WELCOME TO THE PVE WOTLK DEMONOLOGY WARLOCK GUIDE!
We are going to tell you about the best builds and glyphs for the highest DPS in raids, and what stats to choose for the gems and some tips that can help you doing a lot of dps in raid.
If you play as an alliance, create gnome because of +5% INT and crit % buff. If horde – orc, Blood Fury spell gives 168SP/15s buff. And buff for pets +5% DMG.
Breakdown:
1. Talents
2. Glyphs
3. Gems
4. Professions
5. Equipment Enchants
6. Weapons Enchants
7. Rotation
8. DPS Stat Priority
9. Best in Slot
10. Consumables
11. Conclusion
1. TALENTS
This build provides the highest DPS for Demonology Warlocks.
2. GLYPHS
Best major glyphs, but you can take what you need in minor(expect drain soul glyph). Here are the most optimized glyphs for any situation.
Major Glyphs:
Minor Glyphs:
3. GEMS
Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps, but here are the best gems.
Meta: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Red: Runed Cardinal Ruby
Blue: Purified Dreadstone 2x (Only if the socket bonus is +7 Spell Power.)
Yellow: Reckless Ametrine (Only if the socket bonus is +7 Spell Power)
4. PROFESSIONS
In WoTLK all professions are balanced, but the most useful professions for Demonology are:
Jewelry – must need. 3 stones that give +117 SP.
Leatherworking – wrist enchant (+76 SP)
Alchemy – +46 SP from the potion
Enchantment – Rings enchant (+46 SP each)
Blacksmithing – 2 prismatic sockets for the gloves and wrist.
Inscription – Shoulder enchant +70 SP and 8 mana restore/5s
Tailoring – Cloak enchant +60 SP.
5. EQUIPMENT ENCHANTS
Many enchants can be used while you have specific professions, so you can manage what you need, but here is a very popular enchant build.
Head: Arcanum of Burning Mysteries
Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Storm
Back: Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
Chest: Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
Bracers: Enchant Bracers – Superior Spellpower
Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpowerr
Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs: Brilliant Spellthread
Boots: Enchant Boots – Icewalker
6. WEAPONS ENCHANTS
Here is the best enchants for 1H and 2H weapons:
Two-Handed Weapon: Formula: Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower
One-Handed Weapon: Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower
7. ROTATION
Demonology is one of the hardest specs, so you must concentrate all the time.
Core Abilities
Life Tap buffs your spell damage. You should keep this buff up at all times.
Shadow Bolt is a filler when you don’t have cooldowns up. You should also keep Improved Shadow Bolt on the target.
Immolate should be kept up at all times.
Soul Fire Use when Molten Core and Decimation are active. If you can’t get both to proc, you can use it with just Decimation active.
Corruption should be kept up at all times.
Incinerate if you can’t get both procs, use it with Molten Core
Curses
Curse of the Elements should be on the target at all times.
Curse of Doom is your primary curse when an unholy DK or Moonkin is in the raid group.
Other Spells
Metamorphosis should be used as often as possible. Especially during the execution phase of the boss. (less than 35% health)
Immolation Aura should only be used when Metamorphosis is active.
It’s also worth noting to use your trinkets when Metamorphosis is active.
Demonic Empowerment should be used on cooldown.
8. DPS STAT PRIORITY
Here are the main stats that you need.
Hit (17%) (14% with talents or raid buffs) (13% if alliance)
Spell Power – more – better.
Critical Strike – >35%
Haste – softcap – 700, cap – 1300.
9. BEST IN SLOT
Here is the best equipment that you can have.
Head – Sanctified Dark Coven Hood
Neck – Blood Queen’s Crimson Choker
Shoulder – Sanctified Dark Coven Shoulderpads
Cloak – Greatcloak of the Turned Champion
Chest – Sanctified Dark Coven Robe
Wrist – Bracers of Fiery Night
Hands – Sanctified Dark Coven Gloves
Waist – Crushing Coldwraith Belt
Legs – Plaguebringer’s Stained Pants
Feet – Plague Scientist’s Boots
Fingers – Ashen Band of Endless Destruction, Loop of the Endless Labyrinth
Trinkets – Charred Twilight Scale, Phylactery of the Nameless Lich or Dislodged Foreign Object
Weapon – Bloodsurge, Kel’Thuzad’s Blade of Agony and Shadow Silk Spindle (1H), Archus, Greatstaff of Antonidas (2H)
Wand – Corpse-Impaling Spike
10. CONSUMABLES
Best flasks and food.
Flask of the Frost Wyrm – 125SP/1 hour
Potion of Speed – 500 haste/15s
Potion of Wild Magic – 200 crit rating and SP/15s
Elixir of Mighty Thoughts – 45INT/1h
Food:
Fish Feast: 80 AP, 46SP, 40 stamina.
Tender Shoveltusk Steak – 46SP, 40 stamina.
11. CONCLUSION
Today you looked at the Affliction Warlock guide. Thank you for your attention. Hope you get better results with this guide!
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