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Destruction Warlock Guide for WoW WotLK Classic PvP

Patch Phase 4WotLK Classic Arena Season 8

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Best Destruction Warlock WotLK PvP Build, Talents, Stat Priority, Trinkets, BiS gear, etc., ranked by their performance and popularity based on the World Top PvP Players in WotLK Classic Arena Season 8.

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Easy mode choices summary for Destruction Warlock

Type
Top Choice
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
Talents
2441
2349
2%
Main Hand
2503
2277
4%
Off Hand
2564
2322
1%
Trinket
2522
2503
2%
Trinket Combination
2633
2328
4%
Head
2564
2209
21%
Neck
2241
2212
2%
Shoulders
2633
2270
5%
Back
2441
2421
1%
Chest
2564
2270
10%
Wrist
2522
2400
2%
Hands
2564
2211
20%
Waist
2412
2308
1%
Legs
2522
2234
4%
Feet
2411
2343
1%
Rings
2564
2212
2%
Item Level
269
2564
2308
4%
Tier
2564
2270
10%
Gem
2564
2202
24%
Gem Combination
2564
2458
2%
Back Enchant
2400
2238
5%
Chest Enchant
2564
2198
24%
Wrist Enchant
2761
2134
94%
Feet Enchant
2564
2184
35%
Weapon Enchant
2761
2146
78%
Stat
Median Value
Haste
22%
Race
Representation
Human
65 (60%)

Talents for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2441
2349
2%
2564
2331
2%
2633
2242
5%
2414
2212
1%
2215
2212
2%
2252
2203
2%
2522
2203
19%
2270
2184
3%
2403
2178
1%
2213
2142
1%
2269
2103
2%
2761
2068
28%
2100
2056
1%
2062
2015
1%
2119
2007
2%
2042
1993
1%
2204
1977
2%

Stat Name for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Median Value
Haste
22%
Crit
17%

Main Hand for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2503
2277
4%
2761
2241
36%
2331
2193
2%
2412
2158
4%
2207
2104
1%
2411
2100
5%
2203
2042
5%
2071
2035
1%
2138
2017
3%
2025
2010
1%
2013
2007
1%
2202
2000
21%
2146
1994
3%

Off Hand for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2564
2322
1%
2387
2285
2%
2522
2282
1%
2290
2233
2%
2503
2206
9%
2441
2200
3%
2203
2184
2%
2348
2157
8%
2633
2113
23%
2212
2106
1%
2414
2048
13%
2039
2023
1%
2761
2005
12%

Trinket for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2522
2503
2%
2633
2260
9%
2411
2208
7%
2414
2184
9%
2252
2182
1%
2761
2177
35%
2290
2148
1%
2269
2146
1%
2522
2134
63%
2215
2107
1%
2202
2100
1%
2239
2098
1%
2307
2075
7%
2203
2070
1%
2348
2048
5%
2207
2048
5%
2403
2025
22%
2025
2018
1%
2348
2014
2%
2761
2013
9%
2068
2008
1%
2376
2001
5%

Trinket Combination for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2633
2328
4%
2761
2307
4%
2522
2282
1%
2307
2259
2%
2348
2197
2%
2411
2196
2%
2260
2193
3%
2220
2187
1%
2414
2184
7%
2441
2177
17%
2207
2139
1%
2239
2098
1%
2096
2070
1%
2054
2054
1%
2333
2047
6%
2025
2018
1%
2014
2010
1%
2119
2009
2%
2068
2008
1%
2048
2003
1%
2376
2001
4%
2273
2001
7%
2001
1976
1%

Neck for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2241
2212
2%
2761
2208
33%
2331
2205
1%
2223
2175
1%
2371
2156
4%
2203
2146
2%
2290
2071
3%
2215
2043
3%
2333
2034
4%
2633
2020
35%
2376
2010
2%

Shoulders for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2633
2270
5%
2564
2226
18%
2503
2130
2%
2761
2126
30%
2522
2096
15%
2053
2025
1%
2413
2005
15%
2273
1958
8%

Back for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2441
2421
1%
2412
2247
5%
2212
2207
1%
2411
2206
6%
2564
2187
10%
2223
2169
2%
2522
2149
2%
2200
2148
1%
2193
2094
1%
2239
2062
2%
2761
2058
55%
2010
2003
2%
2025
2000
2%

Chest for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2403
2270
1%
2564
2270
10%
2522
2239
2%
2273
2238
1%
2411
2177
19%
2349
2161
1%
2215
2065
2%
2761
2051
50%
2252
2042
5%

Wrist for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2522
2400
2%
2564
2317
2%
2241
2222
1%
2203
2200
2%
2503
2189
11%
2252
2182
1%
2441
2177
6%
2215
2139
1%
2412
2119
3%
2153
2098
1%
2761
2067
58%
2206
2066
2%
2146
2060
1%

Hands for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2564
2211
20%
2522
2177
12%
2203
2150
1%
2418
2138
22%
2252
2062
2%
2285
2053
3%
2761
2019
35%

Waist for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2412
2308
1%
2411
2252
2%
2441
2211
9%
2349
2200
4%
2503
2177
7%
2564
2094
2%
2170
2087
1%
2761
2068
59%
2522
2062
3%
2112
2001
2%

Legs for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2522
2234
4%
2387
2212
3%
2564
2211
12%
2371
2178
5%
2285
2139
2%
2761
2113
25%
2349
2104
5%
2119
2059
2%
2241
2043
2%
2025
2015
1%
2633
2011
28%
2007
2000
2%

Feet for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2411
2343
1%
2349
2294
1%
2441
2194
4%
2564
2193
7%
2200
2189
1%
2212
2146
3%
2522
2119
5%
2211
2107
1%
2503
2094
3%
2761
2060
58%
2387
2031
2%

Rings for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2564
2212
2%
2349
2209
2%
2522
2202
7%
2761
2193
13%
2503
2178
18%
2761
2136
75%
2203
2121
1%
2285
2121
5%
2215
2112
2%
2269
2098
2%
2295
2071
10%
2411
2044
12%
2275
2036
5%
2333
2035
11%
2348
2031
15%
2290
2005
5%
2053
2003
1%

Item Level for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
269
2564
2308
4%
268
2413
2307
6%
258
2290
2238
2%
270
2633
2220
3%
261
2348
2210
7%
271
2503
2206
2%
267
2761
2169
7%
254
2203
2158
1%
253
2522
2119
2%
266
2418
2100
6%
255
2252
2071
3%
263
2295
2068
6%
260
2414
2062
5%
264
2331
2048
10%
259
2269
2015
5%
265
2387
2011
7%
257
2269
2004
5%
262
2233
1982
7%

Tier for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2564
2270
10%
2522
2234
4%
2564
2226
18%
2564
2211
20%
2564
2209
21%
2503
2193
5%
2761
2187
8%
2522
2177
12%
2411
2177
19%
2349
2161
1%
2285
2139
2%
2418
2138
22%
2503
2130
2%
2761
2126
30%
2761
2113
25%
2349
2104
5%
2522
2096
15%
2275
2094
7%
2215
2065
2%
2633
2061
48%
2119
2059
2%
2285
2053
3%
2761
2051
50%
2290
2043
4%
2252
2042
5%
2053
2025
1%
2761
2019
35%
2633
2011
28%
2007
2000
2%
2273
1958
8%

Gem for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2564
2202
24%
2215
2200
2%
2307
2181
1%
2564
2177
51%
2269
2153
2%
2761
2153
74%
2761
2146
28%
2223
2137
4%
2348
2131
3%
2295
2130
7%
2564
2119
61%
2761
2119
67%
2633
2119
74%
2207
2104
2%
2633
2100
13%
2215
2096
2%
2203
2088
1%
2761
2072
55%
2418
2071
16%
2441
2068
16%
2119
2067
1%
2761
2065
20%
2761
2065
23%
2761
2063
50%
2761
2063
57%
2290
2060
4%
2223
2054
2%
2193
2053
3%
2285
2043
4%
2295
2040
8%
2285
2014
2%
2269
2005
5%
2202
2004
2%
2071
2001
2%

Gem Combination for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2564
2458
2%
2633
2418
1%
2761
2413
2%
2418
2245
1%
2564
2212
14%
2233
2204
2%
2348
2204
3%
2418
2203
2%
2441
2203
6%
2564
2203
23%
2564
2181
37%
2633
2178
2%
2414
2171
2%
2761
2135
2%
2333
2114
4%
2270
2105
1%
2348
2105
4%
2170
2061
3%
2761
2047
16%
2403
2036
8%
2761
2025
6%
2522
2022
2%
2348
2013
5%
2170
1955
3%

Back Enchant for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2400
2238
5%
2761
2072
46%
2010
1992
1%

Chest Enchant for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2564
2198
24%
2215
2164
1%
2349
2094
10%
2761
2070
63%

Wrist Enchant for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2761
2134
94%
2054
2003
2%
2017
1999
2%

Feet Enchant for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2564
2184
35%
2761
2068
61%
2203
2054
2%

Weapon Enchant for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2761
2146
78%
2412
2071
12%
2223
1997
5%
2005
1971
1%

Race for Destruction Warlock

-
Name
Representation
Human
65 (60%)
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