Destruction Warlock PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — 12.1

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

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.

In general, Destruction Warlocks want to get gear that gives both Versatility and Haste, with a priority on Haste. Most PvP pieces from Honor and Conquest come with Versatility and Haste, so these are generally the best items to go for.

It is important to note that ALL tier sets are nerfed to 33% effectiveness in PvP. Although this nerf is significant, some tier sets are still important to acquire to maximize your chances to win. For Destruction Warlocks, your tier set is Damned Necrolyte's Shattered Restraints:

• 2-set: Incinerate damage increased by 25%, and Incinerate has a 10% increased chance to evoke an Echo of Sargeras.
• 4-set: Targets damaged by Echo of Sargeras take 6% increased damage from your spells and abilities for 6 seconds.

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

Venomous 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.

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity is the best offensive trinket to wear. This gives you an Intellect proc, which will boost your damage.

Embellishments are bonuses that can be put on crafted gear. These effects can have a drastic impact on the game. You are only allowed to have two Embellishments equipped at the same time, so these go on your crafted bracers and boots:

• Arcanoweave Lining. This Embellishment gives your spells and abilities a chance to summon a Mana Wyrm that grants Arcanoweave Insight to you and a nearby ally, increasing the primary stat of both players. Overall, this will give you and your team the highest damage output.

Here are the best enchants for a Destruction Warlock:

• Helm: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed
• Shoulders: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul
• Legs: Sunfire Silk Spellthread
• Feet: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

You can use one Heliotrope gem in Midnight, and for Destruction Warlocks that should be Cognitive Heliotrope to gain access to Precognition. Fill your remaining sockets with Flawless Quick Lapis.