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DPS · Raids Level 60 · 10 / 0 / 41 · Affliction 10 · Demonology 0 · Destruction 41

Shadow-and-flame turret: Bane of Havoc cleave, Conflagrate burst and Ruin crits with an Affliction drain shell. Load the level-60 build in the calculator to adjust it for your gear and group.

Level-30 beta Warlock Destruction Raid DPS build

Level-30 Destruction single-target dungeon caster · 2 / 0 / 19 · 21 standard talent points. Reviewed 16 October 2026.

Two Affliction points improve hit chance through Suppression while 19 Destruction points retain Bane, Ruin, Conflagrate and full Agonizing Flames. This version is aimed at a durable single target; the Bane of Havoc point you give up is more valuable when there is a second enemy to damage.

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Beta talent allocation: 2/0/19

Affliction: 2 points

Talent	Rank	Effect at this rank
✦ Suppression	2/5	Improves your chance to hit by 2% and reduces all threat you generate by 8%.

Destruction: 19 points

Talent	Rank	Effect at this rank
✦ Improved Shadow Bolt	5/5	Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.
✦ Bane	5/5	Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.
✦ Ruin	5/5	Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
✦ Agonizing Flames	3/3	Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.
✦ Conflagrate	1/1	Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 110 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.

How to play this beta version

1. Use Shadow Bolt during safe casts and Immolate when its periodic effect will matter.
2. Use Conflagrate knowing that it consumes Immolate; preserve enough Mana for the remainder of the pull.
3. Check existing hit support before investing more: a hit bonus cannot improve attacks already at their applicable hit limit.

What changes from the 51-point build?

• Incinerate requires 31 points and is unavailable.
• Bane of Havoc and Cataclysm are not selected, so this split lacks the two-target talent and Mana discount.

For repeated two-target pulls, use the deeper Destruction alternative. It restores Bane of Havoc and Cataclysm but loses these Suppression ranks.

Why this beta talent split?

The small Affliction dip supports hit reliability without removing Conflagrate or Agonizing Flames. Demonology Stamina helps survival instead of offensive reliability. Restore deeper Destruction for two-target Havoc; take existing hit support into account before choosing the dip.

Alternative beta buildTwo-target Destruction 0/0/21Talent split

When to use

Use when a second eligible enemy can take sustained Havoc damage.

Trade-off

Gives up Suppression to restore Bane of Havoc and Cataclysm.

Destruction21 points

• Improved Shadow Bolt5/5
• Bane5/5
• Cataclysm1/3
• Ruin5/5
• Agonizing Flames3/3
• Conflagrate1/1
• Bane of Havoc1/1

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Level-60 Warlock Destruction Raid DPS build: 51 points

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Destruction Raid DPS at a glance

How to play Destruction Raid DPS

Keep Immolate active when it is useful and choose direct Shadow or Fire casts for the encounter. Conflagrate normally consumes Immolate in the loaded snapshot, but the selected 2/5 Shadow and Flame gives it a 40% chance not to; watch the effect before reapplying it. Bane of Havoc transfers part of your damage on other targets to its marked target, so place it on an enemy that will remain alive during the cleave window.

Related planning: Read the dungeons and raids guide, open the Warlock talent calculator, or review the class changes before you finalize the build.

Destruction Raid DPS talent allocation and effects

Affliction (10 points)

Talent	Rank	Effect
✦ Improved Life Tap	2/2	Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
✦ Suppression	5/5	Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.
✦ Improved Corruption	3/5	Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 6%.

Destruction (41 points)

Talent	Rank	Effect
✦ Destructive Reach	2/2	Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.
✦ Improved Shadow Bolt	5/5	Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.
✦ Bane	5/5	Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.
✦ Molten Skin	5/5	Reduces all damage taken by 10%.
✦ Cataclysm	3/3	Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.
✦ Aftermath	5/5	Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 50% and your Conflagrate spell has a 100% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
✦ Ruin	5/5	Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
✦ Shadowburn	1/1	Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 73 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
✦ Intensity	3/3	Gives you a 70% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
✦ Agonizing Flames	3/3	Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.
✦ Conflagrate	1/1	Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 110 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.
✦ Bane of Havoc	1/1	Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.
✦ Shadow and Flame	2/5	Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 40% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 40% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.

Why Destruction Raid DPS takes these talents

Ruin increases the Destruction critical damage bonus. Bane of Havoc transfers 15% of damage dealt to other targets onto its one marked target. Shadow and Flame grants Shadow damage after Conflagrate and Fire damage after Shadowburn, with chance-based Immolate preservation and shard refunds. The Affliction points support Life Tap and Corruption; this build does not select Incinerate.

Destruction Raid DPS FAQs

More builds to try

Playing a different class? These dps builds from other classes follow a similar role: Marksmanship Raid (Hunter), Combat Swords (Rogue), Shadow Weaving Raid (Priest).

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