Destruction Warlock DPS Castle Nathria Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5

Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 at 15:00 by Motoko 60 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Destruction Warlock for each boss of the following raid: Castle Nathria. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5.

1.

Introduction

In this section, you will find information and guidance for each boss individually in Castle Nathria as a Destruction Warlock. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for any Destruction Warlock on each boss.

During the Dragonflight Pre-Patch, Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination, and Sepulcher of the First Ones will be simultaneously featured as Fated Raids. During this time encounters within each specific raid will include an additional mechanic and items will drop at increased item levels. If you would like to learn more general information about the Fated Raids system as a whole, please see our overview below. Otherwise, continue to use this page for specialization-specific tips.

Disclaimer: The tips below are based on Shadowlands Season 4, not Dragonflight changes.

2.

Talent and Legendary Cheatsheet

You can easily import the talent tree below into the game with the following string:

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3.

Shriekwing

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Shriekwing: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

3.1.

Tips

Single-target encounter with 2 phases.

Smart Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle placement can trivialise the movement requirements of abilities such as Earsplitting Shriek Icon Earsplitting Shriek and Echolocation Icon Echolocation.

During Phase 2, focus on dodging Echoing Sonar Icon Echoing Sonar.

For more information, please refer to our Shriekwing guide.

4.

Huntsman Altimor

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Huntsman Altimor: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

4.1.

Tips

Council fight with multiple targets and few burst phases.

Try to maximise Havoc Icon Havoc windows while not delaying the ability.

Avoid Spreadshot Icon Spreadshot and consider talenting Dark Pact Icon Dark Pact to mitigate Vicious Lunge Icon Vicious Lunge damage.

Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle and Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway placement can give healers more time to handle the Rip Soul Icon Rip Soul mechanic.

Fear Icon Fear can be applied on Shades of Bargast Icon Shades of Bargast to increase the damage taken through Destabilize Icon Destabilize right before bursting them down. Try to pool resources when that happens and save Mortal Coil Icon Mortal Coil for emergency heals or to interrupt Deathly Roar Icon Deathly Roar if needed.

Unending Resolve Icon Unending Resolve can be used to alleviate the incoming damage from Crushing Stone Icon Crushing Stone should the tank decide to drop a large amount of stacks from the boss. Use Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle to drop Stone shard patches away from the group when targeted by Petrifying Howl Icon Petrifying Howl.

Burning Rush Icon Burning Rush can bypass movement slows during the fight and give increase mobility but Demon Skin Icon Demon Skin and Dark Pact Icon Dark Pact offer much higher damage mitigation.

For more information, please refer to our Huntsman Altimor guide.

5.

Sun King's Salvation

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sun King's Salvation: Wilfred's Sigil of Superior Summoning Icon Wilfred's Sigil of Superior Summoning.

5.1.

Tips

Multi-target fight with frequent adds dying and few priority targets.

Pay attention to boss mechanics that require spreading and the cone that has to be baited. Use Havoc Icon Havoc cleave to bolster your resources and stack as many Rain of Fire Icon Rain of Fire as possible while getting as many Immolate Icon Immolates rolling when playing with Inferno Icon Inferno. If talented with Fire and Brimstone Icon Fire and Brimstone, do not focus on Immolate Icon Immolate after the 5th and instead use Incinerate Icon Incinerate as the main shard generator in order to cast as many Rain of Fire Icon Rain of Fire, while saving Havoc Icon Havoc to burst down targets with Chaos Bolt Icon Chaos Bolt.

For more information, please refer to our Sun King's Salvation guide.

6.

Artificer Xy'Mox

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'Mox: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

6.1.

Tips

Single-target fight with multiple mechanics that involve a good amount of movement.

Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle and Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway can help both you and the raid placing Dimensional Tear Icon Dimensional Tears or moving Seeds of Extinction Icon Seeds of Extinction.

For more information, please refer to our Artificer Xy'Mox guide.

7.

Hungering Destroyer

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Hungering Destroyer: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

7.1.

Tips

Single-target fight with various movement phases involved.

When targeted by Gluttonous Miasma Icon Gluttonous Miasma, absorbs from both Soul Leech Icon Soul Leech and Dark Pact Icon Dark Pact work.

Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle can be used to help place Expunge Icon Expunge rifts away from the others, and to nullify the pull from Consume Icon Consume, together with Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway.

For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.

8.

Lady Inerva Darkvein

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Lady Inerva Darkvein: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

8.1.

Tips

Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle and Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway can be used to soak Bottled Anima Icon Bottled Animas relatively efficiently, even if Warlocks are not the best recipients.

The additional adds spawning from Unleashed Shadow Icon Unleashed Shadow can be used to generate plenty of extra resources to funnel boss DPS.

For more information, please refer to our Lady Inerva Darkvein guide.

9.

The Council of Blood

We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Council of Blood: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

9.1.

Tips

Council fight with periodic movement phases.

Pool resources for when the Danse Macabre Icon Danse Macabre happen, in order to get the most out of Fancy Footwork Icon Fancy Footwork stacks.

Dark Recital Icon Dark Recital can be quite annoying to deal with, with limited instant casts available, especially as Destruction, so make sure to refresh Immolate Icon Immolate in time.

For more information, please refer to our The Council of Blood guide.

10.

Sludgefist

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sludgefist: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

10.1.

Tips

Standard single-target fight with enrage mechanism

Pooling resources for Destructive Impact Icon Destructive Impact damage amplification phase is advised. Dark Soul: Instability Icon Dark Soul: Instability matches every other Destructive Impact Icon Destructive Impact for increased burst.

For more information, please refer to our Sludgefist guide.

11.

Stone Legion Generals

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Stone Legion Generals: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

11.1.

Tips

Council fight with periodic adds and multiple phases.

Shattering Blast Icon Shattering Blast knockback can be nullified by Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle activation. The ability can also be used to get back in the group after baiting Wicked Blade Icon Wicked Blade outside.

Passively cleave the Goliaths and be ready to swap once they hit 20% health to burst them down using Havoc Icon Havoc on boss instead.

Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle and Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway can also be used to facilitate the Reverberating Eruption Icon Reverberating Eruption mechanic. Due to good passive and active damage mitigation Warlocks are good candidates to soak Unstable Ground locations (from Unstable Footing Icon Unstable Footing).

For more information, please refer to our Stone Legion Generals guide.

12.

Sire Denathrius

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sire Denathrius: Madness of the Azj'Aqir Icon Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

12.1.

Tips

Multiple phases encounter with a fair amount of movement involved.

Precast Cataclysm Icon Cataclysm on the boss when the group of players is getting cleaved to spawn Echoes of Sin, and follow up with Channel Demonfire Icon Channel Demonfire if talented.

Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway can be used once again to trivialise the movement required to avoid Command: Ravage Icon Command: Ravage.

March of the Penitent Icon March of the Penitent can be mitigated by casting Burning Rush Icon Burning Rush before boss hits 70% health, reducing the movement speed penalty at the cost of life.

In Phase 2, Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway can be used to reach the 3rd add.Smart Havoc Icon Havoc usage coupled with high Immolate Icon Immolate uptime can result in a noticeable amount of additional resources.

In Phase 3, Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway or even a pre placed Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle can help when dealing with Hand of Destruction Icon Hand of Destruction, but the latter is better saved to avoid knockbacks during this last phase.

13.

Changelog

  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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