Destruction Warlock Guide - How to do top DPS (4.0.6)

I go over all the major points required for a player to do consistently good DPS as a Destruction warlock in Cataclysm.

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Spell Priority

- Improved Soul Fire - maintain this buff as long as possible
- Immolate
- Conflagrate
- Bane of Doom - *you can clip this dot once it reaches 15 seconds
- Corruption
- Soul Fire - when empowered imp procs
- Shadowflame
- Demon Soul]
- Chaos Bolt
- Shadowburn - when the boss is at 20% or below
- Incinerate - filler spell

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Enchant Links:
Arcanum of Hyjal: http://www.wowhead.com/item=62367

Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone: http://www.wowhead.com/item=62343

Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52773

Enchant Gloves - Spell Powe: http://www.wowhead.com/item=38979
or Haste: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52749

Powerful Enchanted Spellthread: http://www.wowhead.com/item=54448

Ebonsteel Belt Buckle: http://www.wowhead.com/item=55054

Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52768

Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52779
If this is too expensive for you - I recommend: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52744

Enchant Boots - Lavawalker: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52782
If this is too expensive for you - I recommend: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52743

Enchant Bracer - Mighty Intellect: http://www.wowhead.com/item=68789
If this is too expensive for you - I recommend either: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52766 or: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52746 if you don't need more hit rating.

Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent - http://www.wowhead.com/item=52774
If this is too expensive for you - I recommend: http://www.wowhead.com/item=52760

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[Feniks9174]

ROFL, the way you pronounce Chaos Bolt kills me.

It's Kay-aws, using the same root word as chaotic. It's not "chouse".

XD

The rotation section was a little confusing, buy I suppose that's the nature of the spec. A lloooooooot of CD's to watch.

[MaanaWoW]

@Feniks9174 - it was a joke. note the chao from sonic :)

[MrNarve]

nice guide tho i just wanted to point out that crit is at the same level as haste until you can get 2500 haste rating. for the next immolate tick.

also if you cast bane of doom right after a immolate cast it won't delay your conflag cast.

[MaanaWoW]

@MrNarve - as of 4.0.6 haste is consistently better than crit at any gear level.

also as for bane of doom - i believe you are correct - but in the guide i refer to your spell priority - not any kind of opening sequence.

as for felhunter and felguard - it looks like they'll get better - but im referring to how the imp benefits destro in several ways and that aspect is missing from affliction and demonology.

[digdigdid]

This is super helpful and you have a great sense of humor! thanks and keep it up!

[Trollina666]

@DJChibbs how to macro the imp?:D

[bamazudi]

@lxXxlGlazzyl Did you know 90% of the people can't differentiate between your and you're? Who is the 4th grader now. Dumbass.

[Dots667]

change imp with incinerate..i think the 5%+ dmg to it its worth it

[ChickenWangU]

OMFG imp sucks. stop using it.

[lxXxlGlazzyl]

Hey i have a question?!?

Can you read?

Your reading like a 4th grader. Dumbass.

[esmafr73]

^^ thanks

[TheCursedManiac]

it's funny and helpful :D

[carnagedaniel]

@OriginalTrickShooter yep

[OriginalTrickShooter]

is this build still good to day??

[johncod444]

are u gonna make a new guide soon for 4.3?