WotLK Classic Demonology Warlock Pre-Raid Gear

In this guide we go over the different gear available for Demonology Warlocks before entering Raids in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. We will offer multiple different pieces as some can be expensive or very rare to obtain. Some slots have multiple "best" items that can change depending on your other gear choices.

There are two types of Demonology Warlocks. First, you have the ones who are purely there for support; their job is to 100% do everything they can to supply the largest Demonic Pact buff that they possibly can for their Raid, even at the loss of their own personal DPS. On the contrary, you have the guys who are not there to buff the raid and are there to just deal as much damage they possibly can. Whether there are multiple Demonology Warlocks in the raid and they can just blast, or the guild does not mind them taking more of a DPS role and losing out on some Spell Power from Demonic Pact, Demonology has a real choice to make. This is talked a lot about in the Warlock community and which one you choose is completely up to you and more importantly, up to your Raid Leader.

The bigger difference between support and Personal Demonology is the gearing, or more importantly the stats. Without getting too deep into it, the most common difference objectively is as a personal DPS Demo, you would choose Haste and would gear more like an Affliction Warlock would for the most part, whereas a full support Demo chooses the pieces of gear that give up that Haste for a healthy amount of Spell Power and Spirit and to a degree even Hit rating. There are some gear sets where you can sacrifice a good chunk of hit, but get an even bigger amount of Spell Power or Spirit, thus giving up a good bit of personal DPS in return for some bigger Demonic Pacts. Items marked Best Support are specifically for the pure support Demonology Warlocks.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Forgotten Shadow Hood	Salramm the Fleshcrafter — (H) The Culling of Stratholme
Best	Titan-Forged Hood of Dominance	40 Wintergrasp Marks
Best	Visage Liquification Goggles	Engineering
Great	Hat of Wintry Doom	Tailoring

Forgotten Shadow Hood is the best helm for support Demonology due to the Spirit on it. If you are going for personal DPS, then choose either Titan-Forged Hood of Dominance or Visage Liquification Goggles based upon your Hit Rating.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Encircling Burnished Gold Chains	25 x Emblem of Heroism
Great	Chain of Latent Energies	BoE
Great	Titanium Spellshock Necklace	Jewelcrafting

Encircling Burnished Gold Chains is your best choice due to the Spirit and Hit on it and you will end up getting it pretty fast with your Emblems of Heroism.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Runecaster's Mantle	BoE
Best	Dark Runic Mantle	BoE

Runecaster's Mantle is best for support due to the Spirit on it. Dark Runic Mantle is best for personal DPS. Both of these are Bind on Equip and very cheap on the auction house.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Reanimator's Cloak	BoE
Best	Deathchill Cloak	Tailoring
Good	Ancient Dragon Spirit Cape	Ley-Guardian Eregos — (H) The Oculus
Great	Hateful Gladiator's Cloak of Subjugation	38,000 x Honor Points

Reanimator's Cloak is best for Support, while Deathchill Cloak is best for personal DPS. Note that Deathchill Cloak is expensive and there are many cloak upgrades from raids that will result in you replacing it pretty fast.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Heroes' Plagueheart Robe	80 x Emblem of Heroism
Great	Spellweave Robe	Tailoring
Good	Water-Drenched Robe	Ichoron — (H) Violet Hold

Heroes' Plagueheart Robe are best for both Support and Personal DPS. It also has some much-needed Hit on it and two sockets. You also will need this to connect your 4-piece set bonus. Spellweave Robe is a great alternative and also Bind on Equip, so you can purchase one from the auction house.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Ancestral Sinew Wristguards	Wyrmrest Accord — Revered
Best	Cuffs of Winged Levitation	Ley-Guardian Eregos — (H) The Oculus
Great	Azure Cloth Bindings	Cyanigosa — (H) Violet Hold
Good	Savage Wound Wrap	King Dred — (H) Drak'Tharon Keep

Ancestral Sinew Wristguards are your best in slot bracers for Support Demo and are also easy to obtain, since you will need Exalted with the same reputation for your Boot. Cuffs of Winged Levitation are your best are best for personal DPS.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Gloves of Glistening Runes	Keristrasza — (H) The Nexus
Best	Spellweave Gloves	Tailoring
Best	Heroes' Plagueheart Gloves	60 x Emblem of Heroism

Gloves of Glistening Runes are the best gloves if you are support Demonology. Both Spellweave Gloves and Heroes' Plagueheart Gloves are both pretty close in terms of value for personal DPS. Spellweave Gloves brings more stats and Heroes' Plagueheart Gloves brings the 2-set.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Sash of Jordan	BoE
Best	Plush Sash of Guzbah	40 x Emblem of Heroism
Great	Girdle of Bane	King Ymiron — (H) Utgarde Pinnacle

Sash of the Servant is the best belt for support Demonology. Plush Sash of Guzbah is best in slot otherwise and is obtained from Emblems of Heroism.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Woven Bracae Leggings	Loken — (H) Halls of Lightning
Great	Breeches of the Caller	Ingvar the Plunderer — (H) Utgarde Keep

Woven Bracae Leggings are best in slot pants for Demonology. Breeches of the Caller is a great alternative that you can use until you have obtained Woven Bracae Leggings.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Arcanic Tramplers	BoE from Eye of Eternity
Great	Boots of Impetuous Ideals	BoE from Naxxramas
Good	Sandals of Crimson Fury	Wyrmrest Accord — Exalted

While you have few very good options for boots, Arcanic Tramplers will be the best ones. These, along with Boots of Impetuous Ideals are both bind on equip and buyable off of the auction house.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Titanium Spellshock Ring	Jewelcrafting
Best	Signet of the Kirin Tor	Harold Winston in Dalaran
Best	Band of Guile	Mal'Ganis — (H) The Culling of Stratholme
Best	Annhylde's Ring	Ingvar the Plunderer — (H) Utgarde Keep
Best	Ring of Northern Tears	Jewelcrafting

You have multiple ring options to choose from. Titanium Spellshock Ring being the best one for support Demonology. After that, they all come pretty close. Signet of the Kirin Tor is a strong ring that you can upgrade as the phases go by, however it is pretty expensive, considering you will replace all of these rings pretty fast as soon as you start raiding.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Sundial of the Exiled	40 x Emblem of Heroism
Best	Mark of the War Prisoner	Cyanigosa — (H) Violet Hold
Good	Figurine - Twilight Serpent	Jewelcrafting
Good	Forge Ember	Halls of Stone

Sundial of the Exiled and Mark of the War Prisoner are the best in slot trinkets for Demonology. Forge Ember is a very good alternative if you can get it to drop for you. Figurine - Twilight Serpent is also a very strong trinket and excels for Demonology if you are Jewelcrafting.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Titansteel Spellblade	Blacksmithing
Great	Staff of Draconic Combat	Ley-Guardian Eregos — (H) The Oculus
Good	Flameheart Spell Scalpel	Kirin Tor — Revered
Good	Cursed Lich Blade	Drak'Tharon Keep

Titansteel Spellblade is the best in slot weapon for Demonology. This is a bind on equip main hand weapon that you can buy off the auction house for a hefty amount of gold. If you do not want to spend gold on a weapon, then we suggest picking up a Staff of Draconic Combat from The Oculus or Flameheart Spell Scalpel after you are Revered with Kirin Tor.

Rank	Item	Source
Best Support	Handbook of Obscure Remedies	25 x Emblem of Heroism
Best	Ward of the Violet Citadel	25 x Emblem of Heroism
Best	Faces of Doom	BoE Inscription

Handbook of Obscure Remedies is your best choice for Offhands as Support Demonology. Otherwise use Ward of the Violet Citadel.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Wand of the San'layn	Prince Keleseth — (H) Utgarde Keep
Best	Wand of Ahn'kahet	Herald Volazj — (H) Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom

Both Wand of the San'layn and Wand of Ahn'kahet are amazing wands. If you need hit Rating then use Wand of the San'layn, otherwise you can use Wand of Ahn'kahet.

For a list of recommended enchants in Wrath of the Lich King, check out our Warlock Enchants guide.