Demonology Warlock DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (Season 1)

Last updated on Sep 09, 2024 at 18:00 by Motoko 44 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Demonology Warlock in World of Warcraft The War Within (Season 1).

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Demonology Warlock gear and best in slot.

1.

Gearing a Demonology Warlock

Welcome to our Gearing Page for Demonology Warlock; this section will cover everything you need to know about equipping your character correctly.

If you have a new piece of gear for which you need gems and enchant advice, you can find everything on our dedicated page below.

2.

Best in Slot Gear

3.

BiS Gear for Demonology Warlock

Overall BiS list Raid BiS List Mythic+ BiS List
4.

The War Within Season 1 Overall BiS List for Demonology Warlock

The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 1 from all sources, including Raiding, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault, and Crafted.

Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentially equivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful and you should be simming your character to find out what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this list, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what an endgame set of gear looks like.

Slot Item Source/Note
Helm Devotee's Discarded Headdress Icon Devotee's Discarded Headdress (639) Rasha'nan
Neck Sureki Zealot's Insignia Icon Sureki Zealot's Insignia (639) Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder Hexflame Coven's Altar Icon Hexflame Coven's Altar (639) Rasha'nan/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Cloak Wings of Shattered Sorrow Icon Wings of Shattered Sorrow (639) Rasha'nan
Chest Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness Icon Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness (639) Broodtwister Ovi'nax/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs (636) with Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Tailoring
Gloves Hexflame Coven's Sleeves Icon Hexflame Coven's Sleeves (639) Sikran/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt Burrower's Cinch Icon Burrower's Cinch (639) Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, or Great Vault
Legs Hexflame Coven's Leggings Icon Hexflame Coven's Leggings (639) Nexus Princess Ky'veza/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots Assimilated Eggshell Slippers Icon Assimilated Eggshell Slippers (639) Broodtwister Ovi'nax
Ring #1 Seal of the Poisoned Pact Icon Seal of the Poisoned Pact (639) Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2 Key to the Unseeming Icon Key to the Unseeming (639) The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #1 Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood (639) Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, or Great Vault
Trinket #2 Spymaster's Web Icon Spymaster's Web (639) Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace
Weapon Sovereign's Disdain Icon Sovereign's Disdain (639) Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Off-Hand Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch (636) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Inscription
4.

The War Within Season 1 Raid BiS List for Demonology Warlock

The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 1 from Raiding, The Great Vault, and Crafted, and thus aimed at those who do not want to engage with Mythic+.

Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentially equivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful and you should be simming your character to find out what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this list, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what an endgame set of gear looks like.

Slot Item Source/Note
Helm Devotee's Discarded Headdress Icon Devotee's Discarded Headdress (639) Rasha'nan in Nerub-ar Palace
Neck Sureki Zealot's Insignia Icon Sureki Zealot's Insignia (639) Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder Hexflame Coven's Altar Icon Hexflame Coven's Altar (639) Rasha'nan/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Cloak Wings of Shattered Sorrow Icon Wings of Shattered Sorrow (639) Rasha'nan in Nerub-ar Palace
Chest Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness Icon Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness (639) Broodtwister Ovi'nax/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs (636) with Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Tailoring
Gloves Hexflame Coven's Sleeves Icon Hexflame Coven's Sleeves (639) Sikran/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt Shattered Eye Cincture Icon Shattered Eye Cincture (639) The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Legs Hexflame Coven's Leggings Icon Hexflame Coven's Leggings (639) Nexus Princess Ky'veza/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots Assimilated Eggshell Slippers Icon Assimilated Eggshell Slippers (639) Broodtwister Ovi'nax
Ring #1 Seal of the Poisoned Pact Icon Seal of the Poisoned Pact (639) Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2 Key to the Unseeming Icon Key to the Unseeming (639) The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #1 Mad Queen's Mandate Icon Mad Queen's Mandate (639) Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #2 Spymaster's Web Icon Spymaster's Web (639) Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace
Weapon Sovereign's Disdain Icon Sovereign's Disdain (639) Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Off-Hand Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch (636) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Inscription
4.

The War Within Season 1 Mythic+ BiS List for Demonology Warlock

The following list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 1 from Mythic+, The Great Vault, Crafted and is aimed towards those who do not have access to Raid drops.

Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentially equivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful and you should be simming your character to find out what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this list, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what an endgame set of gear looks like.

Slot Item Source/Note
Helm Abominable Visage Icon Abominable Visage (639) The Necrotic Wake, or Great Vault
Neck 'Emergency Stop' Keychain Icon 'Emergency Stop' Keychain (639) The Stonevault, or Great Vault
Shoulder Hexflame Coven's Altar Icon Hexflame Coven's Altar (639) Matrix Catalyst
Cloak Azureborne Cloak Icon Azureborne Cloak (639) Grim Batol, or Great Vault
Chest Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness Icon Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness (639) Matrix Catalyst
Bracers Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs (636) with Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Tailoring
Gloves Hexflame Coven's Sleeves Icon Hexflame Coven's Sleeves (639) Matrix Catalyst
Belt Burrower's Cinch Icon Burrower's Cinch (639) Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, or Great Vault
Legs Hexflame Coven's Leggings Icon Hexflame Coven's Leggings (639) Matrix Catalyst
Boots Membranous Slippers Icon Membranous Slippers (639) The Dawnbreaker, or Great Vault
Ring #1 Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet Icon Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet (639) The Necrotic Wake, or Great Vault
Ring #2 Band of the Ancient Dredger Icon Band of the Ancient Dredger (639) Siege of Boralus, or Great Vault
Trinket #1 Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood (639) Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, or Great Vault
Trinket #2 Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj (639) The Dawnbreaker, or Great Vault
Weapon Amarth's Spellblade Icon Amarth's Spellblade (639) The Necrotic Wake, or Great Vault
Off-Hand Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch (636) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility Crafted — Inscription
4.

Best Trinkets for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 1

Raiding Trinket Tier List Mythic+ Trinket Tier List
5.

Raiding Trinket Tier List for Demonology Warlock

This Trinket Tier List is biased towards single-target, as this tends to be the more relevant aspect of Raiding. In the case of Trinkets performing similarly in single-target, the option with AoE/Multitarget scaling will be ranked higher.

A "Tier" as defined by this list is around 0.5% DPS, meaning that S-Tier Trinkets are around 0.5% better than A-Tier Trinkets, and so on.

Any trinket not shown on this list is generally considered worse than all other trinkets available on this list.

4.1.

S-Tier

  • Spymaster's Web Icon Spymaster's Web — undisputed best Trinket for all situations. Has the upside of scaling very well in non-linear encounter that requires pooling resources for specific phases.
4.1.

A-Tier

  • Mad Queen's Mandate Icon Mad Queen's Mandate.
  • Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood — Very strong passive trinket.
  • High Speaker's Accretion Icon High Speaker's Accretion — Best used 6 seconds before Summon Demonic Tyrant Icon Summon Demonic Tyrant.
4.1.

B-Tier

  • Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
  • Unbound Changeling Icon Unbound Changeling — A strong passive trinket, although slightly worse than Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood.
  • Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg Icon Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg.
4.1.

C-Tier

  • Satchel of Misbegotten Minions Icon Satchel of Misbegotten Minions
  • Quickwick Candlestick Icon Quickwick Candlestick.
  • Aberrant Spellforge Icon Aberrant Spellforge
  • Hadal's Nautilus Icon Hadal's Nautilus
5.

Mythic+ Trinket Tier List for Demonology Warlock

This Trinket Tier List is focused more on AoE damage, as a large portion of Mythic+ is AoE damage.

A "Tier" as defined by this list is around 0.5% DPS, meaning that S-Tier Trinkets are around 0.5% better than A-Tier Trinkets, and so on.

Any trinket not shown on this list is generally considered worse than all other trinkets available on this list.

4.1.

S-Tier

  • Spymaster's Web Icon Spymaster's Web — undisputed best Trinket for all situations. Has the upside of scaling very well in non-linear encounter that requires pooling resources for specific phases.
4.1.

A-Tier

  • Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood — Very strong passive trinket.
  • Mad Queen's Mandate Icon Mad Queen's Mandate.
4.1.

B-Tier

  • Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
  • Unbound Changeling Icon Unbound Changeling — A strong passive trinket, although slightly worse than Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood.
  • Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg Icon Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg.
4.1.

C-Tier

  • Quickwick Candlestick Icon Quickwick Candlestick
  • Satchel of Misbegotten Minions Icon Satchel of Misbegotten Minions
  • Aberrant Spellforge Icon Aberrant Spellforge
  • High Speaker's Accretion Icon High Speaker's Accretion — Best used 6 seconds before Summon Demonic Tyrant Icon Summon Demonic Tyrant.
4.1.

Crafted Gear & Embellishments

Spark of Omens Icon Spark of Omens will remain the main limiting factor when crafting high-end gear, as it can be acquired once every two weeks by combining two Fractured Spark of Omens Icon Fractured Spark of Omens and 250 Valorstones Icon Valorstones.

At the start of a tier, it will be possible to craft two pieces (the first from the initial quest and the second from the initial bi-weekly reward).

It is essential to understand that your crafting strategy depends heavily on the kind of progress and therefore drops available, the speed at which you progress through the content and whatever drop you can obtain early. As a result, there will not be a single best path, instead listed below will be some guidelines:

Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on the offhand weapon and Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding is the overall best combination as it does scale into multitarget as opposed to Elemental Focusing Lens Icon Elemental Focusing Lens.

The long-term solution is to directly craft both using sparks at the highest item level possible, but that does imply dropping a Mythic level Main hand through Mythic plus before entering in Mythic Raid the second week.

An alternative is to craft both main hand and offhand combo using sparks and leave wrists at 590 item level, which would offer a higher spike in power at the expense of requiring an additional spark in the long term, with the understanding that crafted main-hand weapons will need to be replaced by Mythic drops counterpart due to item level difference.

4.2.

The War Within Season 1 Tier Set for Demonology Warlock

Wearing 2 and 4 pieces from the Rites of the Hexflame Coven set gives you the following bonuses:

  • Warlock Demonology Season 1 2pc Icon Warlock Demonology Season 1 2pc: Your primary demon deals 5% increased damage and your Shadow Bolt Icon Shadow Bolt damage is increased by 50%.
  • Warlock Demonology Season 1 4pc Icon Warlock Demonology Season 1 4pc: Shadow Bolt Icon Shadow Bolt has a chance to enrage your primary Felguard, increasing the damage of their next Legion Strike Icon Legion Strike by 300%.

Both bonuses offer a passive damage increase, and as such, there is no alteration in terms of talent choices or playstyle.

It is important to note that achieving the Warlock Demonology Season 1 4pc Icon Warlock Demonology Season 1 4pc is a higher gain than having the set on the sub-optimal slots.

That said, the ideal setup has the Head as the offset piece due a suboptimal stat distribution.

5.

Evaluating Upgrades

The easiest and most sensible way to compare multiple items is to use Raidbots' Top Gear. Here, you can input an export from the Simcraft AddOn, select the items to compare, and it will find out which of the items are best. See below for a guide on how to sim yourself.

5.1.

Trinket Simulations for Demonology Warlock

DISCLAIMER: sims are currently being developed; therefore, take the following charts with a grain of salt.

5.1.1.

Single Target

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5.1.2.

Cleave

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6.

Changelog

  • 09 Sep. 2024: Added BiS lists for Season 1, updated trinket section.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Added Pre-Season BiS list section.
  • 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within pre-patch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4 launch.
  • 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Updated trinket section for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 07 Nov. 2023: Embellishment recommendations updated after Undulating Sporecloak has been annihilated.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated Gear recommendations for Patch 10.2 and Season 3.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Reformat of the page with BiS tables and section updates.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 24 Mar. 2023: Updated Onyx Annulet section to account for live hotfixes.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Added patch 10.0.7 new ring section. .
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 13 Dec. 2022: Updated Embellishment recommendations.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Season 1 launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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