Baseline: classic three-tree, 51-point structure. Forever talents read from the beta client, build 1.60.1.70450 plus server hotfixes through October 23. Fan-made, unaffiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.
Warlock talent changes in WoW Forever
Warlocks have the most turnover of any class: 18 new talents, 16 Classic talents gone, and three new 31-point talents. Agony and Doom are Banes now, as Pandemic and Improved Bane of Agony show.
Talents in the beta
52
50 in Classic Era
New talents
18
not in the Classic trees
Classic talents gone
16
16 more changed position
New 31-point talents
3 of 3
4 talents changed max rank
Warlock trees: Classic Era client vs Forever beta client
The calculator reads Warlock talents from the World of Warcraft: Forever beta client, starting with build 1.60.1.70450; before that build it read beta build 1.60.1.70450 plus server hotfixes through October 20. Below is what differs between the two builds, compared talent by talent in the client’s own data.
Same as build 1.60.1.70450 plus server hotfixes through October 20
52/52
spot, max rank, prerequisites and rank texts, apart from any smaller differences counted below
Changed in the tree
0
spot, prerequisite, max rank, name, or a different talent in the spot
Left the tree
0
not in beta build 1.60.1.70450 plus server hotfixes through October 23
Different effects
0
numbers or effect text, checked rank by rank
No Warlock talent changed in the tree, left it, or has different numbers or effect text between beta build 1.60.1.70450 plus server hotfixes through October 20 and beta build 1.60.1.70450 plus server hotfixes through October 23. Warlock build links made with build 1.60.1.70450 plus server hotfixes through October 20 open with every point.
Builds players have posted for the Forever beta, transcribed point by point and checked against the beta client’s Warlock trees. Open one in the calculator to see every point.
Demonology
Affliction 3Demonology 18level 30
Three points in Affliction (Improved Corruption and Improved Life Tap) and 18 in Demonology. Unholy Power adds 10% to your demon’s damage, three points of Demonic Embrace add Stamina, and Improved Sayaad and Master Summoner serve the Succubus or Incubus and quicker, cheaper summons. Two talents are new in Forever: Demonic Energies heals your demon with your spell damage and shares the Mana of Life Tap with it, and Demonic Brand makes Searing Pain brand the target, so your demon’s next attacks on it deal extra damage and high threat.
Built around (★ new in Forever):
Improved Life Tap
Improved Life Tap
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 2
Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
1/2
Improved Corruption
Improved Corruption
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.
Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
2/5
★ Demonic Energies
Demonic Energies
Demonology · tier 2 · max rank 2
★ New in Forever
You heal your pet for 8% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 50% of the Mana you gain.
Rank 2: You heal your pet for 15% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you gain.
2/2
★ Demonic Brand
Demonic Brand
Demonology · tier 4 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat. level 60 reference
Rank 3: Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat. level 60 reference
One point in Improved Corruption, the other 20 in Destruction: Bane for faster Shadow Bolt and Immolate casts, Aftermath for 50% more initial Immolate damage, Ruin for much bigger Destruction crits, Shadowburn and Conflagrate. Agonizing Flames, the renamed Improved Searing Pain, adds 10% to the damage of every Destruction spell.
Built around:
Improved Corruption
Improved Corruption
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.
Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
1/5
Agonizing Flames
Agonizing Flames
Destruction · tier 4 · max rank 3
Formerly Improved Searing Pain
Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 3% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 3%.
Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.
3/3
Conflagrate
Conflagrate
Destruction · tier 4 · max rank 1
Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 87 to 112 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect. level 60 reference
Improved Corruption for a faster, stronger Corruption, Improved Life Tap for Mana, Suppression for hit and less threat, and Soul Harvest, the renamed Improved Drain Soul, for Mana regeneration after a kill under Drain Soul. The guide’s calculator shows ten points; its text lists all eleven, and we follow the text.
Built around:
Improved Life Tap
Improved Life Tap
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 2
Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
2/2
Suppression
Suppression
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Improves your chance to hit by 1% and reduces all threat you generate by 4%.
Rank 5: Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.
3/5
Improved Corruption
Improved Corruption
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.
Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
5/5
Soul Harvest
Soul Harvest
Affliction · tier 2 · max rank 2
Formerly Improved Drain Soul
Killing a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 50% for 10 sec and allows 50% of normal Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Rank 2: Killing a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 100% for 10 sec and allows 100% of normal Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
All eleven points in Demonology for your demon: Unholy Power for pet damage, then Demonic Energies and Fel Vitality, both new in Forever, to heal your pet with your spells and give you both more Mana, and Master Summoner for quicker summons.
Built around (★ new in Forever):
Unholy Power
Unholy Power
Demonology · tier 1 · max rank 5
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
5/5
★ Fel Vitality
Fel Vitality
Demonology · tier 2 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 5%, and increases your maximum Mana by 5%.
Rank 3: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
3/3
★ Demonic Energies
Demonic Energies
Demonology · tier 2 · max rank 2
★ New in Forever
You heal your pet for 8% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 50% of the Mana you gain.
Rank 2: You heal your pet for 15% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you gain.
2/2
Master Summoner
Master Summoner
Demonology · tier 3 · max rank 2
Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.
Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
Bane for faster Shadow Bolt and Immolate casts, Destructive Reach for range, Cataclysm for cheaper Destruction spells, and Shadowburn to finish a target and collect a Soul Shard.
Built around:
Destructive Reach
Destructive Reach
Destruction · tier 1 · max rank 2
Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.
2/2
Bane
Bane
Destruction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.
Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.
5/5
Cataclysm
Cataclysm
Destruction · tier 2 · max rank 3
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.
3/3
Shadowburn
Shadowburn
Destruction · tier 3 · max rank 1
Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 74 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard. level 60 reference
We only list builds a community source posted publicly, with credit and a link. Each is read point by point from the source and checked against our talent data: a build that no longer fits the trees is taken down.
Races for a Warlock in WoW Forever
5 races can play a Warlock in Forever: 2 options on the Alliance and 3 on the Horde. Each card lists the racials its race page picks out for a Warlock, what they do, and which Warlock talents they work with. New in Forever: 1 of these options.
Eureka! For 8 sec, your non-periodic damaging abilities (Priests: damaging or healing) cost 10% less Mana, Rage or Energy and deal or heal 10% more; 2 min cooldown
Eureka!
For 8 sec, your non-periodic damaging abilities (Priests: damaging or healing) cost 10% less Mana, Rage or Energy and deal or heal 10% more; 2 min cooldown
Touch of the Grave Spells and attacks have a 20% chance (Priests, Mages and Warlocks: 30%) to drain Health with Touch of the Dead, up to 5% of your maximum; 15 sec internal cooldown
Touch of the Grave
Spells and attacks have a 20% chance (Priests, Mages and Warlocks: 30%) to drain Health with Touch of the Dead, up to 5% of your maximum; 15 sec internal cooldown
Berserking +10% attack and casting speed for 15 sec; 3 min cooldown
Berserking
+10% attack and casting speed for 15 sec; 3 min cooldown
Rapid Regeneration Restore 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec; moving, acting or taking damage cancels it; 3 min cooldown
Rapid Regeneration
Restore 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec; moving, acting or taking damage cancels it; 3 min cooldown
Blizzard published every race’s classes and racial traits on September 23, 2026. Every racial here, including the Priest race spells, is checked against the beta client (build 1.60.1.70450). Last reviewed: . All races →
Plan the rest of your Warlock
The pages that change how a Warlock plays outside the talent trees.
WoW Forever Warlock class changesShould you play a Warlock in WoW Forever? Banes beside curses, Wrack, Demonic Pact and Incinerate by spec, abilities by level from the beta client, Troll Warlocks and every Warlock race.
Warlock abilities in WoW ForeverEvery Warlock trainer ability against Classic Era, read from the beta client: 1 new, 26 changed and 3 removed, with the level each is learned.
Professions for a Warlock: Tailoring · EnchantingTailoring makes cloth armor and bags, and Enchanting disenchants the cloth gear you replace.
RaidsMeeting stones open Looking for Group but don’t summon, so raid groups still count on a Warlock to bring players in.
Affliction swaps out five talents and renames two, and the new ones reward periodic damage. Pandemic raises the crit damage of Corruption, the Banes, Drain Life, Drain Soul, Siphon Life and Wrack, and Soul Siphon adds 4% to Drain Life, Drain Soul and Wrack for each of your other Affliction effects on the target, up to 12% at rank 1. Siphon Life leads to the new 31-point Wrack, which deals Shadow damage every second for 6 seconds and makes the target take 10% more from your other Shadow damage over time effects. Dark Pact is no longer a talent, along with Improved Curse of Weakness, Improved Curse of Exhaustion, Improved Drain Life and Improved Drain Mana. By Blizzard’s October 7 deep dive, Improved Drain Soul is renamed Soul Harvest and Improved Curse of Agony is renamed Improved Bane of Agony. Curse of Exhaustion at tier 4 is the new 16-point milestone talent.
Affliction tree tier by tier: Forever beta client compared with Classic Era
Tier
Talent
Ranks
vs Classic
Rank 1
Tier 10 points
Improved Life Tap
Improved Life Tap
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 2
Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
2
◆ Moved from tier 2
Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
Suppression
Suppression
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Improves your chance to hit by 1% and reduces all threat you generate by 4%.
Rank 5: Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.
5
Same spot and ranks
Improves your chance to hit by 1% and reduces all threat you generate by 4%.
Improved Corruption
Improved Corruption
Affliction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.
Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
5
Same spot and ranks
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.
Tier 25 points
Grim Reach
Grim Reach
Affliction · tier 2 · max rank 2
Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.
2
◆ Moved from tier 4
Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.
Soul Harvest
Soul Harvest
Affliction · tier 2 · max rank 2
Formerly Improved Drain Soul
Killing a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 50% for 10 sec and allows 50% of normal Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Rank 2: Killing a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 100% for 10 sec and allows 100% of normal Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
2
↻ Formerly Improved Drain Soul
Killing a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 50% for 10 sec and allows 50% of normal Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Improved Drains
Improved Drains
Affliction · tier 2 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 7%.
Rank 3: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 20%.
3
★ New in Forever
Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 7%.
Tier 310 points
Improved Bane of Agony
Improved Bane of Agony
Affliction · tier 3 · max rank 2
Formerly Improved Curse of Agony
Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%.
Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.
2
↻ Formerly Improved Curse of Agony; Max rank 3 → 2
Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%.
Fel Concentration
Fel Concentration
Affliction · tier 3 · max rank 3
Gives your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells a 23% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
Rank 3: Gives your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
3
◆ Max rank 5 → 3
Gives your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells a 23% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
Amplify Curse
Amplify Curse
Affliction · tier 3 · max rank 1
Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
1
Same spot and ranks
Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
Pandemic
Pandemic
Affliction · tier 3 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 33%.
Rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 100%.
3
★ New in Forever
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 33%.
Tier 415 points
Malevolence
Malevolence
Affliction · tier 4 · max rank 5
★ New in Forever
Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.
5
★ New in Forever
Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 1%.
Nightfall
Nightfall
Affliction · tier 4 · max rank 2
Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
Rank 2: Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
2
Same spot and ranks
Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
Curse of Exhaustion
Curse of Exhaustion
Affliction · tier 4 · max rank 1
Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Requires Amplify Curse
1
◆ Moved from tier 5
Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Tier 520 points
Siphon Life
Siphon Life
Affliction · tier 5 · max rank 1
Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec. level 60 reference
1
Same spot and ranks
Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec. (level 60 reference)
Soul Siphon
Soul Siphon
Affliction · tier 5 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 4% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 12%.
Rank 3: Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 12% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 36%.
3
★ New in Forever
Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 4% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 12%.
Tier 625 points
Shadow Mastery
Shadow Mastery
Affliction · tier 6 · max rank 5
Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 10%.
5
◆ New spot, same tier
Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%.
Tier 730 points
Wrack
Wrack
Affliction · tier 7 · max rank 1
★ New in Forever
Tears the target apart from within, inflicting 36 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10% for 6 sec. level 60 reference
Requires Siphon Life
1
★ New in Forever
Tears the target apart from within, inflicting 36 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10% for 6 sec. (level 60 reference)
Removed since Classic: Improved Drain Life (tier 2), Improved Curse of Weakness (tier 2), Dark Pact (tier 7), Improved Curse of Exhaustion (tier 5), Improved Drain Mana (tier 4).
Under another name now: Improved Drain Soul (tier 2) → Soul Harvest, Improved Curse of Agony (tier 3) → Improved Bane of Agony.
Demonology gets eight new talents. Soul Link moves from tier 7 to tier 5 and becomes the prerequisite for Demonic Pact, which keeps your Demonic Sacrifice effect when you summon a different demon. Decimation speeds up Soul Fire after you hit low-health targets, Demonic Brand lets Searing Pain set up your pet's attacks, Demonic Knowledge adds spell damage for you and your demon based on your level while the demon is out, and Improved Felhunter improves all of the Felhunter's abilities. Fel Stamina, Fel Intellect and the Healthstone, Firestone and Spellstone talents are no longer talents. In Blizzard's October 7 deep dive, Demonic Sacrifice (tier 3), Fel Domination (tier 4) and Soul Link (tier 5) are the 11-, 16- and 21-point milestone talents.
Demonology tree tier by tier: Forever beta client compared with Classic Era
Tier
Talent
Ranks
vs Classic
Rank 1
Tier 10 points
Improved Health Funnel
Improved Health Funnel
Demonology · tier 1 · max rank 2
Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 20%, reduces its health cost by 15%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 50%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
Rank 2: Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 40%, reduces its health cost by 30%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 100%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
2
◆ Moved from tier 2
Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 20%, reduces its health cost by 15%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 50%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
Improved Imp
Improved Imp
Demonology · tier 1 · max rank 3
Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 10% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 10%.
Rank 3: Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.
3
Same spot and ranks
Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 10% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 10%.
Demonic Embrace
Demonic Embrace
Demonology · tier 1 · max rank 5
Increases your total Stamina by 3%.
Rank 5: Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
5
Same spot and ranks
Increases your total Stamina by 3%.
Unholy Power
Unholy Power
Demonology · tier 1 · max rank 5
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
5
◆ Moved from tier 4
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%.
Tier 25 points
Demonic Aegis
Demonic Aegis
Demonology · tier 2 · max rank 2
★ New in Forever
Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 15%.
Rank 2: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
2
★ New in Forever
Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 15%.
Improved Voidwalker
Improved Voidwalker
Demonology · tier 2 · max rank 3
Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 10%.
Rank 3: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.
3
Same spot and ranks
Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 10%.
Fel Vitality
Fel Vitality
Demonology · tier 2 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 5%, and increases your maximum Mana by 5%.
Rank 3: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
3
★ New in Forever
Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 5%, and increases your maximum Mana by 5%.
Demonic Energies
Demonic Energies
Demonology · tier 2 · max rank 2
★ New in Forever
You heal your pet for 8% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 50% of the Mana you gain.
Rank 2: You heal your pet for 15% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you gain.
2
★ New in Forever
You heal your pet for 8% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 50% of the Mana you gain.
Tier 310 points
Improved Sayaad
Improved Sayaad
Demonology · tier 3 · max rank 3
Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 10%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 10%.
Rank 3: Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 30%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 30%.
3
Same spot and ranks
Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 10%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 10%.
Demonic Sacrifice
Demonic Sacrifice
Demonology · tier 3 · max rank 1
When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hrs. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 2% of your total Mana every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 3% of your total Health every 4 sec.
1
◆ Moved from tier 5
When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hrs. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 2% of your total Mana every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 3% of your total Health every 4 sec.
Master Summoner
Master Summoner
Demonology · tier 3 · max rank 2
Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.
Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
2
◆ Moved from tier 4
Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.
Tier 415 points
Decimation
Decimation
Demonology · tier 4 · max rank 2
★ New in Forever
Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 45%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 3% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 20% and costs no Soul Shards.
Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 90%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 6% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 40% and costs no Soul Shards.
2
★ New in Forever
Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 45%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 3% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 20% and costs no Soul Shards.
Fel Domination
Fel Domination
Demonology · tier 4 · max rank 1
Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
Requires Master Summoner
1
◆ Moved from tier 3
Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
Demonic Brand
Demonic Brand
Demonology · tier 4 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat. level 60 reference
Rank 3: Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat. level 60 reference
3
★ New in Forever
Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat. (level 60 reference)
Tier 520 points
Improved Felhunter
Improved Felhunter
Demonology · tier 5 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 10%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 2 sec.
Rank 3: Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 30%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 6 sec.
3
★ New in Forever
Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 10%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 2 sec.
Soul Link
Soul Link
Demonology · tier 5 · max rank 1
When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active.
Requires Demonic Sacrifice
1
◆ Moved from tier 7
When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active.
Demonic Knowledge
Demonic Knowledge
Demonology · tier 5 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 33% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
Rank 3: Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 100% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
3
★ New in Forever
Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 33% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
Tier 625 points
Master Demonologist
Master Demonologist
Demonology · tier 6 · max rank 5
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 2%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 2%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 2%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 2%.
Rank 5: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 10%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 10%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 10%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 10%.
5
Same spot and ranks
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 2%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 2%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 2%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 2%.
Tier 730 points
Demonic Pact
Demonic Pact
Demonology · tier 7 · max rank 1
★ New in Forever
Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.
Requires Soul Link
1
★ New in Forever
Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.
Removed since Classic: Improved Healthstone (tier 1), Fel Stamina (tier 3), Fel Intellect (tier 2), Improved Firestone (tier 5), Improved Spellstone (tier 7), Improved Subjugate Demon (tier 5).
Destruction now ends in Incinerate, reached through the new Bane of Havoc, which copies 15% of the damage you deal to other targets onto the cursed one. Conflagrate moves from tier 7 to tier 4 and gets two talents of its own: Fire and Brimstone adds crit to it, and Shadow and Flame at tier 6 has Conflagrate raise your Shadow damage and Shadowburn raise your Fire damage. Ruin goes from 1 rank to 5, Agonizing Flames is the former Improved Searing Pain, and Devastation, Emberstorm and Improved Immolate are no longer talents. Blizzard’s October 7 deep dive adds that Destructive Reach (tier 1, now every damaging spell) and Ruin (tier 3) were moved so Demonology and hybrid builds can reach them.
Destruction tree tier by tier: Forever beta client compared with Classic Era
Tier
Talent
Ranks
vs Classic
Rank 1
Tier 10 points
Destructive Reach
Destructive Reach
Destruction · tier 1 · max rank 2
Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.
2
◆ Moved from tier 4
Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%.
Improved Shadow Bolt
Improved Shadow Bolt
Destruction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4% for 12 sec.
Rank 5: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.
5
Same spot and ranks
Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4% for 12 sec.
Bane
Bane
Destruction · tier 1 · max rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.
Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.
5
◆ Moved from tier 2
Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.
Tier 25 points
Molten Skin
Molten Skin
Destruction · tier 2 · max rank 5
★ New in Forever
Reduces all damage taken by 2%.
Rank 5: Reduces all damage taken by 10%.
5
★ New in Forever
Reduces all damage taken by 2%.
Cataclysm
Cataclysm
Destruction · tier 2 · max rank 3
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.
3
◆ Moved from tier 1; Max rank 5 → 3
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
Aftermath
Aftermath
Destruction · tier 2 · max rank 5
Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 10% and your Conflagrate spell has a 20% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
Rank 5: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 50% and your Conflagrate spell has a 100% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
5
Same spot and ranks
Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 10% and your Conflagrate spell has a 20% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
Tier 310 points
Ruin
Ruin
Destruction · tier 3 · max rank 5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.
Rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
5
◆ Moved from tier 5; Max rank 1 → 5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.
Shadowburn
Shadowburn
Destruction · tier 3 · max rank 1
Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 74 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard. level 60 reference
1
◆ New spot, same tier
Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 74 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard. (level 60 reference)
Tier 415 points
Intensity
Intensity
Destruction · tier 4 · max rank 3
Gives your Destruction spells a 23% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
Rank 3: Gives your Destruction spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
3
◆ Max rank 2 → 3
Gives your Destruction spells a 23% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
Agonizing Flames
Agonizing Flames
Destruction · tier 4 · max rank 3
Formerly Improved Searing Pain
Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 3% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 3%.
Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.
3
↻ Formerly Improved Searing Pain; New spot, same tier; Max rank 5 → 3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 3% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 3%.
Conflagrate
Conflagrate
Destruction · tier 4 · max rank 1
Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 87 to 112 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect. level 60 reference
1
◆ Moved from tier 7
Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 87 to 112 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect. (level 60 reference)
Tier 520 points
Pyroclasm
Pyroclasm
Destruction · tier 5 · max rank 2
Gives your Soul Fire spell a 13% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 13% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec.
Rank 2: Gives your Soul Fire spell a 26% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 26% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec.
Requires Intensity
2
Same spot and ranks
Gives your Soul Fire spell a 13% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 13% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec.
Bane of Havoc
Bane of Havoc
Destruction · tier 5 · max rank 1
★ New in Forever
Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.
1
★ New in Forever
Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Fire and Brimstone
Fire and Brimstone
Destruction · tier 5 · max rank 3
★ New in Forever
Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8%.
Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.
Requires Conflagrate
3
★ New in Forever
Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8%.
Tier 625 points
Shadow and Flame
Shadow and Flame
Destruction · tier 6 · max rank 5
★ New in Forever
Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 20% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 20% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
Rank 5: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 100% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
5
★ New in Forever
Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 20% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 20% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
Tier 730 points
Incinerate
Incinerate
Destruction · tier 7 · max rank 1
★ New in Forever
Deals 99 to 115 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate. level 60 reference
Requires Bane of Havoc
1
★ New in Forever
Deals 99 to 115 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate. (level 60 reference)
Under another name now: Improved Searing Pain (tier 4) → Agonizing Flames.
Warlock talent FAQ
What are the Warlock 31-point talents in WoW Forever?
Wrack for Affliction, Demonic Pact for Demonology and Incinerate for Destruction, all new. Dark Pact is no longer a talent, while Soul Link is still a talent at tier 5 and Conflagrate at tier 4.
Is Incinerate a Warlock talent in Forever?
Yes, it is the Destruction 31-point talent and requires Bane of Havoc. It deals Fire damage, with 25% extra against targets affected by your Immolate.
What is Bane of Havoc?
A new 1-rank Destruction talent at tier 5. It afflicts one target for 5 minutes, and 15% of the damage you deal to other targets is also dealt to it. Only one Bane per warlock can be active on a target.
Which warlock talents changed ranks?
Ruin goes from 1 rank to 5 and Intensity from 2 to 3. Cataclysm and Fel Concentration go from 5 ranks to 3.
Improved Life Tap
Improved Corruption
Agonizing Flames
Conflagrate
Suppression
Soul Harvest
Unholy Power
Master Summoner
Destructive Reach
Bane
Cataclysm
Shadowburn
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