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

Beta Criado 22/11/2020 em 00:33 por Squishei

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Vengeance Demon Hunter

Demonology Warlock

What has Changed for Demonology Warlock?

Arremesso de Machado now interrupts and stuns all targets, if possible. Increased travel time.

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

Seta Sombria damage increased by 13%.

Evocar Espreitadores do Medo attack power has been increased by 20%. Dreadstalker’s Dreadbite and Dreadlash damage has been reduced by 10%.

Seta Dizimadora bonus damage for Seta Demoníaca reduced to 100-160%, down from 200-400%.

Apodrecimento d'Alma had its health cost removed.

Dízimo Expurgante damage reduced by 20%.

Catástrofe Iminente damage reduced by 20%.

Wild Imps duration out of combat increased to 40s.

Núcleo Ardente da Tormentaranha changed to stack 4 times and have a 15s duration.

likelyTalent builds for for Demonology WarlockhaveNúcleo Ardente da TormentaranhaSifão de PoderEspreitadores CarnívorosDas SombrasSigno de Evocação Superior do WalfridoRelíquia de Sinergia DemoníacaForças do Pesadelo ChifrudoPotencial ImplosivoLeveling perks

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

Level 54: Evocar Espreitadores do Medo - gives your Dreadstalkers a secondary 'charge' effect when swapping targets.

Level 56: Seta de Fogo Vil - increases the number of casts from 5 to 6.

Level 58: Evocar Tirano Demoníaco - generates 5 soul shards when Demonic Tyrant is cast.

Covenant abilities for Demonology WarlockKyrianDízimo ExpurganteEvocar ComissárioDízimo de AlmaNecrolordSeta DizimadoraMoldacarne

Solvente 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.

Liderança pelo Exemplo (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.

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

Moldacarne Astuto (Heirmir) reduces Fleshcraft cooldown after defeating an enemy.

Dizimação FatalNight FaeApodrecimento d'AlmaForma da AlmaPortal DemoníacoComedor de AlmasVenthyrCatástrofe IminentePorta das SombrasForma da AlmaOrigem CatastróficaPicking a CovenantoverallonlyBest Soulbinds for Demonology WarlockKyrianMeditação em CombateEsquecer o PassadoMeditação em CombateEsquecer o PassadoGolpes ValentesCoragem PontualChamado à Ação de BronMartelo da GêneseNecrolordNight FaeCampo de FloresCuidador de CasulosDemonology Warlock ConduitsPotency Conduits

Conduit

Description

Raid verdict

Mythic+ Verdict

Nascido do Sangue

While there are some talent builds that revolve around Seta Demoníaca 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

Espreitadores Carnívoros

Pairs very nicely with Açoite Pavoroso and Das 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 do Tirano

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

Decent DPS gain

Dízimo 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 Dízimo Expurgante alongside with Evocar Tirano Demoníaco.

Major DPS gain

Moderate DPS gain

Origem Catastrófica

Making your curses last longer is not too impactful.

No DPS gain

Dizimação Fatal

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

Moderate DPS gain

Comedor de Almas

Increasing the radius of this Apodrecimento d'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

Embalo Demoníaco

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

Mediocre at best

Celeridade Vil

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

Very Useful

Vulto de Terror

Mostly useless for all content outside of soloing.

Not useful

Astúcia 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

Vitalidade Acrescida

Largely only useful for solo content.

Awful

Mildly OK

Pedra-sangrenta 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

Barreira Resoluta

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.

Nascido do Sangue smoothens out the flow of Núcleo Demoníaco generation and gives you more overall charges for movement, when needed.

Alma do 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.

Nascido do Sangue 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.

Espreitadores Carnívoros should be interchanged with Borne of Blood when playing the Dog build, since additional Mordida Pavorosa will provide higher uptime of Das 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 do Portal Negro

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

Relíquia 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

Signo de Evocação Superior do Walfrido

Reduces cooldown of your Evocar Tirano Demoníaco 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

Chamado Medonho do Inquisidor Sombrio

Increases the damage of your next Evocar Espreitadores do Medo 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

Forças do Pesadelo Chifrudo

A 15% chance to recast Mão 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 Ardente da Tormentaranha

Increases the damge of your Seta Demoníaca by up to 32% for 15s.

Excellent

Good

Picking a LegendaryNúcleo Ardente da TormentaranhaRelíquia de Sinergia DemoníacaNúcleo Ardente da TormentaranhaSeta DemoníacaRelíquia de Sinergia DemoníacaForças do Pesadelo ChifrudoPotencial ImplosivoSigno de Evocação Superior do WalfridoRelíquia de Sinergia DemoníacaConclusion

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