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Curse, drain and burn your enemies while a demon fights beside you.
The Warlock in WoW Forever is a pure damage class. Level and run dungeons as Affliction, fight in PvP as Demonology. Humans and Gnomes play it for the Alliance, Orcs, Undead and Trolls for the Horde. You wear Cloth and use daggers, one-handed swords, staves and wands. 19 of the 52 talents are new.
You wear enemies down with spells that deal damage over time, drain their life to heal yourself and turn your own Health into Mana with Life Tap. A demon fights at your side, from a Voidwalker that keeps enemies off you to a Succubus or Incubus that adds damage. Groups want you for Healthstones, Soulstones, summons and your Curses.
Best to level: AfflictionYour Voidwalker holds the enemy while Corruption and Bane of Agony tick, and your drains refill your Health, so you rarely stop to rest. Also good: Demonology.
Damage
You stack Corruption, Bane of Agony and other spells that deal damage over time, then drain Health back with Drain Life or finish with Drain Soul. It is the smoothest way to level, and later Siphon Life and the new Wrack capstone make it strong against several targets.
Damage
Your demon becomes a large part of your damage and survival, and early talents add Stamina, pet damage and pet healing. Later Soul Link moves part of the damage you take onto your demon, and Demonic Pact lets you keep a Demonic Sacrifice buff while another demon fights.
Damage
You hit hard with Shadow Bolt, Immolate and instant Shadowburn, and later Conflagrate, Shadow and Flame and Incinerate tie your Fire and Shadow spells together. It shines in short fights and in area damage with Rain of Fire and Hellfire.
Drag to your level: the talent to take now, your newest abilities and the dungeons that fit.
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Dungeons for you
Class quests10Gakin's Summons → Summon Voidwalker20Devourer of Souls → Summon Succubus and Small Soul Pouch30Seeking Strahad → Summon Felhunter and Box of Souls
Your Talent Path 10–60The right talent at every level, with new abilities and tipsThese races can play a Warlock. Hover a racial icon for the details.
HumanTop PvP pick
Alliance
The PvP pick. Will to Survive breaks any stun so you can start casting again right away, and the Human Spirit adds 5% Spirit, which feeds into how much Mana Life Tap gives back.
GnomeTop Alliance pick
Alliance
The best Alliance pick. Expansive Mind adds Intellect for a bigger Mana pool, Escape Artist frees you from roots and slows so your demon can catch back up, and Eureka! makes your next direct spells and channels like Drain Life stronger and cheaper, though no longer your effects over time like Corruption.
OrcTop Horde pick
Horde
The best Horde pick and arguably the best overall. Blood Fury now adds Attack Power and Spell Power together, a big burst for your Shadow Bolts, and Hardiness cuts stun duration by 20% so your casts survive longer in a fight.
Undead
Horde
A tough, self-sufficient pick. Will of the Forsaken breaks fear and charm, which pairs oddly well with a class that casts Fear itself, and Touch of the Grave adds a little extra Shadow damage on your hits.
Troll
Horde
New for Warlocks in Forever. Berserking speeds up your casts and pet commands alike when you need it most, and Regeneration keeps you topped up between pulls so you Life Tap less often.
Your class trainer teaches new abilities and ranks and resets your talents, and a second talent set opens at level 40. Weapon skills you do not have yet you buy from a Weapon Master in a capital. After that the skill goes up as you fight with the weapon.
Troll warlocks, new in Forever, use the Classic trainers in Durotar and Orgrimmar. Thunder Bluff and Darnassus have no warlock trainer.
Class trainersBeta
Weapon MastersBeta
As of Oct 10, 2026. NPCs and places as in the beta database, things can still change until launch.
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See every button with the reason behind it, your Mana live and all presses on a timeline. Play it on your own keys and compare your damage, or watch it with Autoplay.
Start trainingPlay yourself or AutoplayThe builds players plan for level 60, under the names you hear in chat. One click opens the full build in the talent calculator.
Damage·Raid and dungeon single-target damage
Affliction 9Demonology 11Destruction 31
5/5
3/3
2/3Ruin doubles your crit damage, Improved Shadow Bolt and Bane push Shadow and direct damage higher, and Shadow and Flame turns Conflagrate into a repeatable button that keeps your Immolate alive.
Damage·Raid damage with a tanky, hard-hitting demon
Affliction 0Demonology 31Destruction 20
5/5
3/3
You sacrifice the Imp for its bonus, summon the Succubus and keep both benefits at once thanks to Demonic Pact, while Master Demonologist and Soul Link make the whole setup much sturdier.
Damage·Raid damage over time on a single target
Affliction 40Demonology 11Destruction 0
2/5
1/3
5/5Suppression and Improved Corruption land your DoTs reliably, Malevolence and Shadow Mastery push their damage higher, and Wrack, the new capstone, buffs every Shadow DoT ticking on the target while it channels.
Damage·Battlegrounds, quick kills on a single target
Affliction 0Demonology 16Destruction 35
5/5
2/2Pyroclasm gives Soul Fire, Rain of Fire and Hellfire a stun chance, Aftermath slows anyone you hit with Conflagrate, Molten Skin cuts the damage you take, and Ruin makes your Destruction crits hit harder.
Damage·Battlegrounds and world PvP, pressure on several targets
Affliction 30Demonology 21Destruction 0
5/52/3Curse of Exhaustion slows anyone chasing you, Shadow Mastery and Malevolence keep your DoTs pressuring the whole team, and Soul Link shares away part of the damage you take.
Level 60 is not open in the beta yet, so these builds can still change. Builds as published on wowforeverbuilds.com.
Rare and epic armor (Cloth) and weapons you can use, dungeon by dungeon by level. Armor and weapon types as in Classic. Getting to 60 takes many evenings of quests and dungeons. If you would rather spend yours elsewhere, a WoW Forever leveling boost for your Warlock takes over those levels.
Aetherwisp BracersWrist
Fang of MagmatusMain Hand
Golemheart StaveTwo-Hand
Robes of the Disgraced ThaneChest
Cursed FelbladeMain Hand
Crystalline CuffsWrist
Robe of EvocationChest
Chanting BladeOne-Hand
Searing DaggerMain Hand
Rotmender's TreadsFeet
Coldspire StaffTwo-Hand
Rotmender's LeggingsLegs
Vileblood ScimitarOne-Hand
Tuskwrap BeltWaist
Meathook SlicerOne-Hand
Leftover Abomination SkinChest
Segmented Spider LegTwo-Hand
Slime-encrusted PadsShoulder
Serpent GlovesHands
Living RootTwo-Hand
FirebelcherRanged
Robe of the MoccasinChest
Slither CordWaist
Tail SpikeOne-Hand
Skum's BucketHeld In Off-hand
Cruel BarbOne-HandBuzz SawOne-Hand
Ogre LoinclothLegs
Gold-flecked GlovesHandsThief's BladeOne-Hand
Emberstone StaffTwo-Hand
Corsair's OvershirtChest
Cookie's Stirring RodRanged
Buzzer BladeMain HandFeline MantleShoulder
Belt of ArugalWaistMeteor ShardOne-Hand
Robes of ArugalChest
Blade of SilverlaineMain Hand
Odo's Ley StaffTwo-Hand
Eerie Stable LanternHeld In Off-handBloody ApronChestButcher's SlicerOne-Hand
Rod of the SleepwalkerTwo-Hand
Leech PantsLegs
Gaze Dreamer PantsLegsBite of Serra'kisOne-Hand
Ghamoo-ra's BindWaist
Darkwater TalwarMain HandDebt CollectorMain HandKam's Walking StickTwo-Hand
Bridgebreaker BindingsWrist
Prison ShankOne-HandGlinteye SlippersFeet
Raptor's GazeHeld In Off-hand
Violet Sorcerer's MantleShoulder
Ponderous OrbHeld In Off-handBlightleaf RopeWaistSpine of the DevourerTwo-HandTendonscraper DaggerMain Hand
Ephemeral GripsHands
Violet Sorcerer's RobesChest
Wand of Mana ConcentrationRanged
Graveweave BindingsWrist
Electrocutioner LegMain Hand
Spidertank OilragWristAcidic WalkersFeet
HydrocaneTwo-Hand
Toxic RevengerOne-HandSwinetusk ShankMain HandBatwing MantleShoulder
Wind Spirit StaffTwo-HandThornspikeOne-Hand
Death Speaker MantleShoulder
Death Prophet SpineTwo-Hand
Death Speaker RobesChest
Orb of the Forgotten SeerHeld In Off-handBloodmage MantleShoulder
Necrotic WandRanged
Blighted LeggingsLegs
Embalmed ShroudHead
Torturing PokerOne-HandIllusionary RodTwo-Hand
Hypnotic BladeMain HandLoksey's Training StickTwo-Hand
Coldrage DaggerOne-HandRobes of the LichChestDeathmage SashWaist
Sang'thraze the DeflectorOne-Hand
The Chief's EnforcerTwo-Hand
Jang'thraze the ProtectorMain Hand
Bad Mojo MaskHead
Zum'rah's Vexing CaneTwo-HandGahz'rilla FangOne-Hand
Charstone DirkMain Hand
Eye of TheradrasHead
Inventor's Focal SwordMain HandRotgrip MantleShoulderNoxious ShooterRangedVinerot SandalsFeet
Nature's EmbraceChestSatyrmane SashWaistOmnicast BootsFeet
Lord General's SwordMain HandSenior Designer's PantaloonsLegsPyric CaduceusRangedKindling StaveTwo-Hand
Magister's CrownHeadDevout CrownHead
Dreadmist MaskHead
Dreadmist MantleShoulder
Magister's MantleShoulder
Magister's GlovesHands
Dreadmist WrapsHands
Magister's LeggingsLegs
Devout SkirtLegsDreadmist LeggingsLegsDreadmist SandalsFeetDevout SandalsFeet
Magister's RobesChest
Devout RobeChest
Dreadmist RobeChestDevout MantleShoulderSeen in the beta, unless it says otherwise.
Curse of Agony and Curse of Doom are now Bane of Agony and Bane of Doom. Banes and Curses are separate, so you keep one of each on a target, for example Bane of Agony plus Curse of the Elements.
Your spells that deal damage over time can now land critical hits, and Wrack, the new level 40 Affliction capstone, is a filler spell that makes your other Shadow effects hit harder.
Demons now scale with your stats and gear, the Voidwalker holds threat far better and a new Move To command lets you place your pet where you want. While you summon a new demon, the one you have out is stunned.
The Incubus, which Classic Era added in 2022, stands next to the Succubus as its own demon at level 20, and Succubus talents like Improved Sayaad work for both.
Soul Shards now go into a reagent bag slot, Drain Soul can give a shard on any tick, with a chance that grows after every tick without one until it is certain, and Life Tap gives more Mana the more Spirit you have.
Felsteed and Dreadsteed are gone. Like every class, you get a mount when you learn riding.
Not tested yetHellfire can now land critical hits. The Affliction talent Soul Harvest (formerly Soul Harvesting) now works and gives 50% or 100% more Mana regeneration after a target dies under your Drain Soul, and your demon has Aggressive mode again in the pet tab of your spellbook.
Firestone and Spellstone are weapon imbues now and work together with Wizard Oil or another temporary enchant on the same weapon. Firestone adds Fire damage and crit chance, Spellstone adds Shadow damage and spell haste.
Not tested yetOn October 8 the low ranks of Shadow Bolt were evened out, so every new rank you train is an upgrade over the last.
19 of 52 talents are new
Affliction7 new, 10 changed, 17 in total
Demonology7 new, 10 changed, 19 in total
Destruction5 new, 11 changed, 16 in total
Tier listWhere your specs rank right now. Best spot: Demonology, tier S (Overall PvP).
Legacy CalculatorYour 16 Legacy Points planned, with the ready build and the tip for the Warlock.
Addons and built-in UIBuilt in for you: Cooldown Manager. No addon made just for the Warlock yet, the general ones are on the addons page.
PvP gearOne spec line (Threads), each with a Rare Premier set and its Epic upgrade for Alliance and Horde.
Sets and transmogDreadmist Raiment and Deathmist Raiment from the dungeons, 1 new Tier 1 set and the Classic raid sets in the client, every piece with its source.
Class mountsThe level 40 and level 60 class mounts with every quest of their chains.Your class in our tier lists
Best PvP class and specEvery spec in battlegrounds, world PvP and duels.Demonology WarlockS
Best class for dungeonsDamage specs, tanks and healers for dungeons, ranked with the reason.Demonology WarlockA
Best class for raidsEvery damage spec ranked for raids at 60, with the raid sim.Demonology WarlockA
Best tank and healerEvery tank and healer spec for dungeons and raids.
Best class for levelingWhich class and spec levels fastest in the beta.Affliction WarlockA
Best class for solo and HardcoreWho farms alone best and who survives a Hardcore run.Affliction WarlockSFor your class
Sets13
Achievements3
Built-in feature1
Affliction. Your Voidwalker holds the enemy while Corruption and Bane of Agony tick, and your drains refill your Health, so you rarely stop to rest. Also good: Demonology.
Affliction. Affliction spreads damage over time across a pack, and the new Wrack capstone makes it strong against several targets. Your demon tanks a stray mob and Fear peels one off the healer.
Demonology. Soul Link sends 30% of the damage you take to your demon and adds 3% damage. It sits on the 20 point row, so a Demonology Warlock has it at level 30. With Fear, Death Coil, a Felhunter's Spell Lock or a Succubus' Seduction you control most fights and take far less damage while you do it.
Gnome for the Alliance, Orc for the Horde, Human for PvP. Gnome: The best Alliance pick. Expansive Mind adds Intellect for a bigger Mana pool, Escape Artist frees you from roots and slows so your demon can catch back up, and Eureka! makes your next direct spells and channels like Drain Life stronger and cheaper, though no longer your effects over time like Corruption. Races that can play it: Human, Gnome, Orc, Undead and Troll.
Daggers, One-Handed Swords, Staves, Wands. In the beta you buy the weapon skills you do not have yet from a Weapon Master in the capitals: Stormwind, Ironforge and Darnassus for the Alliance, Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff and Undercity for the Horde. Your skill with a weapon goes up as you fight with it.
Troll warlocks, new in Forever, use the Classic trainers in Durotar and Orgrimmar. Thunder Bluff and Darnassus have no warlock trainer.
The Imp at level 1, the Voidwalker at 10 and the Succubus or Incubus at 20, each through a class quest, the Felhunter at 30, the Infernal at 50 and the Doomguard through Ritual of Doom at 60. The beta client has the same levels as Classic.
For example Affliction at level 60: open with Bane of Agony, Corruption, Siphon Life, Wrack, Shadow Bolt. Then your main buttons are Shadow Bolt, Corruption, Bane of Agony and Siphon Life. The Rotation Trainer shows every button with the reason behind it and lets you play it yourself.
The Warlock is medium to start with. You juggle spells that tick over time, a demon, Soul Shards and Life Tap, but your Voidwalker takes the hits while you learn.
19 of 52 talents are new and 31 changed. Curse of Agony and Curse of Doom are now Bane of Agony and Bane of Doom. Banes and Curses are separate, so you keep one of each on a target, for example Bane of Agony plus Curse of the Elements.
As of Oct 10, 2026. Beta values, things can still change until launch. Talent tree data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0)
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Page history
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Dungeon loot for your class now includes the City of Dalaran boss drops.
The best PvP spec is Demonology, as in the PvP tier list.
The road to 60 shows your class quests at their level, such as the totems, the demons, poisons at 20 or Cat Form at 20.
First published Every change on the guides
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Inquisitor's Shawl
Grimlok's Tribal Vestments
Stoneweaver Leggings
Kilt of the Atal'ai Prophet
Spire of Hakkar
Dawnspire Cord
Devout Gloves
Magister's Boots
