Home › BiS Lists › MoP · Phase 3 › Destruction Warlock

Destruction Warlock Best in Slot — MoP, Phase 3 — Siege of Orgrimmar

Ranged DPS · Updated 2026-07-23 Spotted a mistake in this BiS list? Email bis@boostyou.ai and we'll look into it.

Runs a two-handed staff, so there is no off-hand slot. Prioritize the Tier 16 four-piece. Sinister Primal Diamond is the legendary meta. Drops listed are 25 Heroic; Normal/Flex versions are the same items at lower item level. Draft compiled from Icy Veins MoP Classic guides.
Open in the interactive BiS browser →

Best in Slot by gear slot

SlotItem & alternatives
HeadHood of the Horned Nightmare (Tier 16)Siege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Thok the Bloodthirsty (tier token)
NeckUntainted Guardian's ChainSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Norushen
ShouldersMantle of the Horned Nightmare (Tier 16)Siege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Siegecrafter Blackfuse (tier token)
BackXing-Ho, Breath of Yu'lonLegendary cloak questline — Wrathion (Chapter V: Judgment of the Black Prince)
ChestMantid Vizier's RobesSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Spoils of Pandaria
WristsAvool's Ancestral BracersSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Spoils of Pandaria
HandsGloves of the Horned Nightmare (Tier 16)Siege of Orgrimmar Heroic — General Nazgrim (tier token)
WaistBelt of Ominous TremblesSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Iron Juggernaut
LegsLeggings of the Horned Nightmare (Tier 16)Siege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Paragons of the Klaxxi (tier token)
FeetBone-Inlaid SandalsSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Galakras
Ring 1Signet of the DinomancersSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Thok the Bloodthirsty
Ring 2Iyyokuk's Hereditary SealSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Paragons of the Klaxxi
Trinket 1Purified Bindings of ImmerseusSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Immerseus
Trinket 2Black Blood of Y'ShaarjSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Garrosh Hellscream
WeaponHellscream's War StaffSiege of Orgrimmar Heroic — Garrosh Hellscream

Enchants

SlotEnchant
ShouldersGreater Crane Wing Inscription (+200 Int / +100 crit)Inscription (Secret Crane Wing Inscription for scribes)
BackEnchant Cloak — Superior Intellect (+180 Int)Enchanting (Lightweave Embroidery for tailors)
ChestEnchant Chest — Glorious Stats (+80 all stats)Enchanting
WristsEnchant Bracer — Super Intellect (+180 Int)Enchanting (Fur Lining — Intellect for leatherworkers)
HandsEnchant Gloves — Superior Mastery (+170 mastery)Enchanting
WaistLiving Steel Belt Buckle (+1 gem socket)Blacksmithing
LegsGreater Cerulean Spellthread (+285 Int / +165 crit)Tailoring (crafted, usable by all; Master's Spellthread for tailors)
FeetEnchant Boots — Pandaren's Step (+140 mastery, minor run speed)Enchanting
WeaponEnchant Weapon — Jade SpiritEnchanting
RingsEnchant Ring — Greater Intellect (+160 Int)Enchanting (enchanters only)

Gems

SocketGem
MetaSinister Primal Diamond (Legendary — Wrathion questline; Burning Primal Diamond otherwise)
RedBrilliant Primordial Ruby (+160 Int) — or Artful Vermilion Onyx (+80 Int / +160 mastery)
YellowFractured Sun's Radiance (+320 mastery) — or Artful Vermilion Onyx
BlueVeiled Imperial Amethyst (+80 Int / +160 hit) — or Sensei's Wild Jade (+160 mastery / +160 hit)
Other Warlock specs this phase: Affliction Warlock · Demonology Warlock
All lists: BiS list index · interactive browser