Destruction Warlock PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (The War Within Pre-Patch)
Choosing your gear carefully is important for your Destruction 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 Destruction Warlock PvP Guide.
The stat priority for Destruction Warlock in PvP
The stat priority for Destruction Warlock in PvP is as follows:
- Intellect;
- Haste
- Versatility
- Mastery
- Critical Strike
Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Haste is your best secondary
stat to have, as it reduces the Global Cooldown on abilities, reduces your cast
time, and causes Conflagrate to recharge faster. This will help you
cast your
Chaos Bolt and
Fear at a faster rate. Versatility is
your second-best stat to have as it increases your damage done as well as making you
take less damage, making you more durable.
Gear Recommendations
General Guidelines
In general, Destruction 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. Currently,
the War Mode gear from Bloody Tokens has a set bonus. However, this
set bonus does not work in PvP content.
Note that the Season 4 Tier set bonuses are all nerfed by 50% in PvP scenarios.
Destruction Warlock's Destruction Warlock 2pc and
Destruction Warlock 4pc
are both worth using in Season 4.
- Head:
Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant
- Neck:
Draconic Gladiator's Necklace
- Shoulders:
Draconic Gladiator's Silk Mantle Tier
- Cloak:
Draconic Gladiator's Drape
- Chest:
Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant Tier
- Wrists:
Draconic Gladiator's Silk Armbands
- Hands:
Grips of the Sinister Savant Tier
- Waist:
Infurious Binding of Gesticulation Embellishment
Mettle
- Legs:
Leggings of the Sinister Savant Tier
- Feet:
Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers Embellishment
Precognition
- Ring 1:
Draconic Gladiator's Ring
- Ring 2:
Signet of Titanic Insight
- Weapon:
Draconic Gladiator's Staff.
Recommended Trinkets
Note: It is important to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Intellect boost that will increase your damage and Stamina.
Draconic 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.
Draconic 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 an Affliction Warlock:
- Cloak:
Enchant Cloak - Writ of Speed
- Chest:
Enchant Chest - Waking Stats
- Wrist:
Enchant Bracer - Devotion of Speed
- Belt:
Shadowed Belt Clasp
- Legs:
Frozen Spellthread
- Feet:
Enchant Boots - Plainsrunner's Breeze
- Rings:
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Versatility
- Weapon:
Enchant Weapon - Wafting Devotion
Gem all of your gear with Energized Ysemerald.
Changelog
- 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 Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 09 May 2023: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023: Updated for DRagonflgiht Patch 10.0.7.
- 30 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 22 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 30 Jul. 2022: Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 02 Mar. 2022: Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 17 Nov. 2021: Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Aug. 2021: Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 08 Mar. 2021: No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 06 Dec. 2020: Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
- 29 Nov. 2020: Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
- 20 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: Added Corruption Gear section. Updated Recommended Gear section.
- 20 Jan. 2020: Updated PvP gear to be Season 4 Corrupted gear.
- 09 Dec. 2019: Page added.
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