Corruption, a Warlock ability in WoW Forever

Corruption is a Warlock ability in the Affliction tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 7 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 4 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Shadow.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Corruption

Ranks of Corruption
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
4	Rank 1	35 Mana30 yd range 2 sec cast	Corrupts the target, causing 40 Shadow damage over 12 sec.
14	Rank 2	55 Mana30 yd range 2 sec cast	Corrupts the target, causing 65 Shadow damage over 15 sec.
24	Rank 3	100 Mana30 yd range 2 sec cast	Corrupts the target, causing 132 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
34	Rank 4	160 Mana30 yd range 2 sec cast	Corrupts the target, causing 168 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
44	Rank 5	225 Mana30 yd range 2 sec cast	Corrupts the target, causing 240 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
54	Rank 6	290 Mana30 yd range 2 sec cast	Corrupts the target, causing 342 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
60	Rank 7	340 Mana30 yd range 2 sec cast	Corrupts the target, causing 438 Shadow damage over 18 sec.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Corruption compared with Classic

All 7 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Corruption compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	scales with 8% of spell power (per tick)	—
Rank 2	Changed	scales with 15.5% of spell power (per tick)	Corrupts the target, causing 90 Shadow damage over 15 sec.
Rank 3	Changed	scales with 16.7% of spell power (per tick)	Corrupts the target, causing 222 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
Rank 4	Changed	scales with 16.7% of spell power (per tick)	Corrupts the target, causing 324 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
Rank 5	Changed	scales with 16.7% of spell power (per tick)	Corrupts the target, causing 486 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
Rank 6	Changed	scales with 16.7% of spell power (per tick)	Corrupts the target, causing 666 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
Rank 7	Changed	scales with 16.7% of spell power (per tick)	Corrupts the target, causing 822 Shadow damage over 18 sec.

Talents that change Corruption

These Warlock talents name Corruption in their rank text.

Improved CorruptionAffliction, row 1
PandemicAffliction, row 3
NightfallAffliction, row 4

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Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.