Destruction Warlock
Ranged · Tree 3 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Shadow Bolt and Incinerate. Ruin makes the crits hurt.
Build. Ruin is the crit damage. Incinerate is the bottom. Immolate has to be up for Conflagrate.
Spells. Immolate, Incinerate or Shadow Bolt, Conflagrate when it is up. Shadowburn to finish.
Stats. Crit and spell hit. Spell power under those.
Gear. Caster weapon with crit and spell power.
Build. Shadowburn finishes. Aftermath stuns on destruction crits. Intensity keeps the cast up.
Spells. Immolate, Conflagrate, Fear, Shadowburn when they are low.
Stats. Stamina and crit.
Gear. Spell power and health.
Build
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Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Destruction in PvE.
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Shadow Bolt Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 237 to 265 Shadow damage. -
Incinerate Deals 201 to 233 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate. -
Immolate Burns the enemy for 146 Fire damage and then an additional 260 Fire damage over 15 sec. -
Conflagrate Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 251 to 313 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect. -
Shadowburn Instantly blasts the target for 258 to 288 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Crit - 2
Spell power - 3
Hit - 4
Intellect
Gear
What suits Destruction at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Frostfire Circlet Head Cloth · Crit · +Spell power · Hit · Int -
Premier General's Felweave Mantle Shoulder Cloth · Crit · +Spell power · Int -
Frostfire Robe Chest Cloth · Crit · +Spell power · Hit · Int -
Plagueheart Leggings Legs Cloth · Crit · +Spell power · Int -
Gem of Trapped Innocents Neck Crit · +Spell power · Int -
Seal of the Damned Ring Crit · +Spell power · Hit -
Kiss of the Spider Trinket Crit · Hit -
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Weapon Crit · +Spell power · Int
Build
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Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Destruction in PvP.
- Shadowburn Instantly blasts the target for 258 to 288 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
- Conflagrate Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 251 to 313 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.
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Fear Strikes fear in the enemy, causing it to run in fear for up to 20 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only 1 target can be feared at a time. -
Death Coil Causes the enemy target to run in horror for 3 sec and causes 460 Shadow damage. The caster gains 100% of the damage caused in health. - Immolate Burns the enemy for 146 Fire damage and then an additional 260 Fire damage over 15 sec.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2 Crit
- 3 Spell power
- 4 Hit
Gear
What suits Destruction at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Champion's Dreadweave Cowl Head Cloth · Sta · Crit · +Spell power -
Champion's Dreadweave Spaulders Shoulder Cloth · Sta · Crit · +Spell power -
Field Marshal's Dreadweave Robe Chest Cloth · Sta · +Spell power -
Marshal's Dreadweave Leggings Legs Cloth · Sta · +Spell power -
Senior Sergeant's Insignia Neck Sta - Seal of the Damned Ring Sta · Crit · +Spell power · Hit
- Kiss of the Spider Trinket Crit · Hit
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Grand Marshal's Stave Weapon Sta · +Spell power
What changed vs Classic
21 Destruction talents differ from Classic Era.
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Aftermath Changed
Rank 5Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 50% and your Conflagrate spell has a 100% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
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Agonizing Flames New
Rank 3Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.
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Bane Reworded
Rank 5Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.
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Bane of Havoc New
Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.
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Cataclysm Changed
Rank 3Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.
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Conflagrate Changed
Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 110 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.
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Devastation Removed
Rank 5Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 5%.
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Emberstorm Removed
Rank 5Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%.
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Fire and Brimstone New
Rank 3Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.
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Improved Firebolt Removed
Rank 2Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 1 sec.
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Improved Immolate Removed
Rank 5Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 25%.
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Improved Lash of Pain Removed
Rank 2Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain spell by 6 sec.
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Improved Searing Pain Removed
Rank 5Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10%.
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Improved Shadow Bolt Changed
Rank 5Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.
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Incinerate New
Deals 99 to 113 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.
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Intensity Changed
Rank 3Gives your Destruction spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
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Molten Skin New
Rank 5Reduces all damage taken by 10%.
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Pyroclasm Changed
Rank 2Gives your Soul Fire spell a 26% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 26% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec.
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Ruin Changed
Rank 5Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
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Shadow and Flame New
Rank 5Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 20% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 20% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 100% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
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Shadowburn Changed
Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 73 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.