Demonology Warlock DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents — Dragonflight 10.0.7
On this page, you will find out the best talents for each tier for your Demonology Warlock in World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.0.7. We also have default talent lists for various types of content, such as raiding or Mythic+. If you play with Warmode on, we have your PvP talents covered as well.
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Demonology Warlock talents.
Talent Cheat Sheets for Demonology Warlock
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.
Single Target
To import the following build directly in-game click on the export button in the top-right of the calculator
Raiding
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.
Mythic+
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.
How To Use Demonology Warlock 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.
How To Use Demonology Warlock 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.
Picking Warlock Class 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:
Tier 1 (Rows 1-4) Class Talents For Demonology Warlock
Talents for all situations
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Passive damage mitigation |
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Passive damage mitigation |
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Greatly increases Warlock mobility |
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Offers instant pet swapping or resummon in case of a untimely death. |
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A percentage-based heal on a very short cooldown which makes potions trivial in comparison. |
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Gives access to strong utility Curses while opening the path
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DPS increase |
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DPS increase |
Optional / flexible talents
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Enable to empower Curses. |
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Useful to control Demons or Aberrations if the situation arises. |
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Max HP increase which works well with percentage-based mitigations
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Tier 2 (Rows 5-7) Class Talents For Demonology Warlock
Talents for all situations
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Further increase the healing from Healthstones. |
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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. |
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Powerful defensive cooldown that increases the Warlock's effective health pool. |
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DPS increase. |
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DPS increase. |
Optional / flexible talents
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Further reduces the cooldown of ![]() ![]() |
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AoE stun for when the situation requires it |
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Increases the frequency of use of ![]() |
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In cases where the silence/interrupt immunity is valuable. |
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When additional sustain is needed. |
Tier 3 (Rows 8-10) Class Talents For Demonology Warlock
In this section there are DPS increase talents worth prioritizing
Talents for all situations
Talent | Reason for taking |
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DPS increase |
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DPS increase |
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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. |
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Extremely strong passive damage mitigation tool. |
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A very strong utility that can massively boost either your survivability or your mobility, depending on what spell is used. |
Optional / flexible talents
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Helps mitigate the health loss from ![]() |
Demonology Warlock Talents
The following section will go through Demonology Warlock Talents with a focus on PvE scenarios.
Tier 1 (Rows 1-4) Demonology Warlock Talents
Talents for all situations
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Important Shard Spender and the only way to progress further down the tree. |
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Important Shard Generator, tied to ![]() |
Optional / flexible talents
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Single-target and AoE burst cooldown. |
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Passively increase ![]() |
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Passive damage increase for Felguard. |
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Strong single-target cooldown that synergizes with
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Provides higher frequency of Dreadbite which synergizes with the following choice. |
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Debuffs the target hit by Dreadbite, increasing the damage they take
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Empowers Dreadstalkers and Felguard, while also being in a strategic place to progress down further the tree. |
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Another form of damage increase for ![]() |
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Give access to another form of cleave and can be used as a DPS
increase in single-target in conjunction with ![]() ![]() |
Tier 2 (Rows 5-7) Demonology Warlock Talents
Talents for all situations
Talent | Reason for taking |
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One of the highest DPS increase for its point cost, with the side
benefit of additional burst both single target and AoE. Synergises
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Similarly provides a good DPS investment for a single point. |
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Gaining a 3rd Dreadstalker also gives a third Dread Bite and
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Strong damage increase on Dreadstalkers while also opening up the path
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Mostly useful for its strategic position in the tree, but the damage increase is not bad by itself. |
Optional / flexible talents
Talent | Reason for taking |
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An alternative to ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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A single value point is enough to provide a meaningful DPS increase while also easing cooldown setups. |
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Minor damage increase, through debuff on target. |
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Multi-target alternative to the talent above, especially when combined
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Tier 3 (Rows 8-10) Demonology Warlock Talents
Talents for all situations
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Cornerstone of Demonology; Tyrant is instrumental to extend all demons active, while providing decent damage and a damage increase aura. |
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Strongest single-target cooldown for Demonology, especially with the talents associated. |
Optional / flexible talents
Talent | Reason for taking |
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Mediocre on its own, but required to get access to the talent below. |
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Passive damage increase, mainly relevant for the Felguard part,
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Single-target damage increase that works well in a build with multiple summons |
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Noticeable passive damage increase for every other pet beside Wild Imps. |
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Offers superior AoE output and/or easier timing
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Damage increase option for a leftover point. Generally worth investing only in AoE heavy situations. |
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Passive damage increase. |
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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. |
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The second best single target talent choice, empowers Tyrant damage further increasing burst windows every 1.5 minutes. |
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Relatively short cooldown providing good target ground damage. |
PvP Talents (War Mode)
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.
Demonology Warlock War Mode Talents
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.
Warlock generic PvP Talents
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.
Bonds of Fel allows to burst targets by dragging them away from the marked location.
Bane of Fragility reduces the target's maximum health by up to 10% by 15 seconds, which is very desirable when setting up bursts.
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.
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.
Nether Ward summons a shield lasting 3 seconds and reflecting back all harmful spells targeted at you.
Call Observer is only relevant when dealing with lot of casting mobs.
Precognition and
Shadow Rift are mostly irrelevant in the context of leveling.
Demonology Warlock PvP Talents
Fel Obelisk can offers some strong DPS increase
Call Felhunter allows you to interrupt once every 24 seconds. This talent has exceptional and flexible use and feels really good in all situations.
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.
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.
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.
Pleasure through Pain increases your shadow damage by 15% when you have Succubus active a pet.
Changelog
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated talents for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Motoko, Warlock main since The Burning Crusade, co-admin in the Warlock Discord, and theorycrafter and contributor for LockOneStopShop.
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