Demonology Warlock Guide

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Top Demonology Warlock talent builds for WoW Midnight Season 1. Raid, Mythic+, and PvP builds with stat priorities, rotation tips, and Wowhead talent calculator links.

Updated for The War Within Season 2Last updated: April 9, 2026

Talent Builds

Raid Single Target (Diabolist)

Maximum single-target damage for raid encounters. Diabolist enhances your Demonic Tyrant windows with Infernal Bolt procs and Ruination, creating devastating burst phases tied to your demon army.

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Hero Tree: Diabolist

Class Talents

Demonic Circle Dark Pact Mortal Coil Burning Rush Fel Domination Shadowfury

Spec Talents

Hand of Gul'dan Call Dreadstalkers Demonbolt Summon Demonic Tyrant Nether Portal Implosion Grimoire: Felguard Inner Demons Doom

When to use: Use for all raid bosses where single-target damage is the priority. This is the default raid build for most encounters.

Mythic+ AoE (Diabolist)

Optimized for AoE and cleave in Mythic+ dungeons. Diabolist with Implosion and Hand of Gul'dan provides strong burst AoE, while summoned demons provide sustained cleave damage.

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Hero Tree: Diabolist

Class Talents

Demonic Circle Dark Pact Mortal Coil Burning Rush Fel Domination Shadowfury

Spec Talents

Hand of Gul'dan Call Dreadstalkers Demonbolt Summon Demonic Tyrant Implosion Nether Portal Grimoire: Felguard Inner Demons Doom

When to use: Use for all Mythic+ dungeons. Strong burst AoE with Implosion and sustained damage through your demon army.

Raid Single Target (Soul Harvester)

Alternative raid build using Soul Harvester hero talents. Demonic Soul procs enhance your Tyrant windows differently, providing more consistent damage over time with less reliance on Diabolist burst.

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Hero Tree: Soul Harvester

Class Talents

Demonic Circle Dark Pact Mortal Coil Burning Rush Fel Domination Shadowfury

Spec Talents

Hand of Gul'dan Call Dreadstalkers Demonbolt Summon Demonic Tyrant Nether Portal Implosion Grimoire: Felguard Inner Demons

When to use: Use if Soul Harvester is tuned higher or you prefer a smoother damage profile. Sim your character to compare with Diabolist.

Stat Priority

Intellect

Primary stat — always prioritize item level. Higher ilvl means more Intellect.

Haste

Increases cast speed and pet attack speed. Best secondary stat for faster soul shard generation and demon summoning.

Mastery

Increases all demon damage (Master Demonologist). Strong scaling with your summoned army.

Critical Strike

Increases chance to critically strike for you and your demons. Solid consistent value.

Versatility

Flat damage increase and damage reduction. Lowest priority DPS stat but valuable for survivability.

Rotation Priority

Summon Demonic Tyrant

Use when you have maximum demons active. Extends all demon durations and empowers them for massive burst.

Nether Portal

Use before Tyrant setup. Each soul shard spent during the portal summons an additional demon.

Call Dreadstalkers

Use on cooldown. Summons two Dreadstalkers that deal strong damage and benefit from Tyrant extension.

Hand of Gul'dan

Use at 3 soul shards for maximum imps. Primary soul shard spender that summons Wild Imps.

Demonbolt

Use Demonic Core procs immediately. Generates 2 soul shards and deals strong Shadow damage.

Implosion

Use on 3+ targets when you have many Wild Imps active. Sacrifices imps for burst AoE.

Grimoire: Felguard

Use on cooldown during Tyrant windows. Summons an additional Felguard for strong burst damage.

Shadow Bolt

Filler spell. Generates soul shards and has a chance to grant Demonic Core procs.

Demonology Warlock Guide

Talent Builds

Raid Single Target (Diabolist)

Mythic+ AoE (Diabolist)

Raid Single Target (Soul Harvester)

Stat Priority

Rotation Priority

Gear Tips