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Demonology Warlock

Damage specialisation · Tier C in Mythic+, 0.7% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Demonbolt+0.3s75%
  2. 2Grimoire: Imp Lord+0.3s100%
  3. 3Call Dreadstalkers+1.4s100%
  4. 4
Shadow Bolt
+2.5s
100%
  • 5Summon Demonic Tyrant+4.2s100%
  • 6Light's Potential+4.6s50%
  • 7Empowering Venom+5.2s50%
  • 8Hand of Gul'dan+5.8s100%
  • What follows what

    What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

    • Hand of Gul'dan76 casts→Hand of Gul'dan57%Shadow Bolt20%Demonbolt9%
    • Shadow Bolt69 casts→Shadow Bolt63%Hand of Gul'dan19%Demonbolt4%
    • Demonbolt37 casts→Demonbolt54%Hand of Gul'dan31%Grimoire: Imp Lord6%
    • Call Dreadstalkers16 casts→Call Dreadstalkers50%Shadow Bolt19%Implosion13%
    • Summon Demonic Tyrant8 casts→Summon Demonic Tyrant50%Empowering Venom25%
    • Implosion8 casts→Shadow Bolt63%Infernal Bolt38%

    Ability usage

    Casts per minute across 16 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

    Single target

    5 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

    1. 1Hand of Gul'dan14.9per min
    2. 2Shadow Bolt11.5per min
    3. 3Demonbolt10.7per min
    4. 4Implosion3.6per min
    5. 5Call Dreadstalkers2.9per min

    Multi-target

    10 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Hand of Gul'dan14.4per min
    2. 2Demonbolt10.9per min
    3. 3Shadow Bolt10.6per min
    4. 4Implosion

    Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

    Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

    Secondary stats

    Secondary stat split across the 74 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

    • Haste39.2%896 avg
    • Versatility34.3%746 avg
    • Critical Strike14.0%349 avg
    • Mastery12.5%308 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 74 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

    Where builds differ

    Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

    • Grimoire: Fel Ravager89%

      63 players · Specialization

    • Dominion of Argus87%

      62 players · Specialization

    • Master Summoner87%

      62 players · Specialization

    • Improved Mortal Coil86%

      61 players · Class

    • Mark of F'harg86%

      61 players · Specialization

    • Summon Vilefiend86%

      61 players · Specialization

    • To Hell and Back86%

      61 players · Specialization

    • Inner Demons85%

      60 players · Specialization

    • Blighted Maw82%

      58 players · Specialization

    • Carnivorous Stalkers82%

      58 players · Specialization

    • Curse of Exhaustion79%

      56 players · Class

    • Oppressive Darkness79%

      56 players · Class

    • Summon Felguard79%

      56 players · Specialization

    • Reign of Tyranny77%

      55 players · Specialization

    • Curse of Tongues75%

      53 players · Class

    • Abyssal Dominion69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Annihilan's Bellow69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Cloven Souls69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Cruelty of Kerxan69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Diabolic Oculi69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Diabolic Ritual69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Flames of Xoroth69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Gloom of Nathreza69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Infernal Bulwark69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Looks That Kill69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Mind's Eyes69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Ruination69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Secrets of the Coven69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Touch of Rancora69%

      49 players · Hero

    • Frequent Traveler68%

      48 players · Class

    • Abyss Walker66%

      47 players · Class

    • Demonic Brutality66%

      47 players · Specialization

    • Demonic Resilience59%

      42 players · Class

    • Antoran Armaments55%

      39 players · Specialization

    • Practiced Rituals55%

      39 players · Specialization

    • Dreadlash54%

      38 players · Specialization

    Near-universal picks (36)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Dark Accord100%

      71 players · Class

    • Dark Pact100%

      71 players · Class

    • Demon Skin100%

      71 players · Class

    Rarely taken (86)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Fel Armaments8.5%

      6 players · Specialization

    • Absolute Corruption7.0%

      5 players · Specialization

    • Agony7.0%

      5 players · Specialization

    Import a real build

    Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

    • Trayway

      illidan · US3,692

    • Lexó

      twisting-nether · EU3,581

    • Warmor

      tarren-mill · EU3,551

    • Vâlderon

      silvermoon · EU3,549

    • Raveiolilock

      silvermoon · EU3,536

    Learn the spec

    This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

    • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
    • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
    • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

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    3.4per min
  • 5Call Dreadstalkers2.9per min
  • Demonic Circle100%

    71 players · Class

  • Demonic Embrace100%

    71 players · Class

  • Demonic Fortitude100%

    71 players · Class

  • Demonic Gateway100%

    71 players · Class

  • Fel Armor100%

    71 players · Class

  • Frequent Donor100%

    71 players · Class

  • Mortal Coil100%

    71 players · Class

  • Pact of Gluttony100%

    71 players · Class

  • Pact of the Annihilan100%

    71 players · Class

  • Pact of the Eredar100%

    71 players · Class

  • Pact of the Satyr100%

    71 players · Class

  • Soul Leech100%

    71 players · Class

  • Soul Link100%

    71 players · Class

  • Cascading Calamity7.0%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Creeping Death7.0%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Dark Harvest7.0%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Demonic Knowledge7.0%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Drain Soul7.0%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Empowered Drain Life7.0%

    5 players · Class

  • Fel Pact7.0%

    5 players · Class

  • Grimoire of Sacrifice7.0%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Haunt7.0%

    5 players · Specialization