Your battleground role
Prepare safe casting windows with your group. Pair Immolate and Conflagrate for damage and Aftermath’s daze, retaining Shadowburn for a deliberate offensive window.
Read about Honor, ranks and upgrades in the general PvP guide →
Talents: a complete starting point
Original AzerothCompass example build · 51 points at level 60. Requirements and budget were checked with our calculator. It uses talent dataset 1.60.1.70790 and is not a measured meta recommendation.
| Talent | Rank | Why it is in the build |
|---|---|---|
| Shadowburn | 1/1 | Part of the planned damage window. |
| Conflagrate | 1/1 | A Destruction tool for your offensive plan. |
| Incinerate | 1/1 | The capstone of this Destruction setup. |
| Shadow and Flame | 5/5 | Connects the two damage focuses. |
| Aftermath | 5/5 | A control-oriented selection in the source build. |
| Bane of Havoc | 1/1 | Prepare safe casting windows with your group. Pair Immolate and Conflagrate for damage and Aftermath’s daze, retaining Shadowburn for a deliberate offensive window. |
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Affliction · 7
- Improved Life Tap 2/2
- Improved Corruption 5/5
Demonology · 7
- Demonic Embrace 5/5
- Demonic Aegis 2/2
Destruction · 37
- Destructive Reach 2/2
- Bane 5/5
- Molten Skin 3/5
- Aftermath 5/5
- Ruin 5/5
- Shadowburn 1/1
- Intensity 3/3
- Conflagrate 1/1
- Pyroclasm 2/2
- Bane of Havoc 1/1
- Fire and Brimstone 3/3
- Shadow and Flame 5/5
- Incinerate 1/1
Suitable gear and stats
Compare Stamina, Spell Power and spell reliability, with mana and crit as part of the whole picture. A pure PvE damage list does not account for time spent under enemy pressure.
| Set / item | Context |
|---|---|
| Premier Felweave Robe | A specific rare chest candidate for comparison. |
| Premier Warlord’s Felweave Hood | An epic Warlord’s Threads headpiece for later goals. |
Evaluate weapon and off-hand together and account for the spell schools your build actually uses. Treat your demon as part of the plan rather than only looking at your own damage stats.
These are concrete comparison candidates, not a guaranteed best-in-slot list. Names remain in English for an exact match. Check the right faction version, requirements and actual vendor availability in game.
Your plan for the next match
- Choose a position with an escape from melee pressure.
- Prepare damage around your group’s control windows.
- After the match, check whether movement or missing cover limited your casting time.
Alternatives and source status
Adapt the example build to your group and role in our calculator. After each change, check tree requirements, point budget and planned equipment.
Build and item data can change independently. Check recent hotfixes if a talent name, point count or vendor selection differs from this snapshot. This guide documents its sources; we have not play-tested every combination.
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Sources & context
Original AzerothCompass example build using local talent dataset 1.60.1.70790. All 51 points, dependencies and tree limits were checked with the calculator. Gameplay and gear suggestions are editorial proposals, not a measured meta.
