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Destruction Warlock

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 1 hour 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

Emillýrose

Emillýrose

<i just miss her man>Norgannon (us)

Talents (class)

Mortal Coil
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor
Darkfury

Talents (spec)

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

Talents (hero)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Impish Instincts
Мотумбатор

Мотумбатор

<Бладхаунд>Soulflayer (eu)

Talents (class)

Mortal Coil
Strength of Will
Ichor of Devils

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Roaring Blaze
Mayhem
Summoner's Embrace
Channel Demonfire
Crashing Chaos
Reverse Entropy
Dimension Ripper

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Emillýrose

Emillýrose

<i just miss her man>Norgannon (us)

Talents (class)

Mortal Coil
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor
Darkfury

Talents (spec)

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

Talents (hero)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Impish Instincts

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

82% 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.

4% of the best players use this combination
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.

Astral Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 9,813 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

4% of the best players use this combination
Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 10,260 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral 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 Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

22%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

20%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

14%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

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 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

166%

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 245%
  • Ring 142%
  • Neck7%
  • Feet4%
  • Wrist1%
  • Legs1%
Ascendance

Ascendance

10%

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.

  • Main Hand80%
  • Off Hand20%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

6%

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

  • Feet67%
  • Wrist33%

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

70%

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

6%

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

98%

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

66%

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

14%

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

80%

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

Frozen Spellthread

Frozen Spellthread

6%

Use: Apply Frozen Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 177 and Stamina by 131. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

52%

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.

Stormrider's Fury

Stormrider's Fury

16%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Storm's Fury, bestowing 323 Haste to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Ring

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

54%

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

72%

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

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

8%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 Leech. 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

80%

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

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

78%

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.

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

42%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

38%

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

36%

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

10%

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

8%

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.

Bloodstones

Bloodstones

2%

Your Healthstones are replaced with Bloodstones which increase their user's haste by 20% for 12 sec instead of healing.