Class Guide

Destruction Warlock

How this spec actually plays, read from real archived arena matches: the talents top-rated players converge on, which of them earn their slot in-game, and the burst window.

10 matches · rated 3062–2218

Death Knight

Blood• Frost• Unholy•

Demon Hunter

Devourer• Havoc• Vengeance

Druid

Balance• Feral• Guardian• Restoration•

Evoker

Augmentation• Devastation• Preservation•

Hunter

Beast Mastery• Marksmanship• Survival•

Mage

Arcane• Fire• Frost•

Monk

Brewmaster• Mistweaver• Windwalker•

Paladin

Holy• Protection• Retribution•

Priest

Discipline• Holy• Shadow•

Rogue

Assassination• Outlaw• Subtlety•

Shaman

Elemental• Enhancement• Restoration•

Warlock

Affliction• Demonology• Destruction

Warrior

Arms• Fury• Protection•

• = match sample analysed

The core kit

Taken by nearly every sampled player, and put to work in nearly every game.

Fel Synergy

used in 10/10

Pact of Gluttony

used in 10/10

Dark Pact

used in 10/10

Oppressive Darkness

used in 10/10

Mortal Coil

used in 10/10

Fel Armor

used in 10/10

Demon Skin

used in 10/10

Abyss Walker

used in 10/10

Demonic Gateway

used in 10/10

Soulburn

used in 10/10

Conflagration of Chaos

used in 10/10

Ashen Remains

used in 10/10

Flashpoint

used in 10/10

Scalding Flames

used in 10/10

Inferno

used in 10/10

Backlash

used in 10/10

Summon Infernal

used in 10/10

Chaotic Inferno

used in 10/10

Improved Conflagrate

used in 10/10

Backdraft

used in 10/10

Conflagrate

used in 10/10

Mark of Xavius

used in 10/10

Malevolence

used in 10/10

Mark of Peroth'arn

used in 10/10

Demonic Circle

used in 10/10

Improved Chaos Bolt

used in 10/10

Alzzin's Iniquity

used in 10/10

Through the Felvine

used in 10/10

Frequent Traveler

used in 10/10

Soul Link

used in 10/10

Improved Mortal Coil

used in 10/10

Fortified Soul

used in 10/10

Empowered Healthstone

used in 10/10

Avatar of Destruction

used in 10/10

Chaos Bolt

used in 10/10

Embers of Nihilam

used in 10/10

Wither

used in 10/10

Howl of Terror

used in 10/10

Crashing Chaos

used in 10/10

Havoc

used in 10/10

Reverse Entropy

used in 10/10

Soul Fire

used in 10/10

Soul Leech

used in 10/10

Gateway Mastery

used in 10/10 PvP

Nether Ward

used in 10/10 PvP

Teachings of the Black Harvest

used in 9/10

Strength of Will

used in 9/10

Aura of Enfeeblement

used in 9/10

Curse of Exhaustion

used in 8/10

Burst window

View the full talent build →

The single highest-damage real 12s window in the sample

Malevolence
→
Fear
→
Chaos Bolt
→
Chaos Bolt
→
Incinerate
→
Fear
→
Conflagrate
→
Chaos Bolt
→
Incinerate

Also commonly taken

Demonic Fortitude 10/10 Demonic Embrace 10/10 Chaos Incarnate 10/10 Emberstorm 10/10 Ruin 10/10 Seeds of Their Demise 10/10 Blackened Soul 10/10 Xalan's Cruelty 10/10 Xalan's Ferocity 10/10 Practiced Chaos 10/10 Devil Fruit 10/10 Foul Mouth 10/10 Pact of the Eredar 10/10 Infernal Beneficiary 10/10 Pact of the Annihilan 10/10 Pact of the Satyr 10/10 Nightmare 10/10 Frequent Donor 10/10 Summoner's Embrace 10/10 Zevrim's Resilience 10/10 Bleakheart Tactics 10/10 Impish Instincts 10/10 Explosive Potential 7/10 Shadowburn 7/10 Fiendish Cruelty 7/10

▶ The sample — 10 matches

Match	Rating	Length	Flagged talents
Match 1	3062	90s	3
Match 2	2371	140s	2
Match 3	2338	155s	3
Match 4	2294	330s	2
Match 5	2293	89s	4
Match 6	2252	98s	4
Match 7	2252	330s	3
Match 8	2250	260s	2
Match 9	2248	216s	3
Match 10	2218	89s	4