What changed for the Warlock in WoW Forever

WoW Forever gives the Warlock 52 talents; Classic Era had 50. By status: 18 new, 31 changed, 1 moved and 2 unchanged. Classic talents taken out of the trees: 16.

New talents (18)

Malediction Affliction, row 2, 5 ranks
Max rank: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 5%.
Soul Harvest Affliction, row 2, 2 ranks
Max rank: 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 Affliction, row 2, 3 ranks
Max rank: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 20%.
Pandemic Affliction, row 3, 3 ranks
Max rank: 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%.
Malevolence Affliction, row 4, 5 ranks
Max rank: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.
Wrack Affliction, row 7, 1 rank
Max rank: 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.
Demonic Aegis Demonology, row 2, 2 ranks
Max rank: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
Demonic Energies Demonology, row 2, 2 ranks
Max rank: 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.
Decimation Demonology, row 4, 2 ranks
Max rank: 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.
Demonic Brand Demonology, row 4, 3 ranks
Max rank: Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
Improved Felhunter Demonology, row 5, 3 ranks
Max rank: 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 Demonology, row 5, 3 ranks
Max rank: 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.
Demonic Pact Demonology, row 7, 1 rank
Max rank: Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.
Molten Skin Destruction, row 2, 5 ranks
Max rank: Reduces all damage taken by 10%.
Bane of Havoc Destruction, row 5, 1 rank
Max 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 Destruction, row 5, 3 ranks
Max rank: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.
Shadow and Flame Destruction, row 6, 5 ranks
Max rank: 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.
Incinerate Destruction, row 7, 1 rank
Max rank: Deals 99 to 113 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.

Changed talents (31)

Suppression Affliction, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 2%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Improves your chance to hit by 1% and reduces all threat you generate by 4%.
Improved Corruption Affliction, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.
Improved Bane of Agony Affliction, row 3
Called Improved Curse of Agony in Classic.
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 2%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%.
Ranks: 3 in Classic, 2 in Forever.
Fel Concentration Affliction, row 3
Classic Era, rank 1
Gives you a 14% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.
Ranks: 5 in Classic, 3 in Forever.
Amplify Curse Affliction, row 3
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Curse of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
WoW Forever, rank 1
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.
Nightfall Affliction, row 4
Classic Era, rank 1
Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
WoW Forever, 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%.
Curse of Exhaustion Affliction, row 4
Classic Era, rank 1
Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Position: from Affliction, row 5, column 3 to Affliction, row 4, column 3.
Siphon Life Affliction, row 5
Classic Era, rank 1
Transfers 15 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
Soul Siphon Affliction, row 5
Called Improved Drain Life in Classic.
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 2%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 4% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 12%.
Position: from Affliction, row 2, column 4 to Affliction, row 5, column 3.
Ranks: 5 in Classic, 3 in Forever.
Shadow Mastery Affliction, row 6
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 1%.
Position: from Affliction, row 6, column 2 to Affliction, row 6, column 3.
Improved Health Funnel Demonology, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the amount of Health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 10%.
WoW Forever, 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.
Position: from Demonology, row 2, column 1 to Demonology, row 1, column 1.
Improved Imp Demonology, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield, and Blood Pact spells by 10%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 10% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 10%.
Demonic Embrace Demonology, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases your total Stamina by 3% but reduces your total Spirit by 1%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Increases your total Stamina by 3%.
Unholy Power Demonology, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter's melee attacks by 4%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%.
Position: from Demonology, row 4, column 3 to Demonology, row 1, column 4.
Fel Vitality Demonology, row 2
Called Fel Intellect in Classic.
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%.
WoW Forever, 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%.
Ranks: 5 in Classic, 3 in Forever.
Demonic Sacrifice Demonology, row 3
Classic Era, rank 1
When activated, sacrifices your summoned demon to grant you an effect that lasts 30 min. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 3% of total Health every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 2% of total Mana every 4 sec.
WoW Forever, rank 1
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.
Position: from Demonology, row 5, column 2 to Demonology, row 3, column 2.
Master Summoner Demonology, row 3
Rank 1 text is the same as in Classic.
Position: from Demonology, row 4, column 2 to Demonology, row 3, column 3.
Fel Domination Demonology, row 4
Rank 1 text is the same as in Classic.
Position: from Demonology, row 3, column 2 to Demonology, row 4, column 3.
Soul Link Demonology, row 5
Classic Era, rank 1
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 master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is active.
WoW Forever, rank 1
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.
Position: from Demonology, row 7, column 2 to Demonology, row 5, column 2.
Master Demonologist Demonology, row 6
Classic Era, rank 1
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Reduces threat caused by 4%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by 2%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases all damage caused by 2%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances by .2 per level.
WoW Forever, 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%.
Destructive Reach Destruction, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Increases the range of your damaging spells by 10%.
Position: from Destruction, row 4, column 2 to Destruction, row 1, column 1.
Improved Shadow Bolt Destruction, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by 4% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum of 12 sec.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4% for 12 sec.
Bane Destruction, row 1
Classic Era, rank 1
Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.
WoW Forever, 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.
Position: from Destruction, row 2, column 2 to Destruction, row 1, column 3.
Cataclysm Destruction, row 2
Classic Era, rank 1
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 1%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
Position: from Destruction, row 1, column 3 to Destruction, row 2, column 2.
Ranks: 5 in Classic, 3 in Forever.
Aftermath Destruction, row 2
Classic Era, rank 1
Gives your Destruction spells a 2% chance to daze the target for 5 sec.
WoW Forever, 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.
Ruin Destruction, row 3
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.
Position: from Destruction, row 5, column 3 to Destruction, row 3, column 2.
Ranks: 1 in Classic, 5 in Forever.
Shadowburn Destruction, row 3
Classic Era, rank 1
Instantly blasts the target for 91 to 103 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 73 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
Position: from Destruction, row 3, column 4 to Destruction, row 3, column 3.
Intensity Destruction, row 4
Classic Era, rank 1
Gives you a 35% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while channeling the Rain of Fire, Hellfire or Soul Fire spell.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Gives you a 23% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
Ranks: 2 in Classic, 3 in Forever.
Agonizing Flames Destruction, row 4
Called Improved Searing Pain in Classic.
Classic Era, rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 2%.
WoW Forever, 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%.
Position: from Destruction, row 4, column 4 to Destruction, row 4, column 2.
Ranks: 5 in Classic, 3 in Forever.
Conflagrate Destruction, row 4
Classic Era, rank 1
Ignites a target that is already afflicted by Immolate, dealing 249 to 315 Fire damage and consuming the Immolate spell.
WoW Forever, rank 1
Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 110 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.
Position: from Destruction, row 7, column 2 to Destruction, row 4, column 3.
Pyroclasm Destruction, row 5
Classic Era, rank 1
Gives your Rain of Fire, Hellfire, and Soul Fire spells a 13% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
WoW Forever, 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.

Moved talents (1)

Improved Life Tap Affliction, row 1
Moved from Affliction, row 2, column 3 to Affliction, row 1, column 1.

Taken out of the talent trees (16)

Affliction (6)

Improved Curse of Weakness 3 ranks in Classic, row 2
Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 6%.
Improved Drain Soul 2 ranks in Classic, row 2
Gives you a 50% chance to get a 100% increase to your Mana regeneration for 10 sec if the target is killed by you while you drain its soul. In addition your Mana may continue to regenerate while casting at 50% of normal.
Grim Reach 2 ranks in Classic, row 4
Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.
Improved Drain Mana 2 ranks in Classic, row 4
Causes 15% of the Mana drained by your Drain Mana spell to damage the opponent.
Improved Curse of Exhaustion 4 ranks in Classic, row 5
Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 5%.
Dark Pact 1 rank in Classic, row 7
Drains 150 of your pet's Mana, returning 100% to you.

Demonology (5)

Improved Healthstone 2 ranks in Classic, row 1
Increases the amount of Health restored by your Healthstone by 10%.
Fel Stamina 5 ranks in Classic, row 3
Increases the maximum Health of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%.
Improved Subjugate Demon 5 ranks in Classic, row 5
Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Subjugate Demon spell by 2% and reduces the resist chance by 2%.
Improved Firestone 2 ranks in Classic, row 5
Increases the bonus Fire damage from Firestones and the Firestone effect by 15%.
Improved Spellstone 2 ranks in Classic, row 7
Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Spellstone by 15%.

Destruction (5)

Improved Firebolt 2 ranks in Classic, row 3
Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 0.5 sec.
Improved Lash of Pain 2 ranks in Classic, row 3
Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain spell by 3 sec.
Devastation 5 ranks in Classic, row 3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 1%.
Improved Immolate 5 ranks in Classic, row 5
Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 5%.
Emberstorm 5 ranks in Classic, row 6
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%.

Unchanged (2)

Spells and the rest

This page covers talents only. For what happened to the Warlock spells, see the Warlock abilities page. Every talent has its own page in the Warlock talent list, and you can plan a build in the Warlock talent calculator.

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.