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

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

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

  1. Benpavard's icon
    1
    Benpavard
    Hyjal (EU)
    Dwarf | Hellcaller | 729 ilvl
    3969
  2. Staypoorw's icon
    2
    Staypoorw
    Frostmourne (US)
    Human | Diabolist | 729 ilvl
    3966
  3. Wise's icon
    3
    Wise
    Kazzak (EU)
    Human | Diabolist | 729 ilvl
    3947
  4. Veilian's icon
    4
    Veilian
    Kazzak (EU)
    Dwarf | Diabolist | 729 ilvl
    3940
  5. Sjele's icon
    5
    Sjele
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Dwarf | Diabolist | 729 ilvl
    3928

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

  • 37% Critical Strike +20554
  • 29% Haste +19438
  • 64% Mastery +16682
  • 7% Versatility +5156

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 5% Avoidance +2499
  • 1% Leech +830
  • 4% 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 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
    • 42
    Inquisitor's Portal to Madness icon

  2. Zadus's Liturgical Hat

    • 5
    Zadus's Liturgical Hat icon

  3. Elysian Flame Crown

    • 2
    Elysian Flame Crown icon

  4. Consecrated Hood

    • 1
    Consecrated Hood icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 16
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 9
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  3. Salhadaar's Folly

    • 6
    Salhadaar's Folly icon

  4. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 4
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  5. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 4
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

Shoulders

  1. Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness

    • Set
    • 48
    Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Mantle

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Mantle icon

  3. Sinlight Shoulderpads

    • 1
    Sinlight Shoulderpads icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Inquisitor's Robes of Madness

    • Set
    • 46
    Inquisitor's Robes of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Robe

    • Craft
    • 2
    Consecrated Robe icon

  3. Frock of Spirit's Reunion

    • 1
    Frock of Spirit's Reunion icon

  4. Zealous Warden's Raiment

    • 1
    Zealous Warden's Raiment icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 47
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Singed Sievecuffs

    • 2
    Singed Sievecuffs icon

  3. Conjoined Glass Bracers

    • 1
    Conjoined Glass Bracers icon

Hands

  1. Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness

    • Set
    • 33
    Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness icon

  2. Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws

    • 5
    Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws icon

  3. Consecrated Gloves

    • Craft
    • 5
    Consecrated Gloves icon

  4. Cyphered Gloves

    • 3
    Cyphered Gloves icon

  5. Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps

    • 2
    Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps icon

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord

    • Craft
    • 33
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Forgeweaver's Journal Holster

    • 6
    Forgeweaver's Journal Holster icon

  3. Inquisitor's Tome of Madness

    • 5
    Inquisitor's Tome of Madness icon

  4. Burrower's Cinch

    • 2
    Burrower's Cinch icon

  5. Honorbound Retainer's Sash

    • 2
    Honorbound Retainer's Sash icon

Legs

  1. Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness

    • Set
    • 48
    Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Leggings

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Leggings icon

  3. Stellar Navigation Slacks

    • 1
    Stellar Navigation Slacks icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 50
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

Rings

  1. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 27
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 16
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  3. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 15
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  4. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 10
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

  5. Ring of the Panoply

    • 10
    Ring of the Panoply icon

Trinkets

  1. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 41
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  2. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 31
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 27
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 1
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 24
    Voidglass Kris icon

  2. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 20
    Voidglass Spire icon

  3. Voidglass Sovereign's Blade

    • Set
    • 5
    Voidglass Sovereign's Blade icon

  4. Gluttonous Rondel

    • 1
    Gluttonous Rondel icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 12
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Fractillus' Last Breath

    • 7
    Fractillus' Last Breath icon

  3. Iris of the Dark Beyond

    • 5
    Iris of the Dark Beyond icon

  4. Acoustically Alluring Censer

    • 3
    Acoustically Alluring Censer icon

  5. Nathrian Reliquary

    • 2
    Nathrian Reliquary 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. Dawnthread Lining

    • 55
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 22
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 11
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 10
    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 The War Within Season 3.

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 45
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 4
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +355 Avoidance

    • 1
    +355 Avoidance icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 50
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 45
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 5
    +2040 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 50
    Sunset Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 36
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 14
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Haste

    • 37
    +315 Haste icon

  2. +315 Critical Strike

    • 31
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  3. +315 Mastery

    • 17
    +315 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 26
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 10
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  3. Council's Guile

    • 9
    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 Destruction Warlocks in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 45
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 2
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 19
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 13
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 10
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  4. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 8
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Ruby

    • 60
    Masterful Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Emerald

    • 59
    Deadly Emerald icon

  3. Deadly Onyx

    • 44
    Deadly Onyx icon

  4. Masterful Emerald

    • 43
    Masterful Emerald icon

  5. Quick Ruby

    • 35
    Quick Ruby 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 The War Within Season 3.

  1. Dwarf

    • 25
    Dwarf icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 9
    Night Elf icon

  3. Orc

    • 6
    Orc icon

  4. Human

    • 3
    Human icon

  5. Blood Elf

    • 2
    Blood Elf icon

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 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 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.