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Destruction Warlock Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 2

  • Warlock class icon Destruction Warlock specialization icon
    Destruction Warlock
  • The War Within Season 2
  • Based on 50 Characters
  • Hellcaller icon 50 Hellcallers
  • From 3504 to 3720 Rating
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Welcome to Murlok.io’s Destruction Warlock PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in The War Within Season 2.

Using data from the top 50 Destruction Warlocks across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive runs in Patch 11.1.

Top Destruction Warlocks

  1. Krultepthree's icon
    1
    Krultepthree
    Kazzak (EU)
    Orc | Hellcaller | 682 ilvl
    3720
  2. Devouring's icon
    2
    Devouring
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Hellcaller | 682 ilvl
    3704
  3. Laflamê's icon
    3
    Laflamê
    Zuljin (US)
    Night Elf | Hellcaller | 683 ilvl
    3675
  4. Biutefu's icon
    4
    Biutefu
    Illidan (US)
    Nightborne | Hellcaller | 679 ilvl
    3673
  5. Iråsumm's icon
    5
    Iråsumm
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Orc | Hellcaller | 683 ilvl
    3671

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +14217
    28% Critical Strike
  • +17454
    26% Haste
  • +14302
    57% Mastery
  • +2062
    3% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +1886
    3% Avoidance
  • +714
    1% Leech
  • +0
    3% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Mythic+ Dungeons. This section highlights the most popular Destruction Warlock class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 2.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  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

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for Mythic+.

Head

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence icon
    Set
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence
    44
  2. Cleanup Crew's Wastemask icon
    Cleanup Crew's Wastemask
    2
  3. Consecrated Hood icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Hood
    2
  4. Cinderbrew-Soaked Cowl icon
    Cinderbrew-Soaked Cowl
    1
  5. Inventor's Ingenious Trifocals icon
    Inventor's Ingenious Trifocals
    1

Neck

  1. Semi-Charmed Amulet icon
    Semi-Charmed Amulet
    23
  2. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    13
  3. Strapped Rescue-Keg icon
    Strapped Rescue-Keg
    12
  4. Flickering Glowtorc icon
    Flickering Glowtorc
    1
  5. Gobfather's Gifted Bling icon
    Gobfather's Gifted Bling
    1

Shoulders

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants icon
    Set
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants
    47
  2. Psychopath's Ravemantle icon
    Psychopath's Ravemantle
    2
  3. Consecrated Mantle icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Mantle
    1

Back

  1. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    20
  2. Test Pilot's Go-Pack icon
    Test Pilot's Go-Pack
    10
  3. Undercircuit Racing Flag icon
    Undercircuit Racing Flag
    8
  4. Electrician's Siphoning Filter icon
    Electrician's Siphoning Filter
    4
  5. Cloak of Questionable Intent icon
    Cloak of Questionable Intent
    3

Chest

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown icon
    Set
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown
    49
  2. Bottom-Dollar Blouse icon
    Bottom-Dollar Blouse
    1

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cuffs
    29
  2. Underparty Admission Bracelet icon
    Underparty Admission Bracelet
    14
  3. Illicit Bankroll Bracers icon
    Illicit Bankroll Bracers
    3
  4. Gleamwax Shackles icon
    Gleamwax Shackles
    2
  5. Contaminated Gauze Wristwraps icon
    Contaminated Gauze Wristwraps
    1

Hands

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp icon
    Set
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp
    29
  2. Consecrated Gloves icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Gloves
    6
  3. Punctured Apiary Gloves icon
    Punctured Apiary Gloves
    6
  4. Golden Handshakers icon
    Golden Handshakers
    5
  5. King's Malicious Clutches icon
    King's Malicious Clutches
    3

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cord
    14
  2. Spliced Fiendtrader's Sash icon
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Sash
    13
  3. Refiner's Conveyor Belt icon
    Refiner's Conveyor Belt
    8
  4. Vatwork Janitor's Wasteband icon
    Vatwork Janitor's Wasteband
    4
  5. Honorbound Retainer's Sash icon
    Honorbound Retainer's Sash
    3

Legs

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights icon
    Set
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights
    41
  2. Pit Doctor's Petticoat icon
    Pit Doctor's Petticoat
    7
  3. Consecrated Leggings icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Leggings
    1
  4. Rowdy Reveler's Legwraps icon
    Rowdy Reveler's Legwraps
    1

Feet

  1. Consecrated Slippers icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Slippers
    15
  2. Spliced Fiendtrader's Soles icon
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Soles
    15
  3. Hotstep Heel-Turners icon
    Hotstep Heel-Turners
    5
  4. Deranged Alchemist's Slippers icon
    Deranged Alchemist's Slippers
    4
  5. Hyperthread Boots icon
    Hyperthread Boots
    4

Rings

  1. The Jastor Diamond icon
    The Jastor Diamond
    36
  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship
    21
  3. Faded Championship Ring icon
    Faded Championship Ring
    12
  4. Bloodoath Signet icon
    Bloodoath Signet
    8
  5. Footbomb Championship Ring icon
    Footbomb Championship Ring
    6

Trinkets

  1. Mug's Moxie Jug icon
    Mug's Moxie Jug
    44
  2. House of Cards icon
    House of Cards
    20
  3. Signet of the Priory icon
    Signet of the Priory
    20
  4. Entropic Skardyn Core icon
    Entropic Skardyn Core
    7
  5. Carved Blazikon Wax icon
    Carved Blazikon Wax
    4

Main Hand

  1. Blastfurious Machete icon
    Blastfurious Machete
    34
  2. Scalding Queenmaker's Shiv icon
    Scalding Queenmaker's Shiv
    4
  3. Everforged Dagger icon
    Craft
    Everforged Dagger
    3
  4. Fleshcrafter's Knife icon
    Fleshcrafter's Knife
    3
  5. Stix's Metal Detector icon
    Stix's Metal Detector
    3

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch icon
    Craft
    Vagabond's Torch
    32
  2. Superfan's Beater-Buzzer icon
    Superfan's Beater-Buzzer
    8
  3. Operator's Fraud Detector icon
    Operator's Fraud Detector
    5
  4. Vessel of the Beverage icon
    Vessel of the Beverage
    2

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Destruction Warlock builds for Mythic+.

  1. Vagabond's Torch icon
    Ascendance
    29
  2. Consecrated Cuffs icon
    Dawnthread Lining
    28
  3. Consecrated Cuffs icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    28
  4. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Duskthread Lining
    14
  5. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    1

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 2 Mythic+ builds.

Head

  1. Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual icon
    Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual
    48
  2. Lesser Rune of the Twisted Appendage icon
    Lesser Rune of the Twisted Appendage
    1

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    40
  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    8
  3. +355 Avoidance icon
    +355 Avoidance
    1

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    50

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    41
  2. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    6
  3. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed
    3

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread icon
    Sunset Spellthread
    48
  2. Frozen Spellthread icon
    Frozen Spellthread
    1

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    41
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    9

Rings

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    45
  2. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    22
  3. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    21

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    29
  2. Authority of the Depths icon
    Authority of the Depths
    7
  3. Council's Guile icon
    Council's Guile
    5

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated Mythic+.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    47
  2. Elusive Blasphemite icon
    Elusive Blasphemite
    3

Cyrce's Circlet

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
    2
  2. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine
    2
  3. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    2

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Emerald icon
    Deadly Emerald
    52
  2. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    51
  3. Quick Ruby icon
    Quick Ruby
    51
  4. Masterful Ruby icon
    Masterful Ruby
    50
  5. Deadly Onyx icon
    Deadly Onyx
    36

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvE, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

  1. Dwarf icon
    Dwarf
    20
  2. Orc icon
    Orc
    15
  3. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    6
  4. Dracthyr icon
    Dracthyr
    2
  5. Human icon
    Human
    2

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How is this Destruction Warlock Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Destruction Warlocks in Mythic+, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 2.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 12 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvE format.