5.4 Destruction Warlock Talents & Stat Priority! [Cobrak]

In this video we'll be covering the main changes to Destruction Warlocks in the upcoming 5.4 patch, as well as running over talents, glyphs and stat priorities =D
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[@Xragion]

10:50 jesus that was the simplest reforge lite explantion ever and i loved it THANK YOU

[@zheros81]

Hey man I unsubed from WoW at 5.3 but I've kept up with your videos, and with this one you've convinced me to get back in the game and bring back that destro heat! Thanks for the great content!

[@Dattebayolo]

Idk why you dont have more subs bro.. honestly you're amazing

[@Dolamite616]

Just found this video - massive help to a new Destro Lock! Many thanks!

[@emgee5641]

New 90 and this guide is extremely helpful. Thank you. Doing 77k (in 5 mans) with 470 ilvl so I have alot more learning and practice to do.

[@Harvoc49]

Cobrak. The Fel Flame change was for PvP. With the KJC nerf, people needed a spell to cast on the move if they didn't take that talent but since Fel Flame currently takes a snapshot of one's current stats and then extends one's DoTs with the stats, often times a DoT put up with higher stats would get refreshed with one with lower stats. As you can see, this is obviously a problem if movement is needed in a fight.

[@Cobrak]

Crit is pretty nice, but a lot of testing has shown Mastery to not only increase overall damage output, but also for Destro it increases things like Ember Tap healing, which is sweet ^^

[@recker2006]

that reforge addon is pretty awesome man helps a hell of alot :P

[@crtier]

Cob!! you made a mistake explaining the ReforgeLite addon. you forgot to tell ppl that they have to press Calculate before hitting show! :D awesome vid man!

[@Warbaby_]

I started my warlock after seeing you play, you are an inspiration :)

[@Saminomai]

just tried the reforging and gemming on the ptr, for those who are interested on what items to pick: If you just pick all pvp pieces without hitrating (the gloves and one ring will have it, that's unavoidable if you want full grievous) than this gem setup and just reforging the ring with crit and mastery into hitrating will bring you to 2041 hitrating, which is the closest possible, since you need 2040 to get your 6%.

[@cleavarN]

This video made me calm. I was a bit worried about the upcoming patch tbh!

[@NecromaniacPVP]

We are going to show them what Double Lock can do in arena tomorrow man!

[@ExcisioNable]

cob is just amazing :D Thank you!

[@sampochw]

@Frawsty, Chaos Bolt is a 100% crit. Therefore, crit rating does not help it at all. That's why your crit rating percentage instead increases the damage of Chaos Bolt by the same percentage.

[@deathstalker7689]

Great video! that addon looks sweet as well will deffo try that out, keep it up!

[@felstep2701]

I recently went Affliction 5.4. Yes, yes, I am a betrayer but I consider myself going back to my roots of SL/SL! Anyhow, the haunts have been hitting harder than my Chaos bolts sometimes (they are just not always gauranteed to crit like a CB). The overall dmg is steady and very easy to spread to all targets fairly quickly (which is why I see the nerf in fel flame). Have you tried affliction? I would imagine you are just staying Destro. Either way, I am melting faces with both specs. Good stuff

[@Cobrak]

Gotta stay positive man ^^ was hard when the KJC nerf came out, but we really gotta focus on these more recent buffs =] I think we're good

[@snickerblitz]

as always, your videos beckon me away from Demo. I may have to try Destro in 5.4. Thanks again Cob!

[@drakyr]

before clicking the "show" button in reforge lite, you'll want to click calculate, or the stats there wont have changed

[@roflcopternom]

it truly depends on who is playing, any class/spec can counter any other class/spec aslong a you know what to do

[@oijertoewijrt2288]

just got my lvl90 warlock from WoD pre-order, been stoked and was lvling one without heirlooms, now I can just skip that. Thanks for the video cause I was so lost on where to start and spec.

[@MrJpascua]

Hey Cob, i gave this build a try last night.. Harvestlife>Mortalcoil>soullink>BurningRush>grim of sac>KiljCunning with drain/siphon life glyphs and did ok in bg's. i did alot of fear>CBolt>drainlife, howl>CBolt>drainlife and MCoil>incinerate>drainlife. and juss kited with BRush+incinerate. I just wanna how u think this would fair in arena? really want your opinion. im actually kinda proud of myself for thinkin up something new for once but dont wanna commit myself if it has too many holes.

[@fortescue95]

As a high rated lock i like supremacy for arenas and using shiwhorra with this helps a ton with the glyph but i only use this for 2s with maybe a healer or a dps without alot of CC themselves just saying its nice to have :D

[@telopyd]

Thank you so much:D Really liked this video:D Destro seems awesome in 5.4

[@Cobrak]

Yeah man, this is a definete possibility ^^ WLS, maybe even RLS I can see be very strong setups for sure

[@Cobrak]

For BGs I think so ^^ it can be tough to push in and land Howls onto healers and other casters that will very quickly learn to kite away from us =] Also the knockback can be amazing on a lot of BG maps!

[@elTommo90]

heh, thanks for the brief tutorial on reforgelite, i got it a few days ago and just stared at it blankly while all the numbers and buttons looked back at me... :')

[@kamilpszczola]

It's really nice to see that Chaos Bolt can hit strong again. I've thought that fel flame damage was increased on ptr or did they revert it? Nice video Cob especially for someone who wasn't on ptr yet :).

[@Narses3]

Not sure if mentioned in comments earlier but you missed out you need to 'calculate' the reforges before you 'show' them :) nice vid

[@basspinda2089]

Cob, are you already using your naga? :) When I got mine, I instantly became a better destro lock. For you that won't happen instantly but probably will take some time. Really agree with this as a buff than a nerf. Maybe I should play some games without KJC in live now, to learn I'm not able to run and cast anymore! Cheers

[@LvladenPvP]

bird flying backwards at the end zoom out XD lmao

[@Sadisticewok88]

Great guide cob! Thanks :) Cannot wait to destroy in arenas!

[@CarlosDelAlamo_Estrayk]

thanks for discover me reforge lite!

[@SwindlersMana]

5.4 Affliction vid would be awesome, good vid here of course. What do you think of glyph of eternal resolve with soul link and 2 PvP trinkets? How much damage mitigation do you think this could really provide?

[@Daymion666]

yes... i level up my thrid warlock and must say.. the time between 86 an 89 was really good in opvp and bgs.I get used to it not being able to run whiel casting. (sry for my bad english :])

[@Dirtbags-TV]

Love your videos man, great job

[@twstyshaftgaming6358]

Hey cob! I found using the control modifier hard to use but i managed to make it so my caps now functions as control and it seems to be alot easier. What do you think? Heard of anyone else doing that before? Keep up gr8 vids :)

[@Kedrine]

Hey Cob are you going to stream sometime?I just found you on twitch and I watched the 5v5 test video,its crazy man!I think you should do it again

[@davidgrove4262]

What do you think about demo vs destruction? I'm hearing good things about demo what are your thoughts anyways good video keep up the epic work brotha

[@edgardoortiz963]

This helped me loads thanks Cobrak!

[@Daymion666]

hey cob.. im really agree with all you said in this vid.. i cant take any longer the QQ in the forums....

[@leachyboi567]

Might go back to destro, been playing demonology/affliction for a while now. Not sure which to change from

[@Brxpoisonv2]

Just watching this video makes me wanna go back to school and finish that shit up. Then come home and play as a Warlock. Motivated :P

[@MS-gl5mg]

you've covered everything! good job!

[@heating4652]

Cobrak,even though i find you as by far the best warlock there is,haven't you heard that Kil'Jaedens Cunning isn't dead? MY personal opinion every caster has ONE spell to cast while moving for example shamans have Lightning bolt,mages Scorch etc,etc , so why not to pick Cunning even though you can cast just one spell while moving i think it still gives you nice mobility and i don't think it is worthy of switching it to 2 dark souls.

[@calinbalut5966]

My friend , he knows that , check his lates video , he uses that. Also , indeed its nice , but archimondes darkness is still better overall.

[@noOne367]

Well,you re right,but first of all,your highest damage skill is chaos bolt.And as you know crit increases its dmg so archimonde's darkness is a better option now,kil jaeden's cunning is a type of mobility that is good for affliction,since master yis still better for afflcition

[@heating4652]

Rgr Erger I know It was early 5.4 back then,it's been a while since I said that,but I've realised that archi is actually better ;)

[@WhiteAbyssion]

from what i heard on AJ, locks are top class.

[@frostymage3974]

Hey Cobrak I was just wondering would you ever consider Lifestreaming? Sorry if you made a video on this I think you did but I can't remember. Thank you for being awesome :D

[@suko123]

I didnt know if you knew already that you can even havoc spell lock two targets also

[@maartendeproost]

Great guide Cob!

[@oliverdan11]

Hey Cob XD, what do u think about affliction ? Should i use GoSac ou GoSup for talents tier 5 ? What comps 3s do u think is going to be great for Warlocks(affliction,destro and demo)? sorry about my english and see ya next video !! :D

[@NecromaniacPVP]

GoSac/GoServ -> 2xFellhunter for double silence + Howl of Terror + Mortal Coil + fear spam... What do we want more? :P

[@suomynona2885]

What do you think about the use of professions in PvP? I noticed you're using the utility based ones, eng and tailoring, but, since you can't use nets, boots, or glider in arenas; would you think having base int professions (ex. int ring enchant, bs sockets, etc.) be better or worse than the lightweave proc and on use eng gloves? I ask because I'm not too great of a player and I get flustered trying to find places on my bars to bind so many necessary spells. Thanks /salute

[@Moggers1990]

Hey Cob. Just wondering about the new version of Soul Link if specced into Sacrifice. Is it still a 20% HP increase with the 3% heal on top? Obviously Sacrificial Pact is huge as Sacrifice when used correctly. But maybe in 3's where it's just constant damage, i'm guessing it could be slightly useful to tone down some of the pressure? Also, i've been unable to get onto the PTR this cycle. Would be awesome if you'd be up for a few BG's after it goes live to get used to some changes. Cheers!

[@Spylugia]

I love when chaos bolt is chaotic.

[@adnefagerli4408]

Nice video Cobrak! :) Would u mind making a Survival guide? :))

[@mikev5486]

a lot of times ember tap is best just as a hard solid heal, not a HoT that takes 12 sec to tick its full healing, a lot of damage can be done to u during that time which could of been healed instantly if u don't glyph for it

[@dontreadmyname4396]

hi cobrak, have you considered going back to playing MoP? there is a instant max lvl server called pandawow that is very nice

[@pradia12345]

Hey Cobrak do you think the new AD will mean that WLS will become super strong again? I mean warriors got their cd's buffed iirf so that Bladestorm has a 1 min cd like Bloodbath. I'm thinking that this will basically allow WLS to have burst every 1 minute if you simply save your Dark Soul and line it up with your Warrior's cd. What's your thoughts?

[@coreyv8460]

Should be interesting. Cant wait!

[@mattyvideoman]

It's gona be interesting getting used to not casting while moving since I levelled in 5.2/5.3.but I say bring it on!

[@ApothercyCold]

With the Grimoire you're picking for BGs, Supremacy, I'm aware you can have the same pet out twice; does that mean you can double CC? ie, if I have Succy out and CC somebody, can I use the Grimoire to CC a second target as well?

[@Suramooon]

Is it smart to cast to consecutive chaosbolt with grimoire of sacrifice? I always have the impression that the second chaosbolt hits before the cb-dot of the first cb has timed out- so do i lose at least some damage of GoS there? I usually use KJ- cunning as it's often quite useful to be more agile in PvP (kiting melees, los- outplay...)

[@Mathiasthlarsen]

What do you think about the new arena system? :) And also, do you have any good advice for a new warlock ^^

[@AddictedShuffler]

Hey cobrak, can u make duel guides again please, as you did in cata?? Thanks :)

[@mcjuggernautxd5503]

the cool thing is that i picked my sockets like that before i decided to watch a guide xD

[@TunippsGaming]

Thanks man this helped lots cant believe how much I was doing wrong! O.O

[@Baron_Drake]

Hey there,, prob already been said but glyph of havoc would surely work very well with soulburn especially if contending with a healer?

[@brenanmccrthy301]

He said intellect and mastery... Crit rating increases the choas bolt damage. But intellect and mastery are the two main gems if your looking to be offensive

[@Midakuin]

Hey you move spell kill jeaden? and Archimonde's Darkness? cant move? chaos bolt?

[@Frodo_Prime]

Cob, you have nothing but haste in your gear. An update on this would be nice.

[@LegoOutbreak]

You've made me want to play a lock. Thank you :D.

[@smugflunky]

Il have to test which i like better ad or kjc :( im a big fan of the move while casting shit

[@Eluneschild]

Hello Cobrak. I see you're using a meta gem that gives movement speed increase, and then again you're enchanting movement speed on your boots. Since im guessing you're well aware that the MS doesnt stack, do you use it only because of the mastery? or would it be worth using the burning meta? or a meta that reduces stuns/silences?

[@TheTriforcekeeper]

That was fast, thanks!

[@DUNDRAC]

how did u get ur quartz castbar so large and cool

[@dreamomega]

Hey man. Love the videos. Mind telling me your PC specS? :D thanks

[@Daminz]

Hey Cob! Just started playing again and im going for honor/conq farm for gear. My question is which one of your speccs currently on armory is your bg specc? Should I go sacrifice or petspeccs? //Cheers

[@Midakuin]

Hey hello cobrak i ask what about Two charge Archimonde's Darkness?

[@TheDonmayo]

What happened to the 3% Crit Meta gem? I see you using 432 Mastery+ movement speed incr. Meta instead. Is it worth it more now? Also don't you keep a certain amount of haste so your attacks aren't too slow?

[@heyheyheyheyhi14]

Where does the red glow come from? because it doesnt have the red glow to it on the screenshots

[@Daantjer]

my quartz doesnt work in 5.4...it doesnt show up in Addons interface aswel, but its in the right folder just as everything else... :/ help pls

[@Swisheals]

@Cobrak hey man I been checking out destro and last nite in my burst trinket proc on my first dps trinket up and my jade spirit proc then bursting I critted 210k with mostly griev on im basicly full griev and stacked crit its intense cos I dont even need to use chaos bolt like im critting harder then u with chaos bolt in this vid with my incinerate I still use cunning cos moving and casting incinerate and critting 90ks with it all I need is incinerate conflagate and shadowburn LOL

[@nisis98]

Vialcooldowns Addon Dont work in 5.4 for me some one have this bug now ? Cob do u know something about this ?

[@moonkinpwnyou]

I was looking at your armory,what is the reason you gem stamina? Couldnt this be used for a stat to help you do more damage?

[@hoediajdid7818]

they made rain of fire no longer regen embers? ( havent played in months) that def is gonna hurt our dps and survivability

[@HelloDimineata]

Cobrak why don`t you ever use Living Steel Belt Buckle ? You know it gives 1 more extra gem slot in your belt, right ?

[@christopheranderslund9668]

tyvm cob now im rddy for the new patch ones agian ! :D:D:D

[@AmazinPrays]

is using a succubus even worth it anymore with baseline howl, and fear on top of that? They just dr so much

[@TrueUltimateTerror]

What about the Harvest Life change??

[@AFSDSHDFFSS]

Are there any Pve Trinkets that make sense for Destro Locks or is the Resi set bonus just too good?

[@GarolakSC]

That eagle was flying backwards at the end of the video lol

[@lolhamster33]

Swagger Bird at the end :D

[@PedroLTQ]

Great vidd cob!

[@tjborge]

I went aff in pvp and destro pve. with the way mal grasp increases dots kiljadeens is still work it.

[@bullz72]

Great guide

[@al3zmi]

i wish if we get some good procs from casting as destro, only proc we get is Backlash and that's all, Unlike fire mages with insane damage and procs

[@Morthiasx]

I think getting rid of KC was actually a buff for me, since i always had -30% run speed at all times >

[@Shuturmouth4]

Hey Cobrak what server are you on cause would really love to look you up

[@tylerchapman8856]

what about hunters. no one seems to mind that they can run around at full speed doing a constant stream of dmg with zero penalty4