Trinket Leaderboard
Best Trinkets for Destruction Warlock in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.0.5.67314)
Ranked DPS deltas for every current-season trinket, simmed weekly against a stat-priority baseline. Pick a fight style below; raw numbers and percentage gain over the no-trinket baseline are in the table.
The top trinket for Destruction Warlock in Patch 12.0.5.67314 is Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem, gaining 9.70% DPS over no trinket on Cleave.
Updated May 6, 2026
Patch 12.0.5SimC c68540650,000 iterations per trinket
Top pick
The top cleave trinket for Destruction Warlock in WoW Midnight Patch 12.0.5.67314 is Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem from March on Quel'Danas, gaining 9.70% DPS over the no-trinket baseline. Gaze of the Alnseer (8.82%) and Vaelgor's Final Stare (8.17%) round out the top three. Numbers are mean DPS across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations on the canonical Destruction Warlock baseline at item level 289.
Top 10, cleave
Baseline 101,892 DPS- #1
+9,886 (9.70%) - #2
+8,983 (8.82%) - #3
+8,324 (8.17%) - #4
+8,299 (8.15%) - #5
+7,620 (7.48%) - #6
+7,563 (7.42%) - #7
+7,551 (7.41%) - #8
+7,463 (7.32%) - #9
+7,379 (7.24%) - #10
+7,327 (7.19%)
Top trinket pairings (cleave)
Estimated, paired sim coming soonEstimated combined gain. We're shipping paired sims next; numbers shown are upper-bound additive (the sum of each trinket's solo DPS gain, ignoring how the two interact when worn together).
- #1+18,869 (18.5%)
- #2+18,210 (17.9%)
- #3+17,307 (17.0%)
Full ranking, cleave
63 trinkets| Rank | Trinket | Source | ilvl | DPS gain | vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +9,886 | 9.70% |
| 2 | Gaze of the Alnseer | RaidThe Dreamrift | 289 | +8,983 | 8.82% |
| 3 | Vaelgor's Final Stare | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +8,324 | 8.17% |
| 4 | Locus-Walker's Ribbon | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +8,299 | 8.15% |
| 5 | Darkmoon Deck: Hunt | WorldInscription | 285 | +7,620 | 7.48% |
| 6 | Soulcatcher's Charm | Mythic+Maisara Caverns | 289 | +7,563 | 7.42% |
| 7 | Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +7,551 | 7.41% |
| 8 | Primal Philosopher's Stone | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +7,463 | 7.32% |
| 9 | Darkmoon Dominion: Blood | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +7,379 | 7.24% |
| 10 | Darkmoon Deck: Blood | WorldInscription | 285 | +7,327 | 7.19% |
| 11 |  Litany of Lightblind Wrath | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +7,149 | 7.02% |
| 12 |  Emberwing Feather | Mythic+Windrunner Spire | 289 | +7,005 | 6.87% |
| 13 |  Magister's Alchemist Stone | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +7,002 | 6.87% |
| 14 |  Heart of Wind | Mythic+Windrunner Spire | 289 | +6,960 | 6.83% |
| 15 |  Darkmoon Dominion: Void | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +6,905 | 6.78% |
| 16 |  Darkmoon Deck: Void | WorldInscription | 285 | +6,834 | 6.71% |
| 17 |  Glorious Crusader's Keepsake | WorldQuel'Danas Faction | 285 | +6,736 | 6.61% |
| 18 |  Reality Breacher | Mythic+Seat of the Triumvirate | 289 | +6,682 | 6.56% |
| 19 |  Wraps of Cosmic Madness | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +6,672 | 6.55% |
| 20 |  Astalor's Anguish Agitator | WorldEngineering | 285 | +6,557 | 6.44% |
| 21 |  Sylvan Wakrapuku | WorldQuel'Danas Faction | 285 | +6,513 | 6.39% |
| 22 |  Void-Reaper's Libram | WorldInscription | 285 | +6,439 | 6.32% |
| 23 |  Emerald Coach's Whistle | Mythic+Algeth'ar Academy | 289 | +6,234 | 6.12% |
| 24 |  Eye of the Drowning Void | Mythic+Magisters' Terrace | 289 | +6,183 | 6.07% |
| 25 |  Sealed Chaos Urn | WorldWorld Drop | 285 | +5,990 | 5.88% |
| 26 |  Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity | WorldPvP Vendor | 285 | +5,601 | 5.50% |
| 27 |  Darkmoon Dominion: Rot | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +5,599 | 5.49% |
| 28 |  Darkmoon Deck: Rot | WorldInscription | 285 | +5,582 | 5.48% |
| 29 |  Ever-Collapsing Void Fissure | WorldWorld Drop | 285 | +5,567 | 5.46% |
| 30 |  Crucible of Erratic Energies | WorldVoidstorm Quest Reward | 285 | +5,563 | 5.46% |
| 31 |  Refueling Orb | Mythic+Magisters' Terrace | 289 | +5,287 | 5.19% |
| 32 |  Vessel of Tortured Souls | Mythic+Maisara Caverns | 289 | +5,204 | 5.11% |
| 33 |  Nevermelting Ice Crystal | Mythic+Pit of Saron | 289 | +5,155 | 5.06% |
| 34 |  Echo of L'ura | Mythic+Seat of the Triumvirate | 289 | +4,907 | 4.82% |
| 35 |  Lost Idol of the Hash'ey | WorldQuel'Danas Faction | 285 | +4,792 | 4.70% |
| 36 |  Radiant Sunstone | Mythic+Skyreach | 289 | +4,783 | 4.69% |
| 37 |  Light of the Cosmic Crescendo | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +4,778 | 4.69% |
| 38 |  Gloom-Spattered Dreadscale | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +4,771 | 4.68% |
| 39 |  Whisper of the Duskwraith | Mythic+Nexus-Point Xenas | 289 | +4,737 | 4.65% |
| 40 |  Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia | WorldWorld Drop | 285 | +4,699 | 4.61% |
| 41 |  Drum of Renewed Bonds | WorldBrewfest | 285 | +4,616 | 4.53% |
| 42 |  Ranger-Captain's Iridescent Insignia | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +3,769 | 3.70% |
| 43 |  Tangle of Vibrant Vines | WorldDruidic Quest Reward | 285 | +3,242 | 3.18% |
| 44 |  Radiant Plume | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +3,235 | 3.17% |
| 45 |  Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Mythic+Algeth'ar Academy | 289 | +3,140 | 3.08% |
| 46 |  Umbral Plume | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +2,892 | 2.84% |
| 47 |  Heart of Ancient Hunger | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +2,719 | 2.67% |
| 48 |  Light Company Guidon | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +2,495 | 2.45% |
| 49 |  Volatile Void Suffuser | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +2,181 | 2.14% |
| 50 |  Withered Saptor's Paw | WorldQuel'Danas Faction | 285 | +2,132 | 2.09% |
| 51 |  Latch's Crooked Hook | Mythic+Windrunner Spire | 289 | +1,983 | 1.95% |
| 52 |  Void Stalker's Contract | Mythic+Seat of the Triumvirate | 289 | +1,721 | 1.69% |
| 53 |  Dragon Games Equipment | Mythic+Algeth'ar Academy | 289 | +1,682 | 1.65% |
| 54 |  Mark of Light | Mythic+Nexus-Point Xenas | 289 | +1,435 | 1.41% |
| 55 |  Solar Core Igniter | Mythic+Skyreach | 289 | +38 | 0.04% |
| 56 |  Rotting Globule | Mythic+Pit of Saron | 289 | +22 | 0.02% |
| 57 |  Solarflare Prism | Mythic+Skyreach | 289 | +-69 | -0.07% |
| 58 |  Kroluk's Warbanner | Mythic+Windrunner Spire | 289 | +-81 | -0.08% |
| 59 |  Jelly Replicator | Mythic+Magisters' Terrace | 289 | +-88 | -0.09% |
| 60 |  Holy Retributor's Order | WorldWorld Drop | 285 | +-88 | -0.09% |
| 61 |  Ampoule of Pure Void | Mythic+Seat of the Triumvirate | 289 | +-98 | -0.10% |
| 62 |  Undreamt God's Oozing Vestige | RaidThe Dreamrift | 289 | +-110 | -0.11% |
| 63 |  The Eternal Egg | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +-143 | -0.14% |
Sim your own Destruction Warlock
Paste your /simc string for a ranked upgrade list against your actual character.
Methodology
Baseline profile
SimulationCraft default Destruction Warlock profile at current season ilvl, no trinket equipped. Best-effort talent build, consumables, and gem/enchant set tracking SimC head.
Iteration count
50,000 iterations per trinket. Standard deviation on the DPS mean is well under 0.5% at this count, which keeps the ranking deltas reliable.
Cleave
Three-target uniform cleave, 5 minutes, fixed pull timing. Approximates a typical raid encounter with consistent adds.
Patchwerk
Single boss, 5 minutes, no movement, no adds. The pure DPS ceiling for raw rotation throughput.
Not included
Tier set bonuses, hero talent variance beyond the SimC default, encounter scripting (boss adds, mechanics, debuffs), and gear interactions outside the trinket slot. For your specific build, run a full sim.
Source patch
SimulationCraft c68540645d9814adbf69d2416c1ff9d683b39ea0, client build 12.0.5.67314. Generated May 6, 2026. Re-runs every Sunday after the SimC weekly bump.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best trinket for Destruction Warlock in Patch 12.0.5.67314?
Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem ranks #1 for Destruction Warlock in Patch 12.0.5.67314, with a +9.70% DPS gain over the no-trinket baseline. The full ranking on this page covers every current-season trinket.
What are the top 3 trinkets for Destruction Warlock?
Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem ranks #1 at +9.70% DPS from March on Quel'Danas; Gaze of the Alnseer ranks #2 at +8.82% from The Dreamrift; Vaelgor's Final Stare ranks #3 at +8.17% from The Voidspire. All deltas are mean DPS over the no-trinket baseline across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations.
How does Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem compare on Cleave vs Patchwerk for Destruction Warlock?
Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem gains +9.70% DPS on Cleave and +8.20% DPS on Patchwerk for Destruction Warlock. The rank-1 pick differs between styles: Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem leads on Cleave, Gaze of the Alnseer leads on Patchwerk.
What's the difference between Destruction's Cleave and Patchwerk picks?
Cleave runs three uniform targets for five minutes and rewards trinkets that deal AoE damage or scale with multi-target rotations. Patchwerk is single-target only and rewards single-target throughput. Destruction Warlock can have a different best trinket in each style; switch the toggle above to compare.
How often is the Destruction Warlock trinket leaderboard updated?
Every Sunday, after the SimulationCraft weekly build refresh. The pinned SimC SHA on this page is the source of truth for the patch state.
Are these results from real character data or theorycrafted?
Real SimulationCraft sims using the canonical Warlock baseline profile. Each trinket runs 50,000 iterations against the same baseline and the page reports the DPS delta. Numbers are stat-priority averages, not your specific build; for your character, paste your /simc string on the homepage.