Cataclysm Classic Demonology Warlock Pre-Raid Gear

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Last updated on Nov 06, 2024 at 12:00 by Abide

On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Demonology Warlock in Cataclysm Classic.

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1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Affliction Warlock Pre Raid Gear Set

2. Pre-raid Best in Slot

Affliction Warlock Pre Raid Gear Set

The following list is considered to be pre raid best in slot. This will be a list of the best gear you can get before stepping foot into ANY raid. Your gear list will mostly follow the stat priority of the Demonology Warlock spec, which is as follows:

Intellect
Hit Rating (17% - 1742 rating is Hit Cap)
Haste Rating(to soft caps)
Mastery Rating
Haste Rating
Critical Strike Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems guide.

1.1.

Reforging in Cataclysm

Although we provide recommended reforging in the lists below, we also recommend installing the Reforgelite Classic addon to easily calculate your optimal reforging with any gear setup.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase 3 Phase 2 Phase 1

All dungeon item level gear listed below is from the Heroic version of the dungeon.

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades (Engineering) Helm of the Typhonic Beast (Non-Engineering)	–	Engineering Setesh H Halls of Origination
Neck	Dorian's Lost Necklace	Haste → Hit	Bind on Equip World Drop
Shoulder	Mantle of the Eastern Lords	–	Lord Godfrey (H) Shadowfang Keep
Cloak	Ritssyn's Ruminous Drape	–	Bind on Equip World Drop
Chest	Dizze's Whirling Robe	Crit → Haste	Bind on Equip World Drop
Bracer	Sand Silk Wristband	Haste → Mastery	Augh Lost City of the Tol'vir
Gloves	Flamebloom Gloves	Mastery → Hit	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Belt	Dreamless Belt Stratosphere Belt	–	Tailoring Grand Vizier Ertan The Vortex Pinnacle HC
Legs	Shadowflame Leggings	–	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Desert Walker Sandals	–	Exalted Ramkahen
Ring 1	Signet of High Arcanist Savor	Crit → Haste	Bind on Equip World Drop
Ring 2	Ring of the Boy Emperor	–	Archaeology
Trinket 1	Stump of Time (A) Stump of Time (H)	–	Exalted Baradin's Wardens (A) Hellscream's Reach (H)
Trinket 2	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	–	Darkmoon Volcanic Deck
Weapon	Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan	Crit → Hit	Archaeology
Wand	Corla's Baton	–	Corla, Herald of Twilight Blackrock Caverns

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades (Engineering) Helm of the Typhonic Beast (Non-Engineering)	–	Engineering Setesh H Halls of Origination
Neck	Dorian's Lost Necklace	Haste → Hit	Bind on Equip World Drop
Shoulder	Jan'alai's Spaulders	–	Jan'alai Zul'Gurub
Cloak	Ritssyn's Ruminous Drape	Haste → Hit	Bind on Equip World Drop
Chest	Shadowflame Robes	–	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Sand Silk Wristband	Haste → Mastery	Augh Lost City of the Tol'vir
Gloves	Shadowflame Handwraps	Mastery → Hit	1600 Valor Points
Belt	Dreamless Belt Stratosphere Belt	–	Tailoring Grand Vizier Ertan The Vortex Pinnacle HC
Legs	Shadowflame Leggings	–	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Desert Walker Sandals	–	Exalted Ramkahen
Ring 1	Signet of High Arcanist Savor	Crit → Haste	Bind on Equip World Drop
Ring 2	Ring of the Boy Emperor	–	Archaeology
Trinket 1	Stump of Time (A) Stump of Time (H)	–	Exalted Baradin's Wardens (A) Hellscream's Reach (H)
Trinket 2	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	–	Darkmoon Volcanic Deck
Weapon	Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan	Crit → Hit	Archaeology
Wand	Zulian Voodoo Stick	–	Multiple Bosses Zul'Aman

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Crown of the Twilight Queen	Crit → Mastery	80 × Fissure Stone Fragment
Neck	Amulet of Burning Brilliance	Crit → Mastery	1,250 × Valor Points
Shoulder	Shadowflame Mantle	Haste → Mastery	32 × Fissure Stone Fragment
Cloak	Shroud of Endless Grief	Haste → Hit	80 × Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Balespider's Robes	Haste → Mastery	2,200 × Valor Points
Bracer	Bracers of the Bronze Flight	Haste → Hit	50 × Fissure Stone Fragment
Gloves	Balespider's Handwraps	Haste → Mastery	1,650 × Valor Points
Belt	Soul Breath Belt of the Feverflare	Haste → Hit	Satchel of the Soul Breath Belt 12 × Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Balespider's Leggings	Mastery → Haste	2,200 × Valor Points
Boots	Boots of the Black Flame	Crit → Mastery	Tailoring
Ring 1	Planetary Band of the Flameblaze	–	Satchel of the Planetary Band 12 × Fissure Stone Fragment
Ring 2	Spirit Fragment Band	Crit → Hit	Molten Front
Trinket 1	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Hit	Darkmoon Volcanic Deck
Trinket 2	Bell of Enraging Resonance	Crit → Mastery	50 × Fissure Stone Fragment
Weapon	Masterwork Elementium Spellblade	Crit → Mastery	Blacksmithing
Off-Hand	Globe of Moonlight	Crit → Hit	Molten Front
Wand	Trail of Embers	Haste → Mastery	700 × Valor Points

Changelog

06 Nov. 2024: Page updated for Phase 3.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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