Demonology Warlock in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

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Vengeance Demon Hunter

Demonology Warlock

What has Changed for Demonology Warlock?

Lanzamiento de hachas now interrupts and stuns all targets, if possible. Increased travel time.

Portal abisal demons buffed further by 15% attack power and any melee based demons now charge to the enemy.

Descarga de las Sombras damage increased by 13%.

Llamar a terracechadores attack power has been increased by 20%. Dreadstalker’s Dreadbite and Dreadlash damage has been reduced by 10%.

Descarga exterminadora bonus damage for Descarga de demonio reduced to 100-160%, down from 200-400%.

Putrefacción de alma had its health cost removed.

Diezmo asolador damage reduced by 20%.

Catástrofe inminente damage reduced by 20%.

Wild Imps duration out of combat increased to 40s.

Núcleo llameante de araña corpulenta changed to stack 4 times and have a 15s duration.

likelyTalent builds for for Demonology WarlockhaveNúcleo llameante de araña corpulentaSucción de poderAcechadores carnívorosDesde las SombrasSigilo de invocación superior de WilfredReliquia de sinergia demoníacaFuerzas de la pesadilla astadaPotencial implosivoLeveling perks

Level 52: Miedo - reduces spell pushback, mostly only useful in PvP.

Level 54: Llamar a terracechadores - gives your Dreadstalkers a secondary 'charge' effect when swapping targets.

Level 56: Descarga de fuego vil - increases the number of casts from 5 to 6.

Level 58: Tirano ligado al alma - generates 5 soul shards when Demonic Tyrant is cast.

Covenant abilities for Demonology WarlockKyrianDiezmo asoladorInvocar al administradorDiezmo de almaNecrolordDescarga exterminadoraModelar carne

Disolvente volátil (Marileth) gives you various buffs based on type of monster you channel Fleshcraft next to.

Forma definitiva (Marileth) provides crowd control immunity while you're channeling Fleshcraft.

Ejemplo de liderazgo (Emeni) increases your main stat whenever you channel Fleshcraft.

Carne ambulante de Emeni (Emeni) allows you to move while channeling Fleshcraft, probably the most powerful of any of these buffs.

Piel magnífica de Emeni (Emeni) increases your max health by 5% for 30s after Fleshcraft is used.

Modelado de carne ingenioso (Heirmir) reduces Fleshcraft cooldown after defeating an enemy.

Exterminio fatalNight FaePutrefacción de almaForma de almaPortal demoníacoComealmasVenthyrCatástrofe inminentePuerta de las SombrasForma de almaOrigen catastróficoPicking a CovenantoverallonlyBest Soulbinds for Demonology WarlockKyrianMeditación de combateRomper con el pasadoMeditación de combateRomper con el pasadoGolpes valerososCoraje incisivoLlamada a la acción de BronMartillo de génesisNecrolordNight FaeCampo de floresCuidador de vainasDemonology Warlock ConduitsPotency Conduits

Conduit

Description

Raid verdict

Mythic+ Verdict

Nacido de la sangre

While there are some talent builds that revolve around Descarga de demonio and gaining access to more Núcleo demoníaco is nice this conduit is simply low on the totem pole of power compared to others available to us.

Decent DPS gain

Acechadores carnívoros

Pairs very nicely with Latigazo aterrador and Desde las Sombras in AoE situations and is actually a build enabler for Mythic+.

Minor DPS gain

Major DPS gain

Comando vil

A strong conduit overall since Felguard tends to be a solid source of our damage output. Should be considered the most well rounded option.

Major DPS gain

Alma de tirano

Having further access to increased demon damage even after your Invocar tirano demoníaco expires is strong overall and also provides us with a predictable source of another stack of Núcleo demoníaco

Decent DPS gain

Diezmo de alma

Having the option/ability to further stack damage onto your demons is a very appealing trait, especially if you ensuring you can line Diezmo asolador alongside with Invocar tirano demoníaco.

Major DPS gain

Moderate DPS gain

Origen catastrófico

Making your curses last longer is not too impactful.

No DPS gain

Exterminio fatal

A simple damage amplifier to Descarga exterminadora, could enable the ability to be a reliable source of target swapping at later ranks.

Moderate DPS gain

Comealmas

Increasing the radius of this Putrefacción de alma is not great and the damage increase is fairly small compared to other conduits.

Moderate DPS gain

Finesse Conduits

Conduit

Description

Raid verdict

Mythic+ Verdict

Inercia demoníaca

Is not too strong since in most cases using Círculo demoníaco: Teletransporte will be enough movement.

Mediocre at best

Celeridad vil

Easily the most useful Finesse conduit available to us since summoning your pet after a wipe/death while Dominación vil is painful.

Very Useful

Sombra del Terror

Mostly useless for all content outside of soloing.

Not useful

Astucia de Kilrogg

Extremely situational and in most cases will be useless outside of flavour. You aren't going to cast this in combat and out of combat you can simply go to where you want your Círculo demoníaco placed.

Not useful

Endurance Conduits

Conduit

Description

Raid verdict

Mythic+ Verdict

Vitalidad acumulada

Largely only useful for solo content.

Awful

Mildly OK

Sangrita diabólica

Largely the most useful Endurance conduit due to healthstones being used often in both situations and having additional healing available to you through Leech is never bad.

Good all rounder

Barrera resuelta

Reducing our major source of damage reduction is good but it being locked behind a 30 second cooldown makes it lose some appeal.

Situational

Picking Conduits

Comando vil is the best overall conduit available for single target.

Nacido de la sangre smoothens out the flow of Núcleo demoníaco generation and gives you more overall charges for movement, when needed.

Alma de tirano should be interchanged with Borne of Blood for longer burst windows as most times after your Demonic Tyrant has expired you'll be looking at a significant additional uptime of the already extended demons extending your damage window further.

Comando vil is still the best overall conduit available for single target.

Nacido de la sangre smoothens out the flow of Núcleo demoníaco generation and gives you more overall charges for movement, when needed, the additional Soul Shard generation it provides is a big boon to your overal Wild Imp count throughout an AoE scenario, leading to more Implosions.

Acechadores carnívoros should be interchanged with Borne of Blood when playing the Dog build, since additional Mordisco de terror will provide higher uptime of Desde las Sombras.

Demonology Warlock LegendariesGeneral Warlock Legendary Powers

Legendary

Description

Raid verdict

Mythic+ verdict

Garra de Endereth

Provides faster and more healing when using Drenar vida.

Never used

Pilares del Portal Oscuro

Instant cast Portal demoníaco and allows you two uses before triggering the cooldown, does damage to any enemy you pass through and knocks them away.

Never used

Reliquia de sinergia demoníaca

Damage done by you or by your Felguard has a chance to increase the damage of the other one by 15% for 15 seconds.

Good

Very Good

Sigilo de invocación superior de Wilfred

Reduces cooldown of your Tirano ligado al alma for every soul shard spent.

Good

Very Good

Demonology Warlock Legendary Powers

Legendary

Description

Raid verdict

Mythic+ verdict

Potencial implosivo

Increases haste by 1% per Wild Imp imploded (single target) or by 5% per Wild Imp (3+ targets). There is no cap to how much bonus haste this can provide but does overwrite the buff if a lesser bonus would be applied; ie if you have a 30% haste increase then implode a set of 3 Wild Imps for 15% bonus, the longer duration buff takes over (15% in this example).

Not so great

Very Good

Llamada aterradora de inquisidor macabro

Increases the damage of your next Llamar a terracechadores for each Soul Shard spent. A decent legendary as it especially gives you a second mini cooldown after your Demonic Tyrant is over (simply due to the extra shards spent during Tyrant).

Good

Mediocre

Fuerzas de la pesadilla astada

A 15% chance to recast Mano de Gul'dan. It mirrors the copied spell exactly and even at the 15% chance to proc makes for a good set and forget option.

Good

Very Good

Núcleo llameante de araña corpulenta

Increases the damge of your Descarga de demonio by up to 32% for 15s.

Excellent

Good

Picking a LegendaryNúcleo llameante de araña corpulentaReliquia de sinergia demoníacaNúcleo llameante de araña corpulentaDescarga de demonioReliquia de sinergia demoníacaFuerzas de la pesadilla astadaPotencial implosivoSigilo de invocación superior de WilfredReliquia de sinergia demoníacaConclusion

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