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😈 Warlock talent reference

Warlocks trade in demons and damage over time. Affliction wears enemies down with dots, Demonology fights through a stronger pet, and Destruction just blows things up with direct fire damage.

How to read this Warlock reference

• Read rank 1 first. Every Warlock talent below lists its full ranks in the exact beta-client wording: rank 1 is the pitch, the last rank is the finished product.
• The tags tell you what Forever changed: NEW never existed in Classic; Changed works differently than it used to; Active means you press a button to use it, everything else just happens on its own.
• Rows are the price. In Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, a row 4 talent needs 15 points spent in the rows above it, in the same tree. So plan each tree from the top down.

✦ Affliction

Affliction runs 17 talents across 7 rows. Malediction, Soul Harvesting, Improved Drains, Pandemic are the new Forever additions here. Read them properly before you spend points. The row 7 payoffs are Wrack.

✦ Improved Life Tap Ranks 1–2 Moved

1. Rank 1: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.

Row 1 · Column 1 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Suppression Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Improves your chance to hit by 1% and reduces all threat you generate by 4%.
2. Rank 2: Improves your chance to hit by 2% and reduces all threat you generate by 8%.
3. Rank 3: Improves your chance to hit by 3% and reduces all threat you generate by 12%.
4. Rank 4: Improves your chance to hit by 4% and reduces all threat you generate by 16%.
5. Rank 5: Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.

Row 1 · Column 2 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Improved Corruption Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.8 sec and increases the damage it deals by 4%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 6%.
4. Rank 4: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.6 sec and increases the damage it deals by 8%.
5. Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.

Row 1 · Column 3 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Malediction Ranks 1–5 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 1%.
2. Rank 2: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 2%.
3. Rank 3: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 3%.
4. Rank 4: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 4%.
5. Rank 5: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 5%.

Row 2 · Column 1 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Soul Harvesting Ranks 1–2 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: You gain Soul Harvest for 10 sec if a victim is killed while afflicted with your Drain Soul. Soul Harvest allows your Mana to regenerate at 50% of normal speed while you are casting spells, and grants a 50% increase to your Mana regeneration.
2. Rank 2: You gain Soul Harvest for 10 sec if a victim is killed while afflicted with your Drain Soul. Soul Harvest allows your Mana to regenerate at 100% of normal speed while you are casting spells, and grants a 100% increase to your Mana regeneration.

Row 2 · Column 2 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Improved Drains Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 7%.
2. Rank 2: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 13%.
3. Rank 3: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 20%.

Row 2 · Column 3 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Improved Bane of Agony Ranks 1–2 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.

Row 3 · Column 1 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Fel Concentration Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. 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.
2. Rank 2: Gives you a 47% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.
3. Rank 3: Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.

Row 3 · Column 2 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Amplify Curse Ranks 1–1 Changed Active

Instant | 3 min cooldown

1. 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.

Row 3 · Column 3 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Pandemic Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: 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 33%.
2. Rank 2: 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 67%.
3. Rank 3: 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%.

Row 3 · Column 4 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Malevolence Ranks 1–5 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 1%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 2%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 3%.
4. Rank 4: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 4%.
5. Rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.

Row 4 · Column 1 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Nightfall Ranks 1–2 Changed

1. 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%.
2. Rank 2: Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 4% 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%.

Row 4 · Column 2 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Curse of Exhaustion Ranks 1–1 Changed Active Requires Amplify Curse

8% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant

1. 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.

Row 4 · Column 3 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Siphon Life Ranks 1–1 Changed Active

150 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant

1. Rank 1: Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.

Row 5 · Column 2 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Soul Siphon Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever

1. 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%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 8% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 24%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 12% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 36%.

Row 5 · Column 3 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Shadow Mastery Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 1%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 3%.
4. Rank 4: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 4%.
5. Rank 5: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 5%.

Row 6 · Column 3 · Tree: Affliction

✦ Wrack Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever Active Requires Siphon Life

200 Mana | 30 yd range | Channeled

1. Rank 1: Tears the target apart from within, dealing 36 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10%. Lasts 6 sec.

Row 7 · Column 2 · Tree: Affliction

Gone from Classic Affliction (7)

These talents were in this tree in Classic Era but are gone in Forever. If an old favourite build is not feeling right, this list is the first place to check.

• Improved Curse of Weakness (was 3 ranks, row 2). Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 6%.
• Improved Drain Soul (was 2 ranks, 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.
• Improved Drain Life (was 5 ranks, row 2). Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 2%.
• Grim Reach (was 2 ranks, row 4). Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.
• Improved Drain Mana (was 2 ranks, row 4). Causes 15% of the Mana drained by your Drain Mana spell to damage the opponent.
• Improved Curse of Exhaustion (was 4 ranks, row 5). Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 5%.
• Dark Pact (was 1 ranks, row 7). Drains 150 of your pet's Mana, returning 100% to you.

✦ Demonology

Demonology runs 19 talents across 7 rows. Demonic Aegis, Demonic Energies, Decimation, Demonic Brand are the new Forever additions here. Read them properly before you spend points. The row 7 payoffs are Demonic Pact.

✦ Improved Health Funnel Ranks 1–2 Changed

1. 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.
2. Rank 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.

Row 1 · Column 1 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Improved Imp Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 10% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 10%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 20% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 20%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.

Row 1 · Column 2 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Demonic Embrace Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases your total Stamina by 3%.
2. Rank 2: Increases your total Stamina by 6%.
3. Rank 3: Increases your total Stamina by 9%.
4. Rank 4: Increases your total Stamina by 12%.
5. Rank 5: Increases your total Stamina by 15%.

Row 1 · Column 3 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Unholy Power Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%.
2. Rank 2: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 4%.
3. Rank 3: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 6%.
4. Rank 4: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 8%.
5. Rank 5: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.

Row 1 · Column 4 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Demonic Aegis Ranks 1–2 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 15%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.

Row 2 · Column 1 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Improved Voidwalker Ranks 1–3

1. Rank 1: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 10%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 20%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.

Row 2 · Column 2 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Fel Vitality Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. 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%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 10%, and increases your maximum Mana by 10%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.

Row 2 · Column 3 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Demonic Energies Ranks 1–2 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: 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.
2. Rank 2: 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.

Row 2 · Column 4 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Improved Sayaad Ranks 1–3

1. Rank 1: 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%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 20%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 20%.
3. Rank 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%.

Row 3 · Column 1 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Demonic Sacrifice Ranks 1–1 Changed Active

100 yd range | Instant

1. 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.

Row 3 · Column 2 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Master Summoner Ranks 1–2 Moved

1. Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.

Row 3 · Column 3 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Decimation Ranks 1–2 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 45%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 3% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 20% and costs no Soul Shards.
2. Rank 2: 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.

Row 4 · Column 1 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Fel Domination Ranks 1–1 Moved Active Requires Master Summoner

Instant | 5 min cooldown

1. Rank 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%.

Row 4 · Column 3 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Demonic Brand Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target generate high threat and deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet.
2. Rank 2: Your Searing Pain generates 33% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 4 attacks against the target generate high threat and deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet.
3. Rank 3: Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target generate high threat and deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet.

Row 4 · Column 4 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Improved Felhunter Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: 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 10%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 2 sec.
2. Rank 2: 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 20%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 4 sec.
3. Rank 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.

Row 5 · Column 1 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Soul Link Ranks 1–1 Changed Active Requires Demonic Sacrifice

20% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant

1. 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.

Row 5 · Column 2 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Demonic Knowledge Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 33% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
2. Rank 2: Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 67% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
3. Rank 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.

Row 5 · Column 3 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Master Demonologist Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. 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%.
2. Rank 2: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 4%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 4%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 4%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 4%.
3. Rank 3: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 6%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 6%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 6%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 6%.
4. Rank 4: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 8%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 8%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 8%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 8%.
5. Rank 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%.

Row 6 · Column 3 · Tree: Demonology

✦ Demonic Pact Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever Requires Soul Link

1. Rank 1: Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.

Row 7 · Column 2 · Tree: Demonology

Gone from Classic Demonology (5)

These talents were in this tree in Classic Era but are gone in Forever. If an old favourite build is not feeling right, this list is the first place to check.

• Improved Healthstone (was 2 ranks, row 1). Increases the amount of Health restored by your Healthstone by 10%.
• Fel Intellect (was 5 ranks, row 2). Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%.
• Improved Subjugate Demon (was 5 ranks, 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 (was 2 ranks, row 5). Increases the bonus Fire damage from Firestones and the Firestone effect by 15%.
• Improved Spellstone (was 2 ranks, row 7). Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Spellstone by 15%.

✦ Destruction

Destruction runs 16 talents across 7 rows. Molten Skin, Bane of Havoc, Fire and Brimstone, Shadow and Flame are the new Forever additions here. Read them properly before you spend points. The row 7 payoffs are Incinerate.

✦ Destructive Reach Ranks 1–2 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the range of your damaging spells by 10%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the range of your damaging spells by 20%.

Row 1 · Column 1 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Improved Shadow Bolt Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4% for 12 sec.
2. Rank 2: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 8% for 12 sec.
3. Rank 3: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 12% for 12 sec.
4. Rank 4: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 16% for 12 sec.
5. Rank 5: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.

Row 1 · Column 2 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Bane Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. 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.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.2 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.8 sec.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.3 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 1.2 sec.
4. Rank 4: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.4 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 1.6 sec.
5. Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.

Row 1 · Column 3 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Molten Skin Ranks 1–5 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Reduces all damage taken by 2%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces all damage taken by 4%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces all damage taken by 6%.
4. Rank 4: Reduces all damage taken by 8%.
5. Rank 5: Reduces all damage taken by 10%.

Row 2 · Column 1 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Cataclysm Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 6%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.

Row 2 · Column 2 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Aftermath Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. 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.
2. Rank 2: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 20% and your Conflagrate spell has a 40% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
3. Rank 3: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 30% and your Conflagrate spell has a 60% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
4. Rank 4: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 40% and your Conflagrate spell has a 80% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
5. Rank 5: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 50% and your Conflagrate spell has a 100% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

Row 2 · Column 3 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Ruin Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 40%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 60%.
4. Rank 4: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 80%.
5. Rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.

Row 3 · Column 2 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Shadowburn Ranks 1–1 Changed Active

105 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant | 15 sec cooldown | Reagents: Soul Shard

1. 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.

Row 3 · Column 3 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Intensity Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Gives you a 23% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
2. Rank 2: Gives you a 47% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
3. Rank 3: Gives you a 70% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.

Row 4 · Column 1 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Agonizing Flames Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. 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%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 7% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 7%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.

Row 4 · Column 2 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Conflagrate Ranks 1–1 Changed Active

100 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant | 10 sec cooldown

1. Rank 1: Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 110 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.

Row 4 · Column 3 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Pyroclasm Ranks 1–2 Changed Requires Intensity

1. 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.
2. Rank 2: Gives your Soul Fire spell a 26% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 26% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec.

Row 5 · Column 1 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Bane of Havoc Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever Active

5% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant

1. Rank 1: 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.

Row 5 · Column 2 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Fire and Brimstone Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever Requires Conflagrate

1. Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 17%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.

Row 5 · Column 3 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Shadow and Flame Ranks 1–5 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 20% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 20% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
2. Rank 2: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 40% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 40% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
3. Rank 3: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 6% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 6% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 60% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 60% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
4. Rank 4: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 8% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 8% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 80% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 80% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
5. Rank 5: 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.

Row 6 · Column 3 · Tree: Destruction

✦ Incinerate Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever Active Requires Bane of Havoc

205 Mana | 30 yd range | 2.5 sec cast

1. Rank 1: Deals 99 to 113 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.

Row 7 · Column 2 · Tree: Destruction

Gone from Classic Destruction (5)

These talents were in this tree in Classic Era but are gone in Forever. If an old favourite build is not feeling right, this list is the first place to check.

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

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