Destruction Warlock PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)
This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Destruction Warlock in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.
If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Warlock PvP guide.
Destruction Warlocks in Dragonflight PvP
Destruction Warlocks bring a mix of strong single-target damage and control
and are very threatening when left alone. Chaos Bolt is one of the most
feared spells in the game. If you give a Destruction Warlock the chance to chain
together multiple Chaos Bolts, the game will surely be over.
Notable 10.2 Changes
Destruction Warlocks are being buffed in Patch 10.2, mainly with increases to their
main damage dealing ability Chaos Bolt and
Shadowburn. There are also
a few talent changes.
- A talent revamp, replacing
Madness of the Azj'Aqir with
Chaosbringer. Damage is increased across the board, and chain casting is not required to do as much damage.
Chaosbringer increases damage dealt by
Chaos Bolt,
Rain of Fire and
Conflagrate.
Chaos Bolt,
Rain of Fire and
Shadowburn damage has been buffed by 15%.
Grand Warlock's Design has been redesigned to flat out reduce
Summon Infernal by 60 seconds.
Summon Infernal now deals 50% more damage.
Demon Skin now grants a 45/90% armor increase.
Destruction Warlock Strengths and Weaknesses
Extremely disruptive
Strong, casted burst damage
Great on-demand instant damage
Struggle to stay alive against melee teams
Hard to cast against teams with multiple interrupts
Difficult to close games out before Dampening
Changelog
- 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 09 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for DRagonflgiht Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflgiht Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflgiht Patch 10.0.7.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 30 Jul. 2022 (races): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 30 Jul. 2022 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 30 Jul. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 30 Jul. 2022 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 30 Jul. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 30 Jul. 2022 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 30 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 30 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 02 Mar. 2022 (races): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 02 Mar. 2022 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 02 Mar. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 02 Mar. 2022 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 02 Mar. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 02 Mar. 2022 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 02 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 02 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (races): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Guide updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Guide updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Aug. 2021 (races): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 10 Aug. 2021 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 10 Aug. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 10 Aug. 2021 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 10 Aug. 2021 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 10 Aug. 2021 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 10 Aug. 2021 (this page): Guide updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 10 Aug. 2021 (this page): Guide updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (races): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (macros): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (comps): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (gear): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (talents): No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
- 05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Damage Rotations to include Covenant Ability.
- 05 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
- Updated Tier 6 Regular Talent.
- 01 Dec. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
- 01 Dec. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (talents): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Guide updated for Shadowlands. Still missing Covenants page.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Guide updated for Shadowlands. Still missing Covenants page.
- 27 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- 30 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated all Damage rotations.
- Updated Defensives section.
- Add Curses section.
- 20 Oct. 2020 (races): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
- 20 Oct. 2020 (macros): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
- 20 Oct. 2020 (comps): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
- 20 Oct. 2020 (gear): Removed Corruption sections.
- 20 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
- Updated Tiers 6 and 7 Regular talents.
- Updated PvP talents.
- 03 Jul. 2020 (gear): Updated Corruptions.
- Added Recommended Corruptions section.
- 19 May 2020 (gear): Updated Corruptions section.
- 08 Apr. 2020 (gear): Updated Recommended Items.
- 14 Feb. 2020 (gear): Added Corruption Gear section. Updated Recommended Gear section.
- 20 Jan. 2020 (races): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
- 20 Jan. 2020 (macros): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
- 20 Jan. 2020 (playstyle): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
- 20 Jan. 2020 (comps): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
- 20 Jan. 2020 (gear): Updated PvP gear to be Season 4 Corrupted gear.
- 20 Jan. 2020 (talents): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
- 09 Dec. 2019 (races): Page added.
- 09 Dec. 2019 (macros): Page added.
- 09 Dec. 2019 (playstyle): Page added.
- 09 Dec. 2019 (comps): Page added.
- 09 Dec. 2019 (gear): Page added.
- 09 Dec. 2019 (talents): Page added.
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