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Destruction Warlock

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 23 hours ago

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

Gødløck

Gødløck

<twitch tv dafreshgod>Moon Guard (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)

Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Shadow Rift
Магшляпник

Магшляпник

<podval>Gordunni (eu)

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)

Fel Fissure
Shadow Rift
Soul Rip
Xtiner

Xtiner

<Gods Hand>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)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery

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

74% 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.

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)

6% 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)

Best Sockets

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

Flawless Versatile Peridot

23%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

21%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

17%

+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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Feet item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

62%

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.

  • Feet42%
  • Wrist26%
  • Waist19%
  • Head6%
  • Chest3%
  • Back3%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

48%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,165 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 150%
  • Ring 242%
  • Neck8%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

42%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,450 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet48%
  • Wrist43%
  • Waist5%
  • Main Hand5%

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

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

76%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

6%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

60%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

2%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

4%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

90%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

2%

+3 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

64%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

16%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

98%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

28%

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
80%
Soul Leech
100%
Burning Rush
56%
Fel Pact
8%
Demon Skin
100%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
100%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
44%
Demonic Embrace
100%
Nightmare
86%
Demonic Fortitude
100%
Banish
2%
Curse of Exhaustion
100%
Curse of Tongues
30%
Infernal Beneficiary
32%
Mortal Coil
100%
Pact of the Annihilan
100%
Demonic Circle
100%
Pact of the Satyr
100%
Improved Mortal Coil
94%
Dark Pact
100%
Foul Mouth
76%
Empowered Healthstone
96%
Abyss Walker
86%
Fortified Soul
80%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
46%
Gorefiend's Avarice
36%
Frequent Donor
100%
Pact of the Eredar
100%
Pact of the Nathrezim
52%
Demonic Resilience
80%
Empowered Drain Life
26%
Strength of Will
100%
Demonic Gateway
100%
Shadowfury
98%
Swift Artifice
16%
Soul Link
94%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
98%
Fel Synergy
66%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
82%
Pact of Gluttony
92%
Soulburn
98%
Blight of Tongues
8%

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
100%
Conflagrate
100%
Rain of Fire
100%
Improved Conflagrate
60%
Backdraft
100%
Practiced Chaos
84%
Roaring Blaze
96%
Explosive Potential
96%
Havoc
98%
Scalding Flames
100%
Shadowburn
82%
Backlash
94%
2 / 2
Improved Havoc
38%
Ashen Remains
98%
2 / 2
Cataclysm
12%
Fiendish Cruelty
46%
Chaotic Inferno
98%
Flashpoint
80%
Summon Infernal
100%
Emberstorm
96%
Fire and Brimstone
10%
Lake of Fire
2%
Reverse Entropy
100%
Crashing Chaos
92%
Grimoire of Sacrifice
92%
Ruin
100%
2 / 2
Improved Chaos Bolt
100%
Destructive Rapidity
10%
Devastation
54%
2 / 2
Soul Fire
92%
Chaos Incarnate
96%
Conflagration of Chaos
78%
Diabolic Embers
12%
Demonfire Infusion
0%
Avatar of Destruction
92%
Inferno
90%
Alythess's Ire
2%
Raging Demonfire
0%
Embers of Nihilam
94%

Best PvP Talents

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

82%

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.

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

64%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

52%

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.

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

48%

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

24%

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

Bane of Havoc

Bane of Havoc

18%

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

12%

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.