Destruction Warlock Stats, Races and Consumables Guide

Patch 11.2 Last Updated: 8th Sep, 2025
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Stat Priorities

Stat Ranking

Intellect > Haste = Crit = Mastery > Versatility

Main stat is king for stats so as a general rule highest item level will be your best option for gearing; however once you are reaching the point where you have equal item level pieces you want a good mix of every stat other than versatility. Simming your character will always give you the best results when it comes to stat weights and which items you should equip on your character.

Stat Outline

Haste - Increased spell casting speed

Mastery - Your spells deal 8% additional damage, up to X%

Crit - Chance for your spells to deal bonus damage

Versatility - Increases damage and reduces damage taken

Races

For Alliance the best races are Dwarf followed by Mechagnome and Human.

For Horde the best races are Tauren followed by Mag’har Orc and regular Orc.

That being said, all races are extremely close in performance and not a detail that should be worried about too much.

Enchants

Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Chant Of Leeching Fangs

Chest: Enchant Chest - Crystalline Radiance

Bracers: Enchant Bracer - Chant Of Armored Avoidance

Boots: Enchant Boots - Defender's March

Legs: Sunset Spellthread

Rings: Enchant Ring - Radiant Haste or Enchant Ring - Radiant Critical Strike

Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Authority Of The Depths or Enchant Weapon - Authority Of Radiant Power

Gems

Sim your character to determine optimal gem setup, there are far too many combinations of gems to list and the optimal gems will be based on your character’s existing stat breakdown.

Consumables

Food: Feast Of The Divine Day or Beledar's Bounty

Phials: Flask Of Alchemical Chaos

Potions: Tempered Potion

Health Potions: Invigorating Healing Potion

Weapon Oil: Algari Mana Oil

Runes: Crystallized Augment Rune