Destruction Warlock Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Tips

By Loozy Updated: 2024/07/23

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Boss

Import Build Directly In-Game

Preview Build

Kazzara

The Forgotten Experiments

Rashok

Magmorax

Scalecommandar Sarkareth

Destruction Warlock Aberrus Boss Tips

Kazzara

General Kazzara Build

Standard Channel Demonfire single-target build works perfectly, as this is a full single-target fight.

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for Kazzara

Demonic Circle can be used to dodge/kite lasers and avoid the frontal.
Be sure to cast Dark Pact before the boss does her large AOE explosion (66% and 33% health).

The Amalgamation Chamber

General The Amalgamation Chamber Build

Picking up a few extra points in cleave talent notes, and then being able to cleave onto the adds is likely going to be a good move.

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for The Amalgamation Chamber

You can stand in between both bosses in Phase 1 for cleave. Double stacks won't kill you.
Use Demonic Gateway in Phase 2 to escape the explosion quickly.

The Forgotten Experiments

General The Forgotten Experiments ST/Cleave Build

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for The Forgotten Experiments

Demonic Circle can be used to quickly get out of the raid if you are given the debuff.

Assault of the Zaqali

General Zaqali Assault Build

Most likely the spec that's going to give you the most useful damage on this fight is a cleave setup. If you need more AoE you can spec into that, but this would be my recommendation for the average group.

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for Zaqali Assault

Demonic Gateway can be placed from the left or right platform to the center, at the right angle.
Use Demonic Circle to negate the wind pushback in Phase 2.
be sure to use defensives while the Magma shield is active.

Rashok

General Rashok Build

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for Rashok

You can use Demonic Circle to quickly clear your debuff in the center of the room.
Demonic Gateway can help players with lesser mobility reach fire orbs far away.
Use defensives when soaking tank smashes.

Zskarn

General Zskarn Build

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for Zskarn

Demonic Circle can save your life in a pinch, if placed in an empty part of the room. It can also be used to negate the knockback.
Do NOT move excessively when targeted with lasers.

Magmorax

General Magmorax Build

Another pure single-target fight.

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for Magmorax

Demonic Circle can be used to negate the bosses knockback.
Demonic Gateway can be used by the raid quickly after the soak knockback.

Echo of Neltharion

General Echo of Neltharion Single Target/Cleave build

A mix of single-target, cleave priority adds, and heavy AoE in the 3rd phase. I would recommend playing the cleave build, making you stronger on single-target and cleave. If your group needs AoE damage, you should play a heavierAoE setup.

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for Echo of Neltharion

Demonic Gateway does NOT work through walls.
Demonic Circle placement is very important, as it avoids LOS. It can save you, or leave you trapped.

Scalecommandar Sarkareth

General Scalecommandar Sarkareth Build

I would recommend playing a full single target spec for Sarkareth. This setup also has some cleave added to it, which you will be able to benefit from greatly in the 2nd and 3rd phases.

Destruction Warlock Tips and Tricks for Scalecommandar Sarkareth

While inside the Emptiness Between Stars realm you can place a Demonic Circle next to one of the circles you soak to leave the realm. This allows you to run around, pick up shards for the haste buff stacks and then teleport out instantly after.
Make sure you time your Summon Infernal correctly. Do not miss out on a use on this by delaying it too much.
Utilize the add spawns by casting Immolate on a few of them for Flashpoint stacks. You should also apply Havoc to one and then focus down the boss after.
Your raid can use Demonic Gateway to move around the platform when needed.

Destruction Warlock Viability in Aberrus

The class and spec identity of playing a Destruction warlock has remained more or less the same for a very long time. Warlocks are the tanky caster, and Destruction is that Warlock spec that loads up big casts to deal big damage hits. For progressions raiding, we have been the spec that would do very good priority target damage on-demand because of how we're able to store up soul shards and then cast Chaos Bolt. The main weakness of Destruction remains the same as it has for a long time, which is movement. We're almost entirely unable to maintain any sort of rotation while moving, which means you will have to position well and utilize your movement tools correctly. I have listed some of the strengths and weaknesses when playing a Destruction Warlock below:

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Destruction Warlock Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Tips

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