Demonology Warlock DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents — 12.0.5

Over the course of the first Season of Midnight, Demonology talent selections have consolidated towards a specific playstyle, thanks to several tuning passes and weekly bugfixes. Whilst there might still be some nuanced options, below are the current recommendations:

• Single Target— Soul Harvester is the better single target option, however when encounters feature any form of cleave Diabolist takes the lead.
• AoE— Diabolist is the better choice at any key level, considering how the Mythic+ setup offers comparable single target whilst retaining superior AoE to the Soul Harvester counterpart. Soul Harvester can still be played, especially in weekly and lower end keys but is not better.

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The builds listed above are popular recommendations, covering various different loadouts suited to each style of endgame content. Each Talent Build will have it's own rotation, and can also be manipulated further for specific types of content and to better benefit your group.

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Rotations and Mythic+

Want to dive deeper? These guides will teach you how to utilize our Talent Builds in endgame content!

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Available during the leveling in Midnight, these talents are separated from the rest of the spec tree and require subsequent points investment in order to unlock the later ranks.

1. Dominion of Argus
2. Dominion of Argus
3. Dominion of Argus

These talents are strong enough to warrant building the rotation around them, with a shift from a Tyrant setup to a post Tyrant one, aimed at maximising the amount of Hand of Gul'dan casts and thus additional summons.

Available at level 71 Hero talents are mutually exclusive trees you can choose to slightly alter gameplay and visuals. Demonology Warlocks can choose between Diabolist and Soul Harvester.

Diabolist is themed around Demons and the cycle of Overlord, Mother of Chaos and Pit Lord summoned with Diabolic Ritual. The gameplay as a result is of predictable cadence with a higher degree of burst potential, tied with the Hero Tree summons and spell empowerments.

In terms of utility Soul-Etched Circles gives snare and root immunity on Demonic Circle: Teleport on top of 50% movement speed but on the other hand Annihilan's Bellow coupled with Oppressive Darkness enables 25s cooldown Howl of Terror that can affect up to 10 targets.

Soul Harvester identity lies in spending shards very aggressively, in order to benefit from the various DoT effects triggered, and generating more Demonic Core procs through Sataiel's Volition.

As for utility Gorebound Fortitude guarantees stronger Healthstones without the need of Soulburn shards, Friends In Dark Places increase the active mitigation, and Gorefiend's Resolve brings Soulstone on par with alternative combat resurrection spells.

Under our Talents section, there is the option to enter "War Mode." Enabling War Mode provides the following benefits:

• PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world
• 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level
• 10% more experience gained while leveling
• Earn Conquest Points, which can reward gear every week

With the benefits of enabling War Mode for leveling and PvE content, it is recommended you enable the feature. In most situations, this will allow for the maximum returns despite the risks. You will make yourself available for open-world PvP and the possibility to be "ganked" while leveling or doing World Quests exists.

In this section, we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doing solo / small group PvE content. Below is a ranking of both General PvP Talents and Demonology Warlock-specific PvE talents.

1. Bonds of Fel allows to burst targets by dragging them away from the marked location.
2. Gateway Mastery increases your gateway's range by 20 yards and reduces the duration of the debuff placed on players using it by 15 seconds, making it a good choice when increased mobility is needed.
3. Nether Ward summons a shield lasting 3 seconds and reflecting back all harmful spells targeted at you.
4. Call Observer is only relevant when dealing with a lot of casting mobs.

1. Call Fel Lord guards a location for 15 seconds; any enemies that come within range take up to 5% of maximum Health as damage. This can be used very strategically in certain situations and is capable of dealing some nice burst damage.
2. Call Observer guards a location for 20 seconds; any enemies that cast spells in the radius will take up to 5% of maximum Health as damage. This has a lot more limited use but can have absurd value in specific situations.
3. Master Summoner makes Call Dreadstalkers an instant cast. Since we are often using Demonic Calling, the quality of life of this talent is diminished. It can be used if you prefer the consistency, but there are generally better choices.

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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.