Destruction Warlock PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Shadowlands / Patch 9.2)

The stat priority for Destruction Warlock in PvP is as follows:

1. Intellect;
2. Haste;
3. Versatility;
4. Mastery;
5. 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 healing, which affects Mortal Coil whilst also making you more durable.

In general, Destruction Warlocks want to stack as much Intellect, Haste, and Versatility as possible. Here is the best gear we recommend you using as a Destruction Warlock.

• Head: Horns of the Demon Star Tier Piece
• Neck: Cosmic Gladiator's Necklace
• Shoulders: Mantle of the Demon Star Tier Piece
• Cloak: Cinders of the Azj'Aqir
• Chest: Robes of the Demon Star Tier Piece
• Wrists: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Armbands
• Hands: Grasps of the Demon Star Tier Piece
• Waist: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Cord or Shard of Annihilation
• Legs: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Leggings
• Feet: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Treads or Decaying Soul Satchel
• Ring 1: Cosmic Gladiator's Ring
• Ring 2: Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet
• Weapon: Cosmic Gladiator's Vesper.

The Destruction Warlock 2-Piece bonus makes your next Chaos Bolt or Rain of Fire cost no Shards and be instant cast for every 10 Soul Shards spent. The Destruction Warlock 4-Piece bonus causes you to summon a Blasphemy which is like an Infernal. The tier set bonuses are extremely strong and significantly buffs Destruction Warlocks in Arena.

Note: It is important to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Intellect boost that will increase your damage and 350 Stamina.

Cosmic 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 or yourself is at low health.

Cosmic Gladiator's Resonator is a damage trinket that acts like a grenade. At the time of writing of this guide, this trinket is very powerful and is more valuable than any of the other newly-introduced trinkets.

Here are the best enchants and gems for a Destruction Warlock:

• Bracers: Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
• Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
• Weapon Enchant: Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

Gem all of your gear with Quick Jewel Cluster.