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Leveling and Solo Level 60 · 16 / 35 / 0 · Affliction 16 · Demonology 35 · Destruction 0

Demonology Warlock level 60 solo build with Soul Link, Demonic Pact and Master Demonologist. Affliction points support Corruption, Life Tap and recovery after qualifying Drain Soul kills. Load the level-60 build in the calculator to adjust it for your gear and group.

Level-30 beta Warlock Demonology Summoner build

Level-30 Demonology pet solo build · 0 / 21 / 0 · 21 standard talent points. Reviewed 16 October 2026.

The build reaches Soul Link while retaining a demon-focused routine through Unholy Power and Demonic Brand. Master Summoner satisfies Fel Domination, enabling a planned pet replacement; Demonic Sacrifice is a required investment, not an instruction to remove the pet that Soul Link needs.

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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%.
✦ Improved Voidwalker	3/3	Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering 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.
✦ 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. Keep a suitable demon active and use its abilities for the pull.
2. Maintain Soul Link when available and monitor both your health and the demon's health.
3. Use Fel Domination for a needed pet replacement rather than sacrificing the active pet simply because a prerequisite is learned.

What changes from the 51-point build?

• Demonic Pact requires 31 points and is absent.
• Spell Lock is not learned by the Felhunter until level 36, even though the demon itself can be summoned at 30.

For player control, the Demonology PvP variant reduces Voidwalker-specific investment and adds Sayaad and Aegis support.

Why this beta talent split?

Soul Link needs 21 Demonology points and a living linked demon. Affliction instant Corruption or Destruction faster casts can improve offense, but either split removes the damage-transfer spell that defines this pet-protection setup.

Level-60 Warlock Demonology Summoner build: 51 points

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Demonology Summoner at a glance

How to play Demonology Summoner

Let an appropriate demon establish threat, then apply damage-over-time effects and protect it with Health Funnel when needed. Soul Link depends on keeping an eligible demon active. If using Demonic Sacrifice with Demonic Pact, summon a different demon to retain the sacrifice effect; resummoning the sacrificed demon cancels it. Plan this setup before difficult pulls rather than sacrificing your tank pet mid-fight without a replacement.

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

Demonology Summoner talent allocation and effects

Affliction (16 points)

Talent	Rank	Effect
✦ Improved Life Tap	2/2	Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
✦ 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%.
✦ Grim Reach	2/2	Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.
✦ Soul Harvest	2/2	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.

Demonology (35 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%.
✦ Unholy Power	5/5	Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
✦ 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%.
✦ Demonic Energies	1/2	You heal your pet for 8% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 50% of the Mana you gain.
✦ 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%.
✦ 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 Summoner takes these talents

Soul Link redirects part of incoming damage to an active demon and unlocks Demonic Pact. Pact changes sacrifice persistence rather than buffing the party. Master Demonologist gives a different bonus for each demon. Soul Harvest supports Mana recovery after a qualifying Drain Soul kill. This build has Master Summoner but does not select Fel Domination.

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More builds to try

Playing a different class? These leveling builds from other classes follow a similar role: Beast Mastery Solo (Hunter), Lone Wolf Marksmanship (Hunter), Mortal Strike PvP (Warrior).

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