Demonology Warlock DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.1.0)
On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Demonology Warlock in World of Warcraft The War Within (11.1.0).
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Demonology Warlock gear and best in slot.
Gearing a Demonology Warlock
Welcome to our Gearing Page for Demonology Warlock; this section will cover everything you need to know about equipping your character correctly.
If you have a new piece of gear for which you need gems and enchant advice, you can find everything on our dedicated page below.
Best in Slot Gear
BiS Gear for Demonology Warlock
The War Within Season 2 Overall BiS List for Demonology Warlock
The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 2 from all sources, including Raiding, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault, and Crafted.
Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentially equivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful and you should be simming your character to find out what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this list, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what an endgame set of gear looks like.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Helm |  Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence (678) |
One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Neck |  Semi-Charmed Amulet (678) |
Rik Reverb in Liberation of Undermine |
| Shoulder |  Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants (678) |
Rik Reverb in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Cloak |  Chef Chewie's Towel (678) |
Cinderbrew Meadery |
| Chest |  Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown (678) |
Sprocketmonger Lockenstock in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Bracers |  Consecrated Cuffs (675) with  Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Mastery |
Crafted — Tailoring |
| Gloves |  King's Malicious Clutches (678) |
Darkflame Cleft |
| Belt |  Excavator's Safety Belt (678) |
The MOTHERLODE!! |
| Legs |  Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights (678) |
Stix Bunkjunker in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Boots |  Cloudstrider Soles (678) |
The Rookery |
| Ring #1 |  The Jastor Diamond (678) |
Chrome King Gallywix in Liberation of Undermine |
| Ring #2 |  Miniature Roulette Wheel |
One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine |
| Trinket #1 |  Eye of Kezan (678) |
Chrome King Gallywix in Liberation of Undermine |
| Trinket #2 |  House of Cards (678) |
One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine |
| Weapon |  Scalding Queenmaker's Shiv (678) |
Cinderbrew Meadery/Great Vault |
| Off-Hand |  Vagabond's Torch (675) with  Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility |
Crafted — Inscription |
The War Within Season 2 Raid BiS List for Demonology Warlock
The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 2 from Raiding, The Great Vault, and Crafted, and thus aimed at those who do not want to engage with Mythic+.
Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentially equivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful and you should be simming your character to find out what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this list, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what an endgame set of gear looks like.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Helm | Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence (678) |
One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Neck | Semi-Charmed Amulet (678) |
Rik Reverb in Liberation of Undermine/Great Vault |
| Shoulder | Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants (678) |
Rik Reverb in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Cloak |  Undercircuit Racing Flag (678) |
Vexie and the Geargrinders in Liberation of Undermine/Great Vault |
| Chest | Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown (678) |
Sprocketmonger Lockenstock in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Bracers | Consecrated Cuffs (675) with Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Mastery |
Crafted — Tailoring |
| Gloves |  Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp (678) |
Cauldron of Carnage in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Belt |  Tune-Up Toolbelt (678) |
Vexie and the Geargrinders in Liberation of Undermine/Great Vault |
| Legs | Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights (678) |
Stix Bunkjunker in Liberation of Undermine/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Boots |  Spliced Fiendtrader's Soles (678) |
Matrix Catalyst |
| Ring #1 | The Jastor Diamond (678) |
Chrome King Gallywix in Liberation of Undermine |
| Ring #2 | Miniature Roulette Wheel |
One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine |
| Trinket #1 | Eye of Kezan (678) |
Chrome King Gallywix in Liberation of Undermine |
| Trinket #2 | House of Cards (678) |
One-Armed Bandit in Liberation of Undermine |
| Weapon |  Blastfurious Machete (678) |
Vexie and the Geargrinders in Liberation of Undermine/Great Vault |
| Off-Hand | Vagabond's Torch (675) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility |
Crafted — Inscription |
The War Within Season 2 Mythic+ BiS List for Demonology Warlock
The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 2 from Mythic+, The Great Vault, Crafted and is aimed towards those who do not have access to Raid drops.
Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentially equivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful and you should be simming your character to find out what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this list, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what an endgame set of gear looks like.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Helm | Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence (678) |
Matrix Catalyst |
| Neck |  Strapped Rescue-Keg (678) |
Cinderbrew Meadery |
| Shoulder | Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants (678) |
Matrix Catalyst |
| Cloak | Chef Chewie's Towel (678) |
Cinderbrew Meadery |
| Chest | Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown (678) |
Matrix Catalyst |
| Bracers | Consecrated Cuffs (675) with Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Mastery |
Crafted — Tailoring |
| Gloves | King's Malicious Clutches (678) |
Darkflame Cleft |
| Belt | Excavator's Safety Belt (678) |
The MOTHERLODE!! |
| Legs | Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights (678) |
Matrix Catalyst |
| Boots | Spliced Fiendtrader's Soles (678) |
Matrix Catalyst |
| Ring #1 |  Footbomb Championship Ring (678) |
The MOTHERLODE!! |
| Ring #2 |  Bloodoath Signet (678) |
Theater of Pain |
| Trinket #1 |  Signet of the Priory (678) |
Priory of the Sacred Flame |
| Trinket #2 |  Carved Blazikon Wax (678) |
Darkflame Cleft |
| Weapon | Scalding Queenmaker's Shiv (678) |
Cinderbrew Meadery/Great Vault |
| Off-Hand | Vagabond's Torch (675) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility |
Crafted — Inscription |
Best Trinkets for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 2
Raiding Trinket Tier List for Demonology Warlock
This Trinket Tier List is biased towards single-target, as this tends to be the more relevant aspect of Raiding. In the case of Trinkets performing similarly in single-target, the option with AoE/Multitarget scaling will be ranked higher.
A "Tier" as defined by this list is around 0.5% DPS, meaning that S-Tier Trinkets are around 0.5% better than A-Tier Trinkets, and so on.
Any trinket not shown on this list is generally considered worse than all other trinkets available on this list.
S-Tier
Eye of Kezan — undisputed best Trinket for all
situations.
A-Tier
House of Cards — strongest raid on use option in a tier
with mediocre on use.
Signet of the Priory — strongest dungeon on use option in
a tier with mediocre on use.
B-Tier
Suspicious Energy Drink — Noteworthy option that comes from Delves
and punches well above its weight.
Synergistic Brewterializer — High overall damage choice that
requires single target direct damage to trigger.
Mug's Moxie Jug — good passive trinket.
C-Tier
Mister Lock-N-Stalk — passive spell proc damage option
that requires swapping between single target and AoE mode to get the
most out of it.
Geargrinder's Spare Keys
Flarendo's Pilot Light
Reverb Radio
Soulletting Ruby
Entropic Skardyn Core
Carved Blazikon Wax
Mythic+ Trinket Tier List for Demonology Warlock
This Trinket Tier List is focused more on AoE damage, as a large portion of Mythic+ is AoE damage.
A "Tier" as defined by this list is around 0.5% DPS, meaning that S-Tier Trinkets are around 0.5% better than A-Tier Trinkets, and so on.
Any trinket not shown on this list is generally considered worse than all other trinkets available on this list.
S-Tier
- House of Cards — strongest raid on use option in a tier
with mediocre on use.
- Eye of Kezan — undisputed best Trinket for all
situations.
A-Tier
- Signet of the Priory — strongest dungeon on use option in
a tier with mediocre on use.
- Mug's Moxie Jug — good passive trinket.
- Carved Blazikon Wax
B-Tier
- Synergistic Brewterializer — High overall damage choice that
requires single target direct damage to trigger.
- Suspicious Energy Drink — Noteworthy option that comes from Delves
and punches well above its weight.
C-Tier
- Mister Lock-N-Stalk — passive spell proc damage option
that requires swapping between single target and AoE mode to get the
most out of it.
- Geargrinder's Spare Keys
- Flarendo's Pilot Light
- Reverb Radio
- Soulletting Ruby
- Entropic Skardyn Core
Best Cyrce's Circlet Gems for Demonology Warlock
Patch 11.0.7 introduces a new ring Cyrce's Circlet that can be acquired by completing several activities on Siren Isle. The ring features 3 sockets, which let players choose one of four different gems in each of the three sockets, for a total of new 12 gems.
Since socketed gems scale in power the ring should be considered only when stacked against similar or lower item level options until fully upgraded, as the aim of Patch 11.0.7 is to offer a character progression associated with the new zone. Once fully upgraded the ring is essentially a over-budgeted 639 item level, and should be considered as part of the Best in slot list, especially in lieu of being a deterministic acquisition which does not requires raid vault drops.
As far as season 2 gearing is concerned, the ring in its best configuration is between 1.7 to 3.4% behind fully upgraded Mythic rings alternatives.
The following list features what are generally considered the best gems, nevertheless it is highly recommended to sim yourself to figure out the best choices and combinations for your specific gear and the specific gems and other rings you already own:
- For raid,
Thunderlord's Crackling Citrine offers slightly better
damage in pure single target than 
Stormbringer's Runed Citrine,
and should be paired with 
Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
and 
Legendary Skipper's Citrine. - For
Mythic+/AoE, Stormbringer's Runed Citrine, Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
and Legendary Skipper's Citrine offer the best combination.
For more information on how to get the ring, as well as acquiring all of the different gems that you can possibly socket into it, check out our Cyrce's Circlet guide below!
Crafted Gear & Embellishments
Spark of Omens will remain the main limiting factor when crafting
high-end gear, as it can be acquired once every two weeks by combining
two 
Fractured Spark of Omens and 250 
Valorstones.
At the start of a tier, it will be possible to craft two pieces (the first from the initial quest and the second from the initial bi-weekly reward).
It is essential to understand that your crafting strategy depends heavily on the kind of progress and therefore drops available, the speed at which you progress through the content and whatever drop you can obtain early. As a result, there will not be a single best path, instead listed below will be some guidelines:
Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on the offhand weapon
and Writhing Armor Banding is the overall best combination as it does
scale into multitarget as opposed to 
Elemental Focusing Lens.
The long-term solution is to directly craft both using sparks at the highest item level possible, but that does imply dropping a Mythic level Main hand through Mythic plus before entering in Mythic Raid the second week.
An alternative is to craft both main hand and offhand combo using sparks and leave wrists at lower item level, which would offer a higher spike in power at the expense of requiring an additional spark in the long term, with the understanding that crafted main-hand weapons will need to be replaced by Mythic drops counterpart due to item level difference.
The War Within Season 2 Tier Set for Demonology Warlock
Wearing 2 and 4 pieces from the Rites of the Spliced Fiendtrader's Influence set gives you the following bonuses:
Warlock Demonology 11.1 Class Set 2pc: Your damaging spells have a
chance to hit a 
Jackpot! that summons a
Dreadstalker at 165% effectiveness.
Casting 
Summon Demonic Tyrant always hits
a Jackpot!- Warlock Demonology 11.1 Class Set 4pc:
Casting
Hand of Gul'dan causes your active Dreadstalkers to cast
Dreadbite at 50% effectiveness. This damage is increased by 10% for
each Soul Shard spent on Hand of Gul'dan.
Both bonuses offer a passive damage increase, and as such, there is no alteration in terms of talent choices or playstyle.
It is important to note that achieving
the 
Warlock Demonology 11.1 Class Set 4pc is a higher gain than having the
set on the sub-optimal slots.
The ideal setup has the Hands slot as the off-set piece due to a more favourable stat distribution.
Evaluating Upgrades
The easiest and most sensible way to compare multiple items is to use Raidbots' Top Gear. Here, you can input an export from the Simcraft AddOn, select the items to compare, and it will find out which of the items are best. See below for a guide on how to sim yourself.
Trinket Simulations for Demonology Warlock
DISCLAIMER: sims are currently being developed; therefore, take the following charts with a grain of salt.
Single Target
Cleave
Changelog
- 04 Mar. 2025: Updated BiS lists and trinket ranking.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.7. and Cyrce's Circlet.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Added BiS lists for Season 1, updated trinket section.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Added Pre-Season BiS list section.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within pre-patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4 launch.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated trinket section for Patch 10.2.5.
- 07 Nov. 2023: Embellishment recommendations updated after Undulating Sporecloak has been annihilated.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated Gear recommendations for Patch 10.2 and Season 3.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reformat of the page with BiS tables and section updates.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 24 Mar. 2023: Updated Onyx Annulet section to account for live hotfixes.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Added patch 10.0.7 new ring section. .
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 13 Dec. 2022: Updated Embellishment recommendations.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Season 1 launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Motoko, Warlock main since The Burning Crusade, co-admin in the Warlock Discord, and theorycrafter and contributor for LockOneStopShop.
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