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Destruction Warlock

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 13 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

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)

Fel Fissure
Gateway Mastery
Impish Instincts
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
Jvillain

Jvillain

Area 52 (us)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Ichor of Devils
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

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

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Impish Instincts
Soul Rip

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

96% 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.

2% of the best players use this combination
Emberwing Feather

Emberwing Feather

Use: Unleash an Emberwing Heatwave, increasing your Haste by 835 for 15 sec. You have a low chance to suffer an Emberwing Burn, reducing one of your other secondary stats by 259 for 10 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 37 Intellect for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

2% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Sigil of Adaptation

Galactic Gladiator's Sigil of Adaptation

Equip: Removes any loss of control effect with a duration of 5 seconds or more. This effect can only occur once every 1 min.

Galactic Gladiator's Emblem

Galactic Gladiator's Emblem

Use: Increases maximum health by 32,652 for 15 sec. (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

49%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

23%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

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

100%

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.

  • Feet36%
  • Wrist24%
  • Head18%
  • Back16%
  • Waist6%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

58%

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.

  • Wrist41%
  • Feet38%
  • Head10%
  • Waist7%
  • Back3%
Void

Void

24%

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

84%

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

100%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

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

18%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

86%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

54%

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
90%
Soul Leech
96%
Burning Rush
4%
Fel Pact
2%
Demon Skin
96%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
96%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
2%
Demonic Embrace
96%
Nightmare
82%
Demonic Fortitude
96%
Banish
2%
Curse of Exhaustion
96%
Curse of Tongues
16%
Infernal Beneficiary
68%
Mortal Coil
96%
Pact of the Annihilan
96%
Demonic Circle
96%
Pact of the Satyr
96%
Improved Mortal Coil
94%
Dark Pact
96%
Foul Mouth
80%
Empowered Healthstone
84%
Abyss Walker
94%
Fortified Soul
80%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
90%
Gorefiend's Avarice
30%
Frequent Donor
96%
Pact of the Eredar
96%
Pact of the Nathrezim
16%
Demonic Resilience
96%
Empowered Drain Life
6%
Strength of Will
96%
Demonic Gateway
96%
Howl of Terror
96%
Swift Artifice
12%
Soul Link
96%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
94%
Fel Synergy
62%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
94%
Pact of Gluttony
96%
Soulburn
96%
Blight of Weakness
2%

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
96%
Conflagrate
96%
Rain of Fire
96%
Improved Conflagrate
30%
Backdraft
96%
Practiced Chaos
74%
Roaring Blaze
88%
Explosive Potential
84%
Havoc
94%
Scalding Flames
96%
Shadowburn
66%
Backlash
96%
2 / 2
Improved Havoc
38%
Ashen Remains
96%
2 / 2
Cataclysm
4%
Fiendish Cruelty
36%
Chaotic Inferno
96%
Flashpoint
82%
Summon Infernal
96%
Emberstorm
96%
Fire and Brimstone
2%
Lake of Fire
0%
Reverse Entropy
96%
Crashing Chaos
56%
Summoner's Embrace
96%
Ruin
96%
2 / 2
Improved Chaos Bolt
96%
Destructive Rapidity
0%
Devastation
68%
2 / 2
Soul Fire
96%
Chaos Incarnate
96%
Conflagration of Chaos
80%
Diabolic Embers
10%
Demonfire Infusion
0%
Avatar of Destruction
96%
Inferno
96%
Alythess's Ire
0%
Raging Demonfire
0%
Embers of Nihilam
286%

Best PvP Talents

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

74%

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

72%

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

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

54%

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

44%

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.

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

42%

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

2%

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.