Destruction Warlock Mythic+ Build & Gear Guide in Midnight Season 2

Spec Popularity

Overall Played: 5.4%
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Popular Team Comps

groups
Blood
Alternatives
Protection 2%
+4 rarer (<1%)
Holy
+2
Alternatives
Restoration 5%
Holy 2%
Mistweaver 1%
+5 rarer (<1%)
Arcane
Alternatives
Elemental 3%
+25 rarer (<1%)
Destruction
+13
Alternatives
Balance 63%
Retribution 5%
Shadow 4%
Subtlety 3%
Assassination 2%
Unholy 5%
Beast Mastery 4%
Enhancement 2%
Fury 1%
Devastation 1%
Outlaw 1%
Marksmanship 1%
Arcane 1%
Frost 1%
+10 rarer (<1%)
Devourer
+9
Alternatives
Retribution 5%
Beast Mastery 3%
Havoc 3%
Assassination 2%
Unholy 3%
Shadow 3%
Subtlety 2%
Enhancement 2%
Marksmanship 1%
Fury 1%
+16 rarer (<1%)
18.2 K Runs 86% Timed Highest Key: +19
Blood
+3
Alternatives
Guardian 1%
Protection 2%
Vengeance 1%
Protection 1%
+1 rarer (<1%)
Holy
+1
Alternatives
Restoration 4%
Mistweaver 1%
+4 rarer (<1%)
Arcane
Alternatives
Elemental 3%
+21 rarer (<1%)
Shadow
+8
Alternatives
Havoc 4%
Marksmanship 3%
Fury 2%
Arcane 2%
Devastation 2%
Feral 1%
Beast Mastery 7%
Affliction 1%
Destruction 3%
+9 rarer (<1%)
Destruction
+12
Alternatives
Subtlety 54%
Devastation 2%
Assassination 5%
Outlaw 2%
Beast Mastery 8%
Havoc 6%
Enhancement 4%
Fury 3%
Arcane 2%
Frost 2%
Feral 2%
Marksmanship 3%
Affliction 1%
+6 rarer (<1%)
4.6 K Runs 87% Timed Highest Key: +18

Highest Run

+18 Den of Nalorakk EU
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How this data is collected

Every talent, stat and gear number on this page is drawn from real Mythic+ runs recorded this season, so it shows what players actually do rather than theory. To keep the picture focused on how Destruction Warlock is played at the highest level, only the hardest keys are counted. For each dungeon we look up the highest keystone level anyone has completed, across every class and spec, and then include every run from there down to 5 levels below it, giving the 6 highest key levels of that dungeon. The hardest key completed anywhere this season so far is a +20 in Den of Nalorakk, so there every run of +15 and above is counted. Each dungeon uses its own top key, so a quieter one keeps a lower band. In Ruby Life Pools, for example, the hardest key so far is a +19, so its runs start from +14 instead. The sample keeps refreshing as new high keys are posted, so the numbers track how the spec is being played right now rather than averaging the whole season. On top of that, the talent, gear and stat breakdowns are built from a rolling window of roughly the last two weeks, so they stay in step with recent tuning and meta shifts. Run totals and key levels still cover the full season.

Talents

Most Destruction Warlock players build into the Diabolist hero tree. The tree below is the build they run at the highest keys, and the percentage under each talent is how often it is picked. Most of it is a fixed core. The talents sitting near 100% are taken by almost everyone, so the real decisions are the flexible picks that players swap from dungeon to dungeon. This build barely changes between dungeons. Open Talents per Dungeon below for the few tweaks that do show up.

Stat Priority

Stat priority is the order in which Destruction Warlock players value their secondary stats, based on what the highest-key players actually carry on their gear. Most prioritize Haste, followed by Crit, Mastery and Versatility. Intellect is your main stat and comes mostly from item level, so a higher-item-level piece is almost always an upgrade. Use this order as a guide when choosing between similar items, gems and enchants, not as a hard rule.

1 Intellect icon
Intellect
2.8 K
then
2 Haste icon
Haste
22.2%
then
3 Crit icon
Crit
25.8%
then
4 Mastery icon
Mastery
51.4%
then
5 Versatility icon
Versatility
2.9%
Tertiary Priority
1 Avoidance icon
Avoidance
2.7%
then
2 Lifesteal icon
Lifesteal
2.7%
then
3 Speed icon
Speed
40
Gear Overview

This section lists the gear that Destruction Warlock players equip most often in those high keys, broken down slot by slot. For each slot the most popular item is shown first with its alternatives underneath, and the percentage next to each item tells you how common that choice is. It is a snapshot of what is being played, not a guaranteed upgrade for your character, so always simulate your own character before committing to gear changes. You can do that with Raidbots Top Gear.

Item
Popularity

26 %

+18

3 %

+14

Venomkeeper's Horrific Cowl

The Venomous Abyss Mastery

2 %

+17

Errant Scrollsage's Hood

The Venomous Abyss Haste Crit

1 %

+15

1 %

+14

SIM

Abyssal Immolator's Fury

Mastery Versatility

25 %

+16

8 %

+15

7 %

+18

Pyrewalker's Mantlet

Haste Versatility

4 %

+16

Nysarra's Mantle

Haste Mastery

4 %

+14

Martyr's Mantle

Crafted Crit Haste

1 %

+16

16 %

+17

7 %

+17

4 %

+16

3 %

+15

Galerider's Veil

Crit Versatility

3 %

+14

Miststalker's Shroud

Crit Versatility

2 %

+16

2 %

+13

13 %

+18

Venom-Singed Cuffs

The Venomous Abyss Mastery Crit

4 %

+16

Pyrewalker's Wraps

Versatility Mastery

3 %

+15

2 %

+14

Voracious Wristwraps

The Voidspire Haste Mastery

1 %

+14
Item
Popularity

Martyr's Waistwrap

Crafted Crit Haste

12 %

+16

7 %

+16

Pyrewalker's Obi

Mastery Versatility

4 %

+15

Caustic Chain-Wrapped Sash

The Venomous Abyss Haste Mastery

4 %

+16

Endless March Waistwrap

The Voidspire Haste Crit

3 %

+15

3 %

+14

Enchants, Gems & Crafting

Expand any panel below for the finer gear choices Destruction Warlock players make in these high keys. It covers the enchants and gems they run in each slot, the embellishments and missives on their crafted gear, and the combinations they pair together. Each list is ordered by how common the choice is among the sampled characters, over the same rolling two-week window as the gear above.

4x Reign of the Abyssal Immolator

36 %

+14
4x Damned Necrolyte's Shattered Restraints

9 %

+18
4x Reign of the Abyssal Immolator
2x Voidlight Bindings

8 %

+15
4x Damned Necrolyte's Shattered Restraints

8 %

+18
4x Reign of the Abyssal Immolator

8 %

+14
4x Damned Necrolyte's Shattered Restraints

7 %

+18
4x Reign of the Abyssal Immolator

7 %

+14
4x Reign of the Abyssal Immolator

7 %

+14
4x Reign of the Abyssal Immolator

6 %

+14
4x Damned Necrolyte's Shattered Restraints

5 %

+16

25 %

+16

20 %

+18

13 %

+16

11 %

+17

8 %

+18

6 %

+17

5 %

+14

5 %

+15

4 %

+16

3 %

+15

17 %

+18

14 %

+16

11 %

+15

7 %

+17

7 %

+13

6 %

+16

5 %

+15

5 %

+16

5 %

+14

4 %

+15