Demonology Warlock DPS Castle Nathria Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.0.2

This page is largely based on Beta information. Multiple bosses may be changed since Beta and thus the advice might not line up exactly with how the bosses look on live servers. If this happens, we will update these bosses as soon as possible so it matches live server.

In this section, you will find information and guidance for each boss individually in Castle Nathria as a Demonology Warlock. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for any Demonology Warlock on each boss.

We advise you to use the following talents against Shriekwing.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers or Demonic Strength
• Level 25: Demonic Calling or Doom (or Power Siphon, situationally)
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: Summon Vilefiend (or From the Shadows, situationally)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Grimoire: Felguard (or Soul Conduit, situationally)
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption or Nether Portal

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Shriekwing: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Single-target encounter with 2 phases.

Smart Demonic Circle placement can trivialise the movement requirements of abilities such as Earsplitting Shriek and Echolocation.

During Phase 2, focus on dodging Echoing Sonar.

For more information, please refer to our Shriekwing guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Huntsman Altimor.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers (situational options: Dreadlash or Demonic Strength)
• Level 25: Demonic Calling or Doom
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: From the Shadows or Summon Vilefiend (or Soul Strike, situationally)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Soul Conduit or Grimoire: Felguard (or Inner Demons, situationally)
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption (or Nether Portal, situationally)

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Huntsman Altimor: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Council fight with multiple targets and few burst phases.

Avoid Spreadshot and consider talenting Dark Pact to mitigate Vicious Lunge damage.

Demonic Circle and Demonic Gateway placement can give healers more time to handle the Rip Soul mechanic.

Fear can be applied on Shades of Bargast to increase the damage taken through Destabilize right before bursting them down. Try to pool resources when that happens and save Mortal Coil for emergency heals or to interrupt Deathly Roar if needed.

Unending Resolve can be used to alleviate the incoming damage from Crushing Stone should the tank decide to drop a large amount of stacks from the boss. Use Demonic Circle to drop Stone shard patches away from the group when targeted by Petrifying Howl.

Burning Rush can bypass movement slows during the fight and give increase mobility, but Demon Skin and Dark Pact offer much higher damage mitigation.

For more information, please refer to our Huntsman Altimor guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Sun King's Salvation.

• Level 15: Dreadlash (situational options: Bilescourge Bombers or Demonic Strength)
• Level 25: Demonic Calling
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: From the Shadows or Soul Strike (or Summon Vilefiend, situationally)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Soul Conduit or Grimoire: Felguard (or Inner Demons, situationally)
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sun King's Salvation: Implosive Potential.

Multi-target fight with frequent adds dying and few priority targets.

Pay attention to boss mechanics that require spreading and the cone that has to be baited. Dreadlash and From the Shadows can offer a noticeable damage amplification for those big Implosions at the end of a Tyrant. On the other hand Bilescourge Bombers and Demonic Strength offer more focused AoE burst.

For more information, please refer to our Sun King's Salvation guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Artificer Xy'Mox.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers or Demonic Strength
• Level 25: Demonic Calling or Doom (or Power Siphon, situationally)
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: Summon Vilefiend (or From the Shadows, situationally)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Grimoire: Felguard (or Soul Conduit, situationally)
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption or Nether Portal

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'Mox: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Single target fight with multiple mechanics that involve a good amount of movement.

Demonic Circle and Demonic Gateway can help both you and the raid placing Dimensional Tears or moving Seeds of Extinction.

For more information, please refer to our Artificer Xy'Mox guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Hungering Destroyer.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers or Demonic Strength
• Level 25: Demonic Calling or Doom (or Power Siphon, situationally)
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: Summon Vilefiend (or From the Shadows, situationally)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Grimoire: Felguard (or Soul Conduit, situationally)
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption or Nether Portal

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Hungering Destroyer: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Single target fight with various movement phases involved.

When targeted by Gluttonous Miasma, absorbs from both Soul Leech and Dark Pact work.

Demonic Circle can be used to help place Expunge rifts away from the others, and to nullify the pull from Consume, together with Demonic Gateway.

For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Inerva Darkvein.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers or Demonic Strength
• Level 25: Demonic Calling or Doom (or Power Siphon, situationally)
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: Summon Vilefiend (or From the Shadows, situationally)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Grimoire: Felguard (or Soul Conduit, situationally)
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption or Nether Portal

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Lady Inerva Darkvein: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Demonic Circle and Demonic Gateway can be used to soak Bottled Animas relatively efficiently, even if Warlocks are not the best recipients.

For more information, please refer to our Lady Inerva Darkvein guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against The Council of Blood.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers (situational options: Dreadlash or Demonic Strength)
• Level 25: Demonic Calling or Doom (or Power Siphon, situationally)
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: Summon Vilefiend (situational options: From the Shadows or Soul Strike)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Grimoire: Felguard (or Soul Conduit, situationally)
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption (or Nether Portal, situationally)

We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Council of Blood: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Council fight with periodic movement phases.

Pool resources for when the Danse Macabre happen, in order to get the most out of Fancy Footwork stacks.

Dark Recital can be quite annoying to deal with, try to pool Demonic Core procs or refresh Doom if talented.

For more information, please refer to our The Council of Blood guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Sludgefist.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers or Demonic Strength
• Level 25: Doom (situational options: Demonic Calling or Power Siphon)
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: Summon Vilefiend (or From the Shadows, situationally)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Grimoire: Felguard (or Soul Conduit, situationally)
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption (or Nether Portal, situationally)

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sludgefist: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Standard single-target fight with enrage mechanism

Pooling resources for Destructive Impact damage amplification phase is advised. Delay Phantom Singularity to match the 1-minute cadence.

For more information, please refer to our Sludgefist guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Stone Legion Generals.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers or Demonic Strength (or Dreadlash, situationally)
• Level 25: Demonic Calling or Doom
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: Summon Vilefiend (situational options: From the Shadows or Soul Strike)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Soul Conduit or Grimoire: Felguard
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption (or Nether Portal, situationally)

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Stone Legion Generals: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Council fight with periodic adds and multiple phases.

Shattering Blast knockback can be nullified by Demonic Circle activation. The ability can also be used to get back in the group after baiting Wicked Blade outside.

Passively cleave the Goliaths and be ready to swap once they hit 20% health to burst them down.

Demonic Circle and Demonic Gateway can also be used to facilitate the Reverberating Eruption mechanic. Due to good passive and active damage mitigation Warlocks are good candidates to soak Unstable Ground locations (from Unstable Footing).

For more information, please refer to our Stone Legion Generals guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Sire Denathrius.

• Level 15: Bilescourge Bombers or Demonic Strength (or Dreadlash, situationally)
• Level 25: Demonic Calling or Doom
• Level 30: Burning Rush (situational options: Demon Skin or Dark Pact)
• Level 35: Summon Vilefiend (situational options: From the Shadows or Soul Strike)
• Level 40: Mortal Coil
• Level 45: Soul Conduit or Grimoire: Felguard
• Level 50: Demonic Consumption (or Nether Portal, situationally)

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sire Denathrius: Forces of the Horned Nightmare.

Multiple-phase encounter with a fair amount of movement involved.

Pool Wild Imp sets when the group of players is getting cleaved to spawn Echoes of Sin, in order to hit a big Implosion.

Demonic Gateway can be used once again to trivialise the movement required to avoid Command: Ravage.

March of the Penitent can be mitigated by casting Burning Rush before boss hits 70% health, reducing the movement speed penalty at the cost of life.

In Phase 2, Demonic Gateway can be used to reach the 3rd add.

In Phase 3, Demonic Gateway or even a pre placed Demonic Circle can help when dealing with Hand of Destruction, but the latter is better saved to avoid knockbacks during this last phase.