Warlock
Destruction
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Destruction Warlock
The Destruction specialization of the Warlock in The Burning Crusade focuses on immediate damage, with Shadow or Fire spells.
The Warlock is a spellcaster who wields Shadow and Fire, summons demons and brings unique tools to the group, such as Healthstones, Soulstones and Ritual of Summoning5 sec castOpens a portal that summons a group member to the Warlock, with the help of 2 other members. Costs a Soul Shard.. Destruction is for players who enjoy big critical strikes.
Gameplay built on critical strikes
Destruction can be played two ways: with Shadow Bolt3 sec castSends a shadowy bolt at the enemy for 544 to 607 Shadow damage. as the main spell, or with the new Fire spell Incinerate2.5 sec castDeals 444 to 514 Fire damage to the target, plus 111 to 128 more if the target is affected by Immolate.. Shadow and FlameDestruction · Row 8 · 5 ranksShadow Bolt and Incinerate gain an additional 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% of your bonus spell damage. strengthens both spells, DevastationDestruction · Row 3 · 5 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. increases the critical strike chance of Destruction spells, and RuinDestruction · Row 5 · 1 rankRequires: Devastation (5 ranks)Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%. increases their critical strike damage bonus by 100%.
Demonic SacrificeDemonology · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 30 minSacrifices your demon to grant you an effect for 30 minutes: Imp, Fire damage +15%; Voidwalker, restores 2% of total health every 4 seconds; Succubus or Incubus, Shadow damage +15%; Felhunter, restores 3% of total mana every 4 seconds; Felguard, Shadow damage +10% and 2% of total mana every 4 seconds. sacrifices the demon to empower the Warlock: the Succubus for Shadow, the Imp for Fire. The final talent of the tree, ShadowfuryDestruction · Row 9 · 1 rank0.5 sec cast · 20 sec cooldown · Duration 2 secRequires: Shadow and Flame (5 ranks)Deals 612 to 728 Shadow damage and stuns all enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds., deals Shadow damage and stuns nearby enemies.
What is its role in PvE?
In PvE, the Destruction Warlock is one of the highest-damage specializations in The Burning Crusade, with a very simple rotation. The Fire version deals the most damage, but it needs a Fire Mage, whose talent increases the Fire damage taken by the target.
