Tier Sets
Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses:
- (2) Set Bonus: Your primary demon deals 5% increased damage and your Shadow Bolt damage is increased by 50%
- (4) Set Bonus: Shadow Bolt has a chance to enrage your primary Felguard, increasing the damage of their next Legion Strike by 300%
Both the 2 and 4 set makes demonology in The War Within (11.0) a very shadow bolt focused spec. Luckily we have talents such as Rune of Shadows and Sacrificed Souls being easily accessible in the demonology talent tree, making it less “annoying” to have to cast more shadow bolts than we are used to from previous expansions.
It is still a less mobile spec than the “good old times” when we were swimming in demonic core procs but overall it feels ok when the shadow bolt cast time is as low as it is.
demonology warlock Best in Slot Gear
You should still prioritize the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Demonology Warlock, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.
Overall Best Gear
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Devotee’s Discarded Headdress | Rasha’nan |
| Neck | Sureki Zealot’s Insignia | The Silken Court |
| Shoulders | Hexflame Covern’s Altar | Rasha’nan |
| Cloak | Wings of Shattered Sorrow | Rasha’nan |
| Chest | Hexflame Coven’s Ritual Harness | Broodtwister Ovi’nax |
| Wrist | Concecrated Cuffs | Tailoring |
| Gloves | Hexflame Coven’s Sleeves | Sikran, Captain of the Sureki |
| Belt | Hexflame Coven’s Dormant Eye | Catalyst |
| Legs | Hexflame Coven’s leggings | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza |
| Boots | Concecrated Boots | Tailoring |
| Ring | Key to the Unseeming | The Bloodbound Horror |
| Ring | Seal of the Poisoned Pact | Queen Ansurek |
| Trinket | Spymaster’s Web | The Silken Court |
| Trinket | Ara-Kara Sacbrood | Ara-Kara, City of Echoes |
| Main Hand | Krix’vizk’s Speech Rod | City of Threads |
Best Gear from Raiding
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Devotee’s Discarded Headdress | Rasha’nan |
| Neck | Sureki Zealot’s Insignia | The Silken Court |
| Shoulders | Hexflame Covern’s Altar | Rasha’nan |
| Cloak | Wings of Shattered Sorrow | Rasha’nan |
| Chest | Hexflame Coven’s Ritual Harness | Broodtwister Ovi’nax |
| Wrist | Concecrated Cuffs | Tailoring |
| Gloves | Hexflame Coven’s Sleeves | Sikran, Captain of the Sureki |
| Belt | Shattered Eye Cincture | The Bloodbound Horror |
| Legs | Hexflame Coven’s leggings | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza |
| Boots | Concecrated Boots | Tailoring |
| Ring | Key to the Unseeming | The Bloodbound Horror |
| Ring | Seal of the Poisoned Pact | Queen Ansurek |
| Trinket | Spymaster’s Web | The Silken Court |
| Trinket | Mad Queen’s Mandate | Queen Ansurek |
| Main Hand | Sovereign’s Disdain | Queen Ansurek |
| Off Hand | Broodtwister’s Grim Catalyst | Broodtwister Ovinax |
Best Gear from Mythic+
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Crown of Enfeebled Bodies | Grim Batol |
| Neck | “Emergency Stop” Keychain | The Stonevault |
| Shoulders | Hexflame Covern’s Altar | Great Vault/Catalyst |
| Cloak | Anvilhide Cape | The Stonevault |
| Chest | Hexflame Coven’s Ritual Harness | Great Vault/Catalyst |
| Wrist | Concecrated Cuffs | Tailoring |
| Gloves | Hexflame Coven’s Sleeves | Great Vault/Catalyst |
| Belt | Hexflame Coven’s Dormant Eye | Great Vault/Catalyst |
| Legs | Hexflame Coven’s leggings | Great Vault/Catalyst |
| Boots | Concecrated Boots | Tailoring |
| Ring | Stichflesh’s Misplaced Signet | The Necrotic Wake |
| Ring | Circle of Bone | Grim Batol |
| Trinket | Unbound Changeling | Mists of Tirna Scithe |
| Trinket | Ara-Kara Sacbrood | Ara-Kara, City of Echoes |
| Main Hand | Krix’vizk’s Speech Rod | City of Threads |
Trinkets
Work is yet to be done with trinkets, but for now the one that stands out is Spymaster’s Web. A comprehensive trinket list will be published before the raid is available.
Embellishments
All embellishments are very underwhelming at the moment, ranging from 0,5 to 1% damage in most cases. As we close in on the race I will let you all know what the winners are most likely to be.