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Destruction Warlock

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  • Last Updated: 20 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

Dean

Dean

<Medium>Frostmourne (us)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
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
Parnosaurus

Parnosaurus

<GLØBÁL>Burning Legion (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Ichor of Devils
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

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

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Ethiq

Ethiq

<iykyk>Blackrock (eu)

Talents (class)

Frequent Donor
Strength of Will

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
Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Destruction Warlock for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

46% 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)

19% 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 182 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)

7% 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 Amethyst
Flawless Quick Amethyst

Flawless Quick Amethyst

19%

+16 Mastery & +7 Haste

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

18%

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

Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

16%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

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

56%

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.

  • Feet33%
  • Wrist33%
  • Waist13%
  • Head10%
  • Shoulders3%
  • Hands3%
  • Back3%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

46%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,133 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 240%
  • Ring 136%
  • Neck24%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

30%

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 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Feet31%
  • Wrist25%
  • Waist25%
  • Back19%

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

9%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

78%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

7%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

54%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

7%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

74%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

7%

+32 Intellect & +70 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

39%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

24%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

69%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

31%

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
83.3%
Soul Leech
96.3%
Burning Rush
63%
Fel Pact
7.4%
Demon Skin
96.3%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
96.3%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
57.4%
Demonic Embrace
96.3%
Nightmare
74.1%
Demonic Fortitude
96.3%
Banish
3.7%
Curse of Exhaustion
96.3%
Curse of Tongues
11.1%
Infernal Beneficiary
31.5%
Mortal Coil
96.3%
Pact of the Annihilan
96.3%
Demonic Circle
96.3%
Pact of the Satyr
96.3%
Improved Mortal Coil
87%
Dark Pact
96.3%
Foul Mouth
85.2%
Empowered Healthstone
85.2%
Abyss Walker
81.5%
Fortified Soul
92.6%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
53.7%
Gorefiend's Avarice
14.8%
Frequent Donor
94.4%
Pact of the Eredar
96.3%
Pact of the Nathrezim
29.6%
Demonic Resilience
92.6%
Empowered Drain Life
7.4%
Strength of Will
96.3%
Demonic Gateway
96.3%
Shadowfury
94.4%
Swift Artifice
5.6%
Soul Link
96.3%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
94.4%
Fel Synergy
53.7%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
90.7%
Pact of Gluttony
90.7%
Soulburn
96.3%
Blight of Tongues
16.7%

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
96.3%
Conflagrate
96.3%
Rain of Fire
96.3%
Improved Conflagrate
42.6%
Backdraft
96.3%
Practiced Chaos
83.3%
Roaring Blaze
90.7%
Explosive Potential
96.3%
Havoc
96.3%
Scalding Flames
94.4%
Shadowburn
70.4%
Backlash
94.4%
2 / 2
Improved Havoc
44.4%
Ashen Remains
96.3%
2 / 2
Cataclysm
13%
Fiendish Cruelty
31.5%
Chaotic Inferno
96.3%
Flashpoint
83.3%
Summon Infernal
96.3%
Emberstorm
92.6%
Fire and Brimstone
9.3%
Lake of Fire
3.7%
Reverse Entropy
96.3%
Crashing Chaos
81.5%
Grimoire of Sacrifice
94.4%
Ruin
96.3%
2 / 2
Improved Chaos Bolt
96.3%
Destructive Rapidity
1.9%
Devastation
53.7%
2 / 2
Soul Fire
92.6%
Chaos Incarnate
96.3%
Conflagration of Chaos
57.4%
Diabolic Embers
7.4%
Channel Demonfire
1.9%
Avatar of Destruction
88.9%
Inferno
92.6%
Alythess's Ire
0%
Raging Demonfire
1.9%
Embers of Nihilam
277.8%

Best PvP Talents

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

93%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

72%

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

61%

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.

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

26%

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.

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

20%

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

15%

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

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.