Demonology Warlock PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — Midnight Season 1
Choosing your gear carefully is important for your Demonology Warlock in PvP. We give you a stat priority to help you choose items with the right stats, followed by advice on how to choose the rest of your gear and your trinkets.
This page is part of our Demonology Warlock PvP Guide.
Stat Priority for Demonology Warlock in PvP
The stat priority for Demonology Warlock in PvP is as follows:
- Intellect
- Versatility
- Haste
- Mastery
- Critical Strike
Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Versatility is the strongest secondary stat because it increases the damage you deal and reduces the damage you take. Haste is always the next strongest secondary stat because it reduces the Global Cooldown on abilities and your cast time.
Gear Recommendations
In general, Demonology Warlocks want to get gear that gives both Versatility and Haste, with a priority on Versatility. Most PvP pieces from Honor and Conquest will have Versatility and Haste, so these are generally the best items to go for.
- Head:
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood Haste / Versatility Crafted with
Devouring Banding - Neck:
Galactic Gladiator's Necklace - Shoulders:
Abyssal Immolator's Fury Tier - Cloak:
Galactic Gladiator's Drape - Chest:
Abyssal Immolator's Dreadrobe Tier - Wrists:
Galactic Gladiator's Silk Armbands - Hands:
Abyssal Immolator's Grasps Tier - Waist:
Galactic Gladiator's Silk Cord - Legs:
Abyssal Immolator's Pillars - Feet:
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads Haste / Versatility Crafted with
Devouring Banding - Ring 1:
Galactic Gladiator's Ring - Ring 2:
Thalassian Competitor's Signet Haste / Versatility Crafted - Weapon:
Galactic Gladiator's Staff
Tier Set in Season 1
Demonology Warlock's
Warlock Demonology 12.0 Class Set 2pc and
Warlock Demonology 12.0 Class Set 4pc are both worth using. Your
Hand of Gul'dan will deal increased damage.
Warlock Demonology 12.0 Class Set 4pc increases the
damage dealt by
Call Dreadstalkers and the duration they are summoned for.
Recommended Trinkets
Note: It is important to be wearing two PvP trinkets. This will give you a Intellect boost that will increase your damage and Stamina.
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion is a mandatory trinket to have equipped
at all times. This allows you to remove any crowd control on yourself. You
will normally use this when you are stuck in crowd control, and a teammate is at
low health.
Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity is the best offensive trinket to wear.
This gives you an Intellect proc, which will boost your damage.
Gems and Enchants
Here are the best enchants and gems for a Demonology Warlock:
- Helm:
Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed - Shoulders:
Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness - Chest:
Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul - Legs:
Sunfire Silk Spellthread - Feet:
Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt - Rings:
Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity - Weapon:
Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei
Gem all of your gear with
Flawless Quick Lapis and one
Cognitive Heliotrope for
Precognition.
Changelog
- 16 Mar. 2026: Updated for Midnight Season 1.
- 26 Feb. 2026: Updated for Midnight Season 1.
- 19 Jan. 2026: Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
- 16 Jan. 2025: Updated for Patch 12.0.
- 30 Nov. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
- 05 Oct. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
- 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for TWW 11.2.
- 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for TWW 11.1
- 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for The War Within 11.0.7.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Updated for TWW 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within Season 1.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Prepatch 11.0.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- Updated Recommended gear.
- Added Embellishment section.
- Updated Gems and Enchants section.
- 07 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.
- Updated Recommended Gear section.
- Updated Tier-Set section.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- Updated Best Gems.
- 04 Jan. 2023: Updated Best Leg Enchant.
- 16 Dec. 2022: Updated Enchants.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Gems and Enchants.
- 22 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 01 Aug. 2022: Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 28 Feb. 2022: Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- Removed Shards of Domination section.
- 26 Nov. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 09 Aug. 2021: Updated recommended gear.
- Added Shards of Domination section.
- 08 Mar. 2021: Updated Stat Priority.
- 06 Dec. 2020: Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
- 29 Nov. 2020: Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
- 27 Oct. 2020: Removed Corruption sections.
- 03 Jul. 2020: Updated Corruptions.
- Added Recommended Corruptions section.
- 19 May 2020: Updated Corruptions section.
- 08 Apr. 2020: Updated Recommended Items.
- 14 Feb. 2020: Several changes made.
- Updated stat priority.
- Added Corruption Gear section.
- Updated Recommended Gear section.
- 20 Jan. 2020: Updated PvP gear to be Season 4 Corrupted gear.
- 13 Jan. 2020: Page added.
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