Destruction

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Main article: Warlock talents#Destruction

Destruction is the third of the Warlock's talent trees. This tree's emphasis is to improve the Warlock's burst damage spells. It mainly affects Fire spells, but is not restricted to them.

Destruction is often the spec of choice for Warlocks that would rather do heavy direct damage themselves. It is often perceived as the best spec for PvP as it gives you the tools to quickly finish off a foe. However, its usefulness in arena play, especially in 2v2, is debated. Unlike the Affliction and Demonology trees, Destruction offers very little in terms of survivability or damage mitigation--two valuable assets in arena. The tree is clearly focused on damage. The introduction of resilience took quite a bit of punch out of Destruction's PvP appeal. Moreover, many of its spells have longer cast times than the DoTs of Affliction which gives opponents the opportunity to interrupt your spellcasting.

For raiding, Destruction is valuable especially when combined with the talent Demonic Sacrifice. DD locks are often at the top of DPS ranks in raids.^{[citation needed]}

Destruction spells are mana intensive so it is vital to manage mana efficiently.

The two talents Improved Firebolt and Improved Lash of Pain are designed to increase the speed with which your minions do damage, without being in the Demonology tree.

See also

Affliction | Demonology | Destruction