Warlock — Demonology

Stat Priority, Races & Consumables

Stat rankings, race notes, enchants, gems, and consumables in one place - the same character-prep flow players expect from modern class guides.

1. 1.Item Level / Intellect›
2. 2.Critical Strike›
3. 3.Haste / Mastery›
4. 4.Versatility

Current priority is Intellect >>> Crit > Haste / Mastery >>> Versatility. Crit improves all abilities and benefits from Demonic Brutality; Haste smooths casts and pet attacks; Mastery raises demon and Implosion damage. Sim close items.

Consumables

Flasks, food, potions, weapon oils, and runes for this build.

3 rows

FoodSpellfire FiletCurrent personal food.Spellfire FiletFoodCurrent personal food.Guide recommendationFlaskFlask of the Shattered SunDefault flask.Flask of the Shattered SunItem Level 295Non-equippable Flasks & PhialsRequires Level 81Use: Increases your Critical Strike by 165 for 1 hour. Lasts 1 hour and through death. Consuming an identical flask will add another 1 hour. (3 Sec Cooldown)“Created by experienced alchemists. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House.”Guide note: Default flask.Blizzard game dataCombat PotionPotion of RecklessnessUse in Tyrant windows.Potion of RecklessnessCombat PotionUse in Tyrant windows.Guide recommendation

Secondary-stat enchants are not universal. They should move with your current gear, stat breakpoints, and the enemies you are facing in a raid boss, dungeon, 2v2, 3v3, or Blitz match. We will split these into boss-by-boss, dungeon-by-dungeon, and PvP bracket recommendations as the live gear model fills in.

Playstyle & Rotation

This is the practical priority list: how the spec plays moment to moment, when to spend, and where cooldowns belong.

Talents

Pick your hero tree by the fight’s damage profile - single-target on pure bosses, multi-target on cleave and add fights.

Loadouts by Content

Talent focus and live gear for each type of content. Copy the picks into the talent calculator to build and share your tree - verified in-game import strings are added as they are theorycrafted, never guessed.

Secondary-stat enchants are flexible. They change with your current gear and the enemy profile in a specific raid boss, dungeon, 2v2, 3v3, or Blitz match. As the live model fills in, this page will show enchants and gear by boss, dungeon, and PvP bracket.

Equipment

Tier set notes, target gear, trinkets, embellishments, and boss-specific gear links.

Treat secondary-stat enchants as matchup-aware recommendations, not permanent rules. Your current gear, raid boss damage profile, dungeon pulls, and arena or Blitz enemies can change whether Haste, Mastery, Critical Strike, Versatility, avoidance, leech, or movement is the right enchant for that slot.

Enchants

Choose enhancements after your equipment is settled. Secondary-stat enchant choices move with your current stat mix and the content you are preparing for.

Recommended enchants

Jan'alai's PrecisionWeapon · Current recommended weapon enchant; Acuity is a viable alternative.EnchantingJan'alai's PrecisionWeaponCurrent recommended weapon enchant; Acuity is a viable alternative.Profession: EnchantingOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.

Gems

Socket into the current stat priority, then re-check after major equipment swaps rather than treating a gem choice as permanent.

Recommended gems

Powerful Eversong DiamondUnique primary-stat diamond.JewelcraftingPowerful Eversong DiamondRecommended gemsUnique primary-stat diamond.Profession: JewelcraftingOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.

Embellishments

Crafted effects are capped at two equipped embellishments. Lock these in only after deciding which crafted slots survive your next raid or Mythic+ upgrades.

Recommended embellishments

Arcanoweave LiningWrist · Use two on low-stat-budget crafted slots such as wrists and cloak.TailoringArcanoweave LiningWristUse two on low-stat-budget crafted slots such as wrists and cloak.Profession: TailoringOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.Arcanoweave LiningBack · Second long-term embellishment.Arcanoweave LiningBackSecond long-term embellishment.

Best in Slot by Boss

Gear and talents change per fight. For each boss we surface the current #1 parse as the best-in-slot reference - open any boss to copy that player’s full gear from Warcraft Logs. The recommended hero tree follows the fight’s damage profile.

Utility & Defensives

The Warlock toolkit, shared across every spec - a few entries are talent choices. Landing these on cue is what separates a good Demonology from a great one.

Raid-wide Healthstones and a combat-rez Soulstone are unique Warlock utility.

Interrupt: Spell Lock - grab a focus-interrupt macro on the Demonology macros page.

Interface & Macros

Start with Midnight’s built-in boss warnings, cooldown manager, damage meter, and raid frames. Then add only the interface pieces that make your decisions clearer.

#showtooltip Demonbolt
/cast [@mouseover,exists] Demonbolt; Demonbolt

#showtooltip Axe Toss
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Axe Toss

#showtooltip Shadowfury
/cast [@cursor] Shadowfury

#showtooltip Drain Life
/cancelaura Burning Rush
/cast Drain Life

#showtooltip Demonic Healthstone
/cast Soulburn
/use Demonic Healthstone

Tips & Tricks

• →Summon Demonic Tyrant only with imps and Dreadstalkers out
• →Use Implosion on 3 or more targets, but keep imps on single target
• →Do not cap Soul Shards
• →Spend Demonic Core procs on Demonbolt

Common Mistakes

• ✕Tyrant with a thin army
• ✕Imploding on a single target
• ✕Soul Shard capping
• ✕Wasting Demonic Core procs