TBC Classic Destruction Warlock Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
On this page, you will learn how to optimize the rotation of your Destruction Warlock in both single-target and multiple-target PvE situations in TBC Classic. We also have advanced sections about cooldowns, procs, etc. in order to minmax your DPS.
Destruction Warlock Rotation
As a Warlock, your main job is to do as much damage as you can, without pulling threat and killing yourself, or worse, wiping the raid. Below, you can find a rundown of the rotation for Destruction Warlocks in TBC Classic.
Fire Destruction Rotation
Curse of Doom
Immolate
Corruption on pull just to aid with threat.
Incinerate
Conflagrate only if you have to move and if you do not need to
Life Tap. Do NOT use
Conflagrate
on cooldown or at the end of your
Immolates.
It is vital that you obtain and use
Flame Cap with your cooldowns,
along with constantly watching your threat.
Shadow Destruction Rotation
Curse of Doom
Immolate, if you are not wearing a lot of Shadow gear and always
if specced into
Immolate,
Emberstorm or you
have a Fire Mage
Corruption on pull just to aid with threat.
Shadow Bolt
Conflagrate only if you have to move and if you do not need to
Life Tap. Do NOT use
Conflagrate
on cooldown or at the end of your
Immolates.
It is vital that you constantly watching your threat.
Demon Choice for Destruction Warlocks
Your demon choice will vary depending on whether you are playing as Shadow or Fire Destruction.
- Fire Destruction —
Demonic Sacrifice on
Summon Imp for single-target, on
Summon Succubus
for AoE. - Shadow Destruction —
Demonic Sacrifice on
Summon Succubus at all times.
Changelog
- 01 Jun. 2021: Guide added.
This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.
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