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Warlock Talents: Builds & Calculator

Data from WoW Forever client 1.60.1.70862

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Affliction Drain Tank Leveling Talent Plan

Instant Corruption at 14, full hit at 19, and stronger drains at 29, so from 30 you can tank monsters yourself with Drain Life while your damage over time does the work. The plan reaches Shadow Mastery at 50, Siphon Life at 51, and Wrack at 57, with ten Demonology points for a stronger, self-sustaining pet.

How this plan works, how to play it, and the spells and gear for every level range: Warlock Leveling Guide →

Affliction Drain Tank Leveling: Point Order by Level

LevelSpend the point onAffliction / Demonology / Destruction
Levels 10–19Instant Corruption and hit

Improved Corruption 5/5 at 10–14: Corruption is instant and deals 10% more damage. Suppression 5/5 at 15–19 adds 5% hit and lowers threat by 20%.

10Improved Corruption 1/5 · Affliction1 / 0 / 0
11Improved Corruption 2/5 · Affliction2 / 0 / 0
12Improved Corruption 3/5 · Affliction3 / 0 / 0
13Improved Corruption 4/5 · Affliction4 / 0 / 0
14Improved Corruption 5/5 · Affliction5 / 0 / 0
15Suppression 1/5 · Affliction6 / 0 / 0
16Suppression 2/5 · Affliction7 / 0 / 0
17Suppression 3/5 · Affliction8 / 0 / 0
18Suppression 4/5 · Affliction9 / 0 / 0
19Suppression 5/5 · Affliction10 / 0 / 0
Levels 20–30Pet support and stronger drains

Unholy Power 5/5 in Demonology at 20–24 for 10% more pet damage and Demonic Energies 2/2 at 25–26. Improved Drains 3/3 at 27–29 adds 20% to your drains, and Amplify Curse at 30. With rank 3 Drain Life, this is where drain tanking begins.

20Unholy Power 1/5 · Demonology10 / 1 / 0
21Unholy Power 2/5 · Demonology10 / 2 / 0
22Unholy Power 3/5 · Demonology10 / 3 / 0
23Unholy Power 4/5 · Demonology10 / 4 / 0
24Unholy Power 5/5 · Demonology10 / 5 / 0
25Demonic Energies 1/2 · Demonology10 / 6 / 0
26Demonic Energies 2/2 · Demonology10 / 7 / 0
27Improved Drains 1/3 · Affliction11 / 7 / 0
28Improved Drains 2/3 · Affliction12 / 7 / 0
29Improved Drains 3/3 · Affliction13 / 7 / 0
30Amplify Curse 1/1 · Affliction14 / 7 / 0
Levels 31–40Life Tap and drain damage

Improved Life Tap 2/2 at 31–32, Improved Bane of Agony 2/2 at 33–34, Pandemic 3/3 at 35–37 for bigger critical strikes from your damage over time, and Soul Siphon 3/3 at 38–40 so your drains grow with every effect on the target.

31Improved Life Tap 1/2 · Affliction15 / 7 / 0
32Improved Life Tap 2/2 · Affliction16 / 7 / 0
33Improved Bane of Agony 1/2 · Affliction17 / 7 / 0
34Improved Bane of Agony 2/2 · Affliction18 / 7 / 0
35Pandemic 1/3 · Affliction19 / 7 / 0
36Pandemic 2/3 · Affliction20 / 7 / 0
37Pandemic 3/3 · Affliction21 / 7 / 0
38Soul Siphon 1/3 · Affliction22 / 7 / 0
39Soul Siphon 2/3 · Affliction23 / 7 / 0
40Soul Siphon 3/3 · Affliction24 / 7 / 0
Levels 41–51Critical strike and Shadow damage

Malevolence 5/5 at 41–45 for 5% Shadow critical strike, Shadow Mastery 5/5 at 46–50 for 10% more Shadow damage, and Siphon Life at 51.

41Malevolence 1/5 · Affliction25 / 7 / 0
42Malevolence 2/5 · Affliction26 / 7 / 0
43Malevolence 3/5 · Affliction27 / 7 / 0
44Malevolence 4/5 · Affliction28 / 7 / 0
45Malevolence 5/5 · Affliction29 / 7 / 0
46Shadow Mastery 1/5 · Affliction30 / 7 / 0
47Shadow Mastery 2/5 · Affliction31 / 7 / 0
48Shadow Mastery 3/5 · Affliction32 / 7 / 0
49Shadow Mastery 4/5 · Affliction33 / 7 / 0
50Shadow Mastery 5/5 · Affliction34 / 7 / 0
51Siphon Life 1/1 · Affliction35 / 7 / 0
Levels 52–60Wrack to finish

Fel Concentration 3/3 at 52–54, Nightfall 2/2 at 55–56, Wrack at 57, and Demonic Embrace 3/5 at 58–60 for more Stamina.

52Fel Concentration 1/3 · Affliction36 / 7 / 0
53Fel Concentration 2/3 · Affliction37 / 7 / 0
54Fel Concentration 3/3 · Affliction38 / 7 / 0
55Nightfall 1/2 · Affliction39 / 7 / 0
56Nightfall 2/2 · Affliction40 / 7 / 0
57Wrack 1/1 · Affliction41 / 7 / 0
58Demonic Embrace 1/5 · Demonology41 / 8 / 0
59Demonic Embrace 2/5 · Demonology41 / 9 / 0
60Demonic Embrace 3/5 · Demonology41 / 10 / 0

Recommended Builds

Each build lists the order to spend every point from level 10, so you can follow it while you level. Open any step in the talent calculator to see the build at that level.

Affliction Drain Tank Leveling

Levels 10–60, tanking monsters yourself with Drain Life: 41 Affliction, 10 Demonology, no respec

41 Affliction10 Demonology0 Destruction

Instant Corruption at 14, full hit at 19, and stronger drains at 29, so from 30 you can tank monsters yourself with Drain Life while your damage over time does the work. The plan reaches Shadow Mastery at 50, Siphon Life at 51, and Wrack at 57, with ten Demonology points for a stronger, self-sustaining pet.

Why these talents

  • Improved Corruption 5/5 first: from 14, Corruption is instant, so you can apply it on the move to everything you fight.
  • Suppression 5/5 at 15–19 covers 5% hit and lowers your threat, so fewer spells are resisted and your pet keeps aggro more easily.
  • Drain tanking from 30: Improved Drains and Amplify Curse let you hold two monsters, one with damage over time and Fear, the other drained in front of you.
  • Wrack at 57 deals heavy Shadow damage every second and boosts your other damage over time, so it is worth its point.

Swaps to consider

  • Prefer a strong pet? The Demonology plan leans on the pet and Soul Link instead of draining.
  • Fighting other players often? Curse of Exhaustion and Improved Bane of Agony are flexible; trade them for more Demonology if your pet matters more.
Open the full build in the calculator →

Talent order

  1. Levels 10–14Improved Corruption 5/5Lv 14 →
  2. Levels 15–19Suppression 5/5Lv 19 →
  3. Levels 20–24Unholy Power 5/5Lv 24 →
  4. Levels 25–26Demonic Energies 2/2Lv 26 →
  5. Levels 27–29Improved Drains 3/3Lv 29 →
  6. Level 30Amplify Curse 1/1Lv 30 →
  7. Levels 31–32Improved Life Tap 2/2Lv 32 →
  8. Levels 33–34Improved Bane of Agony 2/2Lv 34 →
  9. Levels 35–37Pandemic 3/3Lv 37 →
  10. Levels 38–40Soul Siphon 3/3Lv 40 →
  11. Levels 41–45Malevolence 5/5Lv 45 →
  12. Levels 46–50Shadow Mastery 5/5Lv 50 →
  13. Level 51Siphon Life 1/1Lv 51 →
  14. Levels 52–54Fel Concentration 3/3Lv 54 →
  15. Levels 55–56Nightfall 2/2Lv 56 →
  16. Level 57Wrack 1/1Lv 57 →
  17. Levels 58–60Demonic Embrace 3/5Lv 60 →

Talent trees from WoW Forever client 1.60.1.70862.

Demonology Leveling

Levels 10–60 with your demon doing the heavy lifting: 31 Demonology, 15 Affliction, 5 Destruction, no respec

15 Affliction31 Demonology5 Destruction

The engine is Soul Harvest plus Demonic Energies: you and your pet keep each other going, so you rarely stop to drink. Pet damage and instant Corruption first, then pet toughness and Demonic Brand, Soul Link at 37, Master Demonologist at 42–46, and Demonic Pact at 47, with Affliction and Bane to finish.

Why these talents

  • Unholy Power and Demonic Energies first: 10% more pet damage, and your spells start healing the pet from level 16.
  • Improved Corruption at 17–21 makes Corruption instant, the spell you will cast on every monster.
  • Soul Harvest at 22–23 is the Mana half of the engine: finish monsters with Drain Soul and you regenerate while you fight.
  • Soul Link and Master Demonologist together: with a Voidwalker you take far less damage than a cloth wearer normally would.

Swaps to consider

  • Prefer to drain-tank with a lighter pet? The Affliction plan puts 41 points into damage over time and drains.
  • Bane in Destruction is the last five points; Improved Shadow Bolt is an alternative if you cast Shadow Bolt often.
Open the full build in the calculator →

Talent order

  1. Levels 10–14Unholy Power 5/5Lv 14 →
  2. Levels 15–16Demonic Energies 2/2Lv 16 →
  3. Levels 17–21Improved Corruption 5/5Lv 21 →
  4. Levels 22–23Soul Harvest 2/2Lv 23 →
  5. Levels 24–26Fel Vitality 3/3Lv 26 →
  6. Levels 27–29Improved Sayaad 3/3Lv 29 →
  7. Levels 30–31Demonic Aegis 2/2Lv 31 →
  8. Levels 32–34Demonic Brand 3/3Lv 34 →
  9. Level 35Improved Health Funnel 1/2Lv 35 →
  10. Level 36Demonic Sacrifice 1/1Lv 36 →
  11. Level 37Soul Link 1/1Lv 37 →
  12. Levels 38–40Demonic Knowledge 3/3Lv 40 →
  13. Level 41Improved Health Funnel 2/2Lv 41 →
  14. Levels 42–46Master Demonologist 5/5Lv 46 →
  15. Level 47Demonic Pact 1/1Lv 47 →
  16. Levels 48–50Improved Drains 3/3Lv 50 →
  17. Levels 51–53Fel Concentration 3/3Lv 53 →
  18. Levels 54–55Improved Life Tap 2/2Lv 55 →
  19. Levels 56–60Bane 5/5Lv 60 →

Talent trees from WoW Forever client 1.60.1.70862.

Talent Tree Changes from Classic

New talents, talents moved in from another tree, and the Classic talents each tree no longer has. Compare them in the talent calculator →

Affliction

7 new · 3 moved in · 7 removed

Wrack at 31 points ticks every second and makes the target take 10% more from your other Shadow damage over time; channel it between refreshing your effects and firing Nightfall’s instant Shadow Bolts. Pandemic doubles the critical strike bonus of your damage over time and drains, and Curse of Exhaustion is the 16-point milestone with a 30% slow. Dark Pact and Grim Reach are removed.

New

  • Soul Harvest
  • Improved Drains
  • Improved Bane of Agony
  • Pandemic
  • Malevolence
  • Soul Siphon
  • Wrack

Moved in

  • Improved Life Tap
  • Grim Reach
  • Shadow Mastery

No longer in this tree

Dark Pact, Improved Curse of Agony, Improved Curse of Exhaustion, Improved Curse of Weakness, Improved Drain Life, Improved Drain Mana, Improved Drain Soul

Demonology

8 new · 2 moved in · 6 removed

Demonic Sacrifice moves up to 11 points and lasts 2 hours, Soul Link sits at 21, and Demonic Pact at 31 points keeps the Sacrifice bonus when you summon a different demon, so it stacks with Master Demonologist. Decimation makes Soul Fire a free, faster finisher below 35% health, and Demonic Brand helps a Voidwalker hold threat on your Searing Pain target.

New

  • Demonic Aegis
  • Fel Vitality
  • Demonic Energies
  • Decimation
  • Demonic Brand
  • Improved Felhunter
  • Demonic Knowledge
  • Demonic Pact

Moved in

  • Master Summoner
  • Fel Domination

No longer in this tree

Fel Intellect, Fel Stamina, Improved Firestone, Improved Healthstone, Improved Spellstone, Improved Subjugate Demon

Destruction

6 new · 1 moved in · 6 removed

Conflagrate is the 16-point milestone, and Bane of Havoc at 21 points copies 15% of the damage you deal to other targets onto the marked one. Agonizing Flames adds 10% damage to all Destruction spells, and Incinerate at 31 points hits 25% harder on targets with your Immolate. Destructive Reach sits in row 1 and extends every damaging spell, whichever tree you play.

New

  • Molten Skin
  • Agonizing Flames
  • Bane of Havoc
  • Fire and Brimstone
  • Shadow and Flame
  • Incinerate

Moved in

  • Destructive Reach

No longer in this tree

Devastation, Emberstorm, Improved Firebolt, Improved Immolate, Improved Lash of Pain, Improved Searing Pain

How the Calculator Works

  • You have 51 points, one per level from 10 to 60. Drag the level slider to plan a build for a lower level: the calculator then stops at the points that level has.
  • Each rank of the Legacy perk Talented starts your points one level earlier (from level 5 at rank 5). Pick your rank next to the level slider.
  • Every 5 points in a tree open its next row, and some talents need a maxed talent above them first.
  • Click a talent to add a point; right-click or Shift-click to remove one. On a touch screen, tap a talent to read it, tap it again to add a point, and long-press it to remove one; the − and + buttons on its card work too.
  • Your build lives in the page link, so copying the link saves and shares it.
  • Turn on Highlight Forever changes to spot every new and reworked talent.

What Forever Changes in Warlock Talents

  • 21 of Warlock's 52 talents are new in Forever, and 23 change from their Classic versions.
  • The three trees keep their Classic rows, with a new milestone talent at 16 points in each tree.
  • Spell, melee, and ranged hit are one stat, and critical strike works the same way.
  • Group buffs that used to cost talent points are now baseline, which frees points for new choices.

Every Warlock talent change, tree by tree →

View Full Warlock Talent Reference Table52 talents · 21 new in Forever

Affliction

TalentRowRanksAt Max Rankvs Classic
Improved Life Tap12Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.Moved
Suppression15Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.Changed
Improved Corruption15Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.Changed
Grim Reach22Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.Moved
Soul Harvest22Killing 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.New
Improved Drains23Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%.New
Improved Bane of Agony32Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.New
Fel Concentration33Gives your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.Changed
Amplify Curse31Increases 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.Changed
Pandemic33Increases 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%.New
Malevolence45Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.New
Nightfall42Gives 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%.Changed
Curse of Exhaustion41Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.Changed
Siphon Life51Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.Changed
Soul Siphon53Increases 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%.New
Shadow Mastery65Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 10%.Moved
Wrack71Tears the target apart from within, inflicting 86 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10% for 6 sec.New

Demonology

TalentRowRanksAt Max Rankvs Classic
Improved Health Funnel12Increases 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.Changed
Improved Imp13Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.Changed
Demonic Embrace15Increases your total Stamina by 15%.Changed
Unholy Power15Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.Changed
Demonic Aegis22Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.New
Improved Voidwalker23Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.Same
Fel Vitality23Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.New
Demonic Energies22You 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.New
Improved Sayaad33Increases 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%.Same
Demonic Sacrifice31When 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.Changed
Master Summoner32Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.Moved
Decimation42Reduces 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.New
Fel Domination41Your 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%.Moved
Demonic Brand43Your 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.New
Improved Felhunter53Increases 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.New
Soul Link51When 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.Changed
Demonic Knowledge53Increases 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.New
Master Demonologist65Grants 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%.Changed
Demonic Pact71Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.New

Destruction

TalentRowRanksAt Max Rankvs Classic
Destructive Reach12Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.Moved
Improved Shadow Bolt15Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.Changed
Bane15Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.Changed
Molten Skin25Reduces all damage taken by 10%.New
Cataclysm23Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.Changed
Aftermath25Increases 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.Changed
Ruin35Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.Changed
Shadowburn31Instantly blasts the target for 65 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.Changed
Intensity43Gives your Destruction spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.Changed
Agonizing Flames43Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.New
Conflagrate41Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 87 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.Changed
Pyroclasm52Gives 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.Changed
Bane of Havoc51Afflicts 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.New
Fire and Brimstone53Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.New
Shadow and Flame65Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 20% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 20% 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.New
Incinerate71Deals 98 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.New

Warlock Talent Questions

What is the best Warlock leveling talent build in WoW Forever?

Start with Affliction Drain Tank Leveling, the recommended plan. The other leveling plans are Demonology Leveling. Pick a plan in the header and the calculator shows how it is spent at any level from 10 to 60.

How many talent points does a Warlock get in WoW Forever?

51 points: one per level from 10 to 60. Each rank of the Legacy perk Talented brings every point one level earlier, so at rank 5 the first point arrives at level 5.

What changed in Warlock talents in WoW Forever?

21 of the 52 Warlock talents are new in Forever and 23 changed from Classic. Each tree also gains a milestone talent at 16 points. Every change, tree by tree.

Do I need to respec while leveling a Warlock?

No. Every Warlock leveling plan here spends one point per level from 10 to 60 without a reset.

How do I save or share a Warlock talent build?

The build lives in the page link: copy the link, or use Copy build link, and opening it later restores every point.

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