Warlock talents in WoW Forever

Every talent of the three trees, read from the Forever beta client, with its first rank and how it compares with Classic. Open a talent in the calculator above for the other ranks.

Affliction (17 talents)

1. tier 1

   • Improved Life TapMoved2 ranks

     Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
   • SuppressionChanged5 ranks

     Improves your chance to hit by 1% and reduces all threat you generate by 4%.
   • Improved CorruptionChanged5 ranks

     Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.

2. tier 2

   • MaledictionNew5 ranks

     Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 1%.
   • Soul HarvestNew2 ranks

     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 DrainsNew3 ranks

     Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 7%.

3. tier 3

   • Improved Bane of AgonyChanged2 ranks

     Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%.
   • Fel ConcentrationChanged3 ranks

     Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.
   • Amplify CurseChanged1 rank

     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.
   • PandemicNew3 ranks

     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%.

4. tier 4

   • MalevolenceNew5 ranks

     Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 1%.
   • NightfallChanged2 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 ExhaustionChanged1 rank

     Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

5. tier 5

   • Siphon LifeChanged1 rank

     Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
   • Soul SiphonChanged3 ranks

     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%.

6. tier 6

   • Shadow MasteryChanged5 ranks

     Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 1%.

7. tier 7

   • WrackNew1 rank

     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.

Demonology (19 talents)

1. tier 1

   • Improved Health FunnelChanged2 ranks

     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 ImpChanged3 ranks

     Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 10% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 10%.
   • Demonic EmbraceChanged5 ranks

     Increases your total Stamina by 3%.
   • Unholy PowerChanged5 ranks

     Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%.

2. tier 2

   • Demonic AegisNew2 ranks

     Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 15%.
   • Improved VoidwalkerSame as Classic3 ranks

     Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 10%.
   • Fel VitalityChanged3 ranks

     Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 5%, and increases your maximum Mana by 5%.
   • Demonic EnergiesNew2 ranks

     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.

3. tier 3

   • Improved SayaadSame as Classic3 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 SacrificeChanged1 rank

     When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hr. 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 SummonerChanged2 ranks

     Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.

4. tier 4

   • DecimationNew2 ranks

     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 DominationChanged1 rank

     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 BrandNew3 ranks

     Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target deal 1 to 1 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.

5. tier 5

   • Improved FelhunterNew3 ranks

     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 LinkChanged1 rank

     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 KnowledgeNew3 ranks

     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.

6. tier 6

   • Master DemonologistChanged5 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%.

7. tier 7

   • Demonic PactNew1 rank

     Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.

Destruction (16 talents)

1. tier 1

   • Destructive ReachChanged2 ranks

     Increases the range of your damaging spells by 10%.
   • Improved Shadow BoltChanged5 ranks

     Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4% for 12 sec.
   • BaneChanged5 ranks

     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.

2. tier 2

   • Molten SkinNew5 ranks

     Reduces all damage taken by 2%.
   • CataclysmChanged3 ranks

     Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
   • AftermathChanged5 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.

3. tier 3

   • RuinChanged5 ranks

     Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.
   • ShadowburnChanged1 rank

     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.

4. tier 4

   • IntensityChanged3 ranks

     Gives you a 23% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
   • Agonizing FlamesChanged3 ranks

     Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 3% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 3%.
   • ConflagrateChanged1 rank

     Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 111 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.

5. tier 5

   • PyroclasmChanged2 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 HavocNew1 rank

     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 BrimstoneNew3 ranks

     Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8%.

6. tier 6

   • Shadow and FlameNew5 ranks

     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.

7. tier 7

   • IncinerateNew1 rank

     Deals 100 to 114 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.