Destruction Warlock DPS Nerub-ar Palace Raid Guide — The War Within (Season 1)

Last updated on Sep 09, 2024 at 18:00 by Azortharion 60 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Destruction Warlock for each boss of the following raid: Nerub-ar Palace. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — The War Within (Season 1).

1.

Introduction

Below, you can find class and spec-specific advice for every fight in Nerub-ar Palace. If you are looking for a general overview of the Raid that is not spec-specific, check out our dedicated Nerub-ar Palace guides.

This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Destruction Warlock and how you can deal with each fight as best as possible.

All recommendations are progression-based tips and will not necessarily be the best for an overall DPS ranking.

3.

Nerub'ar Palace Boss Guides for Destruction Warlock

3.

Nerub'ar Palace Raid Builds, Tips, and Tricks for Destruction Warlock

Ulgrax the Devourer The Bloodbound Horror Sikran Rasha'nan Broodtwister Ovi'nax Nexus-Princess Ky'veza The Silken Court Queen Ansurek
4.

Best Build for Ulgrax the Devourer for Destruction Warlock

4.1.

Defensive Tips

  • Consider using a defensive such as Dark Pact Icon Dark Pact for Venomous Lash Icon Venomous Lash.
  • Be mindful of potential Disembowel Icon Disembowel stacks if intermission adds aggro you.
4.2.

Cooldown Usage

  • Prioritise damage on boss over saving cooldowns for adds during intermission.
4.3.

Mechanical Tips

  • A well placed Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway can trivialise Carnivorous Contest Icon Carnivorous Contest for the group. Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle can also help individually.
  • Likewise, the use of Burning Rush Icon Burning Rush, Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway and Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle can speed up Chunky Viscera Icon Chunky Viscera delivery.
4.4.

Best Talents

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

5.

Best Build for Bloodbound Horror for Destruction Warlock

5.1.

Defensive Tips

  • Consider using a defensive such as Dark Pact Icon Dark Pact for Gruesome Disgorge Icon Gruesome Disgorge.
  • Keep track of Crimson Rain Icon Crimson Rain and use Death Coil Icon Death Coil or Healthstone Icon Healthstone if required.
5.2.

Cooldown Usage

  • Prioritise damage on boss over delaying cooldown for adds.
5.3.

Mechanical Tips

  • Make sure to position yourself so that when you soak Gruesome Disgorge Icon Gruesome Disgorge, you are in a good position to hit as many adds as possible.
  • Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway and Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle back can trivialise Goresplatter Icon Goresplatter movements.
  • Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle let you move through Spewing Hemorrhage Icon Spewing Hemorrhage
5.4.

Best Talents

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

6.

Best Build for Sikran for Destruction Warlock

6.1.

Defensive Tips

  • Consider using a defensive when targeted by Decimate Icon Decimate.
  • Use Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle to get back in the group after resolving either Phase Blades Icon Phase Blades or Decimate Icon Decimate if targeted.
  • Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway can help the whole raid handle Shattering Sweep Icon Shattering Sweep mechanic.
6.2.

Cooldown Usage

  • No delay required.
6.3.

Mechanical Tips

  • Positioning on this fight will be key; you want to move as little as possible. The best way to accomplish this is to position yourself close enough to where you might need to move for mechanics like Decimate Icon Decimate or Phase Blades Icon Phase Blades so you shorten the required distance.
6.4.

Best Talents

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

7.

Best Build for Rasha'nan for Destruction Warlock

7.1.

Defensive Tips

  • Depending on your strategy, if you are breaking multiple Sticky Web Icon Sticky Web debuffs, consider using a defensive. If you are one of the targets, Burning Rush Icon Burning Rush or a well placed Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle can break the tether quickly.
  • Consider using a defensive cooldown for Web Reave Icon Web Reave.
7.2.

Cooldown Usage

  • Infested Spawn are prone to be cleaved by melees in the group, so at best they offer opportunity to snipe shards through Shadowburn Icon Shadowburn.
  • Hold cooldowns if boss energy is almost full as that will trigger a reposition of the whole raid.
7.3.

Mechanical Tips

  • Pre-place Demonic Circle Icon Demonic Circle in order to break immediately Spinneret's Strands Icon Spinneret's Strands.
7.4.

Best Talents

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

8.

Best Build for Broodtwister Ovi'nax for Destruction Warlock

8.1.

Defensive Tips

  • Consider using a defensive cooldown if needed for Ingest Black Blood Icon Ingest Black Blood cast.
8.2.

Cooldown Usage

  • No delay required.
8.3.

Mechanical Tips

  • Sticky Web Icon Sticky Web debuff can be dispelled by Imp.
  • Curse of Tongues Icon Curse of Tongues can be used to deal with Medium Eggs worms casts.
  • Consider using crowd control abilities such as Shadowfury Icon Shadowfury to help deal with Parasites.
8.4.

Best Talents

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

9.

Best Build for Nexus-Princess Ky'veza for Destruction Warlock

9.1.

Defensive Tips

  • Consider using a defensive when targeted by Queensbane Icon Queensbane.
9.2.

Cooldown Usage

  • No delay required.
9.3.

Mechanical Tips

  • During Eclipse Icon Eclipse try to position yourself close to one of the sector, to minimise movements.
9.4.

Best Talents

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

10.

Best Build for The Silken Court for Destruction Warlock

10.1.

Defensive Tips

  • The fight will progressively get more and more mechanics, so feel free to rotate defensive cooldowns liberally.
10.2.

Cooldown Usage

  • Call of the Swarm Icon Call of the Swarm is a great source of additional funnel damage, so make sure to keep Immolate Icon Immolate up and Shadowburn Icon Shadowburn the dying targets. These adds will fixate on the closest player on spawn, so be sure to leave this to more mobile ranged specs.
  • Consider delaying cooldowns if they are within 10-20 seconds of Reckless Charge Icon Reckless Charge, in order to benefit from the double damage window on Anub'arash.
  • Save cooldowns for Shatter Existence Icon Shatter Existence and Spike Storm Icon Spike Storm phases in order to break the shield quickly.
10.3.

Mechanical Tips

  • Curse of Weakness Icon Curse of Weakness and Curse of Tongues Icon Curse of Tongues should be used respectively on Anub'arash and Skeinspinner Takazj
  • Imp can dispel Stinging Swarm Icon Stinging Swarm around. Be sure to ask ahead of time and be prepared to use this on the raid.
10.4.

Best Talents

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

11.

Best Build for Queen Ansurek for Destruction Warlock

This boss was not testable over Beta; tips will be coming soon.

11.1.

Defensive Tips

  • No specific guidance.
11.2.

Cooldown Usage

  • No specific guidance.
11.3.

Mechanical Tips

  • No specific guidance.
11.4.

Best Talents

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!

12.

Changelog

  • 09 Sep. 2024: Guide added.
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