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Diabolist Destruction Warlock Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Diabolist Destruction Warlock PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Diabolist Destruction 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 12.0 competitive M+.

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

Top Mythic+ Diabolist Destruction Warlocks

  1. Qlatt's icon
    1
    Qlatt
    Blackhand (EU)
    Orc | Diabolist | 169 ilvl
    3854
  2. Dårkångël's icon
    2
    Dårkångël
    Area 52 (US)
    Draenei | Diabolist | 166 ilvl
    3736
  3. Maledictuz's icon
    3
    Maledictuz
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Undead | Diabolist | 168 ilvl
    3706
  4. Symphoniä's icon
    4
    Symphoniä
    Ysondre (EU)
    Blood Elf | Diabolist | 168 ilvl
    3632
  5. Ленксх's icon
    5
    Ленксх
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Troll | Diabolist | 168 ilvl
    3595

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Destruction 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

  • 40% Critical Strike +350
  • 43% Haste +493
  • 70% Mastery +279
  • 7% Versatility +96

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 8% Avoidance +75
  • 4% Leech +43
  • 6% 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 Diabolist Destruction 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.

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 Destruction Warlocks in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Inquisitor's Portal to Madness

    • Set
    • 16
    Inquisitor's Portal to Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Hood

    • 3
    Consecrated Hood icon

  3. Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings

    • 1
    Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 7
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 4
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  3. Bloodstained Memento

    • 3
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  4. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 3
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  5. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 1
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

Shoulders

  1. Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness

    • Set
    • 18
    Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Mantle

    • 2
    Consecrated Mantle icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 20
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Inquisitor's Robes of Madness

    • Set
    • 18
    Inquisitor's Robes of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Robe

    • 1
    Consecrated Robe icon

  3. Zealous Warden's Raiment

    • 1
    Zealous Warden's Raiment icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 13
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Auctioneer's Counting Bracers

    • 2
    Auctioneer's Counting Bracers icon

  3. Inquisitor's Bracelets of Madness

    • 2
    Inquisitor's Bracelets of Madness icon

  4. Al'dani Attendant's Gauze

    • 1
    Al'dani Attendant's Gauze icon

  5. Conjoined Glass Bracers

    • 1
    Conjoined Glass Bracers icon

Hands

  1. Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness

    • Set
    • 16
    Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness icon

  2. Ancient Oracle's Caress

    • 1
    Ancient Oracle's Caress icon

  3. Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps

    • 1
    Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps icon

  4. Consecrated Gloves

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Gloves icon

  5. Stonefiend Shaper's Mitts

    • 1
    Stonefiend Shaper's Mitts icon

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord

    • 7
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Burrower's Cinch

    • 5
    Burrower's Cinch icon

  3. Honorbound Retainer's Sash

    • 3
    Honorbound Retainer's Sash icon

  4. Cord of the Dark Word

    • 2
    Cord of the Dark Word icon

  5. Forgeweaver's Journal Holster

    • 1
    Forgeweaver's Journal Holster icon

Legs

  1. Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness

    • Set
    • 18
    Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Leggings

    • 1
    Consecrated Leggings icon

  3. Hyperlight Leggings

    • 1
    Hyperlight Leggings icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 17
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Consecrated Slippers

    • 1
    Consecrated Slippers icon

  3. Inquisitor's Treads of Madness

    • 1
    Inquisitor's Treads of Madness icon

  4. Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks

    • 1
    Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 10
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 5
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  3. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 4
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

  4. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 4
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  5. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 4
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

Trinkets

  1. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 11
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  2. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 10
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 6
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. Signet of the Priory

    • 4
    Signet of the Priory icon

  5. Ara-Kara Sacbrood

    • 2
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 7
    Voidglass Spire icon

  2. Unceremonious Bloodletter

    • 3
    Unceremonious Bloodletter icon

  3. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 3
    Voidglass Kris icon

  4. Voidglass Sovereign's Blade

    • Set
    • 2
    Voidglass Sovereign's Blade icon

  5. Everforged Dagger

    • 1
    Everforged Dagger icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 9
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Acoustically Alluring Censer

    • 1
    Acoustically Alluring Censer icon

  3. Iris of the Dark Beyond

    • 1
    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 Destruction Warlocks.

  1. Ascendance

    • 10
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 9
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  3. Dawnthread Lining

    • 4
    Consecrated Cord icon

  4. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 4
    Consecrated Cord icon

  5. Duskthread Lining

    • 3
    Consecrated Cuffs 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 Destruction Warlock gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 2
    Incandescent Essence icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 13
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 2
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  3. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 2
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 18
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 1
    Council's Intellect icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 11
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +135 Leech

    • 3
    +135 Leech icon

  3. +66 Speed

    • 2
    +66 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 18
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 1
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  3. Weavercloth Spellthread

    • 1
    Weavercloth Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 10
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 3
    Scout's March icon

  3. Plainsrunner's Breeze

    • 1
    Plainsrunner's Breeze icon

Rings

  1. +21 Haste

    • 21
    +21 Haste icon

  2. +21 Critical Strike

    • 8
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  3. +21 Versatility

    • 4
    +21 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of the Depths

    • 6
    Authority of the Depths icon

  2. Stormrider's Fury

    • 4
    Stormrider's Fury icon

  3. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 3
    Oathsworn's Tenacity 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 Destruction Warlocks in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 16
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 8
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  2. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 6
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  4. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 1
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  5. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 1
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Emerald

    • 37
    Masterful Emerald icon

  2. Quick Ruby

    • 23
    Quick Ruby icon

  3. Masterful Ruby

    • 17
    Masterful Ruby icon

  4. Deadly Emerald

    • 16
    Deadly Emerald icon

  5. Deadly Onyx

    • 11
    Deadly Onyx icon

Most Played Races for Destruction 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 Destruction Warlock DPS players in Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Blood Elf

    • 4
    Blood Elf icon

  2. Human

    • 3
    Human icon

  3. Void Elf

    • 3
    Void Elf icon

  4. Gnome

    • 2
    Gnome icon

  5. Orc

    • 2
    Orc icon

Diabolist Destruction 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 Diabolist Destruction 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 Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

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.