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Demonology Warlock Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Demonology Warlock PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Demonology Warlock DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Demonology Warlocks

  1. Acrylicz's icon
    1
    Acrylicz
    Malganis (US)
    Goblin | Diabolist | 699 ilvl
    2876
  2. Phraze's icon
    2
    Phraze
    Area 52 (US)
    Void Elf | Diabolist | 700 ilvl
    2799
  3. Derangedxo's icon
    3
    Derangedxo
    Demon Soul (US)
    Orc | Diabolist | 699 ilvl
    2732
  4. Gripenlock's icon
    4
    Gripenlock
    Draenor (EU)
    Orc | Diabolist | 696 ilvl
    2727
  5. Gøf's icon
    5
    Gøf
    Area 52 (US)
    Orc | Diabolist | 694 ilvl
    2697

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Demonology Warlock's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 26% Critical Strike +14895
  • 23% Haste +15248
  • 42% Mastery +11935
  • 9% Versatility +7098

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Mastery
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +1593
  • 1% Leech +728
  • 3% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Demonology Warlocks.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

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Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Demonology Warlocks in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Inquisitor's Portal to Madness

    • Set
    • 23
    Inquisitor's Portal to Madness icon

  2. Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence

    • Set
    • 19
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence icon

  3. Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings

    • 3
    Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings icon

  4. Elysian Flame Crown

    • 2
    Elysian Flame Crown icon

  5. Consecrated Hood

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Hood icon

Neck

  1. Bloodstained Memento

    • 10
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  2. Semi-Charmed Amulet

    • 8
    Semi-Charmed Amulet icon

  3. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 7
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  4. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 5
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  5. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 5
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

Shoulders

  1. Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness

    • Set
    • 23
    Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness icon

  2. Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants

    • Set
    • 18
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants icon

  3. Fanatic's Blackened Shoulderwraps

    • 4
    Fanatic's Blackened Shoulderwraps icon

  4. Gaze of the Untethered Doom

    • 2
    Gaze of the Untethered Doom icon

  5. Harmonious Spaulders

    • 1
    Harmonious Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Inquisitor's Robes of Madness

    • Set
    • 20
    Inquisitor's Robes of Madness icon

  2. Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown

    • Set
    • 20
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown icon

  3. Zealous Warden's Raiment

    • 4
    Zealous Warden's Raiment icon

  4. Consortium Magi's Robes

    • 1
    Consortium Magi's Robes icon

  5. Frock of Spirit's Reunion

    • 1
    Frock of Spirit's Reunion icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 25
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Al'dani Attendant's Gauze

    • 7
    Al'dani Attendant's Gauze icon

  3. Fizzlefuse Cuffs

    • 6
    Fizzlefuse Cuffs icon

  4. Underparty Admission Bracelet

    • 6
    Underparty Admission Bracelet icon

  5. Singed Sievecuffs

    • 3
    Singed Sievecuffs icon

Hands

  1. Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness

    • Set
    • 24
    Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness icon

  2. Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp

    • Set
    • 15
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp icon

  3. Ancient Oracle's Caress

    • 4
    Ancient Oracle's Caress icon

  4. Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws

    • 2
    Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws icon

  5. Cyphered Gloves

    • 2
    Cyphered Gloves icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 48
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Embrace of the Leviathan

    • 1
    Embrace of the Leviathan icon

  3. Singularity Cincture

    • 1
    Singularity Cincture icon

Legs

  1. Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness

    • Set
    • 26
    Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness icon

  2. Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights

    • Set
    • 16
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights icon

  3. Razorchoke Slacks

    • 4
    Razorchoke Slacks icon

  4. Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps

    • 3
    Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps icon

  5. Stellar Navigation Slacks

    • 1
    Stellar Navigation Slacks icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 14
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Consecrated Slippers

    • Craft
    • 8
    Consecrated Slippers icon

  3. Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks

    • 7
    Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks icon

  4. Membranous Slippers

    • 5
    Membranous Slippers icon

  5. Slippers of Leavened Station

    • 4
    Slippers of Leavened Station icon

Rings

  1. The Jastor Diamond

    • 35
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  2. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 12
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  3. Ring of the Panoply

    • 10
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  4. High Nerubian Signet

    • 9
    High Nerubian Signet icon

  5. Faded Championship Ring

    • 6
    Faded Championship Ring icon

Trinkets

  1. Mug's Moxie Jug

    • 27
    Mug's Moxie Jug icon

  2. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 21
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  3. Signet of the Priory

    • 16
    Signet of the Priory icon

  4. Lily of the Eternal Weave

    • 7
    Lily of the Eternal Weave icon

  5. Astral Antenna

    • 6
    Astral Antenna icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Sovereign's Blade

    • Set
    • 10
    Voidglass Sovereign's Blade icon

  2. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 9
    Voidglass Kris icon

  3. Unceremonious Bloodletter

    • 6
    Unceremonious Bloodletter icon

  4. Nathrian Ferula

    • 5
    Nathrian Ferula icon

  5. Swarmite's Frenzied Pedicel

    • 5
    Swarmite's Frenzied Pedicel icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 22
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Acoustically Alluring Censer

    • 7
    Acoustically Alluring Censer icon

  3. Overflowing Umbral Pail

    • 5
    Overflowing Umbral Pail icon

  4. Fractillus' Last Breath

    • 3
    Fractillus' Last Breath icon

  5. Iris of the Dark Beyond

    • 2
    Iris of the Dark Beyond icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Demonology Warlocks.

  1. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 24
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 23
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  3. Dawnthread Lining

    • 6
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  4. Duskthread Lining

    • 5
    Consecrated Slippers icon

  5. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 1
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Demonology Warlock gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 17
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 1
    Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 43
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 5
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 1
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 49
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 39
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +1000 Speed

    • 5
    +1000 Speed icon

  3. +2040 Leech

    • 3
    +2040 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 48
    Sunset Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 35
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 11
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Critical Strike

    • 49
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 24
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Mastery

    • 15
    +315 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 20
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Authority of the Depths

    • 9
    Authority of the Depths icon

  3. Council's Guile

    • 8
    Council's Guile icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Demonology Warlocks in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 41
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 4
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 22
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 12
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 11
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  4. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 2
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

  5. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 2
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Emerald

    • 61
    Deadly Emerald icon

  2. Quick Ruby

    • 55
    Quick Ruby icon

  3. Masterful Ruby

    • 42
    Masterful Ruby icon

  4. Quick Onyx

    • 40
    Quick Onyx icon

  5. Deadly Onyx

    • 39
    Deadly Onyx icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Static Charge

    • 36
    Static Charge icon

  2. Spark Burst

    • 6
    Spark Burst icon

  3. Critical Chain

    • 3
    Critical Chain icon

Most Played Races for Demonology Warlock M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Demonology Warlock DPS players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Dwarf

    • 24
    Dwarf icon

  2. Orc

    • 13
    Orc icon

  3. Dracthyr

    • 4
    Dracthyr icon

  4. Human

    • 2
    Human icon

  5. Goblin

    • 2
    Goblin icon

Demonology Warlock Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Demonology Warlocks in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.