Warlock
Affliction · Demonology · Destruction
Talent groups
One tree in 3 groups. The last row of each group holds its capstone.
What changed
Every change in this buildSince beta build 1.60.1.70245.
ChangedDemonic BrandDemonology, row 4
Rank 1:
…against the target generate high threat and deal (scales with spell power) to (scales with spell power) Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet.became …against the target deal (scales with spell power) to (scales with spell power) Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.Rank 3:
…against the target generate high threat and deal (scales with spell power) to (scales with spell power) Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet.became …against the target deal (scales with spell power) to (scales with spell power) Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.Ranks in between change the same way.
Affliction
Improved Life Tap2 ranks · row 1
At rank 2: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
Suppression5 ranks · row 1
At rank 5: Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.
Improved Corruption5 ranks · row 1
At rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
Malediction5 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Affliction
At rank 5: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 5%.
Soul Harvest2 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Affliction
At 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 Drains3 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Affliction
At rank 3: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 20%.
Improved Bane of Agony2 ranks · row 3
Requires 10 points in Affliction
At rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.
Fel Concentration3 ranks · row 3
Requires 10 points in Affliction
At rank 3: Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.
Amplify Curse1 rank · row 3
Requires 10 points in Affliction
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.
Pandemic3 ranks · row 3
Requires 10 points in Affliction
At 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%.
Malevolence5 ranks · row 4
Requires 15 points in Affliction
At rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.
Nightfall2 ranks · row 4
Requires 15 points in Affliction
At 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 Exhaustion1 rank · row 4
Requires 15 points in Affliction
Requires 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.
Siphon Life1 rank · row 5
Requires 20 points in Affliction
Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
Soul Siphon3 ranks · row 5
Requires 20 points in Affliction
At 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%.
Shadow Mastery5 ranks · row 6
Requires 25 points in Affliction
At rank 5: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 5%.
Wrack1 rank · row 7
Requires 30 points in Affliction
Requires Siphon Life
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
Improved Health Funnel2 ranks · row 1
At 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 Imp3 ranks · row 1
At rank 3: Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.
Demonic Embrace5 ranks · row 1
At rank 5: Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
Unholy Power5 ranks · row 1
At rank 5: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
Demonic Aegis2 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Demonology
At rank 2: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
Improved Voidwalker3 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Demonology
At rank 3: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.
Fel Vitality3 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Demonology
At 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 Energies2 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Demonology
At 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.
Improved Sayaad3 ranks · row 3
Requires 10 points in Demonology
At 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 Sacrifice1 rank · row 3
Requires 10 points in Demonology
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 Summoner2 ranks · row 3
Requires 10 points in Demonology
At 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%.
Decimation2 ranks · row 4
Requires 15 points in Demonology
At 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 Domination1 rank · row 4
Requires 15 points in Demonology
Requires Master Summoner at rank 2
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 Brand3 ranks · row 4
Requires 15 points in Demonology
At 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 (scales with spell power) to (scales with spell power) Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
Improved Felhunter3 ranks · row 5
Requires 20 points in Demonology
At 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.
Soul Link1 rank · row 5
Requires 20 points in Demonology
Requires Demonic Sacrifice
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 Knowledge3 ranks · row 5
Requires 20 points in Demonology
At 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.
Master Demonologist5 ranks · row 6
Requires 25 points in Demonology
At 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%.
Demonic Pact1 rank · row 7
Requires 30 points in Demonology
Requires 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
Destructive Reach2 ranks · row 1
At rank 2: Increases the range of your damaging spells by 20%.
Improved Shadow Bolt5 ranks · row 1
At rank 5: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.
Bane5 ranks · row 1
At 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.
Molten Skin5 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Destruction
At rank 5: Reduces all damage taken by 10%.
Cataclysm3 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Destruction
At rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.
Aftermath5 ranks · row 2
Requires 5 points in Destruction
At 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.
Ruin5 ranks · row 3
Requires 10 points in Destruction
At rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
Shadowburn1 rank · row 3
Requires 10 points in Destruction
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.
Intensity3 ranks · row 4
Requires 15 points in Destruction
At rank 3: Gives you a 70% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
Agonizing Flames3 ranks · row 4
Requires 15 points in Destruction
At 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%.
Conflagrate1 rank · row 4
Requires 15 points in Destruction
Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 95 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.
Pyroclasm2 ranks · row 5
Requires 20 points in Destruction
Requires Intensity at rank 3
At 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 Havoc1 rank · row 5
Requires 20 points in Destruction
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 Brimstone3 ranks · row 5
Requires 20 points in Destruction
Requires Conflagrate
At rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.
Shadow and Flame5 ranks · row 6
Requires 25 points in Destruction
At 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.
Incinerate1 rank · row 7
Requires 30 points in Destruction
Requires Bane of Havoc
Deals 97 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.
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