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General Information
On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for yourDemonology Warlock in World of Warcraft The War Within (Season 1).
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Demonology Warlock gear and best in slot.
1.
Gearing a Demonology Warlock
Welcome to our Gearing Page for Demonology Warlock; thissection will cover everything you need to know about equipping your charactercorrectly.
If you have a new piece of gear for which you need gems and enchant advice,you can find everything on our dedicated page below.
Demonology Warlock Enchants and Gems
2.
Best in Slot Gear
3.
BiS Gear for Demonology Warlock
Overall BiS listRaid BiS ListMythic+ BiS List
4.
The War Within Season 1 Overall BiS List for Demonology Warlock
The following list contains the Best in Slot Gearfor Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 1 fromall sources, including Raiding,Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault,and Crafted.
Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". Thebest items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentiallyequivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary statsaround. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists arenot very practically useful and you should be simming your character to findout what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for thislist, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what anendgame set of gear looks like.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Helm |  Devotee's Discarded Headdress (639) | Rasha'nan |
| Neck |  Sureki Zealot's Insignia (639) | Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Shoulder |  Hexflame Coven's Altar (639) | Rasha'nan/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Cloak |  Wings of Shattered Sorrow (639) | Rasha'nan |
| Chest |  Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness (639) | Broodtwister Ovi'nax/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Bracers |  Consecrated Cuffs (636) with  Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Versatility | Crafted — Tailoring |
| Gloves |  Hexflame Coven's Sleeves (639) | Sikran/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Belt |  Burrower's Cinch (639) | Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, or Great Vault |
| Legs |  Hexflame Coven's Leggings (639) | Nexus Princess Ky'veza/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Boots |  Assimilated Eggshell Slippers (639) | Broodtwister Ovi'nax |
| Ring #1 |  Seal of the Poisoned Pact (639) | Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Ring #2 |  Key to the Unseeming (639) | The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Trinket #1 |  Ara-Kara Sacbrood (639) | Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, or Great Vault |
| Trinket #2 |  Spymaster's Web (639) | Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Weapon |  Sovereign's Disdain (639) | Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Off-Hand |  Vagabond's Torch (636) with  Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility | Crafted — Inscription |
4.
The War Within Season 1 Raid BiS List for Demonology Warlock
The following list contains the Best in Slot Gearfor Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 1 fromRaiding, The Great Vault, and Crafted, and thus aimed atthose who do not want to engage with Mythic+.
Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". Thebest items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentiallyequivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary statsaround. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists arenot very practically useful and you should be simming your character to findout what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for thislist, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what anendgame set of gear looks like.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Helm | Devotee's Discarded Headdress (639) | Rasha'nan in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Neck | Sureki Zealot's Insignia (639) | Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Shoulder | Hexflame Coven's Altar (639) | Rasha'nan/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Cloak | Wings of Shattered Sorrow (639) | Rasha'nan in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Chest | Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness (639) | Broodtwister Ovi'nax/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Bracers | Consecrated Cuffs (636) with Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Versatility | Crafted — Tailoring |
| Gloves | Hexflame Coven's Sleeves (639) | Sikran/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Belt |  Shattered Eye Cincture (639) | The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Legs | Hexflame Coven's Leggings (639) | Nexus Princess Ky'veza/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault |
| Boots | Assimilated Eggshell Slippers (639) | Broodtwister Ovi'nax |
| Ring #1 | Seal of the Poisoned Pact (639) | Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Ring #2 | Key to the Unseeming (639) | The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Trinket #1 |  Mad Queen's Mandate (639) | Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Trinket #2 | Spymaster's Web (639) | Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Weapon | Sovereign's Disdain (639) | Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace |
| Off-Hand | Vagabond's Torch (636) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility | Crafted — Inscription |
4.
The War Within Season 1 Mythic+ BiS List for Demonology Warlock
The following list contains the Best in Slot Gearfor Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 1 fromMythic+, The Great Vault, Crafted and is aimed towardsthose who do not have access to Raid drops.
Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". Thebest items vary per character and situation, and many items are essentiallyequivalent in terms of DPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary statsaround. I will list one "BiS" item per slot, but ultimately, BiS lists arenot very practically useful and you should be simming your character to findout what gear to equip next. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for thislist, and thus, you can use the list below as a guideline as to what anendgame set of gear looks like.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Helm |  Abominable Visage (639) | The Necrotic Wake, or Great Vault |
| Neck |  'Emergency Stop' Keychain (639) | The Stonevault, or Great Vault |
| Shoulder | Hexflame Coven's Altar (639) | Matrix Catalyst |
| Cloak |  Azureborne Cloak (639) | Grim Batol, or Great Vault |
| Chest | Hexflame Coven's Ritual Harness (639) | Matrix Catalyst |
| Bracers | Consecrated Cuffs (636) with Writhing Armor Banding and Critical Strike + Versatility | Crafted — Tailoring |
| Gloves | Hexflame Coven's Sleeves (639) | Matrix Catalyst |
| Belt | Burrower's Cinch (639) | Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, or Great Vault |
| Legs | Hexflame Coven's Leggings (639) | Matrix Catalyst |
| Boots |  Membranous Slippers (639) | The Dawnbreaker, or Great Vault |
| Ring #1 |  Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet (639) | The Necrotic Wake, or Great Vault |
| Ring #2 |  Band of the Ancient Dredger (639) | Siege of Boralus, or Great Vault |
| Trinket #1 | Ara-Kara Sacbrood (639) | Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, or Great Vault |
| Trinket #2 |  Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj (639) | The Dawnbreaker, or Great Vault |
| Weapon |  Amarth's Spellblade (639) | The Necrotic Wake, or Great Vault |
| Off-Hand | Vagabond's Torch (636) with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and Critical Strike + Versatility | Crafted — Inscription |
4.
Best Trinkets for Demonology Warlock in The War Within Season 1
Raiding Trinket Tier ListMythic+ Trinket Tier List
5.
Raiding Trinket Tier List for Demonology Warlock
This Trinket Tier List is biased towards single-target, as this tends to bethe more relevant aspect of Raiding. In the case of Trinkets performingsimilarly in single-target, the option with AoE/Multitarget scaling will beranked higher.
A "Tier" as defined by this list is around 0.5% DPS, meaning that S-TierTrinkets are around 0.5% better than A-Tier Trinkets, and so on.
Any trinket not shown on this list is generally considered worse than allother trinkets available on this list.
4.1.
S-Tier
Spymaster's Web — undisputed best Trinket for allsituations. Has the upside of scaling very well in non-linearencounter that requires pooling resources for specific phases.
4.1.
A-Tier
- Mad Queen's Mandate.
- Ara-Kara Sacbrood — Very strong passive trinket.
- High Speaker's Accretion — Best used 6 secondsbefore Summon Demonic Tyrant.
4.1.
B-Tier
- Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
- Unbound Changeling — A strong passive trinket, althoughslightly worse than Ara-Kara Sacbrood.
- Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg.
4.1.
C-Tier
- Satchel of Misbegotten Minions
- Quickwick Candlestick.
- Aberrant Spellforge
- Hadal's Nautilus
5.
Mythic+ Trinket Tier List for Demonology Warlock
This Trinket Tier List is focused more on AoE damage, as a large portion ofMythic+ is AoE damage.
A "Tier" as defined by this list is around 0.5% DPS, meaning that S-TierTrinkets are around 0.5% better than A-Tier Trinkets, and so on.
Any trinket not shown on this list is generally considered worse than allother trinkets available on this list.
4.1.
S-Tier
- Spymaster's Web — undisputed best Trinket for allsituations. Has the upside of scaling very well in non-linearencounter that requires pooling resources for specific phases.
4.1.
A-Tier
- Ara-Kara Sacbrood — Very strong passive trinket.
- Mad Queen's Mandate.
4.1.
B-Tier
- Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
- Unbound Changeling — A strong passive trinket, althoughslightly worse than Ara-Kara Sacbrood.
- Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg.
4.1.
C-Tier
- Quickwick Candlestick
- Satchel of Misbegotten Minions
- Aberrant Spellforge
- High Speaker's Accretion — Best used 6 secondsbefore Summon Demonic Tyrant.
4.1.
Crafted Gear & Embellishments
Spark of Omens will remain the main limiting factor when craftinghigh-end gear, as it can be acquired once every two weeks by combiningtwo 
Fractured Spark of Omens and 250 
Valorstones.
At the start of a tier, it will be possible to craft two pieces (the firstfrom the initial quest and the second from the initial bi-weeklyreward).
It is essential to understand that your crafting strategydepends heavily on the kind of progress and therefore drops available, thespeed at which you progress through the content and whatever drop you canobtain early. As a result, there will not be a single best path, insteadlisted below will be some guidelines:
Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on the offhand weaponand Writhing Armor Banding is the overall best combination as it doesscale into multitarget as opposed to 
Elemental Focusing Lens.
The long-term solution is to directly craft both using sparks at thehighest item level possible, but that does imply dropping a Mythic level Mainhand through Mythic plus before entering in Mythic Raid the second week.
An alternative is to craft both main hand and offhand combo using sparksand leave wrists at 590 item level, which would offer a higher spike inpower at the expense of requiring an additional spark in the long term, withthe understanding that crafted main-hand weapons will need to be replaced byMythic drops counterpart due to item level difference.
4.2.
The War Within Season 1 Tier Set for Demonology Warlock
Wearing 2 and 4 pieces from the Rites of the Hexflame Coven set gives youthe following bonuses:
- Warlock Demonology Season 1 2pc: Your primary demon deals 5%increased damage and your Shadow Bolt damage is increased by50%.
- Warlock Demonology Season 1 4pc: Shadow Bolt has achance to enrage your primary Felguard, increasing the damage of theirnext Legion Strike by 300%.
Both bonuses offer a passive damage increase, and as such, there is noalteration in terms of talent choices or playstyle.
It is important to note that achievingthe 
Warlock Demonology Season 1 4pc is a higher gain than having theset on the sub-optimal slots.
That said, the ideal setup has the Head as the offset piece due asuboptimal stat distribution.
5.
Evaluating Upgrades
The easiest and most sensible way to compare multiple itemsis to use Raidbots' Top Gear. Here, you can input an exportfrom the Simcraft AddOn,select the items to compare, and it will find out which of the items arebest. See below for a guide on how to sim yourself.
Simming Yourself — A Guide to Raidbots
5.1.
Trinket Simulations for Demonology Warlock
DISCLAIMER: sims are currently being developed; therefore, take thefollowing charts with a grain of salt.
5.1.1.
Single Target
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5.1.2.
Cleave
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Changelog
- 09 Sep. 2024: Added BiS lists for Season 1, updated trinket section.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Added Pre-Season BiS list section.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within pre-patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4 launch.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated trinket section for Patch 10.2.5.
- 07 Nov. 2023: Embellishment recommendations updated after Undulating Sporecloak has been annihilated.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated Gear recommendations for Patch 10.2 and Season 3.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reformat of the page with BiS tables and section updates.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 24 Mar. 2023: Updated Onyx Annulet section to account for live hotfixes.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Added patch 10.0.7 new ring section. .
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 13 Dec. 2022: Updated Embellishment recommendations.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Season 1 launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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