How you play Demonology Warlock

Spend Soul Shards to summon an army of demons, then call a Tyrant who makes them all stronger.

Your buttons, most important first

Your big moment: Summon Demonic Tyrant. Right after, cast as many Hand of Gul'dan as you can.
Call Dreadstalkers whenever it is ready.
3 or more Soul Shards: Hand of Gul'dan.
Demonic Core lit up (2 or more)? Demonbolt: it is instant then.
Nothing else? Shadow Bolt: it makes Soul Shards.

More enemies: Implosion when 6 or more Wild Imps are out. Spread Demonbolt over different enemies.

Biggest mistake: Pressing Summon Demonic Tyrant with no Soul Shards and no Demonic Core: then you cannot fill it with Hand of Gul'dan.

Hero talents

Diabolist (best this season): after a Pit Lord shows up, Hand of Gul'dan becomes Ruination. Press it before it fades.

Soul Harvester: press Summon Demonic Tyrant at 2 Soul Shards or less: it gives you 3 back.

From the guides: Icy Veins 10 Aug · Wowhead 12 Aug · Method 27 Sep 2026. A patch can change this.

Group

Buttons you press for someone else or for the whole group. For one person: click their name first, then press the button. The grey note says when a button works differently.

helps everyone near you at once

when someone has died

Soulstone

Consumables

What to bring for this spec. Point at an item for its tooltip.

Flask Flask of the Shattered Sun
Combat Potion Light's Potential
Health Potion Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
Weapon Buff Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Augment Rune Void-Touched Augment Rune
Personal Food Hearty Royal Roast
Feast Hearty Harandar Celebration

Dispel

From your group: debuffs you can remove

Singe Magic — Magic

In the game this card knows your character. Every button shows the key it is on for you right now, the lists above drop whatever you have not learned, and your bags are checked for the consumables.

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