Cataclysm, a Destruction Warlock talent in WoW Forever
Cataclysm is a passive talent in row 2 of the Destruction tree. It needs 5 points in Destruction, so the earliest you can take it is level 15 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 3 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.
Cataclysm
3 ranks
- Requires 5 points in Destruction
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
Every rank of Cataclysm
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%. |
| Rank 2 | Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 6%. |
| Rank 3 | Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%. |
Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.
Where it sits in the Destruction tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- No talent needs it
- Same row
- Row above (row 1)
- Row below (row 3)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Cataclysm.
Compared with Classic Era
What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text, its position and its rank count.
Position
Destruction, row 1, column 3
Destruction, row 2, column 2
Ranks
5 ranks
3 ranks
Rank 1 text
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 1%.
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
Open the Warlock talent calculator
All Destruction talents
- Destructive Reach
- Improved Shadow Bolt
- Bane
- Molten Skin
- Cataclysm
- Aftermath
- Ruin
- Shadowburn
- Intensity
- Agonizing Flames
- Conflagrate
- Pyroclasm
- Bane of Havoc
- Fire and Brimstone
- Shadow and Flame
- Incinerate
The other Warlock trees: Affliction and Demonology. Everything that changed for the Warlock since Classic is on the changes page.
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.