Warlock at level 60: Destruction damage

Patch 1.60Updated Nov 5, 20262 min read

At 60 the classic raid warlock casts Shadow Bolt: Destruction for crit and Ruin, Demonology for Demonic Sacrifice. This is a starting point: Forever has no raid results yet, so treat the build as preliminary. Leveling first? See the Affliction leveling guide.

Build

Talent split Demonology 21 / Destruction 30
Weapon A staff or a one-hand with spell damage and an off-hand, plus a wand
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Tree Talent Points
Demonology Demonic Embrace 5/5
Demonology Improved Voidwalker 1/3
Demonology Fel Vitality 5/5
Demonology Improved Sayaad 3/3
Demonology Fel Domination 1/1
Demonology Master Summoner 2/2
Demonology Unholy Power 3/5
Demonology Demonic Sacrifice 1/1
Destruction Improved Shadow Bolt 5/5
Destruction Cataclysm 5/5
Destruction Bane 5/5
Destruction Aftermath 2/5
Destruction Devastation 5/5
Destruction Shadowburn 1/1
Destruction Intensity 2/2
Destruction Destructive Reach 2/2
Destruction Apocalypse 2/2
Destruction Ruin 1/1

Key talents. Improved Shadow Bolt makes your Shadow Bolt crits raise Shadow damage taken by the target. Bane shortens Shadow Bolt, Devastation adds crit and Ruin doubles the crit bonus. Cataclysm cuts the mana cost of Destruction spells, Intensity protects casts from pushback, and Apocalypse is new in Forever. In Demonology, Demonic Embrace and Fel Vitality add health and mana, and Demonic Sacrifice lets you sacrifice the demon for a damage buff (Succubus for Shadow) instead of keeping it out.

Priority

  1. Shadow Bolt as your main spell.
  2. Your assigned curse on the boss; Corruption and Immolate only if they do not cost raid time.
  3. Life Tap when mana runs low, and let the healers know you will.
  4. Shadowburn to finish a target or while moving, Searing Pain only when your threat is safe.

Stats

Spell damage and hit chance first, until you stop missing, then spell critical strike, Stamina for Life Tap.

In the group

Your jobs are damage, the right curse, healthstones and soulstones for the raid, summoning players, and Banish or Fear on assigned targets.

The build is checked against the Forever client files (build 1.60.1.70790); priorities and stats follow the original game and will be revised with Forever raid results.

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