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PvP · Demonology Level 60 · 10 / 41 / 0 · Affliction 10 · Demonology 41 · Destruction 0

Level 60 Demonology Warlock PvP build with Soul Link, Fel Domination and Demonic Pact. It invests in demon support and damage sharing, with early Affliction points for Corruption and spell hit support. Load the level-60 build in the calculator to adjust it for your gear and group.

Level-30 beta Warlock Demonology PvP build

Level-30 Soul Link Demonology PvP · 0 / 21 / 0 · 21 standard talent points. Reviewed 13 October 2026.

Soul Link is reachable at the cap and requires an active demon. Fel Domination and Demonic Brand support pet play, while Sayaad and Aegis investment shifts the plan toward control and personal durability rather than only Voidwalker solo protection.

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Beta talent allocation: 0/21/0

Demonology: 21 points

Talent	Rank	Effect at this rank
✦ Demonic Embrace	5/5	Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
✦ Unholy Power	5/5	Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
✦ Demonic Aegis	2/2	Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
✦ Improved Sayaad	1/3	Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 10%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 10%.
✦ Demonic Sacrifice	1/1	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.
✦ Master Summoner	2/2	Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
✦ Fel Domination	1/1	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 Brand	3/3	Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
✦ Soul Link	1/1	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.

How to play this beta version

1. Choose the demon for the opposing toolkit and monitor its health because transferred damage can threaten it.
2. Use Fear or pet control to create a useful cast or recovery opportunity.
3. Use Fel Domination for a planned replacement and account for the current demon being stunned during a summon.

What changes from the 51-point build?

• Demonic Pact is a 31-point talent and is absent.
• A level-30 Felhunter does not yet have Spell Lock.

Soul Link does not remain useful with no demon. Demonic Sacrifice is a prerequisite whose active use changes the routine and is not combined with a permanent sacrificed-pet Soul Link claim.

Why this beta talent split?

Keep Soul Link for linked-pet durability. Affliction can add instant Corruption and Destruction can shorten exposed casts, but a 16/5 split loses the defining damage transfer; do not count a sacrificed demon as an active Soul Link partner.

Level-60 Warlock Demonology PvP build: 51 points

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Demonology PvP at a glance

How to play Demonology PvP

Keep an active demon alive so Soul Link can share damage. Use Health Funnel when you can safely protect a pressured pet, and hold Fel Domination for a needed replacement summon. Demonic Pact lets a sacrifice effect persist when you summon a different demon; summoning the same sacrificed demon cancels that effect. Sacrificing your active pet interrupts your damage-sharing setup until another demon is available, so plan the sequence before committing it in combat.

Related planning: Read the PvP guide, open the Warlock talent calculator, or review the class changes before you finalize the build.

Demonology PvP talent allocation and effects

Affliction (10 points)

Talent	Rank	Effect
✦ Suppression	5/5	Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.
✦ Improved Corruption	5/5	Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.

Demonology (41 points)

Talent	Rank	Effect
✦ Improved Health Funnel	2/2	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 Imp	3/3	Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.
✦ Demonic Embrace	5/5	Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
✦ Demonic Aegis	2/2	Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
✦ Improved Voidwalker	3/3	Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.
✦ Fel Vitality	3/3	Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
✦ Improved Sayaad	3/3	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 Sacrifice	1/1	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.
✦ Master Summoner	2/2	Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
✦ Fel Domination	1/1	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 Brand	3/3	Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
✦ Improved Felhunter	3/3	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 Link	1/1	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.
✦ Demonic Knowledge	3/3	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 Demonologist	5/5	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 Pact	1/1	Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.

Why Demonology PvP takes these talents

Demonic Sacrifice unlocks Soul Link, which redirects 30% of your damage to an eligible active demon. Soul Link is required for Demonic Pact; Pact changes sacrifice persistence rather than granting a party-wide spell-power buff. Master Summoner unlocks Fel Domination, reducing the cost and cast time of a replacement summon. Master Demonologist provides a bonus that depends on the active demon. Pet survival is therefore part of your own defense.

Demonology PvP FAQs

More builds to try

Playing a different class? These pvp builds from other classes follow a similar role: Mortal Strike PvP (Warrior), Holy Shock Hybrid (Paladin), Retribution Crusader (Paladin).

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