Destruction Warlock DPS Sanctum of Domination Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.1.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Destruction Warlock for each boss of the following raid: Sanctum of Domination. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.1.5.
Introduction
In this section, you will find information and guidance for each boss individually in Sanctum of Domination as a Destruction Warlock. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for any Destruction Warlock on each boss.
The advice in this section is in a state of being continually updated, as the content is still extremely fresh. As we experience the bosses in their live and properly finished states, additional tips and advanced techniques will be added.
Talent and Legendary Cheatsheet
We advise to use the following talents on The Tarragrue.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary on The Tarragrue: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
We advise to use the following talents on The Eye of the Jailer.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze (or
Rain of Chaos, situationally)
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary on The Eye of the Jailer: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
We advise to use the following talents on The Nine.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze (or
Rain of Chaos, situationally)
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary on The Nine: Madness of the Azj'Aqir.
We advise to use the following talents on Remnant of Ner'zhul.
- Level 15:
Soul Fire (or
Eradication, situationally)
- Level 25:
Shadowburn
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Fire and Brimstone
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Remnant of Ner'zhul: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
We advise to use the following talents on Soulrender Dormazain.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze (or
Rain of Chaos, situationally)
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability (or
Channel Demonfire, situationally)
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Soulrender Dormazain: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
We advise to use the following talents on Painsmith Raznal.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Painsmith Raznal: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
We advise to use the following talents on Guardian of the First Ones.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Guardian of the First Ones: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
We advise to use the following talents on Fatescribe Roh-Kalo.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Fatescribe Roh-Kalo: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
We advise to use the following talents on Kel'Thuzad.
- Level 15:
Flashover (situational options:
Eradication or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy or
Shadowburn
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Rain of Chaos (or
Roaring Blaze, situationally)
- Level 50:
Soul Conduit or
Dark Soul: Instability (or
Channel Demonfire, situationally)
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Kel'Thuzad: Wilfred's Sigil of Superior Summoning.
We advise to use the following talents on Sylvanas Windrunner.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary on Sylvanas Windrunner: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
The Tarragrue
We advise you to use the following talents against The Tarragrue.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Tarragrue: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
Before the boss fight starts you will have the ability to choose up to 4 distinct Anima Powers from each Infused Goliath. Below is listed the priority from the strongest options in terms of output:
Huddled Carvings, if you can achieve high uptime
Elethium Weights
Potent Acid Gland
V'lara's Cape of Subterfuge
Obleron Venom
- Any of the stat ones, with Haste and Mastery as highest priority
This is a single-target fight with several soaks and mechanics that will involve a bit of predictable movement.
Demonic Circle and potentially
Demonic Gateway can
be used to facilitate
Predator's Howl and
Chains of Eternity
movements.
Imp can also dispel Predator's Howl if needed.
During Hungering Mist intermissions the AoE can be ignored
with the
Oddly Intangible Key Anima Power.
Save cooldowns for the last 10% of the fight where it turns into a burst-or-die situation for the whole raid.
For more information, please refer to our The Tarragrue guide.
The Eye of the Jailer
We advise you to use the following talents against The Eye of the Jailer.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze (or
Rain of Chaos, situationally)
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Eye of the Jailer: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
This is a single boss with sporadic adds in Phases 1 and 3, and 2 minibosses in Phase 2 that need to be dispatched simultaneously.
Use Demonic Circle to bypass
Dragging Chains, but
make sure to soak the area of impact.
Annihilating Glare can also be trivialised by
correct
Demonic Circle placement.
For more information, please refer to our The Eye of the Jailer guide.
The Nine
We advise you to use the following talents against The Nine.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze (or
Rain of Chaos, situationally)
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Nine: Madness of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
This is a council encounter with 2 phases.
Time Demonic Circle to reduce the downtime caused
by
Wings of Rage.
Unending Resolve or
Dark Pact, if talented, can help
with
Aradne's Falling Strike soaking.
Save your cooldowns for when the 2 minibosses need to be burned down.
In Phase 2, active mitigation can help if assigned for
the Fragments of Destiny mechanic or when targeted
by
Link Essence.
For more information, please refer to our The Nine guide.
Remnant of Ner'zhul
We advise you to use the following talents against Remnant of Ner'zhul.
- Level 15:
Soul Fire (or
Eradication, situationally)
- Level 25:
Shadowburn
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Fire and Brimstone
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Remnant of Ner'zhul: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
This is a single-target fight with frequent movements and knockbacks.
The Malevolence debuff can be dispelled by Imp, but
be careful when doing so and coordinate with the raid.
Demonic Gateway can be used to help low-mobility specs handle
the
Malevolence mechanic.
For more information, please refer to our Remnant of Ner'zhul guide.
Soulrender Dormazain
We advise you to use the following talents against Soulrender Dormazain.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze (or
Rain of Chaos, situationally)
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability (or
Channel Demonfire, situationally)
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Soulrender Dormazain: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
This is a single-phase boss fight with frequent movements and add waves.
The Warmonger Shackles mechanic can be handled
by
Demonic Circle and
Demonic Gateway.
If needed, adds can be crowd controlled, although Polymorph
and
Paralysis are better suited for the job.
Agonizing Nova can be interrupted with Felhunter.
For more information, please refer to our Soulrender Dormazain guide.
Painsmith Raznal
We advise you to use the following talents against Painsmith Raznal.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Painsmith Raznal: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
This is a single-target fight with predictable movements.
Make sure to drop Flameclasp Traps away from the raid to avoid
accidental triggers.
Demonic Circle can be used to handle that
mechanic and to bypass
Spiked Balls. Use that opportunity to limit
any potential knockbacks when also targeted by
Shadowsteel Chains.
For more information, please refer to our Painsmith Raznal guide.
Guardian of the First Ones
We advise you to use the following talents against Guardian of the First Ones.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Guardian of the First Ones: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
This is a single-target encounter similar to Patchwerk.
Use Unending Resolve or
Dark Pact to
handle
Threat Neutralization.
This fight is otherwise very simple; stay in the proximity of the boss to more easily dodge the occasional ability and focus on your rotation.
For more information, please refer to our Guardian of the First Ones guide.
Fatescribe Roh-Kalo
We advise you to use the following talents against Fatescribe Roh-Kalo.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Fatescribe Roh-Kalo: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
This is a 3-phase encounter with single-target in Phase 1, a minigame and few adds in Phase 2, and a mix of the previous phases in the last portion of the encounter.
Demonic Circle and
Demonic Gateway can help with handling the
Call of Eternity bomb mechanic. Alternatively
Demonic Gateway can
be used to aid the tank in handling the
Invoke Destiny mechanic. Pool
resources to burn the following add.
Curse of Tongues can be applied on the 5 small adds to reduce the
amount of interrupts required if not burned down.
For more information, please refer to our Fatescribe Roh-Kalo guide.
Kel'Thuzad
We advise you to use the following talents against Kel'Thuzad.
- Level 15:
Flashover (situational options:
Eradication or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy or
Shadowburn
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Rain of Chaos (or
Roaring Blaze, situationally)
- Level 50:
Soul Conduit or
Dark Soul: Instability (or
Channel Demonfire, situationally)
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Kel'Thuzad: Wilfred's Sigil of Superior Summoning.
Tips
This is a 3 repeating phases encounter with multiple adds.
Demonic Circle can reduce the movement tax
of
Oblivion's Echo: stack the AoE zone in the designated spot and
teleport back in position.
Relentless Haunt adds can be slowed by
Curse of Exhaustion
or even using Succubus if needed. Alternatively Felhunter can be used to help with
interrupting
Piercing Wail casts from
Soul Fracture
adds.
Throughout the fight there will be plenty of possibilities to snipe dying adds so be more liberal with Soul Shard expenditure.
For more information, please refer to our Kel'Thuzad guide.
Sylvanas Windrunner
We advise you to use the following talents against Sylvanas Windrunner.
- Level 15:
Eradication (situational options:
Flashover or
Soul Fire)
- Level 25:
Reverse Entropy (or
Internal Combustion, situationally)
- Level 30:
Demon Skin or
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Cataclysm
- Level 40:
Mortal Coil
- Level 45:
Roaring Blaze
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Instability
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sylvanas Windrunner: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir.
Tips
This is a multiple-phase encounter: single-target in Phases 1 and 3 and a few adds in phase 2.
Avoid the obvious ground effects while minimising movements at the same time.
Demonic Circle can be used to increase the distance with
the
Domination Chains if targeted, but be sure to get close to remove
any bleed before using the teleport back.
Both Demonic Circle and
Demonic Gateway can be
used to outrange
Veil of Darkness's large AoE effect.
During the first intermission try to get the most out
of Cataclysm, dodge
Rive, and spread out for
the
Banshee Wail cast.
In Phase 2, if needed, help with kicking the Ruin cast.
During Phase 3, if targeted by Wailing Arrow make use
of
Dark Pact or
Unending Resolve.
Place
Demonic Circle away from the boss and possibly closer to
the edge to handle the
Raze mechanic as well.
For more information, please refer to our Sylvanas Windrunner guide.
Changelog
- 01 Nov. 2021: Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.5.
- 13 Jul. 2021: Removed PTR disclaimer.
- 07 Jul. 2021: Page created.
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