Curses, demons and patience. Let the damage over time do the work. Three trees and 51 points at level 60. Here’s every talent in our own words; open the Theorycrafter to spend points, see your trainer’s next spells and save the build to your character.
Build 70532 to 70790 · kept up to date via wago.tools
No Warlock talents changed in this build.
Affliction
Ranged · Curses, drains and damage over time.
Row 1Improved Life Tap 2 ranksLife Tap gives more mana.
Row 1Suppression 5 ranksYour spells miss less often and you draw less threat.
Row 1Improved Corruption 5 ranksCorruption casts faster and deals more damage.
Row 2Grim Reach 2 ranksLonger range on Affliction spells.
Row 2Soul Harvest 2 ranksKilling a target with Drain Soul on it boosts your mana regeneration, even while casting.
Row 2Improved Drains 3 ranksDrain Life, Drain Soul and Drain Mana are stronger.
Row 3Improved Bane of Agony 2 ranksBane of Agony deals more damage.
Row 3Fel Concentration 3 ranksDrains and Wrack are harder to push back when you’re hit.
Row 3Amplify Curse 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Amplify Curse: your next Curse of Weakness, Bane of Agony or Curse of Exhaustion is stronger.
Row 3Pandemic 3 ranksYour damage over time and drain spells crit for more.
Row 4Malevolence 5 ranksYour Shadow spells crit more often.
Row 4Nightfall 2 ranksYour damage over time can make your next Shadow Bolt instant (Shadow Trance).
Row 4Curse of Exhaustion 1 rank · an ability you press · needs Amplify CurseLearn Curse of Exhaustion: slow the target.
Row 5Siphon Life 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Siphon Life: steal health from the target over time.
Row 5Soul Siphon 3 ranksDrain Life, Drain Soul and Wrack are stronger for each of your other Affliction effects on the target.
Row 6Shadow Mastery 5 ranksShadow spells deal more damage and drain more life.
Row 7Wrack 1 rank · an ability you press · needs Siphon LifeLearn Wrack: tear at the target and make your other Shadow damage over time hurt them more.
Demonology
Ranged · Support · Stronger demons and Soul Link.
Row 1Improved Health Funnel 2 ranksHealth Funnel moves more health for less, draws no threat, and works whatever your demon’s health.
Row 1Improved Imp 3 ranksYour Imp’s Firebolt and Fire Shield are stronger.
Row 1Demonic Embrace 5 ranksMore Stamina.
Row 1Unholy Power 5 ranksYour demons deal more damage.
Row 2Demonic Aegis 2 ranksDemon Skin and Demon Armor are stronger.
Row 2Improved Voidwalker 3 ranksYour Voidwalker’s abilities are stronger.
Row 2Fel Vitality 3 ranksYour demons have more health and mana, and you have more mana.
Row 2Demonic Energies 2 ranksYour spell damage heals your demon, and Life Tap also fills its mana.
Row 3Improved Sayaad 3 ranksYour Succubus and Incubus hit harder, soothe more, and keep enemies seduced longer.
Row 3Demonic Sacrifice 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Demonic Sacrifice: give up your demon for a long-lasting buff that depends on which demon it was.
Row 3Master Summoner 2 ranksSummoning demons is faster and cheaper.
Row 4Decimation 2 ranksSoul Fire comes back sooner, and hitting low-health targets makes it faster and free of shards.
Row 4Fel Domination 1 rank · an ability you press · needs Master SummonerLearn Fel Domination: summon your next demon almost instantly, for less mana.
Row 4Demonic Brand 3 ranksSearing Pain draws less threat and brands the target so your demon’s next attacks deal extra damage.
Row 5Improved Felhunter 3 ranksYour Felhunter’s abilities are stronger, and Spell Lock comes back sooner.
Row 5Soul Link 1 rank · an ability you press · needs Demonic SacrificeLearn Soul Link: your demon takes part of the damage aimed at you, and you both hit harder.
Row 5Demonic Knowledge 3 ranksYou and your demon deal more spell damage while it’s out.
Row 6Master Demonologist 5 ranksYou and your demon share a bonus that depends on which demon is out.
Row 7Demonic Pact 1 rank · needs Soul LinkSummoning a different demon no longer cancels your Demonic Sacrifice buff.
Destruction
Ranged · Shadow Bolt, Fire and Conflagrate.
Row 1Destructive Reach 2 ranksLonger range on Destruction spells.
Row 1Improved Shadow Bolt 5 ranksShadow Bolt crits make the target take more Shadow damage from you for a while.
Row 1Bane 5 ranksShadow Bolt, Immolate, Incinerate and Soul Fire cast faster.
Row 2Molten Skin 5 ranksYou take less damage from everything.
Row 2Cataclysm 3 ranksDestruction spells cost less mana.
Row 2Aftermath 5 ranksImmolate’s first hit is stronger, and Conflagrate slows the target.
Row 3Ruin 5 ranksDestruction spells crit for much more.
Row 3Shadowburn 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Shadowburn: an instant blast that gives you a Soul Shard if the target dies soon after.
Row 4Intensity 3 ranksDestruction spells are harder to push back when you’re hit.
Row 4Agonizing Flames 3 ranksSearing Pain crits more often, and all Destruction spells hit harder.
Row 4Conflagrate 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Conflagrate: consume your Immolate for a burst of fire.
Row 5Pyroclasm 2 ranks · needs IntensitySoul Fire, Rain of Fire and Hellfire can stun what they hit.
Row 5Bane of Havoc 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Bane of Havoc: part of the damage you deal elsewhere also hits the cursed target.
Row 5Fire and Brimstone 3 ranks · needs ConflagrateConflagrate crits more often.
Row 6Shadow and Flame 5 ranksConflagrate boosts your Shadow damage and Shadowburn your Fire damage, and Conflagrate can keep Immolate on the target.
Row 7Incinerate 1 rank · an ability you press · needs Bane of HavocLearn Incinerate: a fire bolt that hits harder on targets with your Immolate.
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