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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

Pêntex

Pêntex

<Burden>Blackmoore (eu)

Talents (class)

Mortal Coil
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

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

Talents (hero)

Soul-Etched Circles
Infernal Machine
Infernal Vitality

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Impish Instincts
Inferniøn

Inferniøn

<Victim Specs>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Mortal Coil
Nightmare
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Roaring Blaze
Havoc
Summoner's Embrace
Crashing Chaos
Reverse Entropy
Dimension Ripper

Talents (hero)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Impish Instincts
Soul Rip
Gappy

Gappy

<HARD SERVE>Kel'Thuzad (us)

Talents (class)

Mortal Coil
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor
Darkfury

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Roaring Blaze
Mayhem
Grimoire of Sacrifice
Crashing Chaos
Reverse Entropy

Talents (hero)

Aura of Enfeeblement
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
Haste > Versatility > 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

86% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

6% of the best players use this combination
Astral Antenna

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 5,984 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Diamantine Voidcore

Diamantine Voidcore

Equip: Your spells have a chance to empower the Voidcore, granting you 11,789 Intellect for 15 sec. This chance is increased by 25% while below 25% mana. Multiple applications may overlap.

4% of the best players use this combination
Azhiccaran Parapodia

Azhiccaran Parapodia

Equip: Your damaging spells have a chance to attract mites to feast on your target, inflicting up to 535,923 Shadow damage over 5 sec. Well-fed mites share their meal with you, each increasing your Intellect by 9,721 for 30 sec.

Diamantine Voidcore

Diamantine Voidcore

Equip: Your spells have a chance to empower the Voidcore, granting you 11,789 Intellect for 15 sec. This chance is increased by 25% while below 25% mana. Multiple applications may overlap.

Best Sockets

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

Quick Sapphire

42%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

18%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

10%

+181 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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

170%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 140,238 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 136%
  • Ring 234%
  • Neck15%
  • Feet9%
  • Wrist4%
  • Waist1%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

8%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • Wrist75%
  • Feet25%
Ascendance

Ascendance

8%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 89 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

  • Off Hand75%
  • Main Hand25%

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.
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

78%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

14%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 715 Leech and heal for 9,925 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

100%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

76%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Defender's March

Defender's March

20%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

96%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and Stamina by 895.

Charged Armor Kit

Charged Armor Kit

2%

Use: Apply a Charged Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 837 to all Primary stats and 805 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

38%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 11,362 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 184. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

36%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 323 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Ring

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

78%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

52%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 9 of your Critical Strike while granting 31 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

90%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+1090 Avoidance

+1090 Avoidance

4%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 760 Avoidance. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

70%

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

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

70%

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

44%

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

40%

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

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

26%

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

18%

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.