Demonology Warlock DPS Spell Summary (Legion 7.3.5)

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.3 Changes for Demonology Warlock
  • 3. Patch 7.2.5 Changes for Demonology Warlock
  • 4. Demonology Warlock Strengths
  • 5. Demonology Warlock Weaknesses
  • 6. Demonology Warlock Viability in the Current Patch
  • 7. Contents
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics for Demonology Warlock
  • 2. Talent Choice for Demonology Warlock
  • 3. Stat Priority for Demonology Warlock
  • 4. Basic Rotation for Demonology Warlock
  • 5. ChangeLog
• ×Spell Summary
  • 1. Demonology Warlock Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resources for Demonology Warlock
  • 3. Basic Abilities for Demonology Warlock
    • 3.1. Spell Casts
    • 3.2. Your Personal Demon Horde
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheets for Demonology Warlock
    • 2.1. Raid Encounters
      • 2.1.1. Single Target
      • 2.1.2. 2 Targets/Light Cleave
      • 2.1.3. Heavy Cleave/AoE
    • 2.2. For General Use
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Demonology Warlock
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Demonology Warlock
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Demonology Warlock
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Demonology Warlock
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Demonology Warlock
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Demonology Warlock
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Demonology Warlock
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression for Demonology Warlock — First 35 Points
    • 1.1. Early Point Investment
    • 1.2. Second Golden Trait
    • 1.3. Final Point Investment
  • 2. Patch 7.2: 35+ Trait Path for Demonology Warlock
  • 3. Relic Priority for Demonology Warlock
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths
  • 1. General Optimization Advice for Demonology Warlock
  • 2. Tier 2 Upgrade Priority for Demonology Warlock
  • 3. Tier 3 Upgrade Priority for Demonology Warlock
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Ability Priority List for Demonology Warlock
  • 2. Important Notes for Demonology Warlock
    • 2.1. The Importance of AddOns
    • 2.2. Soul Shards
    • 2.3. Demonic Empowerment
      • 2.3.1. Empowerment Overlap
    • 2.4. An In-Depth Look at AoE
    • 2.5. Demon Choice
    • 2.6. Darkglare and Hand of Doom
    • 2.7. Tier 1 Talents
      • 2.7.1. Shadowflame Usage
    • 2.8. Tier 2 Talents
    • 2.9. Implosion Usage
    • 2.10. Defensive Utility
    • 2.11. Doomguard and Infernal
  • 3. Core Concepts for Demonology Warlock
    • 3.1. Cooldown Management
    • 3.2. Spooky Skull: Thal'kiel's Consumption
    • 3.3. Movement Management
      • 3.3.1. Quiet Movement
  • 4. Opening Sequence for Demonology Warlock
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Stat Priority for Demonology Warlock
  • 2. Stat Weights for Demonology Warlock
  • 3. Statistics Explanations for Demonology Warlock
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Demonology Warlock
  • 2. Enchants for Demonology Warlock
  • 3. Consumables for Demonology Warlock
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Addons for Demonology Warlock
    • 1.1. Generic Addons for Warlocks
    • 1.2. ElvUI
    • 1.3. Weak Auras
    • 1.4. Boss Mods
      • 1.4.1. BigWigs Bossmods
      • 1.4.2. Deadly Boss Mods
    • 1.5. Name Plates
      • 1.5.1. KUI Nameplates
      • 1.5.2. TidyPlates
    • 1.6. Damage Meters
      • 1.6.1. Skada
      • 1.6.2. Details
    • 1.7. Extra AddOns
      • 1.7.1. Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 1.7.2. DeathNote
      • 1.7.3. Doom CooldownPulse
      • 1.7.4. Angry Assignments
  • 2. Macros for Demonology Warlock
    • 2.1. Pet Macros
      • 2.1.1. Soulstone Mouseover
      • 2.1.2. Demonic Circle
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Tier 21 Set Bonuses for Demonology Warlock
  • 2. Tier 20 Set Bonuses for Demonology Warlock
  • 3. Best in Slot List for Demonology Warlock
  • 4. Evaluating Upgrades Using Stat Weights for Demonology Warlock
  • 5. Legendary Items for Demonology Warlock
    • 5.1. Top Tier
    • 5.2. Mid Tier
    • 5.3. Bottom Tier
    • 5.4. Descriptions
  • 6. Loot Competition
  • 7. ChangeLog

General Information

On this page, we list the spells that you will often use as a Demonology Warlock.

The other pages of our Demonology Warlock guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author and Reviewer

This guide has been written by Furty, who has an illustrious history in the World of Warcraft raiding scene and race for World First. He has been a member of guilds such as Serenity, Midwinter, and many more, and is currently raiding in Future. He plays most classes at the highest level. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him play on Twitch.

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Not, one of the best Demonology Warlocks and a respected theorycrafter. He raids in Strawberry Puppy Kisses. You can watch him on Twitch or YouTube and you can follow him on Twitter. He is also the owner and editor of Lock One Stop Shop, a website dedicated to Warlocks.

1. Demonology Warlock Spell Summary

If you are new to Demonology, it is recommended you read this before proceeding! In this section we will discuss what abilities you have, what they are used for within the specialization, and how they interact with important cooldowns. If you have played this spec before or have already achieved a level of comfort playing this spec in a practical environment, it is recommended you skip this section and move on to the rest of the guide.

2. Main Resources for Demonology Warlock

Soul Shards are the main resource of Demonology Warlocks. Soul Shards are generated by your filler spells, and they can be spent on summoning powerful demons. You can have a maximum of 5 Soul Shards.

Mana is another primary resource of Demonology Warlocks. Most of your spells cost Mana, which can be periodically restored through Life Tap. Mana is not very essential to your rotation, so long as you have enough to continue to cast spells.

3. Basic Abilities for Demonology Warlock

These abilities are available no matter what talents you chose, and form the bread and butter of this specialization.

3.1. Spell Casts

Shadow Bolt is your Soul Shard generator and filler spell. It has a slow travel time and no cooldown.

Demonic Empowerment increases the damage, health, and haste of your active demons for 12 seconds. You should cast this every time you Call Dreadstalkers and cast Hand of Gul'dan.

Doom is a damage over time effect that lasts 20 seconds, and only ticks once (at the end). It generates 1 Soul Shard when it deals damage. You should always keep Doom applied if it will deal damage before the target dies.

Demonwrath is a channelled spell that causes your demons to deal AoE damage to any targets within 10 yards of them. It is castable while moving and has a 15% chance to generate a Soul Shard when dealing damage. You should only cast this while moving, or to quickly generate shards on mass AoE.

Life Tap restores 30% of your maximum Mana in exchange for 10% of your maximum health. Cast this to restore Mana.

3.2. Your Personal Demon Horde

Call Dreadstalkers is one of your main sources of damage. It costs 2 Soul Shards to cast, and has a 15-second cooldown. You should Call Dreadstalkers on cooldown for maximum damage. You should always follow this cast with Demonic Empowerment.

Hand of Gul'dan is your main Soul Shard dump. It uses 1-4 Soul Shards, consuming as many as are available. It also summons 1 Wild Imp per Soul Shard consumed. You should only cast this when you have 4+ Soul Shards and Call Dreadstalkers is not available. You should always follow this cast with Demonic Empowerment unless Call Dreadstalkers is about to come off of cooldown.

Summon Doomguard is your main DPS cooldown. It costs 1 Soul Shard to summon and lasts 25 seconds. Remember to use Demonic Empowerment to keep it buffed at all times. If you are talented into Grimoire of Supremacy, your Doomguard will instead become your permanent pet.

Summon Felguard should always be your permanent pet. It does high damage, cleaves, and can put out strong burst AoE with Felstorm.

Command Demon orders your permanent demon to use its unique ability. For Felguard, this is Felstorm. This should be used on cooldown when the Felguard is active.

4. ChangeLog

• 29 Aug. 2016: Updated for Legion's launch.
• 18 Jul. 2016: Updated for the Legion pre-patch.

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