Demonology Warlock DPS Easy Mode — 12.0.5

This build is optimized for ease of use while offering a setup that works in any situation with no adjustments required, including Raid, Mythic+, and even Delves. This is not the optimal choice in either single target or multi-target in terms of output, but serves as a build that can help players become familiar with the specialization at its core before moving on to more specialized builds from our Talents page.

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1. Cast Call Dreadstalkers whenever available.
2. Cast Hand of Gul'dan if you have 4-5 Soul Shards.
3. Cast Implosion when you have 6 Wild Imps.
4. Cast Demonbolt if you have 2+ stacks of Demonic Core.
5. Cast Hand of Gul'dan with 3 Soul Shards.
6. Cast Shadow Bolt to generate Soul Shards.

Summon Demonic Tyrant should be cast on cooldown, making sure to extend Call Dreadstalkers.

The rotation is identical to a single target, as the vast majority of your damage also cleaves around the main target.

TipsHealing Your Demon

Do not forget to keep your Demon healthy in combat using Drain Life with Infernal Beneficiary.

TipsDo Not Underestimate Curses!

With the introduction of Foul Mouth Curses are now easier than ever to utilise in most pulls and situations, and knowing which one to use in what scenario can alleviate pressure on the group.

• Curse of Tongues reduces cast speed and work on any ability that can be interrupted
• Curse of Weakness delays the time between melee attacks and should be used when pulls are mostly comprised of melee mobs
• Curse of the Satyr is unique to Hellcaller and combines the above two curses
• Curse of Exhaustion is a movement speed slow, helpful for kiting but otherwise more situational

Dominion of Argus's idea is to maximize the amount of Hand of Gul'dan casts after Summon Demonic Tyrant. In order to achieve that goal it is best to cast Summon Demonic Tyrant when already at 5 shards and ideally with up to 4 Demonic Cores to speed up the whole sequence. Worth noting that delaying Tyrants in order to have more Demonic Cores is likely a DPS loss if additional Tyrants will be missed over the course of a fight or a dungeon run.

As customary for the first tier of an expansion, the set bonuses are passive and thus do not affect the gameplay.

Currently, you will want to prioritize secondary stats as follows. For more information on what's presented on this page, check out our main Stat Priority page.

1. Haste
2. Critical Strike
3. Mastery ≅ Versatility.

Introduced in Patch 11.1.7, the Combat Assistant is, at the time of writing, comprised of two main features:

• Assisted Highlight: Displays the next spell to be queued, in a adequately accurate rotation single target and limited capabilities in multitarget, best used to familiarize with the flow and cadence of the spec
• Single Button Assistant: Enables use of a single input for multiple skills in the sequence prompted by the Assisted Highlight, at the expense of a longer base global cooldown (which accounts for an additional 5% to 10% dps loss)

It is worth pointing out that these tools are Accessibility features first and foremost, and should not be considered a direct replacement to learn a spec nor the logic behind it.

The areas where the Combat Assistant struggle the most for Demonology Warlock are:

• Multi-target in general, due how it considers all targets stacked regardless of the situation
• Cooldown usage, since it is either missing, or there is no preparation entering a given cooldown, Tyrant is entirely missing and setting it up correctly is a major part of Demonology overall dps
• Implosion is not supported

• Cooldown alignment has to be done manually, especially considering racials, potions, and on-use equipment
• Doom spread has to be done manually, as well in multi-target situations
• In general, try to maximize the amount of time spent casting, especially when using the Single Button Assistant, as downtime is one of the improvement areas at any stage of the game