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Destruction Warlock

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

Gløbaltaunt

Gløbaltaunt

Tichondrius (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)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Gateway Mastery
Shadow Rift
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<Highly Regarded>Neptulon (eu)

Talents (class)

Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

Rain of Fire
Havoc
Reverse Entropy
Crashing Chaos
Grimoire of Sacrifice
Soul Fire

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Impish Instincts
Soul Rip
Yuumâ

Yuumâ

Blackrock (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Ichor of Devils
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

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 Undead

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

66% 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)

10% 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)

3% of the best players use this combination
Crucible of Erratic Energies

Crucible of Erratic Energies

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to induce Voidlust. Voidlust increases your Critical Strike by 135, Leech by 1%, and Movement Speed by 10%. Protocol of Violence: The Voidlust consumes you more often. Protocol of Sustenance: Voidlust episodes last longer. Protocol of Predation: Voidlust episodes are more intense.

Glorious Crusader's Keepsake

Glorious Crusader's Keepsake

Equip: During combat you have a chance to become consumed by Fanatical Inspiration, increasing your highest secondary by 230 for 15 sec. Party members also equipped with the keepsake have their lowest secondary increased by 23 for 15 sec.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Destruction Warlock is Cognitive Heliotrope
Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

18%

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

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

14%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Flawless Quick Amethyst

Flawless Quick Amethyst

13%

+16 Mastery & +7 Haste

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

71%

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.

  • Feet38%
  • Wrist36%
  • Waist14%
  • Back5%
  • Head5%
  • Shoulders2%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

42%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,152 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 144%
  • Ring 240%
  • Neck16%
Hunt

Hunt

31%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Main Hand67%
  • Off Hand33%

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

3%

Flexweave Underlay

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

71%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

3%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

32%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

8%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Legs icon

Legs

Bright Linen Spellthread

32%

+24 Intellect

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

29%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

31%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

25%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

56%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

34%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

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
81.4%
Soul Leech
89.8%
Burning Rush
52.5%
Fel Pact
6.8%
Demon Skin
89.8%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
89.8%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
40.7%
Demonic Embrace
89.8%
Nightmare
69.5%
Demonic Fortitude
89.8%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
89.8%
Curse of Tongues
16.9%
Infernal Beneficiary
39%
Mortal Coil
89.8%
Pact of the Annihilan
89.8%
Demonic Circle
89.8%
Pact of the Satyr
89.8%
Improved Mortal Coil
78%
Dark Pact
89.8%
Foul Mouth
78%
Empowered Healthstone
81.4%
Abyss Walker
79.7%
Fortified Soul
86.4%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
47.5%
Gorefiend's Avarice
27.1%
Frequent Donor
88.1%
Pact of the Eredar
89.8%
Pact of the Nathrezim
28.8%
Demonic Resilience
79.7%
Empowered Drain Life
20.3%
Strength of Will
89.8%
Demonic Gateway
89.8%
Shadowfury
86.4%
Swift Artifice
8.5%
Soul Link
89.8%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
83.1%
Fel Synergy
47.5%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
79.7%
Pact of Gluttony
88.1%
Soulburn
89.8%
Blight of Tongues
10.2%

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
89.8%
Conflagrate
89.8%
Rain of Fire
89.8%
Improved Conflagrate
39%
Backdraft
89.8%
Practiced Chaos
67.8%
Roaring Blaze
88.1%
Explosive Potential
84.7%
Havoc
89.8%
Scalding Flames
89.8%
Shadowburn
55.9%
Backlash
89.8%
2 / 2
Improved Havoc
49.2%
Ashen Remains
86.4%
2 / 2
Cataclysm
8.5%
Fiendish Cruelty
35.6%
Chaotic Inferno
84.7%
Flashpoint
79.7%
Summon Infernal
89.8%
Emberstorm
84.7%
Fire and Brimstone
11.9%
Lake of Fire
6.8%
Reverse Entropy
89.8%
Crashing Chaos
78%
Summoner's Embrace
86.4%
Ruin
89.8%
2 / 2
Improved Chaos Bolt
89.8%
Destructive Rapidity
3.4%
Devastation
55.9%
2 / 2
Soul Fire
84.7%
Inferno
88.1%
Conflagration of Chaos
49.2%
Diabolic Embers
13.6%
Demonfire Infusion
0%
Avatar of Destruction
84.7%
Chaos Incarnate
74.6%
Alythess's Ire
5.1%
Raging Demonfire
0%
Embers of Nihilam
264.4%

Best PvP Talents

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

71%

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

Fel Fissure

Fel Fissure

68%

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

54%

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

36%

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

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

22%

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

15%

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

3%

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.