Destruction Warlock: Analysis of the 9.2 Systems & Hotfixes in Mythic+ - Shards, AoE, and Blasphemy

With the March 29th Weekly Reset, Destruction Warlocks received a 5% buff for their spec further catapulting their spec ahead in Mythic+ where exceptional sustained AoE damage is highly valued! Our Destruction Warlock Guide Writer, Loozy, breaks down how the complete package of covenant, tier set bonuses, and double legendaries have turned Destruction Warlocks into AoE powerhouses.

9.2 Tier Set Bonus — Shroud of the Demon Star2-Set — Ritual of Ruin — Every 10 Soul Shards spent grants Ritual of Ruin, making your next Chaos Bolt or Rain of Fire consume no shards and have no cast time. 4-Set — Avatar of Destruction — When Chaos Bolt or Rain of Fire consumes a charge of Ritual of Ruin, you summon a Blasphemy for 8 seconds. March 29th HotfixesDestruction All damage increased by 5%.

Loozy, our Destruction Warlock guide writer, has given more extensive thoughts on the Destruction Warlock AoE toolkit!

Destruction Warlock in Mythic+ in patch 9.2

In a recent article, we covered Destrution Warlock in Mythic Sepulcher after a massive increase in the specs performance. In this article, I am going to cover why Destruction is such a strong spec in Mythic+ currently.

What makes Destruction so strong in Mythic+?

Firstly it's important to remember the reason Destruction is so attractive to bring in your Mythic+ group right now, is the high amount of sustained AoE damage. Single target damage has never been what Destruction has excelled at, but we still do a fair bit of single target damage. The big kicker is the AoE damage. There are a few factors that make for a very strong AoE damage setup. Those are:Talents

Inferno — Turns Rain of Fire into a soul shard generator, if enough targets are present. Also, the 20% damage increase to Read more on wowhead.com