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Demonology Warlock

Damage specialisation · Tier C in Mythic+, 1.3% 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+0.6s100%
  2. 2Call Dreadstalkers+1.1s100%
  3. 3Grimoire: Imp Lord+2.3s100%
  4. 4
Summon Demonic Tyrant
+3.1s
100%
  • 5Shadow Bolt+3.2s100%
  • 6Hand of Gul'dan+4.8s100%
  • 7Light's Potential+4.9s50%
  • 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.

    • Shadow Bolt81 casts→Shadow Bolt66%Hand of Gul'dan22%Implosion4%
    • Hand of Gul'dan76 casts→Hand of Gul'dan53%Shadow Bolt27%Demonbolt9%
    • Demonbolt27 casts→Demonbolt41%Hand of Gul'dan37%Call Dreadstalkers11%
    • Call Dreadstalkers16 casts→Call Dreadstalkers50%Hand of Gul'dan19%Shadow Bolt6%
    • Summon Demonic Tyrant8 casts→Summon Demonic Tyrant50%Grimoire: Imp Lord25%Empowering Venom13%
    • Implosion8 casts→Shadow Bolt38%Hand of Gul'dan38%Infernal Bolt13%

    Ability usage

    Casts per minute across 19 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

    11 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Hand of Gul'dan14.4per min
    2. 2Shadow Bolt10.9per min
    3. 3Demonbolt10.7per 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 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

    • Haste35.2%876 avg
    • Critical Strike29.4%733 avg
    • Mastery24.8%619 avg
    • Versatility10.7%264 avg

    Demonology Warlock PvE enchantments

    • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul81%
    • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +115 Stamina77%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei65%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle40%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness40%
    • Thalassian Phoenix Oil33%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity31%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt30%

    Demonology Warlock PvE gems & sockets

    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat44%
    • Flawless Quick Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste36%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition27%

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 220 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.

    • To Hell and Back88%

      189 players · Specialization

    • Curse of Exhaustion84%

      180 players · Class

    • Reign of Tyranny83%

      178 players · Specialization

    • Improved Mortal Coil83%

      177 players · Class

    • Oppressive Darkness79%

      169 players · Class

    • Curse of Tongues72%

      154 players · Class

    • Abyssal Dominion68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Annihilan's Bellow68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Cloven Souls68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Cruelty of Kerxan68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Diabolic Oculi68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Diabolic Ritual68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Flames of Xoroth68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Gloom of Nathreza68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Infernal Bulwark68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Looks That Kill68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Mind's Eyes68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Ruination68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Secrets of the Coven68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Touch of Rancora68%

      145 players · Hero

    • Frequent Traveler65%

      140 players · Class

    • Dreadlash64%

      137 players · Specialization

    • Demonic Brutality64%

      136 players · Specialization

    • Antoran Armaments60%

      129 players · Specialization

    • Demonic Resilience60%

      128 players · Class

    • Pact of the Nathrezim55%

      118 players · Class

    • Abyss Walker55%

      117 players · Class

    • Burning Rush52%

      111 players · Class

    • Infernal Beneficiary50%

      107 players · Class

    • Practiced Rituals48%

      103 players · Specialization

    • Fel Synergy47%

      101 players · Class

    • Fiendish Stride46%

      98 players · Class

    • Swift Artifice46%

      98 players · Class

    • Spiteful Reconstitution45%

      96 players · Specialization

    • Horrify44%

      95 players · Class

    • Blight of Tongues43%

      91 players · Class

    Near-universal picks (45)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Dark Accord100%

      214 players · Class

    • Dark Pact100%

      214 players · Class

    • Demon Skin100%

      214 players · Class

    Rarely taken (86)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Empowered Drain Life14%

      29 players · Class

    • Demonic Knowledge12%

      25 players · Specialization

    • Fel Pact8.9%

      19 players · Class

    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.

    Other Warlock specs

    • Affliction
    • Destruction
    3.5per min
  • 5Call Dreadstalkers2.9per min
  • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste
    21%
  • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike20%
  • Prismatic Socket19%
  • Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery15%
  • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility13%
  • Demonic Circle100%

    214 players · Class

  • Demonic Embrace100%

    214 players · Class

  • Demonic Fortitude100%

    214 players · Class

  • Demonic Gateway100%

    214 players · Class

  • Fel Armor100%

    214 players · Class

  • Pact of the Annihilan100%

    214 players · Class

  • Pact of the Eredar100%

    214 players · Class

  • Pact of the Satyr100%

    214 players · Class

  • Soul Leech100%

    214 players · Class

  • Soul Link100%

    214 players · Class

  • Mortal Coil100%

    213 players · Class

  • Pact of Gluttony100%

    213 players · Class

  • Soulburn100%

    213 players · Class

  • Doom7.9%

    17 players · Specialization

  • Fel Armaments7.5%

    16 players · Specialization

  • Summon Doomguard7.5%

    16 players · Specialization

  • Stabilized Portals5.6%

    12 players · Specialization

  • Improved Demonic Tactics4.7%

    10 players · Specialization

  • Absolute Corruption2.3%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Agony2.3%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Cascading Calamity2.3%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Creeping Death2.3%

    5 players · Specialization