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

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

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Hellcaller 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+ Hellcaller Destruction Warlocks

  1. Chanibad's icon
    1
    Chanibad
    Frostmourne (US)
    Void Elf | Hellcaller | 169 ilvl
    3917
  2. Breeanna's icon
    2
    Breeanna
    Moon Guard (US)
    Void Elf | Hellcaller | 169 ilvl
    3767
  3. Sitomey's icon
    3
    Sitomey
    Emerald Dream (US)
    Dwarf | Hellcaller | 169 ilvl
    3743
  4. Hellthcare's icon
    4
    Hellthcare
    Kelthuzad (US)
    Gnome | Hellcaller | 169 ilvl
    3731
  5. Brottoo's icon
    5
    Brottoo
    Area 52 (US)
    Dwarf | Hellcaller | 169 ilvl
    3637

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 +372
  • 40% Haste +453
  • 75% Mastery +333
  • 10% Versatility +155

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 7% Avoidance +67
  • 4% Leech +38
  • 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 Hellcaller 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
    • 37
    Inquisitor's Portal to Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Hood

    • 1
    Consecrated Hood icon

  3. Elysian Flame Crown

    • 1
    Elysian Flame Crown icon

  4. Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings

    • 1
    Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings icon

  5. Zorkra's Hood

    • 1
    Zorkra's Hood icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 19
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 7
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  3. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 4
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  4. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 3
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  5. Astral Gladiator's Necklace

    • 2
    Astral Gladiator's Necklace icon

Shoulders

  1. Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness

    • Set
    • 39
    Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Mantle

    • 1
    Consecrated Mantle icon

  3. Sinlight Shoulderpads

    • 1
    Sinlight Shoulderpads icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 40
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Cloak of Coordination

    • 1
    Cloak of Coordination icon

Chest

  1. Inquisitor's Robes of Madness

    • Set
    • 40
    Inquisitor's Robes of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Robe

    • 1
    Consecrated Robe icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 32
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Silk Armbands

    • 3
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Armbands icon

  3. Auctioneer's Counting Bracers

    • 3
    Auctioneer's Counting Bracers 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
    • 34
    Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness icon

  2. Cyphered Gloves

    • 4
    Cyphered Gloves icon

  3. Consecrated Gloves

    • Craft
    • 2
    Consecrated Gloves icon

  4. Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws

    • 1
    Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws icon

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord

    • Craft
    • 24
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Burrower's Cinch

    • 7
    Burrower's Cinch icon

  3. Forgeweaver's Journal Holster

    • 3
    Forgeweaver's Journal Holster icon

  4. Astral Gladiator's Silk Cord

    • 2
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Cord icon

  5. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 2
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

Legs

  1. Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness

    • Set
    • 34
    Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Silk Leggings

    • 3
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Leggings icon

  3. Consecrated Leggings

    • 2
    Consecrated Leggings icon

  4. Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps

    • 1
    Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps icon

  5. Positive Pantaloons

    • 1
    Positive Pantaloons icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 32
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Inquisitor's Treads of Madness

    • 3
    Inquisitor's Treads of Madness icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads

    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads icon

  4. Astral Gladiator's Silk Treads

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Treads icon

  5. Consecrated Slippers

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Slippers icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 22
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 14
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  3. Ring of the Panoply

    • 9
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  4. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 7
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  5. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • 6
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

Trinkets

  1. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 29
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 20
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 14
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  4. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 4
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  5. Signet of the Priory

    • 4
    Signet of the Priory icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 14
    Voidglass Kris icon

  2. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 9
    Voidglass Spire icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Staff

    • 3
    Astral Gladiator's Staff icon

  4. Vagabond's Bounding Baton

    • Craft
    • 3
    Vagabond's Bounding Baton icon

  5. Arachnoid Soulcleaver

    • 2
    Arachnoid Soulcleaver icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 18
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Fractillus' Last Breath

    • 2
    Fractillus' Last Breath icon

  3. Iris of the Dark Beyond

    • 2
    Iris of the Dark Beyond icon

  4. Nathrian Reliquary

    • 1
    Nathrian Reliquary icon

  5. Overflowing Umbral Pail

    • 1
    Overflowing Umbral Pail 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. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 20
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 19
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  3. Dawnthread Lining

    • 16
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  4. Duskthread Lining

    • 10
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  5. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 8
    Ring 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 Destruction Warlock gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Patch.

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 23
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 7
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  3. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 7
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 38
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 24
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +66 Speed

    • 7
    +66 Speed icon

  3. +135 Leech

    • 4
    +135 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 36
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Charged Armor Kit

    • 1
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 25
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 11
    Scout's March icon

  3. Scout's March

    • 1
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Haste

    • 25
    +21 Haste icon

  2. +21 Critical Strike

    • 17
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  3. +21 Versatility

    • 16
    +21 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 16
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 11
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

  3. Stonebound Artistry

    • 5
    Stonebound Artistry 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

    • 32
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Cognitive Bloodstone

    • 3
    Cognitive Bloodstone icon

  3. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 2
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 17
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  2. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 11
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 7
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  4. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  5. Energizing Fiber

    • 1
    Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Onyx

    • 51
    Deadly Onyx icon

  2. Deadly Emerald

    • 39
    Deadly Emerald icon

  3. Quick Onyx

    • 35
    Quick Onyx icon

  4. Quick Sapphire

    • 32
    Quick Sapphire icon

  5. Quick Ruby

    • 26
    Quick Ruby 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. Spark Burst

    • 1
    Spark Burst icon

  2. Static Charge

    • 1
    Static Charge 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. Orc

    • 9
    Orc icon

  2. Void Elf

    • 9
    Void Elf icon

  3. Dwarf

    • 5
    Dwarf icon

  4. Blood Elf

    • 5
    Blood Elf icon

  5. Night Elf

    • 3
    Night Elf icon

Hellcaller 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 Hellcaller 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.