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Best Trinkets for Destruction Warlock in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.0.5.67451)

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 12.0.5.67451 is Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem, gaining 9.67% DPS over no trinket on Cleave.

Updated May 28, 2026

Patch 12.0.5SimC 4a4b3cc50,000 iterations per trinket

Top pick

The top cleave trinket for Destruction Warlock in WoW Midnight Patch 12.0.5.67451 is Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem from March on Quel'Danas, gaining 9.67% DPS over the no-trinket baseline. Gaze of the Alnseer (8.80%) and Locus-Walker's Ribbon (8.19%) 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 105,225 DPS
  1. #1
    Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem
    +10,176 (9.67%)
  2. #2
    Gaze of the Alnseer
    +9,264 (8.80%)
  3. #3
    Locus-Walker's Ribbon
    +8,615 (8.19%)
  4. #4
    Vaelgor's Final Stare
    +8,587 (8.16%)
  5. #5
    Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt
    +7,888 (7.50%)
  6. #6
    Darkmoon Deck: Hunt
    +7,886 (7.49%)
  7. #7
    Soulcatcher's Charm
    +7,842 (7.45%)
  8. #8
    Darkmoon Dominion: Blood
    +7,683 (7.30%)
  9. #9
    Darkmoon Deck: Blood
    +7,625 (7.25%)
  10. #10
    Litany of Lightblind Wrath
    +7,243 (6.88%)

Top trinket pairings (cleave)

Estimated, paired sim coming soon

Estimated 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. #1
    Shadow of the Empyrean RequiemGaze of the Alnseer
    +19,440 (18.5%)
  2. #2
    Shadow of the Empyrean RequiemLocus-Walker's Ribbon
    +18,791 (17.9%)
  3. #3
    Gaze of the AlnseerLocus-Walker's Ribbon
    +17,879 (17.0%)

Full ranking, cleave

62 trinkets
RankTrinketSourceilvlDPS gainvs baseline
1Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem iconShadow of the Empyrean RequiemRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+10,1769.67%
2Gaze of the Alnseer iconGaze of the AlnseerRaidThe Dreamrift289+9,2648.80%
3Locus-Walker's Ribbon iconLocus-Walker's RibbonRaidThe Voidspire289+8,6158.19%
4Vaelgor's Final Stare iconVaelgor's Final StareRaidThe Voidspire289+8,5878.16%
5Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt iconDarkmoon Dominion: HuntCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+7,8887.50%
6Darkmoon Deck: Hunt iconDarkmoon Deck: HuntWorldInscription285+7,8867.49%
7Soulcatcher's Charm iconSoulcatcher's CharmMythic+Maisara Caverns289+7,8427.45%
8Darkmoon Dominion: Blood iconDarkmoon Dominion: BloodCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+7,6837.30%
9Darkmoon Deck: Blood iconDarkmoon Deck: BloodWorldInscription285+7,6257.25%
10Litany of Lightblind Wrath iconLitany of Lightblind WrathRaidThe Voidspire289+7,2436.88%
11Emberwing Feather iconEmberwing FeatherMythic+Windrunner Spire289+7,2326.87%
12Magister's Alchemist Stone iconMagister's Alchemist StoneCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+7,2076.85%
13Heart of Wind iconHeart of WindMythic+Windrunner Spire289+7,2056.85%
14Glorious Crusader's Keepsake iconGlorious Crusader's KeepsakeWorldQuel'Danas Faction285+7,1946.84%
15Darkmoon Dominion: Void iconDarkmoon Dominion: VoidCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+7,1536.80%
16Darkmoon Deck: Void iconDarkmoon Deck: VoidWorldInscription285+7,1466.79%
17Reality Breacher iconReality BreacherMythic+Seat of the Triumvirate289+6,8296.49%
18Void-Reaper's Libram iconVoid-Reaper's LibramWorldInscription285+6,8076.47%
19Wraps of Cosmic Madness iconWraps of Cosmic MadnessRaidThe Voidspire289+6,7556.42%
20Sylvan Wakrapuku iconSylvan WakrapukuWorldQuel'Danas Faction285+6,7546.42%
21Astalor's Anguish Agitator iconAstalor's Anguish AgitatorWorldEngineering285+6,6886.36%
22Emerald Coach's Whistle iconEmerald Coach's WhistleMythic+Algeth'ar Academy289+6,5116.19%
23Sealed Chaos Urn iconSealed Chaos UrnWorldWorld Drop285+6,3716.05%
24Eye of the Drowning Void iconEye of the Drowning VoidMythic+Magisters' Terrace289+6,3426.03%
25Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity iconGalactic Gladiator's Badge of FerocityWorldPvP Vendor285+5,9355.64%
26Crucible of Erratic Energies iconCrucible of Erratic EnergiesWorldVoidstorm Quest Reward285+5,8265.54%
27Darkmoon Deck: Rot iconDarkmoon Deck: RotWorldInscription285+5,8105.52%
28Ever-Collapsing Void Fissure iconEver-Collapsing Void FissureWorldWorld Drop285+5,8055.52%
29Darkmoon Dominion: Rot iconDarkmoon Dominion: RotCraftedMidnight Crafted Gear285+5,7665.48%
30Refueling Orb iconRefueling OrbMythic+Magisters' Terrace289+5,4625.19%
31Vessel of Tortured Souls iconVessel of Tortured SoulsMythic+Maisara Caverns289+5,4285.16%
32Nevermelting Ice Crystal iconNevermelting Ice CrystalMythic+Pit of Saron289+5,4035.14%
33Lost Idol of the Hash'ey iconLost Idol of the Hash'eyWorldQuel'Danas Faction285+5,1584.90%
34Echo of L'ura iconEcho of L'uraMythic+Seat of the Triumvirate289+5,1064.85%
35Gloom-Spattered Dreadscale iconGloom-Spattered DreadscaleRaidThe Voidspire289+5,0254.78%
36Light of the Cosmic Crescendo iconLight of the Cosmic CrescendoRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+5,0094.76%
37Whisper of the Duskwraith iconWhisper of the DuskwraithMythic+Nexus-Point Xenas289+4,9344.69%
38Radiant Sunstone iconRadiant SunstoneMythic+Skyreach289+4,8774.63%
39Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia iconForgotten Farstrider's InsigniaWorldWorld Drop285+4,8114.57%
40Drum of Renewed Bonds iconDrum of Renewed BondsWorldBrewfest285+4,7754.54%
41Ranger-Captain's Iridescent Insignia iconRanger-Captain's Iridescent InsigniaRaidThe Voidspire289+3,7843.60%
42Tangle of Vibrant Vines iconTangle of Vibrant VinesWorldDruidic Quest Reward285+3,5513.38%
43Radiant Plume iconRadiant PlumeRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+3,3973.23%
44Umbral Plume iconUmbral PlumeRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+3,1883.03%
45Algeth'ar Puzzle Box iconAlgeth'ar Puzzle BoxMythic+Algeth'ar Academy289+3,1873.03%
46Heart of Ancient Hunger iconHeart of Ancient HungerRaidThe Voidspire289+3,1492.99%
47Light Company Guidon iconLight Company GuidonRaidThe Voidspire289+2,5532.43%
48Volatile Void Suffuser iconVolatile Void SuffuserRaidThe Voidspire289+2,3292.21%
49Withered Saptor's Paw iconWithered Saptor's PawWorldQuel'Danas Faction285+2,1942.09%
50Latch's Crooked Hook iconLatch's Crooked HookMythic+Windrunner Spire289+1,9911.89%
51Dragon Games Equipment iconDragon Games EquipmentMythic+Algeth'ar Academy289+1,9091.81%
52Void Stalker's Contract iconVoid Stalker's ContractMythic+Seat of the Triumvirate289+1,7181.63%
53Mark of Light iconMark of LightMythic+Nexus-Point Xenas289+1,4751.40%
54Rotting Globule iconRotting GlobuleMythic+Pit of Saron289+830.08%
55Solar Core Igniter iconSolar Core IgniterMythic+Skyreach289+70.01%
56Holy Retributor's Order iconHoly Retributor's OrderWorldWorld Drop285+-5-0.00%
57The Eternal Egg iconThe Eternal EggRaidMarch on Quel'Danas289+-6-0.01%
58Undreamt God's Oozing Vestige iconUndreamt God's Oozing VestigeRaidThe Dreamrift289+-28-0.03%
59Solarflare Prism iconSolarflare PrismMythic+Skyreach289+-29-0.03%
60Kroluk's Warbanner iconKroluk's WarbannerMythic+Windrunner Spire289+-44-0.04%
61Ampoule of Pure Void iconAmpoule of Pure VoidMythic+Seat of the Triumvirate289+-81-0.08%
62Jelly Replicator iconJelly ReplicatorMythic+Magisters' Terrace289+-93-0.09%

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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 4a4b3cc4b6e78b6062274fd666712c70a695b7cf, client build 12.0.5.67451. Generated May 28, 2026. Re-runs every Sunday after the SimC weekly bump.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best trinket for Destruction Warlock in Patch 12.0.5.67451?

Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem ranks #1 for Destruction Warlock in Patch 12.0.5.67451, with a +9.67% 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 +9.67% DPS from March on Quel'Danas; Gaze of the Alnseer ranks #2 at +8.80% from The Dreamrift; Locus-Walker's Ribbon ranks #3 at +8.19% 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 +9.67% DPS on Cleave and +8.09% 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.