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Destruction Warlock

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 14 hours ago

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

Ðémðníc

Ðémðníc

Skullcrusher (us)

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)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Impish Instincts
Nien

Nien

Skullcrusher (us)

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)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Impish Instincts
Hagazussà

Hagazussà

Tichondrius (us)

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)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Gateway Mastery
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

94% 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.

4% 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 Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 208 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

2% 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 Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 244 for 15 sec. (1 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

47%

+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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Feet item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

106%

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.

  • Feet38%
  • Wrist23%
  • Back20%
  • Head14%
  • Waist5%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

55%

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.

  • Feet45%
  • Wrist41%
  • Head10%
  • Waist3%
Void

Void

19%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have the chance to embolden you in Void Glass granting 60 Versatility over 15 sec. Multiple applications can overlap.

  • Main Hand50%
  • Off Hand50%

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

8%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

100%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

85%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

8%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

8%

+3 Stamina

Shadowlands Gathering

2%

Shadowlands Gathering

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

92%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Bright Linen Spellthread

6%

+24 Intellect

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

74%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

13%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

77%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

51%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

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
86.8%
Soul Leech
90.6%
Burning Rush
5.7%
Fel Pact
1.9%
Demon Skin
90.6%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
90.6%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
3.8%
Demonic Embrace
90.6%
Nightmare
69.8%
Demonic Fortitude
90.6%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
90.6%
Curse of Tongues
20.8%
Infernal Beneficiary
69.8%
Mortal Coil
90.6%
Pact of the Annihilan
90.6%
Demonic Circle
90.6%
Pact of the Satyr
90.6%
Improved Mortal Coil
88.7%
Dark Pact
90.6%
Foul Mouth
75.5%
Empowered Healthstone
71.7%
Abyss Walker
86.8%
Fortified Soul
67.9%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
84.9%
Gorefiend's Avarice
32.1%
Frequent Donor
90.6%
Pact of the Eredar
90.6%
Pact of the Nathrezim
15.1%
Demonic Resilience
88.7%
Empowered Drain Life
7.5%
Strength of Will
90.6%
Demonic Gateway
90.6%
Howl of Terror
90.6%
Swift Artifice
11.3%
Soul Link
90.6%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
88.7%
Fel Synergy
62.3%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
90.6%
Pact of Gluttony
90.6%
Soulburn
90.6%
Blight of Weakness
1.9%

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
90.6%
Conflagrate
90.6%
Rain of Fire
90.6%
Improved Conflagrate
28.3%
Backdraft
90.6%
Practiced Chaos
66%
Roaring Blaze
84.9%
Explosive Potential
79.2%
Havoc
90.6%
Scalding Flames
90.6%
Shadowburn
58.5%
Backlash
90.6%
2 / 2
Improved Havoc
39.6%
Ashen Remains
90.6%
2 / 2
Cataclysm
1.9%
Fiendish Cruelty
32.1%
Chaotic Inferno
90.6%
Flashpoint
79.2%
Summon Infernal
90.6%
Emberstorm
90.6%
Fire and Brimstone
1.9%
Lake of Fire
0%
Reverse Entropy
90.6%
Crashing Chaos
60.4%
Summoner's Embrace
90.6%
Ruin
90.6%
2 / 2
Improved Chaos Bolt
90.6%
Destructive Rapidity
0%
Devastation
64.2%
2 / 2
Soul Fire
90.6%
Chaos Incarnate
90.6%
Conflagration of Chaos
69.8%
Diabolic Embers
9.4%
Demonfire Infusion
0%
Avatar of Destruction
90.6%
Inferno
90.6%
Alythess's Ire
0%
Raging Demonfire
0%
Embers of Nihilam
269.8%

Best PvP Talents

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

68%

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

62%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

49%

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

49%

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

42%

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.