Warlock class reference

Warlock talents

The Warlock talent trees from the game files: every talent in its row, with its ranks and what the first and last rank do.

Trees
3
Talents
52

Affliction

Row 1 · 0 points in Affliction · from level 10

Improved Life Tap 2 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Suppression 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Improved Corruption 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Row 2 · 5 points in Affliction · from level 15

Grim Reach 2 ranks

Rank 1: Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.

Rank 2: Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.

Soul Harvest 2 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Improved Drains 3 ranks

Rank 1: Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 7%.

Rank 3: Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%.

Row 3 · 10 points in Affliction · from level 20

Improved Bane of Agony 2 ranks

Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%.

Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.

Fel Concentration 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Amplify Curse 1 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.

Pandemic 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Row 4 · 15 points in Affliction · from level 25

Malevolence 5 ranks

Rank 1: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 1%.

Rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.

Nightfall 2 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Curse of Exhaustion 1 rank · needs Amplify Curse

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

Row 5 · 20 points in Affliction · from level 30

Siphon Life 1 rank

Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.

Soul Siphon 3 ranks

Rank 1: Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 4% per each of your Corruption, Siphon Life, and Bane of Agony 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 Corruption, Siphon Life, and Bane of Agony effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 36%.

Row 6 · 25 points in Affliction · from level 35

Shadow Mastery 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Row 7 · 30 points in Affliction · from level 40

Wrack 1 rank · needs Siphon Life

Tears the target apart from within for 6 sec, inflicting 25.2 Shadow damage every 1 sec. While channeling, your Siphon Life, Corruption, and Bane of Agony effects on the target deal their periodic damage 100% faster.

Demonology

Row 1 · 0 points in Demonology · from level 10

Improved Health Funnel 2 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Improved Imp 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Demonic Embrace 5 ranks

Rank 1: Increases your total Stamina by 3%.

Rank 5: Increases your total Stamina by 15%.

Unholy Power 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Row 2 · 5 points in Demonology · from level 15

Demonic Aegis 2 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Improved Voidwalker 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Fel Vitality 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Demonic Energies 2 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Row 3 · 10 points in Demonology · from level 20

Improved Sayaad 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Demonic Sacrifice 1 rank

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 2 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Row 4 · 15 points in Demonology · from level 25

Decimation 2 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Fel Domination 1 rank · needs Master Summoner

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 3 ranks

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

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 ? to ? Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.

Row 5 · 20 points in Demonology · from level 30

Improved Felhunter 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Demonic Knowledge 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Row 6 · 25 points in Demonology · from level 35

Master Demonologist 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Row 7 · 30 points in Demonology · from level 40

Demonic Pact 1 rank · needs Soul Link

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

Destruction

Row 1 · 0 points in Destruction · from level 10

Destructive Reach 2 ranks

Rank 1: Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%.

Rank 2: Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.

Improved Shadow Bolt 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Bane 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Row 2 · 5 points in Destruction · from level 15

Molten Skin 5 ranks

Rank 1: Reduces all damage taken by 2%.

Rank 5: Reduces all damage taken by 10%.

Cataclysm 3 ranks

Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.

Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.

Aftermath 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Row 3 · 10 points in Destruction · from level 20

Ruin 5 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Shadowburn 1 rank

Instantly blasts the target for 66 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

Row 4 · 15 points in Destruction · from level 25

Intensity 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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.

Agonizing Flames 3 ranks

Rank 1: 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%.

Conflagrate 1 rank

Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 95 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.

Row 5 · 20 points in Destruction · from level 30

Pyroclasm 2 ranks · needs Intensity

Rank 1: 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.

Bane of Havoc 1 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 Brimstone 3 ranks · needs Conflagrate

Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8%.

Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.

Row 6 · 25 points in Destruction · from level 35

Shadow and Flame 5 ranks

Rank 1: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 4% 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 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.

Row 7 · 30 points in Destruction · from level 40

Incinerate 1 rank · needs Bane of Havoc

Deals 97 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.

Where this data comes from

Talent trees, positions, ranks, prerequisites and descriptions come from the WoW Forever game files. “From level” is the earliest level a row opens if every point you have earned went into that tree. Values the game fills in while you play show as “?”.

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