Blizzard's Midnight API restricts addon access to your personal buffs and cooldowns during M+ and raid — the exact content where aura tracking matters most. The addons listed here work within these restrictions and cover what WeakAuras used to handle.

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Destruction Warlock · PvP

Curated for PvP — enemy cooldown tracking, CC diminishing returns, and Chaos Bolt burst with Havoc cleave and Shadowfury stun for 3v3 Arena and Battlegrounds. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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3v3 Arena

Hellcaller

Recommended arena build — Hellcaller with Wither pressure and Chaos Bolt burst. Shadowfury stun into Chaos Bolt opener, Havoc on the kill target for cleave, and Spell Lock to interrupt the enemy healer during the burst window.

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Rotation

Links to the Icy Veins rotation page. Select your hero talent build once you're there.

Builds

Compositions

Battleground Blitz

Hellcaller

Battleground build — Hellcaller adjusted for multi-player objectives. Chaos Bolt burst on objective clusters, Rain of Fire for area denial, Havoc cleave on grouped enemies, and Shadowfury stun for defending capture points.

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Rotation

Links to the Icy Veins rotation page. Select your hero talent build once you're there.

Builds

Custom build

Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.

Arena & Battlegrounds 7

MiniCC

CC notifications

2.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Jun 2026

The Midnight all-in-one PvP addon — CC on party frames, audio alerts for major enemy spells, kick timers on nameplates, and a sound when the enemy healer gets CCd. For Destruction Warlock, healer CC is your Chaos Bolt burst signal — line up Havoc on the kill target and fire Chaos Bolt while the healer can't respond.

Tracks: CC notifications · Audio alerts · Healer CC · Kick timers · Enemy cooldowns
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

sArena Reloaded

Arena only Arena frames

1.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 7 Jun 2026

Explicitly labelled Midnight ready. Shows enemy health, mana, cast bars, and DR status — see at a glance whether your Fear or Shadowfury stun lands full or 50% DR. The enemy healer's cast bar is your Spell Lock interrupt cue; catching a big heal mid-cast while Infernal is up closes the kill window.

Tracks: Arena frames · Enemy health · Cast bars · DR tracking
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

BigDebuffs

CC debuffs

23.3M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Mar 2026

Replaces the small debuff icon on unit frames with a full-size portrait icon when CC or major defensives land. Key use for Destruction Warlock: seeing Divine Shield, Cloak of Shadows, or Aspect of the Turtle before you commit a Chaos Bolt — a 2-second cast wasted into an immune target costs an entire burst window.

Tracks: CC debuffs · Defensive cooldowns · Frame debuff icons
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

DontCast

Immune buff warning

310.5K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 9 May 2026

Warns when your target is immune — Ice Block, Cloak of Shadows, Divine Shield, or Aspect of the Turtle. Chaos Bolt is a 2-second cast and your hardest-hitting ability. DontCast catches the immune window before you commit the cast, saving your Backdraft charges and Havoc setup for when it will actually land.

Tracks: Immune buff warning · Damage reduction detection · Divine Shield
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

H.H.T.D

Enemy healer marking

7.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 24 Jan 2026

Places a healer icon above every enemy healer's nameplate for instant identification. Also alerts you when your own healer is taking damage — your cue to Fear the attacker or use Shadowfury to stun them, buying your healer time to recover while you redirect Havoc cleave pressure.

Tracks: Enemy healer marking · Friendly healer alerts · Nameplate icons
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

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BattleGroundEnemies Fixed

Battlegrounds only BG enemy frames

507.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Jun 2026

Scrollable panel showing all enemy players in a Battleground — health, debuffs, cast info. Use it to spot low-health targets for Chaos Bolt finishers with Havoc cleave, identify healers to interrupt with Spell Lock, and track which enemies are grouped for Rain of Fire. For Arena, use sArena Reloaded instead.

Tracks: BG enemy frames · Enemy health · Debuffs · Cast information
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Capping

Battlegrounds only BG objective timers

10.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 13 Apr 2026

Shows node contest timers, flag return countdowns, and capture progress in Battlegrounds. Destruction Warlock's Rain of Fire and Chaos Bolt burst is excellent for contesting captures — Capping tells you exactly when to commit the Infernal and start the burst window to wipe a cap before it completes.

Tracks: BG objective timers · Node capture · Flag status · Control points
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

DPS meter

613.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

Per-spell breakdown across the fight. In PvE, Chaos Bolt should be your highest-damage spell — if Incinerate leads instead you're missing Backdraft-empowered windows. In PvP, Incinerate's sustained output runs much closer to Chaos Bolt. Low Infernal contribution as a percentage indicates the cooldown isn't aligning with Bloodlust.

Tracks: DPS meter · Chaos Bolt contribution · Infernal value · Eradication uptime · Backdraft efficiency
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Nameplates & targeting 2

Platynator

Immolate tracking

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

Debuff icons and cast bars on enemy nameplates — Immolate expiry timers on secondary targets for Havoc cleave windows, and cast bar highlights for Spell Lock interrupt priority. Immolate on every relevant target is passive Soul Shard generation you can't afford to drop.

Tracks: Immolate tracking · Cast bars · Spell Lock priority · Multi-target debuffs
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

BetterBlizzPlates

Class icons

4.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 8 Apr 2026

Shows class icons on enemy nameplates for instant target identification in Battlegrounds and Arena. Helps you quickly identify who to apply Havoc on for cleave, who is the healer to Spell Lock, and which enemies are CCd so you can fire uncontested Chaos Bolts.

Tracks: Class icons · CC glow · Nameplate debuffs · Target identification
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Infernal alignment

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — knowing when Bloodlust and externals are active helps align Infernal into the group burst window rather than burning it alone. Also tracks kick cooldowns so your Spell Lock fills interrupt gaps.

Tracks: Infernal alignment · Bloodlust tracking · Spell Lock coverage · Group cooldowns
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. Tracks Summon Infernal (3 min) and Dark Soul: Instability (2 min) so you can see when both will align — spending Infernal 10 seconds before Dark Soul comes off cooldown clips their overlap.

Tracks: Personal cooldowns · Summon Infernal · Dark Soul: Instability · Channel Demonfire
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

4.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames enhances the default Blizzard unit frames rather than replacing them. For Destruction Warlock, the value is keeping Soul Shard count and Backdraft stack count visible at a consistent position without committing to a full UI replacement.

Tracks: Unit frames · Castbars · Soul Shard tracking · Backdraft display
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout. For Destruction Warlock, a dedicated cooldown bar keeps Summon Infernal, Dark Soul: Instability, and Channel Demonfire at consistent visible positions so your main bar stays focused on the Conflagrate-Chaos-Bolt rotation.

Tracks: Action bars · Bar positioning · Infernal · Dark Soul layout · Fade out of combat
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most of what ElvUI covers for Destruction Warlock is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.

Tracks: Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires: Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge

Open on Tukui.org

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Macros Coming soon

Chaos Bolt on focus burst, Havoc on focus for cleave, Shadowfury stun on focus, Fear on focus healer, Unending Resolve defensive, Spell Lock kick on focus, Soulstone on arena healer

Stat Priority Coming soon

Versatility primary for damage reduction, Haste for Chaos Bolt cast speed and Conflagrate cooldown reduction, Crit secondary for Chaos Bolt burst damage amplification inside Infernal windows

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