Destruction Warlock Talent Build & Glyphs
The 0/13/58 Destruction Warlock build for WotLK 3.3.5a, point by point. It is already loaded in the calculator below, so you can change a talent, try another build or copy a link to share it.
- 0/13/58 main build
- 1 build
- Glyphs included
- Free · no login
Class Armory
3.3.5a · LEVEL 80
Save, share & build options
Click to add · Right-click or Shift-click to remove. On touch screens, select a talent and use + / −.
Major Glyphs
Minor Glyphs
Glyph recommendations aren't compiled yet for this build — the talent split above is still fully real and verified against actual WotLK 3.3.5a game data.
Build snapshot
Save it, or copy it straight into Discord.
About the Destruction Warlock build
Destruction Warlock is a 0/13/58 build: fifty-eight points in Destruction and thirteen in Demonology. The spec is defined by Chaos Bolt, Backdraft, Fire and Brimstone, Shadow and Flame, Pyroclasm and Empowered Imp. There is one build in the calculator, and the major glyphs are Life Tap, Immolate and Conflagrate.
- 0/13/58main build
- 1build to compare
- 6glyphs
- 71points at level 80
Every talent in the main Destruction Warlock build
This is the 0/13/58 build, talent by talent, with what each one does at the rank the build takes. Talents are listed from the top of each tree to the bottom. The Affliction tree gets no points in this build.
Demonology13 points
| Talent | Rank | What it does at this rank |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Imp | 3/3 | Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield, and Blood Pact spells by 30%. |
| Demonic Embrace | 3/3 | Increases your total Stamina by 10%. |
| Fel Synergy | 1/2 | You have a 50% chance to heal your pet for 15% of the amount of spell damage done by you. |
| Fel Vitality | 3/3 | Increases the Stamina and Intellect of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter and Felguard by 15% and increases your maximum health and mana by 3%. |
| Demonic Aegis | 3/3 | Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Armor and Fel Armor spells by 30%. |
Destruction58 points
| Talent | Rank | What it does at this rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bane | 5/5 | Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Chaos Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec. |
| Aftermath | 2/2 | Increases the periodic damage done by your Immolate by 6%, and your Conflagrate has a 100% chance to daze the target for 5 sec. |
| Cataclysm | 3/3 | Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%. |
| Demonic Power | 2/2 | Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' Lash of Pain spell by 6 sec, and reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 0.5 sec. |
| Ruin | 5/5 | Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells and your Imp's Firebolt spell by 100%. |
| Intensity | 2/2 | Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting or channeling any Destruction spell by 70%. |
| Destructive Reach | 1/2 | Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10% and reduces threat caused by Destruction spells by 10%. |
| Backlash | 3/3 | Increases your critical strike chance with spells by an additional 3% and gives you a 25% chance when hit by a physical attack to reduce the cast time of your next Shadow Bolt or Incinerate spell by 100%. This effect lasts 8 sec and will not occur more than once every 8 seconds. |
| Improved Immolate | 3/3 | Increases the damage of your Immolate spell by 30%. |
| Devastation | 1/1 | Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 5%. |
| Emberstorm | 5/5 | Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 15% and reduces the cast time of your Incinerate spell by 0.25 sec. |
| Conflagrate | 1/1 | 16% of base mana · 30 yd range · Instant Cast · 10 sec cooldownConsumes an Immolate or Shadowflame effect on the enemy target to instantly deal damage equal to 60% of your Immolate or Shadowflame, and causes an additional 40% damage over 6 sec. |
| Soul Leech | 3/3 | Gives your Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn, Chaos Bolt, Soul Fire, Incinerate, Searing Pain and Conflagrate spells a 30% chance to return health equal to 20% of the damage caused. |
| Pyroclasm | 3/3 | When you critically strike with Searing Pain or Conflagrate, your Fire and Shadow spell damage is increased by 6% for 10 sec. |
| Shadow and Flame | 5/5 | Your Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn, Chaos Bolt and Incinerate spells gain an additional 20% of your bonus spell damage effects. |
| Improved Soul Leech | 2/2 | Your Soul Leech effect also restores mana to you and your summoned demon equal to 2% of maximum mana, and has a 100% chance to grant up to 10 party or raid members mana regeneration equal to 1% of maximum mana per 5 sec. Lasts for 15 sec. |
| Backdraft | 3/3 | When you cast Conflagrate, the cast time of your next three Destruction spells is reduced by 30%. Lasts 15 sec. |
| Empowered Imp | 3/3 | Increases the damage done by your Imp by 30%, and all critical hits done by your Imp have a 100% chance to increase your spell critical hit chance for your next spell by 20%. This effect lasts 8 sec. |
| Fire and Brimstone | 5/5 | Increases the damage done by your Incinerate and Chaos Bolt spells to targets afflicted by your Immolate by 10%, and the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell is increased by 25%. |
| Chaos Bolt | 1/1 | 7% of base mana · 30 yd range · 2.5 sec cast · 12 sec cooldownSends a bolt of chaotic fire at the enemy, dealing 837 to 1061 Fire damage. Chaos Bolt cannot be resisted, and pierces through all absorption effects. |
Destruction Warlock glyphs
Major glyphs
Glyph of Life TapWhen you use Life Tap or Dark Pact, you gain 20% of your Spirit as spell power for 40 sec.
Glyph of ImmolateIncreases the periodic damage of your Immolate by 10%.
Glyph of ConflagrateYour Conflagrate spell no longer consumes your Immolate or Shadowflame spell from the target.
Minor glyphs
Glyph of Demonic CircleReduces the cooldown on Demonic Circle by 4 sec.
Glyph of SoulsReduces the mana cost of your Ritual of Souls spell by 70%.
Glyph of Unending BreathIncreases the swim speed of targets affected by your Unending Breath spell by 20%.
Destruction Warlock talents FAQ
QWhat is the best Destruction Warlock talent build in WotLK 3.3.5a?
Our main build is 0/13/58: 0 points in Affliction, 13 in Demonology and 58 in Destruction. The deepest talents it takes are Chaos Bolt, Fire and Brimstone, Backdraft and Empowered Imp. The calculator on this page loads it, and you can change any point to see what it costs.
QWhich glyphs should a Destruction Warlock use?
The main build uses Glyph of Life Tap, Glyph of Immolate and Glyph of Conflagrate as major glyphs and Glyph of Demonic Circle, Glyph of Souls and Glyph of Unending Breath as minor glyphs.
QHow should a Destruction Warlock split talent points?
Level 80 gives 71 talent points. The main build spends them as 0/13/58 across Affliction, Demonology and Destruction. There is one build for this spec in the calculator, so the list above is the whole plan.