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Destruction Warlock RBG PvP Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Destruction Warlock PvP guide for Rated Battlegrounds in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

Built using real-time data from the top 50 Destruction Warlocks across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.1.7 competitive RBG.

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

Top RBG Destruction Warlocks

  1. Nazzarethá's icon
    1
    Nazzarethá
    Area 52 (US)
    Void Elf | Hellcaller | 637 ilvl
    2726
  2. Waytoozesty's icon
    2
    Waytoozesty
    Blackrock (US)
    Night Elf | Hellcaller | 633 ilvl
    2366
  3. Maulnilis's icon
    3
    Maulnilis
    Velen (US)
    Worgen | Diabolist | 641 ilvl
    2313
  4. Alïcia's icon
    4
    Alïcia
    Quelthalas (US)
    Void Elf | Hellcaller | 672 ilvl
    2232
  5. Tiktokthøt's icon
    5
    Tiktokthøt
    Aggramar (US)
    Mag'har Orc | Hellcaller | 684 ilvl
    2210

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect your combat 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

  • 10% Critical Strike +1356
  • 25% Haste +16467
  • 29% Mastery +4405
  • 21% Versatility +16004

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 0% Avoidance +26
  • 0% Leech +291
  • 7% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Rated Battlegrounds. 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 RBG

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 Rated Battlegrounds.

Head

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence

    • Set
    • 20
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Guise

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Guise icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • 18
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Necklace

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Necklace icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Amulet

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Amulet icon

Shoulders

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants

    • Set
    • 21
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants icon

Back

  1. Prized Gladiator's Drape

    • 15
    Prized Gladiator's Drape icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Shawl

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Shawl icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Cape

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Cape icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Cloak

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Cloak icon

Chest

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown

    • Set
    • 16
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Raiment

    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Raiment icon

Wrist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Silk Armbands

    • 16
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Armbands icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands

    • 4
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Bindings

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Bindings icon

Hands

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp

    • Set
    • 15
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Gloves

    • 4
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Gloves icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Silk Handwraps

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Handwraps icon

Waist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Silk Cord

    • 14
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Cord icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash

    • Craft
    • 6
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Silk Belt

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Belt icon

Legs

  1. Prized Gladiator's Silk Leggings

    • 11
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Leggings icon

  2. Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights

    • Set
    • 4
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Silk Trousers

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Trousers icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Pants

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Pants icon

Feet

  1. Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads

    • 12
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Treads

    • 6
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Treads icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Slippers

    • 3
    Prized Warmonger's Slippers icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • 39
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Ring

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Ring icon

  3. The Jastor Diamond

    • 1
    The Jastor Diamond icon

Trinkets

  1. Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 21
    Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 18
    Prized Gladiator's Medallion icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Medallion

    • Set
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Medallion icon

  4. Prized Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 1
    Prized Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity icon

  5. Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Staff

    • 15
    Prized Gladiator's Staff icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Skewer

    • Craft
    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Skewer icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Greatstaff

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Greatstaff icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Pincer

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Pincer icon

Off Hand

  1. Algari Competitor's Lamp

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Lamp icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Conduit

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Conduit 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. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 34
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Skewer icon

  3. Captured Starlight

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads 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 Rated Battlegrounds during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 12
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 2
    Greater Rune of Gushing Wound icon

  3. Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation

    • 1
    Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation icon

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 16
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 2
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 1
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 21
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 19
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 2
    +2040 Leech icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Shadowlands Gathering

    • 2
    Enchant Gloves - Shadowlands Gathering icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 18
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 1
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  3. Temporal Spellthread

    • 1
    Temporal Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 15
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 3
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Haste

    • 24
    +315 Haste icon

  2. +315 Versatility

    • 7
    +315 Versatility icon

  3. +315 Mastery

    • 6
    +315 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 16
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Stormrider's Fury

    • 3
    Stormrider's Fury icon

  3. Stonebound Artistry

    • 2
    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 Rated Battlegrounds.

Algari Diamond

  1. Cognitive Bloodstone

    • 20
    Cognitive Bloodstone icon

  2. Determined Bloodstone

    • 1
    Determined Bloodstone icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Emerald

    • 50
    Versatile Emerald icon

  2. Quick Sapphire

    • 34
    Quick Sapphire icon

  3. Quick Onyx

    • 29
    Quick Onyx icon

  4. Masterful Emerald

    • 15
    Masterful Emerald icon

  5. Versatile Onyx

    • 13
    Versatile Onyx icon

Most Played Races for Destruction Warlock RBG

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvP, giving a competitive edge in Rated Battlegrounds.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Destruction Warlocks in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Void Elf

    • 5
    Void Elf icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 4
    Night Elf icon

  3. Undead

    • 2
    Undead icon

  4. Dracthyr

    • 2
    Dracthyr icon

  5. Mag'har Orc

    • 1
    Mag'har Orc 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 RBG PvP guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Destruction Warlocks in Rated Battlegrounds 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 2 and Patch 11.1.7.

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 PvP.