Warlock DPS Molten Core Gear and Best in Slot

This is the gear we recommend you to chase while doing the first raids in the game: Molten Core and Onyxia's Lair. This guide will assume that you are playing either the SM/Ruin build or the DS/Ruin build for raids, meaning Shadow Bolt is your primary source of damage.

Warlock's Tier 1, Felheart Raiment is an alright set that gives some good stats, but has relatively lackluster set bonuses that do not offer any DPS increase. This is a great starter set if you are entering Molten Core early on and want some quick upgrades, but ultimately you will end up using other, better pieces. It is worth noting however that the set offers a fair amount of Stamina, making it a solid choice for PvP.

The list below contains gear from: raids, epic PvP sets (above rank 11) and world bosses, as well as some gear from dungeons and quests, when warranted.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Nemesis Skullcap ** Champion's Dreadweave Cowl	Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Rank 10 PvP set
Neck	Choker of the Fire Lord	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Shoulders	** Warlord's Dreadweave Mantle Felcloth Shoulders	Rank 13 PvP set (the Rank 10 set piece also works) Crafted through Tailoring
Back	Sapphiron Drape *Any BoE Green Cloak with "of Shadow Wrath"	Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Random world drop, the Auction House
Chest	Robe of Volatile Power Felheart Robes	Several bosses in Molten Core Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Wrists	Dryad's Wrist Bindings Felheart Bracers	Exalted with the Warsong Gulch Reputation Molten Core trash BoE
Hands	Felcloth Gloves Hands of Power Felheart Gloves	Crafted through Tailoring Quartermaster Zigris in Upper Blackrock Spire Lucifron in Molten Core
Waist	Mana Igniting Cord Sash of Whispered Secrets	Several bosses in Molten Core Majordomo Executus in Molten Core
Legs	Fel Infused Leggings Nemesis Leggings	The world boss Lord Kazzak in Blasted Lands Ragnaros in Molten Core
Feet	Snowblind Shoes Maleki's Footwraps	The world boss Azuregos in Azshara Maleki the Pallid in Stratholme
Rings	Ring of Spell Power Maiden's Circle	Several bosses in Molten Core World drop bind on equip item
Trinkets	Talisman of Ephemeral Power Briarwood Reed Eye of the Beast	Several bosses in Molten Core Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire Reward from the quest General Drakkisath's Demise (Alliance) / For The Horde! (Horde) Upper Blackrock Spire
Staffs	Staff of Dominance	Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Weapons	** High Warlord's Spellblade Azuresong Mageblade	Rank 14 PvP Weapon Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Off-hands	Tome of Shadow Force	Exalted with the Alterac Valley reputation
Wands	Skul's Ghastly Touch	Skul in Stratholme

*These items have random suffixes. You will be looking for of Shadow Wrath, which gives +Shadow Spell Damage. Since you need both the item and the correct suffix to drop, these are often hard to farm, so make sure you have reasonable alternatives until you can get the correct drop.

**While we are only listing the Horde versions of the PvP set and PvP reputation gear, equivalent versions can be found on the Alliance side, with the same requirements, cost and stats.

You can find more Warlock BiS lists in our dedicated gear hub below.