Warlock
Destruction
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Warlock Destruction
Strengths
- Direct damage: ConflagrateDestruction · Row 4 · 1 rankInstant · 10 sec cooldownIgnites a target affected by your Immolate, dealing 88 to 111 Fire damage and consuming the Immolate., available after investing 16 points, consumes the target's Immolate2 sec cast · Duration 15 secBurns the enemy, dealing Fire damage and then more Fire damage over 15 seconds. to deal fire damage.
- Multiple targets: Bane of HavocDestruction · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 5 minAfflicts the target for 5 minutes: 15% of all damage you deal to other targets is also dealt to it. Limited to 1 target; only one bane per Warlock on a given target., available with all 21 points in the specialization, deals to one target 15% of the damage dealt to others.
- Defense: Molten SkinDestruction · Row 2 · 5 ranksReduces all damage you take by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. reduces all damage taken by up to 10%.
- Mana: CataclysmDestruction · Row 2 · 3 ranksReduces the mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3% / 6% / 10%. reduces the mana cost of Destruction spells by up to 10%.
Weaknesses
- Fragility: according to Blizzard, the Warlock is physically fragile and relies on demons for protection.
- Advanced talents out of reach: Shadow and FlameDestruction · Row 6 · 5 ranksDuration 20 secHitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all your Shadow damage by 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% for 20 seconds, and hitting one with Shadowburn increases all your Fire damage by 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% for 20 seconds. Conflagrate also has a 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn a 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100% chance to refund a Soul Shard. (26 points) and IncinerateDestruction · Row 7 · 1 rank2.5 sec castRequires: Bane of Havoc (1 rank)Deals 100 to 114 Fire damage to the target, and 25% more if it is affected by Immolate. (31 points) are not available at level 30.
- Limited choices: with 21 points, only one point can be placed in the fifth row, between PyroclasmDestruction · Row 5 · 2 ranksDuration 3 secRequires: Intensity (3 ranks)Gives Soul Fire a 13% / 26% chance to stun the target for 3 seconds, and Rain of Fire and Hellfire a 13% / 26% chance over their duration to stun the targets they damage for 3 seconds., Bane of HavocDestruction · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 5 minAfflicts the target for 5 minutes: 15% of all damage you deal to other targets is also dealt to it. Limited to 1 target; only one bane per Warlock on a given target. and Fire and BrimstoneDestruction · Row 5 · 3 ranksRequires: Conflagrate (1 rank)Increases the critical strike chance of Conflagrate by 8% / 17% / 25%..
