Warlock Demonology Rotation & Opener
Built from the current top-100 Mythic parses on WarcraftLogs — the real opener sequences, casts-per-minute and buff uptimes of the best Demonology players, not theorycraft.
AI coach — raid
How to play: Shadow Bolt builds shards (8.7/min), Hand of Gul'dan slams at three (top players: 17.1/min), and Demonic Core-procced Demonbolts take priority (14.8/min, 71.2% Core uptime = procs keep flowing). Call Dreadstalkers on refresh (2.9/min); Summon Demonic Tyrant extends everything on the field — fill your board first. Watch: Demonic Core stacks — spend procs first; your pre-Tyrant setup rhythm (dogs and imps out before you press it).
Real Opener Sequences — Vorasius
First ~12 casts of actual top-ranked kills. Trinkets and racials vary by setup; the skill order is what to copy.
快龙侠 — 奥杜尔 (CN)
1.
Shadow Bolt
2.
Call Dreadstalkers
3.
Grimoire: Imp Lord
4.
Light's Potential
5.
Emberwing Heatwave
6.
Summon Demonic Tyrant
7.
Hand of Gul'dan
8.
Hand of Gul'dan
9.
Demonbolt
10.
Hand of Gul'dan
11.
Demonbolt
12.
Hand of Gul'dan
Voidzone — Gorgonnash (EU)
1.
Demonbolt
2.
Grimoire: Imp Lord
3.
Call Dreadstalkers
4.
Shadow Bolt
5.
Summon Demonic Tyrant
6.
Emberwing Heatwave
7.
Light's Potential
8.
Hand of Gul'dan
9.
Hand of Gul'dan
10.
Shadow Bolt
11.
Shadow Bolt
12.
Shadow Bolt
Bryon — Frostmourne (US)
1.
Grimoire: Imp Lord
2.
Call Dreadstalkers
3.
Shadow Bolt
4.
Summon Demonic Tyrant
5.
Emberwing Heatwave
6.
Hand of Gul'dan
7.
Hand of Gul'dan
8.
Shadow Bolt
9.
Implosion
10.
Shadow Bolt
11.
Demonbolt
12.
Hand of Gul'dan
Casts Per Minute — Raid Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Hand of Gul'dan | 17.1 |
| Demonbolt | 14.8 |
| Shadow Bolt | 8.7 |
| Implosion | 3.5 |
| Call Dreadstalkers | 2.9 |
| Summon Demonic Tyrant | 1.1 |
| Emberwing Heatwave | 0.6 |
| Grimoire: Imp Lord | 0.6 |
| Dark Pact | 0.5 |
CPM = median casts per minute across the sampled top kills. If you're far below on a core ability, that's usually the first thing to fix.
Buff Uptimes to Watch
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Hellbent Commander | 97.1% |
| Ebon Might | 91.5% |
| Demonic Core | 71.2% |
| Soul Leech | 66.7% |
| Burning Rush | 63.4% |
| Alnscorned Essence | 60.6% |
| Might of the Void | 59.0% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 52.8% |
| Succulent Soul | 51.9% |
| Earthliving Weapon | 43.0% |
Mythic+ Differences
AI coach — Mythic+
How to play: Same hands as raid, plus one decision: Implode your imps into AoE when the pack is about to die, or hold them for Tyrant if it'll live. Hand of Gul'dan keeps seeding as usual. Watch: pack lifetime is the Implosion-versus-Tyrant dividing line; imp energy decays — hesitate too long and they expire on their own, so detonate when the call is made.
Casts Per Minute — Mythic+ Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Hand of Gul'dan | 12.6 |
| Demonbolt | 9.9 |
| Shadow Bolt | 7.8 |
| Implosion | 3.2 |
| Call Dreadstalkers | 2.7 |
| Ruination | 1.4 |
| Summon Demonic Tyrant | 0.8 |
| Dark Pact | 0.7 |
| Burning Rush | 0.6 |
| Emberwing Heatwave | 0.4 |
| Curse of Tongues | 0.3 |
| Singe Magic | 0.3 |
Mythic+ Buff Uptimes
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Singe Magic | 84.6% |
| Soul Leech | 83.4% |
| Ebon Might | 82.7% |
| Demonic Core | 71.4% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 69.6% |
| Mind's Eyes | 67.5% |
| Prescience | 62.8% |
| Demonic Oculi | 59.9% |
| Demonic Circle | 59.0% |
| Alnscorned Essence | 56.8% |
Compare yourself in-game, live
The GearInsight addon overlays your own CPM and buff uptimes next to these benchmarks during combat.