Demonology Warlock DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents — Dragonflight 10.0.7

With the introduction of the new talents system and the ability to freely change points and share/import builds free of consumables costs while out of combat it is highly advised to adapt the build based on the type of situation at hand.

To import the following build directly in-game click on the export button in the top-right of the calculator

Do note that the builds suggested above do not account for specific fights in the current raid tier; that said, we have a dedicated page that covers boss-by-boss talent recommendations, which you can find linked below.

For specific Mythic+ advice, which typically involves having a set-up that can perform both in single-target and AoE situations, and this set-up can also be influenced by affixes and other things like party composition and pull layout. Check out our dedicated M+ page below.

Since several talent choices have an effect on your gameplay, we recommend reading our rotation page linked below to find out how to adapt your playstyle and priority based on your selected talents.

Since several talent choices have an effect on your gameplay, we recommend reading our rotation page linked below to find out how to adapt your playstyle and priority based on your selected talents.

Other than a handful of DPS increase nodes the path progression is generally flexible and allows to opt in or out of specific utilities that may not be relevant in a specific situation. The following sections will highlight the key talents while also making suggestions for what to pick to progress down the tree.

For detailed information about each individual talent follow the link to the Spell Summary page:

Talent	Reason for taking
Demon Skin	Passive damage mitigation
Fel Armor	Passive damage mitigation
Burning Rush	Greatly increases Warlock mobility
Fel Domination	Offers instant pet swapping or resummon in case of a untimely death.
Mortal Coil	A percentage-based heal on a very short cooldown which makes potions trivial in comparison.
Curses of Enfeeblement	Gives access to strong utility Curses while opening the path for Demonic Embrace.
Demonic Inspiration	DPS increase
Wrathful Minion	DPS increase

Talent	Reason for taking
Fiendish Stride	Substantially reduces Burning Rush health cost while also increasing the max speed.
Amplify Curse	Enable to empower Curses.
Banish	Useful to control Demons or Aberrations if the situation arises.
Demonic Fortitude	Max HP increase which works well with percentage-based mitigations such as Soul Leech and Dark Pact.

Talent	Reason for taking
Sweet Souls	Further increase the healing from Healthstones.
Demonic Gateway	The unique party/raid-wide movement tool exclusive to Warlocks can be used to quickly relocate, move between locations at different height and skip otherwise mandatory pathways.
Dark Pact	Powerful defensive cooldown that increases the Warlock's effective health pool.
Strength of Will	Increases the value of Unending Resolve to a more relevant 35%.
Socrethar's Guile	DPS increase.
Sargerei Technique	DPS increase.

Talent	Reason for taking
Frequent Donor	Further reduces the cooldown of Dark Pact to match Mortal Coil.
Shadowfury	AoE stun for when the situation requires it
Dark Fury	Increases the frequency of use of Shadowfury.
Dark Accord instead of Strength of Will	In cases where the silence/interrupt immunity is valuable.
Lifeblood	When additional sustain is needed.

In this section there are DPS increase talents worth prioritizing

Talent	Reason for taking
Soul Conduit	DPS increase
Grimoire of Synergy	DPS increase
Summon Soulkeeper or Inquisitor's Gaze	Both are DPS increases; the former is better suited for AoE situations and can add a bit more burst, while the latter is the safe single-target choice.
Soul Link	Extremely strong passive damage mitigation tool.
Soulburn	A very strong utility that can massively boost either your survivability or your mobility, depending on what spell is used.

Talent	Reason for taking
Profane Bargain	Increases the potency of Soul Link at critical health.
Fel Synergy	Helps mitigate the health loss from Soul Link, especially on pet.

The following section will go through Demonology Warlock Talents with a focus on PvE scenarios.

Talent	Reason for taking
Call Dreadstalkers	Important Shard Spender and the only way to progress further down the tree.
Demonbolt	Important Shard Generator, tied to Demonic Core procs.

Talent	Reason for taking
Demonic Strength	Single-target and AoE burst cooldown.
Demonic Knowledge	Passively increase Demonic Core procs.
Annihilan Training	Passive damage increase for Felguard.
Summon Vilefiend	Strong single-target cooldown that synergizes with both Summon Demonic Tyrant and Nether Portal.
Carnivorous Stalkers	Provides higher frequency of Dreadbite which synergizes with the following choice.
From the Shadows	Debuffs the target hit by Dreadbite, increasing the damage they take from Hand of Gul'dan, Demonbolt, and Implosion.
Fel and Steel	Empowers Dreadstalkers and Felguard, while also being in a strategic place to progress down further the tree.
Shadow's Bite	Another form of damage increase for Demonbolt
Implosion	Give access to another form of cleave and can be used as a DPS increase in single-target in conjunction with The Expendables and Imp Gang Boss.

Talent	Reason for taking
Grimoire: Felguard	One of the highest DPS increase for its point cost, with the side benefit of additional burst both single target and AoE. Synergises with Fel Sunder
Inner Demons	Similarly provides a good DPS investment for a single point.
Ripped through the Portal	Gaining a 3rd Dreadstalker also gives a third Dread Bite and a Demonic Core makes this the most important talent in the section.
Dread Calling	Strong damage increase on Dreadstalkers while also opening up the path to Fel Covenant.
Demonic Meteor	Mostly useful for its strategic position in the tree, but the damage increase is not bad by itself.

Talent	Reason for taking
Power Siphon	An alternative to Shadow's Bite to link Implosion to Dread Calling, while substantially accelerating the resource flow at the beginning of a fight.
Demonic Calling	A single value point is enough to provide a meaningful DPS increase while also easing cooldown setups.
Fel Sunder	Minor damage increase, through debuff on target.
Fel Covenant	Strong Demonbolt multiplier, best used in single-target.
Imp Gang Boss	Multi-target alternative to the talent above, especially when combined with Implosion for much quicker Wild Imps turnover.

Talent	Reason for taking
Summon Demonic Tyrant	Cornerstone of Demonology; Tyrant is instrumental to extend all demons active, while providing decent damage and a damage increase aura.
Nether Portal	Strongest single-target cooldown for Demonology, especially with the talents associated.

Talent	Reason for taking
Ner'zhul's Volition	Mediocre on its own, but required to get access to the talent below.
Antoran Armaments	Passive damage increase, mainly relevant for the Felguard part, as Soul Strike overall damage contribution tends to be low.
Sacrificed Souls	Single-target damage increase that works well in a build with multiple summons
The Expendables	Noticeable passive damage increase for every other pet beside Wild Imps.
Grand Warlock's Design	Offers superior AoE output and/or easier timing with Summon Demonic Tyrant cooldown being on avereage just above 1 minute.
Pact of the Imp Mother	Damage increase option for a leftover point. Generally worth investing only in AoE heavy situations.
Infernal Command	Passive damage increase.
Gul'dan's Ambition	Summons a Pit Lord that further empowers Nether Portal Value and increases the burst during the following Tyrant. One of the current two best single target dps capstones.
Reign of Tyranny	The second best single target talent choice, empowers Tyrant damage further increasing burst windows every 1.5 minutes.
Guillotine	Relatively short cooldown providing good target ground damage.

Under our Talents section, there is the option to enter "War Mode". Enabling War Mode provides the following benefits:

• PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world;
• 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level;
• 10% more experience gained while leveling;
• Earn Conquest Points which can reward gear every week.

With the benefits of enabling War Mode for leveling and PvE content, it is recommended you enable the feature. In most situations, this will allow for the maximum returns despite the risks. You will make yourself available for open world PvP, and the possibility to be "ganked" while leveling or doing World Quests exists.

In this section we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doing solo / small group PvE content. Below is a ranking of both General PvP Talents and Demonology Warlock-specific PvE talents.

1. Essence Drain stacks a damage reduction effect on enemies that are damaged by your Drain Life. You can reduce their damage by up to 25%, which is a large increase to your ability to survive and sustain.
2. Bonds of Fel allows to burst targets by dragging them away from the marked location.
3. Bane of Fragility reduces the target's maximum health by up to 10% by 15 seconds, which is very desirable when setting up bursts.
4. Casting Circle is a 1 minute cooldown ability that creates an area where you are immune to silence and interrupts for 8 seconds. Removes silence/interrupt immunity from Unending Resolve.
5. Gateway Mastery increase your gateway's range by 20 yards, and reduces the duration of the debuff placed on players using it by 15 seconds, making it a good choice when increased mobility is needed.
6. Nether Ward summons a shield lasting 3 seconds and reflecting back all harmful spells targeted at you.
7. Call Observer is only relevant when dealing with lot of casting mobs.
8. Precognition and Shadow Rift are mostly irrelevant in the context of leveling.

1. Fel Obelisk can offers some strong DPS increase
2. Call Felhunter allows you to interrupt once every 24 seconds. This talent has exceptional and flexible use and feels really good in all situations.
3. Call Fel Lord guards a location for 15 seconds; any enemies that come within range take up to 5% of maximum Health as damage. This can be used very strategically in certain situations and is capable of dealing some nice burst damage.
4. Call Observer guards a location for 20 seconds; any enemies that cast spells in the radius will take up to 5% of maximum Health as damage. This has a lot more limited use, but can have absurd value in specific situations.
5. Master Summoner makes Call Dreadstalkers an instant cast. Since we are often using Demonic Calling, the quality of life of this talent is diminished. It can be used if you prefer the consistency, but there are generally better choices.
6. Pleasure through Pain increases your shadow damage by 15% when you have Succubus active a pet.