WotLK Classic Destruction Warlock Gear and Best in Slot
On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Destruction Warlock in WotLK Classic.
WotLK Destruction Warlock Best in Slot List
In this guide we go over the different gear available for Warlocks in Phase 3 of Wrath of the Lich King Classic. First off, there are a ton of options for gearing in this phase. We have 10-man and 25-man loot with options at normal or Hardmodes loot. That being said, we will briefly show some alternatives to use until you get your absolute Best in Slot. We will offer multiple different pieces as some can be expensive or very rare to obtain. Some slots also have multiple "best" items that can change depending on your other gear choices and your hit rating. Most of these options are interchangable in one way or the other based on your hit rating. If you find yourself low on hit, then pick up one of the options listed with hit or vice versa, so long as you are always hit capped. Check out the link below for a breakdown and detailed explanation on our stats page for Destruction Warlocks.
Other Destruction Warlock Best in Slot Lists
If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Destruction Warlock, our pre-raid best
in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a
solo / pug(pick up group) player in preparation for Raids. Do note that items from
Heroic Dungeons or that require Frozen Orbs (which are obtained from Heroics)
can be hard to get due to their daily lockout.
Best In Slot by Phase
Phase 3 / Tier 9
Important Information about Tier 9 and Phase 3 gearing for Destruction
The items in the list below are considered to be best in slot for Destruction Warlocks in Phase 3 / Tier 9. Many of the items in this list will drop from Hardmodes in Trial of the Crusader 25-man, some from Ulduar 10/25-man Hardmodes (HM) and the Wand that previously dropped from Freya in Ulduar 10 can now be bought from the new currency Sidereal Essence from Titan Rune Hardmode Dungeons.
Most, if not all, of this gear will be highly contested by other casters in your raid. This goes especially for the Heroic version (item level 258) of the Tier 9 set, which we share with Paladins and Priests. Expect the first 4 set to go to Paladin tanks before Destruction. Not only that, but only 4 hardmode tier tokens drop PER RAID LOCKOUT, and they will be rolled at random between every class.
As for the Tier 9 set bonuses. The 2 set increases your pets Critical Strike chance with all it’s attacks by 10%, which is pretty nice since all critical hits your Imp does will increase your spell crit on your next spell by 100%. Meaning the more your Imp crits, the more you crit, which is very nice. The 4 set increases the damage done by your Immolation by 10%. This is a solid boost of dmg to your main DoT’s, meaning combined with your 2set you’ll be wanting to get your four pieces of tier 9 as fast as possible. The best options for your four pieces of Tier 9 are the Hood, Shoulderpads, Robe and Gloves.
The Tier 9 set has a 232, a 245 and a 258 item level version. Due to the strength of the 4 set, it is highly recommended to just use the 245 item level version of it until you get the tokens for 258 item level.
There is a few pieces of BiS gear from Phase 2 that remain BiS in Phase 3 and can be obtained in Ulduar. While there might be newer drops in Trial of the Crusader, they do not surpass the stats, damage and sims from the previous pieces.
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Phase 3 / Tier 9
Important Information about Tier 9 and Phase 3 gearing for Destruction
The items in the list below are considered to be best in slot for Destruction Warlocks in Phase 3 / Tier 9. Many of the items in this list will drop from Hardmodes in Trial of the Crusader 25-man, some from Ulduar 10/25-man Hardmodes (HM) and the Wand that previously dropped from Freya in Ulduar 10 can now be bought from the new currency Sidereal Essence from Titan Rune Hardmode Dungeons.
Most, if not all, of this gear will be highly contested by other casters in your raid. This goes especially for the Heroic version (item level 258) of the Tier 9 set, which we share with Paladins and Priests. Expect the first 4 set to go to Paladin tanks before Destruction. Not only that, but only 4 hardmode tier tokens drop PER RAID LOCKOUT, and they will be rolled at random between every class.
As for the Tier 9 set bonuses. The 2 set increases your pets Critical Strike chance with all it’s attacks by 10%, which is pretty nice since all critical hits your Imp does will increase your spell crit on your next spell by 100%. Meaning the more your Imp crits, the more you crit, which is very nice. The 4 set increases the damage done by your Immolation by 10%. This is a solid boost of dmg to your main DoT’s, meaning combined with your 2set you’ll be wanting to get your four pieces of tier 9 as fast as possible. The best options for your four pieces of Tier 9 are the Hood, Shoulderpads, Robe and Gloves.
The Tier 9 set has a 232, a 245 and a 258 item level version. Due to the strength of the 4 set, it is highly recommended to just use the 245 item level version of it until you get the tokens for 258 item level.
There is a few pieces of BiS gear from Phase 2 that remain BiS in Phase 3 and can be obtained in Ulduar. While there might be newer drops in Trial of the Crusader, they do not surpass the stats, damage and sims from the previous pieces.
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Phase 2 / Tier 8
Worthwile Information When Gearing in Phase 2 / Tier 8
The items in the list below are considered to be best in slot for Destruction Warlocks in Phase 2 / Tier 8. This is just to catch anyone up who might be starting out late or just recently started an alt and trying to get your Warlock caught up on gear. This is a good midway point and if you can obtain some of this, then you should have no problem doing some very good in damage in phase 3 while waiting to obtain your phase 3 best in slot.
The items on the following list for Tier 8 come from WotLK Ulduar.
The Tier 8 armor is sold by Paldesse in Dalaran for tokens
from Ulduar. The abbreviation HM refers to the
Hardmode of an encounter. Make sure to use two
Purified Twilight Opals in a
Blue Socket or a
Red Socket in
order to activate your
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Meta Gem. How to
get the
Runed Stormjewel is explained in more detail in the
Gems section of the Destruction Warlock PvE
Enchants page. Please note that the value of
Runed Scarlet Ruby and
Reckless Monarch Topaz can be very
close.
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Phase 1 / Tier 7
The items on the following list for Tier 7 come from WotLK Raids and
Emblem of Valor-Vendors Harold Winston, Arcanist Adurin
(Alliance), and Magister Brasael (Horde) in Dalaran.
Make sure to use
two
Purified Twilight Opals in a
Blue Socket or
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Red Socket in order to activate
your
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Meta Gem.
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Recommended Enchants
For a list of recommended enchants in Wrath of the Lich King, check out our Warlock Enchants guide.
Changelog
- 17 Jan. 2023: Updated for Phase 2.
- 19 Oct. 2022: Page added.
This guide has been written by Crix, Co-Admin of the Warlock Discord and long time Warlock player. He raids with the guild Fusion and has cleared all WOTLK content as a Warlock, as well as makes Warlock related content on YouTube for Warlocks and streams Warlock gameplay daily over at Twitch.
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