Destruction Warlock - Battleground Blitz (US)

Destruction Warlock on the US Battleground Blitz ladder

Destruction Warlock is the 14th most played of 34 specs on the US Battleground Blitz ladder: 2,080 rated characters, 3.2% of everyone ranked in the bracket.

Rated characters

2,080

Share of the bracket

3.2% (14th of 34 specs)

Highest rating

3,005

Median rating

1,401

Top 10% start at

2,012

Average win rate

56.8%

Games played

10 median, 462 most

Realms represented

218

Faction split

Alliance 1,074 (51.6%) Horde 1,006 (48.4%)

Destruction Warlock by rank

Rank	Rating	Rated characters	Share
Elite	2,400+	50	2.4%
Duelist	2,100+	110	5.3%
Rival	1,800+	369	17.7%
Challenger	1,400+	513	24.7%
Combatant	1,000+	174	8.4%
Unranked	below 1,000	864	41.5%

Realms with the most rated Destruction Warlock characters

1. Tichondrius 302 rated, best 2,877
2. Area 52 107 rated, best 2,660
3. Stormrage 101 rated, best 2,685
4. Illidan 99 rated, best 2,575
5. Moon Guard 96 rated, best 2,700
6. Sargeras 76 rated, best 2,462

How Destruction Warlock compares

Every Warlock spec on this ladder

Spec	Rated	Share	Avg rating	Top rating	At 1,800+
Affliction	2,953	4.5%	1,230	2,891	26%
Destruction	2,080	3.2%	1,215	3,005	25%
Demonology	560	0.9%	1,027	2,794	17%

In Solo Shuffle the same spec has 3,150 rated characters in US, the 19th most played of 34 specs, with a top rating of 3,283 and an average of 1,172. Destruction Warlock in Solo Shuffle.

The Destruction Warlock specialization

A master of chaos who calls down fire to burn and demolish enemies.

Class

Warlock

Role

DPS

Preferred weapons

Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword

Mastery

Mastery: Chaotic Energies

PvP talents in the client

9

Destruction Warlock talent tree · Destruction Warlock spec page

Destruction Warlock PvP talents

The 9 PvP talents the current game client lists for Destruction Warlock, in alphabetical order.

• 
  Bane of HavocUnlocks at level 30

  Replaces Havoc. Your single target spells have a 35% chance to curse the ground with a demonic bane, causing all of your single target spells to also strike targets marked with the bane for 50% of the damage dealt. Lasts 5 sec.

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  BloodstonesUnlocks at level 40

  Your Healthstones are replaced with Bloodstones which increase their user's haste by 20% for 18 sec instead of healing.

• 
  Bonds of FelUnlocks at level 55

  Encircle enemy players with Bonds of Fel. If any affected player leaves the 12 yd radius they explode, dealing (2912% of Spell Power) Fire damage split amongst all nearby enemies.

• 
  Fel Fissure

  Chaos Bolt creates a 5 yd wide eruption of Felfire under the target, reducing movement speed by 50% and reducing all healing received by 25% on all enemies within the fissure. Lasts 6 sec.

• 
  Gateway MasteryUnlocks at level 49

  Increases the range of your Demonic Gateway by 20 yards, and reduces the cast time by 30%. Reduces the time between how often players can take your Demonic Gateway by 30 sec.

• 
  Impish Instincts

  Taking direct Physical damage reduces the cooldown of Demonic Circle by 3 sec. Cannot occur more than once.

• 
  Nether Ward

  Surrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 3 sec, reflecting all harmful spells cast on you.

• 
  Shadow RiftUnlocks at level 55

  Conjure a Shadow Rift at the target location lasting 2 sec. Enemy players within the rift when it expires are teleported to your Demonic Circle. Must be within 40 yds of your Demonic Circle to cast.

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  Soul Rip

  Fracture the soul of up to target players into the shadows, reducing their damage done by 25% and healing received by 25% for 8 sec. Souls are fractured up to 20 yds from the player's location. Players can retrieve their souls to remove this effect.