Destruction Warlock DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.2)

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General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Destruction Warlock in World of Warcraft The War Within (11.2).

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Destruction Warlock gear and best in slot.

1.

Gearing a Destruction Warlock

Welcome to our Gearing Page for Destruction 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.

2.

Best in Slot Gear

3.

BiS Gear for Destruction Warlock

Overall BiS list Raid BiS List Mythic+ BiS List
4.

The War Within Season 3 Overall BiS List for Destruction Warlock

The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Destruction Warlock in The War Within Season 3 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 Cowl of Branching Fate Icon Cowl of Branching Fate (723) Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
Neck Salhadaar's Folly Icon Salhadaar's Folly (723) Nexus King Salhadaar in Manaforge Omega
Shoulder Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness (723) The Soul Hunters in Manaforge Omega/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Cloak Reshii Wraps Icon Reshii Wraps (723) 11.2 Campaign
Chest Inquisitor's Robes of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Robes of Madness (723) Fractillus in Manaforge Omega/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs (720) with Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Mastery Crafted — Tailoring
Gloves Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness (723) Soulbinder Naazindhri in Manaforge Omega/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt Cord of the Dark Word Icon Cord of the Dark Word (723) Halls of Atonement
Legs Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness (723) Loom’ithar in Manaforge Omega/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots Interloper's Silken Striders Icon Interloper's Silken Striders (723) The Soul Hunters in Manaforge Omega
Ring #1 Logic Gate: Alpha Icon Logic Gate: Alpha (723) Plexus Sentinel in Manaforge Omega
Ring #2 Band of the Shattered Soul Icon Band of the Shattered Soul Dimensius The All Devouring in Manaforge Omega
Trinket #1 Astral Antenna Icon Astral Antenna (723) Loom’ithar in Manaforge Omega
Trinket #2 Azhiccaran Parapodia Icon Azhiccaran Parapodia (723) Eco-Dome Al'dani
Weapon Voidglass Kris Icon Voidglass Kris (723) Fractillus in Manaforge Omega
Off-Hand Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch (720) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Inscription
4.

The War Within Season 3 Raid BiS List for Destruction Warlock

The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Destruction Warlock in The War Within Season 3 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 Twilight Tyrant's Veil Icon Twilight Tyrant's Veil (723) Nexus King Salhadaar in Manaforge Omega
Neck Salhadaar's Folly Icon Salhadaar's Folly (723) Nexus King Salhadaar in Manaforge Omega
Shoulder Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness (723) The Soul Hunters in Manaforge Omega/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Cloak Reshii Wraps Icon Reshii Wraps (723) 11.2 Campaign
Chest Inquisitor's Robes of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Robes of Madness (723) Fractillus in Manaforge Omega/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs (720) with Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Mastery Crafted — Tailoring
Gloves Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness (723) Soulbinder Naazindhri in Manaforge Omega/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt Singularity Cincture Icon Singularity Cincture (723) Dimensius The All Devouring in Manaforge Omega
Legs Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness (723) Loom’ithar in Manaforge Omega/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots Interloper's Silken Striders Icon Interloper's Silken Striders (723) The Soul Hunters in Manaforge Omega
Ring #1 Logic Gate: Alpha Icon Logic Gate: Alpha (723) Plexus Sentinel in Manaforge Omega
Ring #2 Band of the Shattered Soul Icon Band of the Shattered Soul Dimensius The All Devouring in Manaforge Omega
Trinket #1 Astral Antenna Icon Astral Antenna (723) Loom’ithar in Manaforge Omega
Trinket #2 Diamantine Voidcore Icon Diamantine Voidcore (723) Fractillus in Manaforge Omega
Weapon Voidglass Kris Icon Voidglass Kris (723) Fractillus in Manaforge Omega
Off-Hand Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch (720) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Inscription
4.

The War Within Season 3 Mythic+ BiS List for Destruction Warlock

The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Destruction Warlock in The War Within Season 3 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 Cowl of Branching Fate Icon Cowl of Branching Fate (723) Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
Neck Salhadaar's Folly Icon Salhadaar's Folly (723) Nexus King Salhadaar in Manaforge Omega
Shoulder Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness (723) Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Cloak Reshii Wraps Icon Reshii Wraps (723) 11.2 Campaign
Chest Inquisitor's Robes of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Robes of Madness (723) Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs (720) with Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Mastery Crafted — Tailoring
Gloves Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness (723) Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt Cord of the Dark Word Icon Cord of the Dark Word (723) Halls of Atonement
Legs Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness Icon Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness (723) Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks Icon Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks (723) Operation: Floodgate
Ring #1 Devout Zealot's Ring Icon Devout Zealot's Ring (723) The Dawnbreaker
Ring #2 Ring of the Panoply Icon Ring of the Panoply Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
Trinket #1 Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood (723) Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Trinket #2 Azhiccaran Parapodia Icon Azhiccaran Parapodia (723) Eco-Dome Al'dani
Weapon Timetwister Tulwar Icon Timetwister Tulwar (723) Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
Off-Hand Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch (720) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Inscription
4.

Best Trinkets for Destruction Warlock in The War Within Season 3

Raiding Trinket Tier List Mythic+ Trinket Tier List
5.

Raiding Trinket Tier List for Destruction 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.

4.1.

S-Tier

  • Azhiccaran Parapodia Icon Azhiccaran Parapodia
  • Astral Antenna Icon Astral Antenna
4.1.

A-Tier

  • Diamantine Voidcore Icon Diamantine Voidcore
  • Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood
  • Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
  • Signet of the Priory Icon Signet of the Priory
4.1.

B-Tier

  • Lily of the Eternal Weave Icon Lily of the Eternal Weave
  • So'leah's Secret Technique Icon So'leah's Secret Technique
  • Araz's Ritual Forge Icon Araz's Ritual Forge
4.1.

C-Tier

  • Naazindhri's Mystic Lash Icon Naazindhri's Mystic Lash
  • Harvester's Edict Icon Harvester's Edict
  • Gigazap's Zap-Cap Icon Gigazap's Zap-Cap
  • Mereldar's Toll Icon Mereldar's Toll
5.

Mythic+ Trinket Tier List for Destruction 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.

4.1.

S-Tier

  • Azhiccaran Parapodia Icon Azhiccaran Parapodia
4.1.

A-Tier

  • Astral Antenna Icon Astral Antenna
  • Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood
  • So'leah's Secret Technique Icon So'leah's Secret Technique
4.1.

B-Tier

  • Signet of the Priory Icon Signet of the Priory
  • Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
  • Araz's Ritual Forge Icon Araz's Ritual Forge
  • Diamantine Voidcore Icon Diamantine Voidcore
  • Lily of the Eternal Weave Icon Lily of the Eternal Weave
4.1.

C-Tier

  • Gigazap's Zap-Cap Icon Gigazap's Zap-Cap
  • Harvester's Edict Icon Harvester's Edict
  • Naazindhri's Mystic Lash Icon Naazindhri's Mystic Lash
  • Mereldar's Toll Icon Mereldar's Toll
5.

Reshii Wraps

In Season 3 players will be introduced to a new legendary item, Reshii Wraps Icon Reshii Wraps initially from the main questline. This cloak comes with a special effect specific to roles and can be customised by inserting Fibers which can determine the secondary stat bonus associated.

Being a legendary unique item from the patch this cloak will increase in power over time, and there are be several avenues in which to scale its power up:

  • Weekly drops which can raise the item level up to 730 (with a catchup system in place);
  • Interloper's Silken Striders Icon Interloper's Silken Striders and Band of the Shattered Soul Icon Band of the Shattered Soul dropping in the Manaforge Omega raid;
  • Reaching Renown 6 with the Manaforge Vandals increase the amount of secondary stats the cloak gives while inside the Manaforge Omega raid.

For Warlocks Versatility is the most convenient Fiber to pick, by being generally helpful both offensively and defensively, and being a stat not focused in the general gearing strategy.

For more information on Reshii Wraps Icon Reshii Wraps follow the link below.

6.

Durable Information Securing Container for Destruction Warlock

Patch 11.1.7 introduced Overcharged Delves and a questline that culminates in the acquisition of a new belt, Durable Information Securing Container Icon Durable Information Securing Container designed to be the Best in Slot until later in Season 3.

For more information on how to acquire or upgrade the belt, make sure to check out our dedicated Overcharged Delves guide!

Durable Information Securing Container Icon Durable Information Securing Container features a base item level at 684 that can be upgraded on a weekly basis until 701 (presumably with a catch-up mechanic), and a special socket that holds 1 of 9 special gems freely swappable outside of combat.

The following bonuses yields the higher overall dps:

  • Raid or Single target: Static Charge Icon Static Charge, Spark Burst Icon Spark Burst and Critical Chain Icon Critical Chain have similar dps in pure single target;
  • Mythic+: Static Charge Icon Static Charge
6.1.

Crafted Gear & Embellishments

Spark of Omens Icon 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 Icon Fractured Spark of Omens and 250 Valorstones Icon 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 Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on the offhand weapon and Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding is the overall best combination as it does scale into multitarget as opposed as Elemental Focusing Lens Icon 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 on the long term, with the understanding that crafted main hand weapons will need to be replaced by Mythic drops counterpart due item level difference.

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.

When doing Mythic+ content it may be more beneficial to run any combination of Duskthread Lining Icon Duskthread Lining or Dawnthread Lining Icon Dawnthread Lining but doing so requires some consideration beforehand.

Since this tier the cloak slot will be occupied by a Legendary item, Durable Information Securing Container Icon Durable Information Securing Container is very much relevant on the waist slot, and for those who have access to raid loot, Interloper's Silken Striders Icon Interloper's Silken Striders provide additional scaling, that leaves only 2 slots open:

  • Crafting the Head piece, with the drawback of -3 item levels on a equivalent Mythic track item;
  • Crafting the Hands slot instead requires to pick the Head from the tier;

If no raid loot is available then the decision is simplified towards Feet slot. Worth reminding the second slot remains the Wrists.

6.2.

The War Within Season 3 Tier Set for Destruction Warlock

6.2.1.

Diabolist Season 3 Set Bonus

Bonuses for this set offer passive main stat and damage bursts triggering from with Overlord, Mother of Chaos and Pit Lord summons. The result is an increase in burst potential within 2 gcds, especially in AoE where Eye Blast is quite potent, but no rotational changes.

  • 2-piece set bonus: Warlock Diabolist 11.2 Class Set 2pc Icon Warlock Diabolist 11.2 Class Set 2pc
  • 4-piece set bonus: Warlock Diabolist 11.2 Class Set 4pc Icon Warlock Diabolist 11.2 Class Set 4pc
6.2.2.

Hellcaller Season 3 Set Bonus

Bonuses for this set are centered around Wither Icon Wither and Blackened Soul Icon Blackened Soul passive damage, and while the resulting damage profile changes, there are no meaningful changes in terms of gameplay, other than trying to maximise the Shard consumption during Malevolence Icon Malevolence and talenting into Bleakheart Tactics Icon Bleakheart Tactics over Hatefury Rituals Icon Hatefury Rituals.

  • 2-piece set bonus: Warlock Hellcaller 11.2 Class Set 2pc Icon Warlock Hellcaller 11.2 Class Set 2pc
  • 4-piece set bonus: Warlock Hellcaller 11.2 Class Set 4pc Icon Warlock Hellcaller 11.2 Class Set 4pc

It is important to note that achieving 4 pieces is a higher gain than having the set on the sub-optimal slots.

The ideal setup has the Head slot as the off-set piece due to a more favourable stat distribution.

7.

Evaluating Upgrades

The easiest and more 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.

7.1.

Trinket Simulations for Destruction Warlock

DISCLAIMER: sims are currently being developed; therefore, take the following charts with a grain of salt.

7.1.1.

Single Target

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7.1.2.

Cleave

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8.

Changelog

  • 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.2.
  • 24 Jun. 2025: Updated DISC socket recommendation following tuning.
  • 15 Jun. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.7 and DISC.
  • 21 Apr. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 04 Apr. 2025: Updated trinket recommendations.
  • 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.
  • 30 Oct. 2024: Updated BiS list after hotfixes.
  • 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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