Midnight 12.1 arena
Demonology Warlock PvP guide
How Demonology Warlocks actually play arena: the PvP talents they take, what they press when they go, how they survive, what to kick on them, and the comps they play. Counted from real rated games, not written from memory.
Most taken PvP talent
Gateway Mastery
88%
First defensive
Dark Pact
79%
Demonology Warlock PvP talents
How often each PvP talent is taken. Click one for what it does.
Taking direct Physical damage reduces the cooldown of Demonic Circle by 3 sec. Cannot occur more than once every 5 sec.
Fracture the soul of up to 3 target players within 20 yds into the shadows, reducing their damage done by 25% and healing received by 25% for 8 sec. Souls are fractured up to 20 yds from the player's location. Players can retrieve their souls to remove this effect.
Summon a fel lord to guard the location for 15 sec. Any enemy that comes within 6 yards will suffer 760 Physical damage, and players struck will be stunned for 1 sec.
Class and spec tree talents, with the build most players run and every cooldown adjusted for it: Demonology Warlock talents and kit.
How Demonology Warlocks survive a go
Dies in
27%
of rounds. Every spec: 24%
Dies first in
23%
of rounds. Every spec: 17%
When a go lands on a Demonology Warlock, the defensives pressed and how often:
Their own
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Dark Pact
79%
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Demonic Healthstone
58%
- Nether Ward 42%
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Unending Resolve
33%
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Gladiator's Medallion
25%
From their team
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Pain Suppression
42%
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Blessing of Sacrifice
29%
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Evangelism
21%
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Leap of Faith
13%
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Blessing of Protection
8%
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Lay on Hands
8%
What to kick on a Demonology Warlock
The casts worth an interrupt, ranked the way top players rank them, and how often each one is stopped this season.
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High
Fear
stopped 7% of the time
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High
Shadowfury
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High
Summon Demonic Tyrant
stopped 3% of the time
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High
Hand of Gul'dan
stopped 4% of the time
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High
Demonbolt
stopped 1% of the time
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Medium
Drain Life
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Medium
Shadow Bolt
Never stopped: most likely instant or not interruptible, so save the kick
Priorities from Skill Capped's Demonology Warlock guide for 12.1 (Midnight Season 2).
Demonology Warlocks as kickers
Demonology Warlocks stop 9% of the high-priority enemy casts they meet with their interrupt ready. Across every spec with an interrupt it is 11%.
A chance is a cast from a kick list, begun while the player was alive, free to act, had their kick off cooldown and stood within its range. The combat log has no line of sight, so a pillar may have been in the way.
Demonology Warlock 3v3 arena comps
The teams Demonology Warlocks play in most.
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Counted from rated arena games uploaded to MindCollector: every player in every game, not only the one who recorded it. Updated 26 Oct 2026.
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