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Destruction Warlock

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  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 1 day 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)

6789
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Havoc
Summoner's Embrace
Reverse Entropy

Talents (hero)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Impish Instincts
Emillýrose

Emillýrose

<i just miss her man>Norgannon (us)

Talents (class)

6789
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Havoc
Summoner's Embrace
Reverse Entropy

Talents (hero)

Aura of Enfeeblement
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Impish Instincts
Файричек

Файричек

Blackscar (eu)

Talents (class)

6789
Nightmare
Strength of Will
Ichor of Devils

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Havoc
Summoner's Embrace
Reverse Entropy

Talents (hero)

Soul-Etched Circles
Cruelty of Kerxan
Infernal Vitality

Talents (pvp)

Fel Fissure
Nether Ward
Soul Rip

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 Night Elf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

74% 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 14,756 primary stat for 20 sec.

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)

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 14,756 primary stat for 20 sec.

Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 9,977 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 Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

20%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

16%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

11%

+181 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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

162%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 148,554 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 142%
  • Ring 240%
  • Neck9%
  • Feet5%
  • Main Hand1%
  • Waist1%
  • Wrist1%
  • Legs1%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

6%

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

  • Feet33%
  • Wrist33%
  • Waist33%
Vivacity

Vivacity

4%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have the chance to grant Vivaciousness, increasing secondary stats by 735 and Speed or Avoidance by 182 based on the school it was activated from.

  • 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.
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

60%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

16%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

100%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

62%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

20%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

88%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and Stamina by 8.

Frozen Spellthread

Frozen Spellthread

2%

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

48%

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

22%

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 Haste

+315 Haste

54%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

54%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

58%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

18%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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

84%

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

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

74%

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

44%

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.

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

40%

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.

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

20%

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

14%

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.