Improved Havoc
34%
Ashen Remains
86.8%
2 / 2
Cataclysm
3.8%
Fiendish Cruelty
24.5%
Chaotic Inferno
81.1%
Flashpoint
77.4%
Summon Infernal
86.8%
Emberstorm
86.8%
Fire and Brimstone
1.9%
Lake of Fire
1.9%
Reverse Entropy
86.8%
Crashing Chaos
56.6%
Summoner's Embrace
86.8%
Ruin
86.8%
2 / 2
Improved Chaos Bolt
86.8%
Destructive Rapidity
0%
Devastation
62.3%
2 / 2
Soul Fire
84.9%
Chaos Incarnate
86.8%
Conflagration of Chaos
58.5%
Diabolic Embers
0%
Channel Demonfire
1.9%
Avatar of Destruction
83%
Inferno
83%
Alythess's Ire
0%
Raging Demonfire
1.9%
Embers of Nihilam
260.4%

Best PvP Talents

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

77%

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

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

62%

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.

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

45%

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.

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

32%

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

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

23%

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

17%

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.

Bane of Havoc

Bane of Havoc

4%

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.