Demonology Warlock Leveling Guide

11.0.5 - The War Within

Last Updated:October 24, 2024|Changelog

Welcome to the Demonology Warlock leveling guide for the World of Warcraft patch 11.0! In this guide, you find a small overview of good talents to pick, a simplified rotation as well as a shopping list to prepare you for your leveling journey!
If you are already level 80, don't hesitate to check out the Mythic+ or Raid guide instead!

It is recommended to level as Affliction or Destruction for a smoother experience!

Talents

Patch 11.0.5 - The War Within
Demonology Warlock
Soul Harvester Level 70
Soul Harvester Demonology Warlock leveling talents

Spec Tree

  • Mark of F'harg
    • This makes your Summon Vilefiend become a major part of your damage both on AoE and single-target.
  • Call Dreadstalkers
    • Also a big part of your damage, should be used as much as possible.
  • Summon Demonic Tyrant
    • Your only real cooldown, use whenever there's an enemy that lives for a bit.

Class Tree

  • Dark Pact
    • Use this a lot to sustain your health when you have to Burning Rush.
  • Pact of Gluttony
    • Use this whenever you have lost a bit of health so you can use Burning Rush.
  • Soulburn
    • Great spell to use in combination with Demonic Gateway to increase mobility.

Hero Talents

  • Soul Harvester performs better than Diabolist while leveling due to the fact that it has very powerful talents early in the tree like Shared Fate.
  • Quietus makes your Demonbolts apply Shared Fate to your target.

Leveling Talent Points

  • Talent point allocation
    • 1. Level 71
    • 2. Level 72
    • 3. Level 73
    • 4. Level 74
    • 5. Level 75
    • 6. Level 76
    • 7. Level 77
    • 8. Level 78
    • 9. Level 79
    • 10. Level 80
Milestones: 0 / 10
1. Level 71
  • Choose Soul Harvester as your Hero Talent
  • Pick Soul Anathema
2. Level 72
  • Pick Shared Fate
3. Level 73
  • Pick Quietus
4. Level 74
  • Pick Demoniac's Fervor
5. Level 75
  • Pick Shadow of Death
6. Level 76
  • Pick Necrolyte Teachings
7. Level 77
  • Pick Gorebound Fortitude
8. Level 78
  • Pick Wicked Reaping
9. Level 79
  • Pick Gorefiend's Resolve
10. Level 80
  • Pick Sataiel's Volition

Rotation

Patch 11.0.5 - The War Within
Demonology Warlock

Single-Target

  • You want to spend as many Soul Shards as possible during your opener.
  • Maximizing Wild Imps for Reign of Tyranny is not that important while leveling since most targets die too fast.
Demonology Warlock single-target leveling Opener

AoE

  • In general, whenever you have Summon Demonic Tyrant ready you can setup a big pull and your empowered Summon Vilefiend + Call Dreadstalkers cleave everything down fast.
Demonology Warlock AoE leveling Opener
  • Always cast Summon Vilefiend and Call Dreadstalkers on cooldown.
  • If the entire pull dies fast from your cooldowns you can save all your Wild Imps until the next pull and cast an early Implosion.
    • When your Wild Imps are not attacking anything it takes a very long time until they time out which means that you can often save them between pulls.

Shopping List

Patch 11.0.5 - The War Within
Demonology Warlock
  • Consumables
    • 1. Phial
    • 2. Food
    • 3. DPS Potion
    • 4. Heal Potion
    • 5. Weapon Rune
    • 6. Augment Rune
  • Utility
    • 7. Goblin Glider Kit
    • 8. Gunshoes
    • 9. Mount Equipment
  • Experience Gains
    • 10. Banner of Cooperation
    • 11. Standard of Unity
    • 12. Battle Standard of Coordination
Milestones: 0 / 12
1. Phial
  • 20x Phial of Tepid Versatility
2. Food
  • 40x Fried Bonefish
3. DPS Potion
  • 40x Elemental Potion of Ultimate Power
4. Heal Potion
  • 80x Potion of Withering Dreams
5. Weapon Rune
  • 4x Howling Rune
6. Augment Rune
  • Dreambound Augment Rune -- Requires Reputation
    or
  • 10x Draconic Augment Rune
7. Goblin Glider Kit
  • 20x Goblin Glider Kit
    • Nice to either prevent yourself from dying to fall damage or to fly over small gaps without mounting up.
8. Gunshoes
  • 20x Gunshoes
    • Use to gain a 200% movement speed & water walking buff for 25 seconds.
    • Use the "walk" toggle to slow down if you want to hand in quests.
9. Mount Equipment
  • Buy 1x Light-Step Hoofplates and use it as your mount equipment.
10. Banner of Cooperation

Buy this Banner on your faction's Guild Vendor.

  • Horde/Orgrimmar: Banner of Cooperation
  • Alliance/Stormwind: Banner of Cooperation
11. Standard of Unity

Buy this Banner on your faction's Guild Vendor.

  • Horde/Orgrimmar: Standard of Unity
  • Alliance/Stormwind: Standard of Unity
12. Battle Standard of Coordination

Buy this Banner on your faction's Guild Vendor.

  • Horde/Orgrimmar: Battle Standard of Coordination
  • Alliance/Stormwind: Battle Standard of Coordination

Credits

Written by: Wolfdisco

Reviewed by: Sho

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