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Demonology Warlock Basics
The Demonology Warlock is in WotLK Classic is considering high-tier DPS,ranking just under S-Tier in many tier lists. They rank very high in this regard for PvE, but inPvP they lack prowess compared to the other specializationsavailable. The other huge benefit a Demon logy Warlock brings to the table for raids isDemonic Pact. This skill will essentially give your whole raid a 10% buff to spell damage anytime your pet critical strikes.
This guide is primarily focused on level 80 end-game content and will be updated with more information for the duration of theClassic Wrath of the Lich Kingexpansion.
The largest change for the Demonology Warlock in WotLK compared to The Burning Crusade, is the addition ofMetamorphosis. This skill adds a huge amount of class immersion by allowing you to transform into a demon for 30 seconds. While you are in this form, your defenses will be greatly boosted in many ways (see tooltip hover-over) as well as increasing your outgoing damage by 20%.
The Demo Warlock brings one of the bestAoE damagesources of all classes during Wrath Classic. All warlocks can simply spamSeed of Corruptionand perform very well in AoE situations. What’s more is that the Demonology spec also has the use ofImmolation Aurawhich happens to be an easy instant case for AoE directly around your body; you’re able to use this even when simply spamming seed of corruption, jump right into the action! While you are at it,Shadow Cleavewill be another spell you can use anytime you are in the fray as it is an instant cast with a 6 second cooldown. Weaving through these skills will bring you to the top of the charts. Using Shadow Cleave whileMetamorphosisis enabled will make the most of this.
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Best Race for Demonology Warlocks
If you are looking for thebest racefor Warlocks in WotLK, we discuss it in more detail in our Warlock Class Guide. ManyHordeplayers choose Orc for theCommandracial, which will help with their summoned pets' damage.Blood Furyalso now affects spell power, so it is also another benefit. If Horde players are looking for the best Warlock race for PvP, many focus on Undead. The Undead get theWill of the Forsaken, along with other beneficial racial abilities. For the Demonology spec though, Orc is still very much preferred usually.
For theAlliance, most Warlock players choose either Humans or Gnomes. Neither of these classes have much in terms of buffing the damage or abilities of a Warlock. As an alliance player, it really is all about what race you enjoy playing when it comes to Warlocks.
Talents For Demonology Warlocks in WotLK
These are the talents that most players choose for Demonology Warlocks in terms of maximum effectiveness in raids. We’ve highlighted a commonly seen variation that depends on your raid composition.
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Variation
There are many choices you can alter when it comes to demonology warlocks in WotLK. Listed below are some options skills we have chosen and why, followed by some other options you could take instead if you want to try something different.
Best Demonology Warlock Glyphs WotLK
As seen in the Talent Tree build in the above section, we have outlined the best choices for Major Glyphs. The Minor Glyphs are very much just simple, small quality of life enhancements that you may swap out for any that you choose.
Major Glyphs
Minor Glyphs
Minor Glyphs don’t have any impact on the Demonology Warlock’s performance. Here are your options, you can pick any combination of them:
Stat Priority For Demonology Warlock in Wrath Classic
Warlocks of all specializations usually want Hit Rating as their number one priority, this is no different for the Demonology Warlock. Hit Rating is paramount to landing your spells and thus, doing damage. The Demonology Warlock has almost the samestat priority as the Affliction warlock, except that Spirit takes an important role here. Spirit will be your third most important stat, so that yourDemonic Pactwill support the entire raid with more and more spell power depending on your spirit.
Skill Rotation For Wrath Demonology Warlock
Your main skill rotation will differ depending on more situations compared to theAffliction skill rotation. You will need to decide when to useMetamorphosis, but we recommend using it right at the beginning of a boss battle, in case you can use it again in 3 minutes if the fight is long.If you know that the fight will not last more than 3 minutes, you should adjust the timing of your Metamorphosis to whenever aBloodlustor other raid cooldown phases happen to maximize your damage output.
Any time thatMolten Coreis active due to its proc, useIncinerateas it will cause more damage and have its casting time reduced.
Any time thatDecimationis active due to its proc, useSoul Fireas it’s casting time will be greatly reduced.
Best Gems For Demonology Warlock
The gem choices for Demonology Warlocks are the same as the other warlock specs. You will always want to use the Red Gems listed below, unless there is a socket bonus that provides you with a large amount of stats greater to what you give up from the red gem spellpower. ensure you also have enough Blue Gems to satisfy your Meta Gem requirements.
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Best In Slot (BiS) Gear Pre-Raid For Demonology Warlock
Most of the warlock specs all use the same gear when it comes to the Best in Slot selections. See our overall Warlock Pre-BIS List Here:
