Being a Warlock of Destruction in 5.4

By jarycu Updated: 2016/04/04

WowrealmsAdd-Ons

AddOn Name

Why I Use It

AffDots

This addon puts a moveable bar on my screen that tracks my DoTS so I know when to hit them again. This helps to keep my DPS more consistent.

AskMrRobot

I use this addon because it makes reforging and gemming so easy! Instead of having to logout of Wow, go to AskMrRobot.com, reload your character from the armory, write down all of the gems and reforges you need, and then log back into Wow, the addon just does it for you. In fact, it'll even gem and reforge everything for you with the click of a button.

Deadly Boss Mods (plus all extras)

If you're serious about playing WoW, you need DBM. DBM lets you know when things are about to happen, when you're standing in purple s***, and when tons of other things are going on during raids and dungeons. Don't think about it, just get it.

Recount

Recount helps me to track my DPS and Damage throughout a fight. I actually keep the main Totals window open as well as a secondary, Real-Time Graph for my character open. What this does is it allows me to make sure that my DPS stays consistent throughout the fight. If I see too many spikes or troughs, then I know I could be doing something better.

SexyMap

This one's easy: I play WoW on a 28" TV, and I like to have the minimap down at the bottom of the screen. SexyMap allows me to move the minimap anywhere I want it to be, and I can also change the shape and size so it's more comfortable for me.

WeakAuras 2

WA2 puts a timer on all spells with a cooldown so that I know how long I have to wait before using them again.

I use many other addons, but they're specific to my playstyle and have nothing to do with being a warlock. I'm an achievement hunter, currently with over achievement points. I'm also an auction house junkie. Addons for those types of things don't belong in this guide, though. I may write another guide later covering that stuff if this one goes over well. =)Return to TopMacros Do I Have to Have Them? MouseOver: Conflagrate MouseOver: Incinerate MouseOver: HavocMouseOver: Fel FlameHow They Work

#showtooltip just tells WoW to show the regular tooltip for the spell so you can still read it.

/cast tells WoW you're going to cast a spell.

@mouseover,exists,nodead tells it to look at what's immediately under the mouse and make sure there's something there and it's not dead.

Return to TopTalents / Glyphs Talents

Tier

Noxxic

Icy Veins

Trixabell

Grimoire of Supremacy

Grimoire of Sacrifice

Grimoire of Supremacy

Archimonde's Darkness

Glyphs

Glyph of Verdant Spheres

Glyph of Soulwell

Why I Made My ChoicesEMFH Stats Stat Priority Int > Hit > Mastery >= Haste > Crit Reforging Notes Setting up the UIStep 1: Menu SettingsDark IntentStep 2: Screen Setupall of the important information is now located along the bottom of the screenStep 3: Spell Bars

Shift+#

1 = Curse of the Elements

1 = Dark Intent

2 = Shadowburn

2 = Dark Soul: Instability

3 = Immolate

3 = Ember Tap

4 = Conflagrate

4 = Healthstone

5 = Rain of Fire (for AoE-heavy fights)

5 = Unbound Will

6 = Chaos Bolt

6 = Every Man For Himself (human racial - you might not have it)

7 = Incinerate

7 = Twilight Ward

8 = Fire and Brimstone

8 = Summon Doomguard

9 = Soulstone

9 = Sacrificial Pact

0 = Mount (whatever mount you like...my last three buttons are various mounts)

0 = Enslave Demon

- = Havoc

Step 4: The RotationCurse of the ElementsImmolateConflagrateIncinerateBurning EmbersDark Soul: InstabilitySummon DoomguardChaos BoltsBurning EmbersStep 4A: AoE DifferencesRain of FireFire and BrimstoneSources

Guide Writing for Dummies. SquireKel did an amazing job writing the guide.

Noxxic - For no particular reason, I tend to like it the best when I need to find things out about being a destro lock.

Icy Veins - Their view on destro locks is a little different from Noxxic's, and some of you might like it better.

Wowhead - Can't forget Wowhead. I'd completely and totally suck at this game if it weren't for this site.

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Comments

Comment by 1238776

Great Job! looking forward to hearing more from you!

Comment by ddmk

Good guide covering all the basics of playing a warlock, keep up the good work :)

A few things could be added, mostly for raiding purposes:
Where is your Soulshatter? (Didn't see it on your actionbars, and it can potentially be a lifesaver if you get a bit carried away on the dps front)
And in accordance to the above, having soul shatter handy would allow you to begin your opener immediatly instead of waiting on tanks to properly grab aggro.

Comment by Lhoudini28

Great guide!

I've been rearranging my ui to match your style, just to experiment with whether it will suit me well. I'm stuck with how to unlock my character's portrait as well as my target's portrait. I've right clicked them both to look for a menu option, I've tried various key and mouse combinations. I've got the addons you mentioned also. I'm probably missing some simple control function. Can you explain exactly how you unlock the portraits, please?

Comment by GreyMouser

Not to be too picky, but your macro don't need the (exists) in them. @mouseover presupposes it exists; if it didn't exist there would be no mouseover. They are all short enough that this isn't really an issue, but if you ever start making longer ones this knowledge might be beneficial. Very good guide.

edit..I did a little experimenting and found that (exists) should be used. Technically it shouldn't be needed, but with some testing the macros was a little sporadic. Without the (exists) the spell would sometimes not cast (got the no target message). With (exists) it cast every time.

Also, another good mod for moving things around is "MoveAnything". Can be found from Curse. It is highly configurable and can move just about anything anywhere. Can also resize anything you can move.

Comment by 1277106

Your rotation suits for LFR and Flexible runs, but you will lack lot's of dps..

If you really want to minmax your dps, here is something you should look into.

Pull timer starts; 3second remaining on Pull timer = int potion(using it before combat it allows you to use another during the fight) and start casting Incinerate(it will land on boss at 0); Immolate; Conflagrate; Conflagrate; Incinerate till you reach 2 Ember's and your 4/5 tier set bonus proc's; Chaos bolt; Chaos bolt.

Rest of the fight
Keep Immolate up on the boss all the time (and on other targets if possible to build more embers).
Use Conflagrates always when you can (in hope of 2/5 tier set bonus proc).
Incinerate to fill embers.
Save Chaos bolts for procs (trinkets & 4/5 tier set bonus).

Giving 3 seconds to tank to build threat? cmon.. if there is 5 to 16 other dps's in the raid, u dont need to worry about the threat you will build..

Being a Warlock of Destruction in 5.4

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