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Destruction Warlock

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days 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

Níretzká

Níretzká

Skullcrusher (us)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
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)

Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Shadow Rift
Inferniøn

Inferniøn

<Victim Specs>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

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

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Impish Instincts
Soul Rip
Infernion

Infernion

<Victim Specs>Stormscale (eu)

Talents (class)

-

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

-

Talents (pvp)

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

78% 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)

13% of the best players use this combination
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)

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 159 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

5% 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 206 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 Quick Lapis
Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

56%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

17%

+23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

13%

+16 Haste & +7 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 Devouring Banding on a Feet item
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

90%

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.

  • Feet35%
  • Wrist20%
  • Head17%
  • Waist17%
  • Back6%
  • Shoulders4%
  • Main Hand2%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

85%

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 22 and your ally's Primary Stat by 5.

  • Feet27%
  • Wrist25%
  • Head20%
  • Waist18%
  • Back10%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

12%

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 157%
  • Neck29%
  • Ring 214%

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

10%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

90%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

77%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

2%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

85%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Bright Linen Spellthread

3%

+16 Intellect

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

70%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

20%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

93%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

43%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

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
83.3%
Soul Leech
85%
Burning Rush
8.3%
Fel Pact
6.7%
Demon Skin
85%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
85%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
5%
Demonic Embrace
85%
Nightmare
63.3%
Demonic Fortitude
85%
Banish
5%
Curse of Exhaustion
85%
Curse of Tongues
20%
Infernal Beneficiary
73.3%
Mortal Coil
85%
Pact of the Annihilan
85%
Demonic Circle
85%
Pact of the Satyr
85%
Improved Mortal Coil
76.7%
Dark Pact
85%
Foul Mouth
65%
Empowered Healthstone
70%
Abyss Walker
81.7%
Fortified Soul
66.7%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
76.7%
Gorefiend's Avarice
26.7%
Frequent Donor
85%
Pact of the Eredar
85%
Pact of the Nathrezim
30%
Demonic Resilience
80%
Empowered Drain Life
5%
Strength of Will
85%
Demonic Gateway
85%
Howl of Terror
85%
Swift Artifice
8.3%
Soul Link
85%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
83.3%
Fel Synergy
51.7%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
81.7%
Pact of Gluttony
85%
Soulburn
85%
Blight of Tongues
5%

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
85%
Conflagrate
85%
Rain of Fire
85%
Improved Conflagrate
21.7%
Backdraft
85%
Practiced Chaos
66.7%
Roaring Blaze
81.7%
Explosive Potential
83.3%
Havoc
85%
Scalding Flames
85%
Shadowburn
68.3%
Backlash
85%
2 / 2
Improved Havoc
38.3%
Ashen Remains
83.3%
2 / 2
Cataclysm
3.3%
Fiendish Cruelty
53.3%
Chaotic Inferno
83.3%
Flashpoint
78.3%
Summon Infernal
85%
Emberstorm
83.3%
Fire and Brimstone
5%
Lake of Fire
1.7%
Reverse Entropy
85%
Crashing Chaos
46.7%
Summoner's Embrace
85%
Ruin
85%
2 / 2
Improved Chaos Bolt
85%
Destructive Rapidity
1.7%
Devastation
45%
2 / 2
Soul Fire
83.3%
Chaos Incarnate
65%
Conflagration of Chaos
71.7%
Diabolic Embers
6.7%
Demonfire Infusion
0%
Avatar of Destruction
83.3%
Inferno
85%
Alythess's Ire
1.7%
Raging Demonfire
0%
Embers of Nihilam
255%

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.

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

48%

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.

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

45%

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

27%

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.

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

5%

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.