Demonology Warlock
Demonology Warlock — DPS
Command a demon army and burst hard under Summon Demonic Tyrant.
Last updated 8/28/2026 by Guild guides
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Overview
Demonology Warlocks are masters of demons — you constantly summon Dreadstalkers and Wild Imps while your Felguard anchors the pack. Burst is predictable and huge when you stack demons before Summon Demonic Tyrant.
How this spec operates
- Primary resource is Soul Shards — generate with
Shadow Bolt and spend on 
Hand of Gul'dan and summons. 
Felguard is your permanent pet — it tanks in M+ and fires 
Axe Toss (
Command Demon) as your 30s interrupt.- Wild Imps are your army;
Summon Demonic Tyrant extends them — hold cooldowns for windows instead of pressing on CD. 
Demonic Core makes 
Demonbolt your highest-priority spender — never let stacks expire.- AoE adds
Implosion and ground effects; the core shard loop stays the same. - Gateway, Healthstones, and
Unending Resolve make you one of the most utility-heavy DPS specs.
Strengths & weaknesses
Strengths
Weaknesses
- Durable ranged spec with Unending Resolve and Healthstones
- Flexible talent builds (Diabolist, Soul Harvester) for different comps
- Strong M+ utility — pet tanking, Gateway skips, Soulstone
- Excellent cleave without a separate rotation
- High burst on a predictable Tyrant timer
- No damage immunity — positioning still matters
- Ramp before Tyrant can feel slow on dying targets
- Lower burst outside cooldowns than Destruction
- Pet pathing on heavy-movement fights
What top logs actually run
Sampled from Warcraft Logs via Archon · updated 2026-08-27T12:00:00Z · 118675 parses
Spec & Hero Popularity
64.0%
Keystone Level
+18
DPS
275.1k