Destruction Warlock DPS Vault of the Incarnates Raid Guide — Season 4

In this section, you will find information for each boss in Vault of the Incarnates as a Destruction Warlock. These are not complete encounter guides but provide specific tips for any Destruction Warlock on each boss.

Listed below is the default talent setup recommended for the raid. However, if a boss requires a substantially different setup, it will be mentioned in the respective section.

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The standard talent configuration listed at the top of this page is suggested.

Two phases boss with some cleave and a single target burst requirement.

Shadowfury can be used to stun the adds after they spawn.

Demonic Circle can also be used to trivialize some movements and to move outside of the ring of fire in phase 2.

Making the most out of Havoc windows will be essential to get the most out of the spec.

For more information, please refer to our Eranog guide.

Single target setup:

Single target encounter.

Warlock innate passive damage mitigation and abilities like Dark Pact and Unending Resolve can be used for great effect during damage events such as Rock Blast.

Make sure to have preplaced Demonic Gateway to assist with the movement requirement of Resonating Annihilation.

For more information, please refer to our Terros guide.

Full cleave build to maximise the damage on 4 targets:

Council fight with a single phase and four targets.

Dark Pact and/or Unending Resolve can be used when soaking Meteor Axes to mitigate the damage.

Touch the pool of fire once when you have 5 stacks of the debuff during Primal Blizzard.

Two target build with Rolling Havoc:

Two phases single target boss with frequent adds.

Demonic Circle can nullify both Gossamer Burst and Repelling Burst when timed correctly.

Make liberal use of Havoc to deal with adds while not losing damage on the boss.

For more information, please refer to our Sennarth guide.

The standard talent configuration listed at the top of this page is suggested.

Single phase boss with multiple adds.

Demonic Circle can trivialise Cyclone mechanic.

Dark Pact and eventually Unending Resolve can mitigate Conductive Mark damage.

For more information, please refer to our Dathea guide.

Two target cleave build is suggested for the Mythic version:

Two phases single target encounter with occasional adds.

Use Dark Pact and Unending Resolve to mitigate Absolute Zero if required.

Pool resources for when the boss will hit phase 2 at 66% and 33% of HP when 2 elemental will spawn and need to be burned down as quickly as possible.

For more information, please refer to our Kurog Grimtotem guide.

Heavy AoE build similar to dungeons is suggested for Adds group:

Single phase encounter with few adds present for most of the encounter.

Dark Pact and Unending Resolve can mitigate the damage of Greatstaff of the Broodkeeper or Clutchwatcher's Rage when cracking open multiple eggs.

Icy Shroud movement penalty can be bypassed by both Burning Rush and Demonic Circle particularly when used with Soulburn. Mortal Coil can be used to help lower the healing absorption.

For more information, please refer to our Broodkeeper Diurna guide.

Hybrid build to handle adds during both intermissions:

Three phase single target boss with some adds during the two Intermissions.

Demonic Circle can solve lot of movement requirements in the fight, such as Hurricane Wing and Static Charge.

While cooldown management can vary between different groups due to total raid DPS, it is important to pool resources for Focused Charge at the beginning of phase 2.

Cycling defensive cooldowns will help alleviate the pressure on healers so make good use of Dark Pact, Unending Resolve and consider even spending a Soulburn on Healthstone or Drain Life in a dire situation.

Proactively placing a Demonic Gateway can trivialize Magnetic Charge in the last phase, especially during dangerous overlaps with Lightning Breath.

For more information, please refer to our Raszageth guide.