Warlock

Class Tree

Talents shared by every Warlock specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99850 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 100 Fel Domination Fel Domination 100/100 · 100.0% Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Incubus, Succubus, Felhunter, or Felguard Summon spell is free and has its casting time reduced by 90%. SL 81 Soul Leech Soul Leech 81/100 · 81.0% All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 3% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 5% of maximum health. 100 Burning Rush Burning Rush 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your movement speed by 50%, but also damages you for 4% of your maximum health every 1 sec. Movement impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% of normal movement speed. Lasts until canceled. 0 Fel Pact Fel Pact 0/100 · 0% Reduces the cooldown of Fel Domination by 60 sec. 100 Demon Skin Demon Skin 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Soul Leech absorption now passively recharges at a rate of 0.1% of maximum health every 1 sec, and may now absorb an additional 5% of maximum health. Increases your armor by 45%. 100 Fel Armor Fel Armor 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 When Soul Leech absorbs damage, 5% of damage taken is absorbed and spread out over 5 sec. Reduces damage taken by 1.5%. 83 Fiendish Stride Fiendish Stride 83/100 · 83.0% Reduces the damage dealt by Burning Rush by 10%. Burning Rush increases your movement speed by an additional 20%. 100 Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 10%. 3 ⇄ Horrify Horrify 3/100 · 3.0% Your Fear causes the target to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear. Nightmare 0/100 · 0% Increases the amount of damage required to break your fear effects by 60%. 100 Demonic Fortitude Demonic Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Increases you and your pets' maximum health by 5%. 65 Banish Banish 65/100 · 65.0% Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration, or Elemental, preventing any action for 30 sec. Limit 1. Casting Banish again on the target will cancel the effect. 48 Curse of Exhaustion Curse of Exhaustion 48/100 · 48.0% Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 97 Curse of Tongues Curse of Tongues 97/100 · 97.0% Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 1 min. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 5 Infernal Beneficiary Infernal Beneficiary 5/100 · 5.0% Healing done by Drain Life also heals your primary demon at 400% effectiveness. 98 Mortal Coil Mortal Coil 98/100 · 98.0% Horrifies an enemy target into fleeing, incapacitating for 3 sec and healing you for 20% of maximum health. 100 Pact of the Annihilan Pact of the Annihilan 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your critical strike chance by 2%. 100 Demonic Circle Demonic Circle 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a Demonic Circle for 15 min. Cast Demonic Circle: Teleport to teleport to its location and remove all movement slowing effects. You also learn: Demonic Circle: Teleport Teleports you to your Demonic Circle and removes all movement slowing effects. 100 Pact of the Satyr Pact of the Satyr 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your haste by 2%. 90 Improved Mortal Coil Improved Mortal Coil 90/100 · 90.0% Increases the range of Mortal Coil by 10 yds and Mortal Coil now heals for an additional 5% of maximum health. 100 Dark Pact Dark Pact 100/100 · 100.0% Sacrifices 20% of your current health to shield you for 200% of the sacrificed health plus an additional 950 for 20 sec. Usable while suffering from control impairing effects. 96 Foul Mouth Foul Mouth 96/100 · 96.0% Casting Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Tongues, or Curse of Weakness now curses all enemies within 10 yds of the target. 99 Empowered Healthstone Empowered Healthstone 99/100 · 99.0% Healthstones heal you for an additional 5% additional health. 22 Abyss Walker Abyss Walker 22/100 · 22.0% Using Demonic Circle: Teleport or your Demonic Gateway reduces all damage you take by 4% for 10 sec. 100 Fortified Soul Fortified Soul 100/100 · 100.0% Soul Leech may now absorb an additional 5% of your maximum health. 5 Teachings of the Black Harvest Teachings of the Black Harvest 5/100 · 5.0% Your primary pets gain a bonus effect. Imp: Successful Singe Magic casts grant the target 4% damage reduction for 5 sec. Voidwalker: Reduces the cooldown of Shadow Bulwark by 30 sec. Felhunter: Reduces the cooldown of Devour Magic by 5 sec. Sayaad: Reduces the cooldown of Seduction by 10 sec and causes the target to walk faster towards the demon. 41 Gorefiend's Avarice Gorefiend's Avarice 41/100 · 41.0% Drain Life now channels 100% faster and restores health 100% faster. 100 ⇄ Frequent Donor Frequent Donor 93/100 · 93.0% Reduces the cooldown of Dark Pact by 15 sec. Ichor of Devils 7/100 · 7.0% Dark Pact sacrifices only 5% of your current health for the same shield value. 100 Pact of the Eredar Pact of the Eredar 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your Intellect by 3%. 99 Pact of the Nathrezim Pact of the Nathrezim 99/100 · 99.0% Increases your Leech by 2%. 4 Demonic Resilience Demonic Resilience 4/100 · 4.0% Reduces the chance you will be critically struck by 2%. All damage your primary demon takes is reduced by 8%. 20 Empowered Drain Life Empowered Drain Life 20/100 · 20.0% Drain Life heals for an additional 200% of damage dealt and grants Soul Leech equal to 10% of damage dealt. 100 ⇄ Strength of Will Strength of Will 85/100 · 85.0% Unending Resolve reduces damage taken by an additional 15%. Dark Accord 15/100 · 15.0% Reduces the cooldown of Unending Resolve by 45 sec. 100 Demonic Gateway Demonic Gateway 100/100 · 100.0% Creates a demonic gateway between two locations. Activating the gateway transports the user to the other gateway. Each player can use a Demonic Gateway only once per 90 sec. 97 ⇄ Shadowfury Shadowfury 95/100 · 95.0% Stuns all enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. Howl of Terror 2/100 · 2.0% Let loose a terrifying howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear, disorienting them for 20 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. 90 Swift Artifice Swift Artifice 90/100 · 90.0% Reduces the cast time of Soulstone and Create Healthstone by 50%. 99 Soul Link Soul Link 99/100 · 99.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 5% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead. While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 3%. 12 Frequent Traveler Frequent Traveler 12/100 · 12.0% Reduces the cast time of Demonic Gateway by 0.5 sec and you can now use Demonic Gateways twice before triggering a cooldown. 41 Fel Synergy Fel Synergy 41/100 · 41.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.6 Soul Leech also heals you for 8% and your pet for 25% of the absorption it grants. 81 Oppressive Darkness Oppressive Darkness 81/100 · 81.0% Reduces the cooldown of Shadowfury by 15 sec and increases its radius by 2 yds. Reduces the cooldown of Howl of Terror by 5 sec and it now fears 5 additional enemies. 100 Pact of Gluttony Pact of Gluttony 100/100 · 100.0% Healthstones you conjure for yourself are now Demonic Healthstones and can be used multiple times in combat. Demonic Healthstones cannot be traded. Demonic Healthstone Instantly restores 25% health. 60 sec cooldown. 100 Soulburn Soulburn 100/100 · 100.0% Consumes a Soul Shard, unlocking the hidden power of your spells. Demonic Circle: Teleport: Increases your movement speed by 50% and makes you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. Demonic Gateway: Can be cast instantly. Drain Life: Gain an absorb shield equal to the amount of healing done for 30 sec. This shield cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Healthstone: Increases the healing of your Healthstone by 30% and increases your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 82 ⇄ Blight of Tongues Blight of Tongues 78/100 · 78.0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing their casting time of all spells by 100% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target. Blight of Weakness 4/100 · 4.0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and reducing their critical strike chance by 10% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Affliction.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Agony Agony 100/100 · 100.0% Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to 2,379 Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level. Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard. 100 Unstable Affliction Unstable Affliction 100/100 · 100.0% Afflicts the target with 1,287 Shadow damage over 8 sec. Multiple uses of this ability may overlap. If dispelled, deals 14,850 damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec. This damage is increased by 15% per stack on the target. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies while afflicted. 100 Seed of Corruption Seed of Corruption 100/100 · 100.0% Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after 10.7 sec, dealing 917 Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards and applying Corruption to them. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. The seed will detonate early if the target is hit by other detonations, or takes 190 damage from your spells. 100 Nightfall Nightfall 100/100 · 100.0% Corruption damage has a chance to cause your next Shadow Bolt or Malefic Grasp to deal 25% increased damage. Shadow Bolt is instant cast and Malefic Grasp channels 50% faster when affected. 100 Haunt Haunt 100/100 · 100.0% A ghostly soul haunts a single target, dealing 2,743 Shadow damage and increasing your damage dealt to the target by 16% for 18 sec. If the target dies, Haunt's cooldown is reset. 100 Shared Agony Shared Agony 100/100 · 100.0% Increases Agony damage by 10% and Agony now hits another nearby enemy within 15 yds of the target. 100 ⇄ Drain Soul Drain Soul 89/100 · 89.0% Replaces Shadow Bolt. Drains the target's soul, causing 2,117 Shadow damage over 4.5 sec. Damage is increased by 100% against enemies below 20% health. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies during this effect. Improved Shadow Bolt 11/100 · 11.0% Reduces the cast time of Shadow Bolt by 15% and increases its damage by 40%. 91 Improved Haunt Improved Haunt 91/100 · 91.0% Increases the damage of Haunt by 35% and reduces its cast time by 0.3 sec. 100 ⇄ Absolute Corruption Absolute Corruption 83/100 · 83.0% Corruption is now permanent and deals 15% increased damage. Duration reduced to 24 sec against players. Siphon Life 17/100 · 17.0% Corruption deals 30% increased damage and its periodic damage heals you for 5% of the damage dealt. 99 Cunning Cruelty Cunning Cruelty 99/100 · 99.0% Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul have a chance to trigger a Shadow Bolt Volley, dealing 503 Shadow damage to 5 enemies within 10 yards of your current target. 2 Withering Bolt Withering Bolt 2/100 · 2.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul deal 5% increased damage, up to 15%, per damage over time effect you have active on the target. 100 Creeping Death Creeping Death 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction deal damage 10% faster. 100 Dark Harvest Dark Harvest 100/100 · 100.0% Consume the life force of each target afflicted by your damaging periodic effects, dealing 12,764 Shadowflame damage over 2.7 sec. Damage dealt by Dark Harvest heals you for 50% of damage done. 99 Practiced Pestilence Practiced Pestilence 99/100 · 99.0% Mastery increased by 2%. 100 Summon Darkglare Summon Darkglare 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a Darkglare from the Twisting Nether that increases the damage of your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 20% while active. The Darkglare will serve you for 20 sec, blasting its target for 1,873 Shadow damage, increased by 10% for every damage over time effect you have active on their current target. 100 ⇄ Summoner's Embrace Summoner's Embrace 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the damage dealt by your spells and your demon by 3%. Grimoire of Sacrifice 0/100 · 0% Sacrifices your demon pet for power, gaining its command demon ability, and causing your spells to sometimes also deal 139 additional Shadow damage. Lasts until canceled or until you summon a demon pet. 100 Cull the Weak Cull the Weak 100/100 · 100.0% Casting Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption reduces the cooldown of Dark Harvest by 1.5 sec. 5 Malediction Malediction 5/100 · 5.0% Increases the critical strike chance of Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 5%. 97 Sudden Onset Sudden Onset 97/100 · 97.0% Agony damage is increased by 10% and starts at 3 stacks. 15 Eye Contract Eye Contract 15/100 · 15.0% Increases the duration of Summon Darkglare by 5.0 sec. 2 Malefic Grasp Malefic Grasp 2/100 · 2.0% While Darkglare is active, your Shadow Bolt becomes Malefic Grasp. Malefic Grasp Binds the target in twilight, dealing 4,003 Shadow damage over 3.6 sec. When Malefic Grasp deals damage, it causes all of your other periodic Affliction damage effects to instantly deal 30% of their normal periodic damage. 98 Nether Plating Nether Plating 98/100 · 98.0% Adorns your Darkglare with armor forged from within Antorus, increasing their armor by 10%. Eye Beam now jumps to up to 4 additional targets within 10 yards and deals 10% increased damage. 18 Sacrolash's Dark Strike Sacrolash's Dark Strike 18/100 · 18.0% Corruption damage is increased by 15%, and each time it deals damage any of your Curses active on the target are extended by 0.5 sec. 99 Contagion Contagion 99/100 · 99.0% Increases critical strike damage dealt by Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 15%. 79 Shard Instability Shard Instability 79/100 · 79.0% Damage dealt by Shadow Bolt has a 20% chance to make your next Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption cost no Soul Shards and cast instantly. 96 Niskaran Methods Niskaran Methods 96/100 · 96.0% Increases damage dealt by Agony and Corruption by 10%. 100 Potent Soul Shards Potent Soul Shards 100/100 · 100.0% Increases damage dealt by Unstable Affliction and Seed of Corruption by 5%. IW 99 Impetuous Wrath Impetuous Wrath 99/100 · 99.0% Shadow Bolt and Malefic Grasp damage increased by 10% or 20% if the target is affected by Haunt. Dark Harvest damage increased by 10% or 20% if the target is affected by Haunt. 2 Xavius' Gambit Xavius' Gambit 2/100 · 2.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.5 Reduces the cast time of Unstable Affliction by 0.15 sec and increases its damage by 5%. 100 Ravenous Afflictions Ravenous Afflictions 100/100 · 100.0% Critical strikes from your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction have a chance to grant Nightfall. 99 Seeds of Destruction Seeds of Destruction 99/100 · 99.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Reduces the cast time of Seed of Corruption by 0.20 sec and increases its damage by 5%. 1 Fatal Echoes Fatal Echoes 1/100 · 1.0% When Unstable Affliction expires, it has a 10% chance to reapply itself. 1 Cascading Calamity Cascading Calamity 1/100 · 1.0% Casting Unstable Affliction on a target affected by your Unstable Affliction increases your Haste by 5% for 15 sec. 100 Death's Embrace Death's Embrace 100/100 · 100.0% Agony, Corruption, Unstable Affliction, Seed of Corruption, and Shadow Bolt deal up to 40% increased damage on targets below 35% health. Damage increase is higher against lower health targets. HG 98 Hedonic Gorging Hedonic Gorging 98/100 · 98.0% Increases Drain Life damage by 10% and Siphon Life now increases the damage of Corruption by an additional 10%. Dark Harvest channels 10% faster and deals 15% increased damage. 98 Sow the Seeds Sow the Seeds 98/100 · 98.0% Seed of Corruption now embeds demon seeds into 2 additional nearby enemies at 50% effectiveness. 100 Shadow of Nathreza Shadow of Nathreza 100/100 · 100.0% Haunt now calls upon a demonic soul from within the Twisting Nether to haunt your target. The soul is unstable and ravenous, dealing 2,474 Shadow damage to its host and 3 enemies within 10 yards suffering from your Corruption over its duration.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Affliction plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Hellcaller

1/100 represented

1 Wither Wither 1/100 · 1.0% Bestows a vile malediction upon the target, burning the sinew and muscle of its host, dealing 96 Shadowflame damage immediately and an additional 1,556 Shadowflame damage over 18 sec. Replaces Corruption. 1 Xalan's Ferocity Xalan's Ferocity 1/100 · 1.0% Fire damage dealt by your spells and abilities is increased by 6% and your Fire spells gain 10% more critical strike chance from all sources. 1 Blackened Soul Blackened Soul 1/100 · 1.0% If the target is afflicted with your Wither, casting Chaos Bolt and Shadowburn increase its stack count by 1. Each time Wither gains a stack it has a chance to collapse, consuming a stack every 1 sec to deal 548 Shadowflame damage to its host until 1 stack remains. 1 Xalan's Cruelty Xalan's Cruelty 1/100 · 1.0% Shadow damage dealt by your spells and abilities is increased by 6% and your Shadow spells gain 10% more critical strike chance from all sources. 1 Through the Felvine Through the Felvine 1/100 · 1.0% Increases the damage of Chaos Bolt by 35% and Rain of Fire by 6%. This effect is doubled while Malevolence is active. 1 ⇄ Curse of the Satyr Curse of the Satyr 1/100 · 1.0% Curse of Weakness is empowered and transforms into Curse of the Satyr. Curse of the Satyr Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 20% and the casting time of all spells by 30% for 2 min. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. Aura of Enfeeblement 0/100 · 0% While Unending Resolve is active, enemies within 30 yds are affected by Curse of Tongues and Curse of Weakness at 100% effectiveness. 1 ⇄ Bleakheart Tactics Bleakheart Tactics 1/100 · 1.0% Wither damage increased 20%. When Wither gains a stack from Blackened Soul, it has a chance to gain an additional stack. Hatefury Rituals 0/100 · 0% Wither deals 30% increased periodic damage but its duration is 15% shorter. 1 ⇄ Zevrim's Resilience Zevrim's Resilience 1/100 · 1.0% Dark Pact heals you for 781 every 1 sec while active. Illhoof's Design 0/100 · 0% Sacrifice 10% of your maximum health. Soul Leech now absorbs an additional 15% of your maximum health. 1 Devil Fruit Devil Fruit 1/100 · 1.0% Periodic damage dealt by Wither has a chance to grant Malevolence for 8 sec. 1 Mark of Xavius Mark of Xavius 1/100 · 1.0% Wither damage increased by 25%. Blackened Soul deals 2% increased damage per stack of Wither. 1 Seeds of Their Demise Seeds of Their Demise 1/100 · 1.0% After Wither reaches 8 stacks or when its host reaches 20% health, Wither deals 548 Shadowflame damage to its host every 1 sec until 1 stack remains. When Blackened Soul deals damage, you have a chance to gain Shard Instability. 1 Mark of Peroth'arn Mark of Peroth'arn 1/100 · 1.0% Damaging critical strikes dealt by Wither deal 215% damage instead of the usual 200%. Damaging critical strikes dealt by Blackened Soul deal 225% damage instead of the usual 200%. 1 Alzzin's Iniquity Alzzin's Iniquity 1/100 · 1.0% Malevolence grants an additional 4% Haste and when cast increases the stack count of active Withers by an additional 2 stacks. 1 Malevolence Malevolence 1/100 · 1.0% Dark magic erupts from you and corrupts your soul for 20 sec, causing enemies suffering from your Wither to take 4,808 Shadowflame damage and increase its stack count by 6. While corrupted your Haste is increased by 8% and spending Soul Shards on damaging spells grants 1 additional stack of Wither.

Soul Harvester

99/100 represented

80 Demonic Soul Demonic Soul 80/100 · 80.0% A demonic entity now inhabits your soul, allowing you to detect if a Soul Shard has a Succulent Soul when it's generated. Consuming a Succulent Soul unleashes your demonic soul, dealing 1,342 Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yds of the target. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. 99 Necrolyte Teachings Necrolyte Teachings 99/100 · 99.0% Shadow Bolt damage increased by 20%. Power Siphon increases the damage of Demonbolt by an additional 20%. 99 Soul Anathema Soul Anathema 99/100 · 99.0% Unleashing your demonic soul bestows a fiendish entity unto the soul of its targets, dealing 488 Shadow damage over 10 sec. If this effect is reapplied, any remaining damage will be added to the new Soul Anathema. 99 Demoniac's Fervor Demoniac's Fervor 99/100 · 99.0% Your demonic soul deals 100% increased damage to the main target of Hand of Gul'dan. 99 Manifested Avarice Manifested Avarice 99/100 · 99.0% Each Succulent Soul consumed has an increasing chance to unleash the Demonic Soul within you, enabling it to assault your enemies for 9 sec. Soul Swipe Strikes nearby enemies with a malevolent claw, dealing 742 Shadow damage to its target and 495 Shadow damage to other enemies in 10 yds. 99 ⇄ Friends In Dark Places Friends In Dark Places 95/100 · 95.0% Dark Pact now shields you for an additional 50% of the sacrificed health. Gorebound Fortitude 4/100 · 4.0% You always gain the benefit of Soulburn when consuming a Healthstone, increasing its healing by 30% and increasing your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 99 ⇄ Feast of Souls Feast of Souls 86/100 · 86.0% When you kill a target, you have a chance to generate a Soul Shard that is guaranteed to be a Succulent Soul. Shared Fate 13/100 · 13.0% When you kill a target, its tortured soul is flung into a nearby enemy for 3 sec. This effect inflicts 192 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yds every 0.9 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 99 ⇄ Eternal Servitude Eternal Servitude 57/100 · 57.0% Fel Domination cooldown is reduced by 90 sec. Gorefiend's Resolve 42/100 · 42.0% Targets resurrected with Soulstone resurrect with 40% additional health and 80% additional mana. 99 Shared Vessel Shared Vessel 99/100 · 99.0% Increases your Mastery by 2%. This effect is doubled while the demonic entity is aiding you in combat. 99 Wicked Reaping Wicked Reaping 99/100 · 99.0% Damage dealt by your demonic soul is increased by 10%. Consuming Demonic Core feeds the demonic entity within you, causing it to appear and deal 914 Shadow damage to your target. 99 Quietus Quietus 99/100 · 99.0% Soul Anathema damage increased by 25% and is dealt 20% faster. Consuming Demonic Core activates Shared Fate or Feast of Souls. 99 Sataiel's Volition Sataiel's Volition 99/100 · 99.0% Wild Imp damage increased by 35% and Wild Imps that are imploded have an additional 5% chance to grant a Demonic Core. 99 Eternal Hunger Eternal Hunger 99/100 · 99.0% Increases the duration of Manifested Avarice by 5 sec and increases the damage of Soul Swipe by 10%. 99 Shadow of Death Shadow of Death 99/100 · 99.0% Your Summon Demonic Tyrant spell is empowered by the demonic entity within you, causing it to grant 3 Soul Shards that each contain a Succulent Soul.

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Class Tree

Talents shared by every Warlock specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99850 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 100 Fel Domination Fel Domination 100/100 · 100.0% Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Incubus, Succubus, Felhunter, or Felguard Summon spell is free and has its casting time reduced by 90%. SL 91 Soul Leech Soul Leech 91/100 · 91.0% All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 3% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 5% of maximum health. 0 Burning Rush Burning Rush 0/100 · 0% Increases your movement speed by 50%, but also damages you for 4% of your maximum health every 1 sec. Movement impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% of normal movement speed. Lasts until canceled. 15 Fel Pact Fel Pact 15/100 · 15.0% Reduces the cooldown of Fel Domination by 60 sec. 100 Demon Skin Demon Skin 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Soul Leech absorption now passively recharges at a rate of 0.1% of maximum health every 1 sec, and may now absorb an additional 5% of maximum health. Increases your armor by 45%. 100 Fel Armor Fel Armor 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 When Soul Leech absorbs damage, 5% of damage taken is absorbed and spread out over 5 sec. Reduces damage taken by 1.5%. 0 Fiendish Stride Fiendish Stride 0/100 · 0% Reduces the damage dealt by Burning Rush by 10%. Burning Rush increases your movement speed by an additional 20%. 100 Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 10%. 92 ⇄ Nightmare Nightmare 92/100 · 92.0% Increases the amount of damage required to break your fear effects by 60%. Horrify 0/100 · 0% Your Fear causes the target to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear. 100 Demonic Fortitude Demonic Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Increases you and your pets' maximum health by 5%. 0 Banish Banish 0/100 · 0% Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration, or Elemental, preventing any action for 30 sec. Limit 1. Casting Banish again on the target will cancel the effect. 100 Curse of Exhaustion Curse of Exhaustion 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 87 Curse of Tongues Curse of Tongues 87/100 · 87.0% Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 1 min. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 87 Infernal Beneficiary Infernal Beneficiary 87/100 · 87.0% Healing done by Drain Life also heals your primary demon at 400% effectiveness. 100 Mortal Coil Mortal Coil 100/100 · 100.0% Horrifies an enemy target into fleeing, incapacitating for 3 sec and healing you for 20% of maximum health. 100 Pact of the Annihilan Pact of the Annihilan 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your critical strike chance by 2%. 100 Demonic Circle Demonic Circle 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a Demonic Circle for 15 min. Cast Demonic Circle: Teleport to teleport to its location and remove all movement slowing effects. You also learn: Demonic Circle: Teleport Teleports you to your Demonic Circle and removes all movement slowing effects. 100 Pact of the Satyr Pact of the Satyr 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your haste by 2%. 98 Improved Mortal Coil Improved Mortal Coil 98/100 · 98.0% Increases the range of Mortal Coil by 10 yds and Mortal Coil now heals for an additional 5% of maximum health. 100 Dark Pact Dark Pact 100/100 · 100.0% Sacrifices 20% of your current health to shield you for 200% of the sacrificed health plus an additional 950 for 20 sec. Usable while suffering from control impairing effects. 97 Foul Mouth Foul Mouth 97/100 · 97.0% Casting Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Tongues, or Curse of Weakness now curses all enemies within 10 yds of the target. 81 Empowered Healthstone Empowered Healthstone 81/100 · 81.0% Healthstones heal you for an additional 5% additional health. 100 Abyss Walker Abyss Walker 100/100 · 100.0% Using Demonic Circle: Teleport or your Demonic Gateway reduces all damage you take by 4% for 10 sec. 73 Fortified Soul Fortified Soul 73/100 · 73.0% Soul Leech may now absorb an additional 5% of your maximum health. 84 Teachings of the Black Harvest Teachings of the Black Harvest 84/100 · 84.0% Your primary pets gain a bonus effect. Imp: Successful Singe Magic casts grant the target 4% damage reduction for 5 sec. Voidwalker: Reduces the cooldown of Shadow Bulwark by 30 sec. Felhunter: Reduces the cooldown of Devour Magic by 5 sec. Sayaad: Reduces the cooldown of Seduction by 10 sec and causes the target to walk faster towards the demon. 42 Gorefiend's Avarice Gorefiend's Avarice 42/100 · 42.0% Drain Life now channels 100% faster and restores health 100% faster. 100 ⇄ Frequent Donor Frequent Donor 94/100 · 94.0% Reduces the cooldown of Dark Pact by 15 sec. Ichor of Devils 6/100 · 6.0% Dark Pact sacrifices only 5% of your current health for the same shield value. 100 Pact of the Eredar Pact of the Eredar 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your Intellect by 3%. 5 Pact of the Nathrezim Pact of the Nathrezim 5/100 · 5.0% Increases your Leech by 2%. 100 Demonic Resilience Demonic Resilience 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the chance you will be critically struck by 2%. All damage your primary demon takes is reduced by 8%. 4 Empowered Drain Life Empowered Drain Life 4/100 · 4.0% Drain Life heals for an additional 200% of damage dealt and grants Soul Leech equal to 10% of damage dealt. 100 ⇄ Strength of Will Strength of Will 97/100 · 97.0% Unending Resolve reduces damage taken by an additional 15%. Dark Accord 3/100 · 3.0% Reduces the cooldown of Unending Resolve by 45 sec. 100 Demonic Gateway Demonic Gateway 100/100 · 100.0% Creates a demonic gateway between two locations. Activating the gateway transports the user to the other gateway. Each player can use a Demonic Gateway only once per 90 sec. 100 ⇄ Howl of Terror Howl of Terror 100/100 · 100.0% Let loose a terrifying howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear, disorienting them for 20 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. Shadowfury 0/100 · 0% Stuns all enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. 0 Swift Artifice Swift Artifice 0/100 · 0% Reduces the cast time of Soulstone and Create Healthstone by 50%. 100 Soul Link Soul Link 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 5% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead. While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 3%. 100 Frequent Traveler Frequent Traveler 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the cast time of Demonic Gateway by 0.5 sec and you can now use Demonic Gateways twice before triggering a cooldown. 27 Fel Synergy Fel Synergy 27/100 · 27.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.4 Soul Leech also heals you for 8% and your pet for 25% of the absorption it grants. 98 Oppressive Darkness Oppressive Darkness 98/100 · 98.0% Reduces the cooldown of Shadowfury by 15 sec and increases its radius by 2 yds. Reduces the cooldown of Howl of Terror by 5 sec and it now fears 5 additional enemies. 100 Pact of Gluttony Pact of Gluttony 100/100 · 100.0% Healthstones you conjure for yourself are now Demonic Healthstones and can be used multiple times in combat. Demonic Healthstones cannot be traded. Demonic Healthstone Instantly restores 25% health. 60 sec cooldown. 100 Soulburn Soulburn 100/100 · 100.0% Consumes a Soul Shard, unlocking the hidden power of your spells. Demonic Circle: Teleport: Increases your movement speed by 50% and makes you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. Demonic Gateway: Can be cast instantly. Drain Life: Gain an absorb shield equal to the amount of healing done for 30 sec. This shield cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Healthstone: Increases the healing of your Healthstone by 30% and increases your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 0 ⇄ Blight of Tongues Blight of Tongues 0/100 · 0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing their casting time of all spells by 100% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target. Blight of Weakness 0/100 · 0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and reducing their critical strike chance by 10% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Affliction.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Agony Agony 100/100 · 100.0% Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to 2,379 Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level. Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard. 100 Unstable Affliction Unstable Affliction 100/100 · 100.0% Afflicts the target with 1,287 Shadow damage over 8 sec. Multiple uses of this ability may overlap. If dispelled, deals 14,850 damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec. This damage is increased by 15% per stack on the target. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies while afflicted. 100 Seed of Corruption Seed of Corruption 100/100 · 100.0% Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after 10.7 sec, dealing 917 Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards and applying Corruption to them. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. The seed will detonate early if the target is hit by other detonations, or takes 190 damage from your spells. 100 Nightfall Nightfall 100/100 · 100.0% Corruption damage has a chance to cause your next Shadow Bolt or Malefic Grasp to deal 25% increased damage. Shadow Bolt is instant cast and Malefic Grasp channels 50% faster when affected. 100 Haunt Haunt 100/100 · 100.0% A ghostly soul haunts a single target, dealing 2,743 Shadow damage and increasing your damage dealt to the target by 16% for 18 sec. If the target dies, Haunt's cooldown is reset. 100 Shared Agony Shared Agony 100/100 · 100.0% Increases Agony damage by 10% and Agony now hits another nearby enemy within 15 yds of the target. 100 ⇄ Drain Soul Drain Soul 98/100 · 98.0% Replaces Shadow Bolt. Drains the target's soul, causing 2,117 Shadow damage over 4.5 sec. Damage is increased by 100% against enemies below 20% health. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies during this effect. Improved Shadow Bolt 2/100 · 2.0% Reduces the cast time of Shadow Bolt by 15% and increases its damage by 40%. 100 Improved Haunt Improved Haunt 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the damage of Haunt by 35% and reduces its cast time by 0.3 sec. 100 ⇄ Absolute Corruption Absolute Corruption 95/100 · 95.0% Corruption is now permanent and deals 15% increased damage. Duration reduced to 24 sec against players. Siphon Life 5/100 · 5.0% Corruption deals 30% increased damage and its periodic damage heals you for 5% of the damage dealt. 11 Cunning Cruelty Cunning Cruelty 11/100 · 11.0% Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul have a chance to trigger a Shadow Bolt Volley, dealing 503 Shadow damage to 5 enemies within 10 yards of your current target. 97 Withering Bolt Withering Bolt 97/100 · 97.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul deal 5% increased damage, up to 15%, per damage over time effect you have active on the target. 100 Creeping Death Creeping Death 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction deal damage 10% faster. 100 Dark Harvest Dark Harvest 100/100 · 100.0% Consume the life force of each target afflicted by your damaging periodic effects, dealing 12,764 Shadowflame damage over 2.7 sec. Damage dealt by Dark Harvest heals you for 50% of damage done. 100 Practiced Pestilence Practiced Pestilence 100/100 · 100.0% Mastery increased by 2%. 100 Summon Darkglare Summon Darkglare 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a Darkglare from the Twisting Nether that increases the damage of your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 20% while active. The Darkglare will serve you for 20 sec, blasting its target for 1,873 Shadow damage, increased by 10% for every damage over time effect you have active on their current target. 100 ⇄ Summoner's Embrace Summoner's Embrace 97/100 · 97.0% Increases the damage dealt by your spells and your demon by 3%. Grimoire of Sacrifice 3/100 · 3.0% Sacrifices your demon pet for power, gaining its command demon ability, and causing your spells to sometimes also deal 139 additional Shadow damage. Lasts until canceled or until you summon a demon pet. 94 Cull the Weak Cull the Weak 94/100 · 94.0% Casting Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption reduces the cooldown of Dark Harvest by 1.5 sec. 13 Malediction Malediction 13/100 · 13.0% Increases the critical strike chance of Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 5%. 100 Sudden Onset Sudden Onset 100/100 · 100.0% Agony damage is increased by 10% and starts at 3 stacks. 0 Eye Contract Eye Contract 0/100 · 0% Increases the duration of Summon Darkglare by 5.0 sec. 0 Malefic Grasp Malefic Grasp 0/100 · 0% While Darkglare is active, your Shadow Bolt becomes Malefic Grasp. Malefic Grasp Binds the target in twilight, dealing 4,003 Shadow damage over 3.6 sec. When Malefic Grasp deals damage, it causes all of your other periodic Affliction damage effects to instantly deal 30% of their normal periodic damage. 0 Nether Plating Nether Plating 0/100 · 0% Adorns your Darkglare with armor forged from within Antorus, increasing their armor by 10%. Eye Beam now jumps to up to 4 additional targets within 10 yards and deals 10% increased damage. 100 Sacrolash's Dark Strike Sacrolash's Dark Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Corruption damage is increased by 15%, and each time it deals damage any of your Curses active on the target are extended by 0.5 sec. 7 Contagion Contagion 7/100 · 7.0% Increases critical strike damage dealt by Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 15%. 98 Shard Instability Shard Instability 98/100 · 98.0% Damage dealt by Shadow Bolt has a 20% chance to make your next Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption cost no Soul Shards and cast instantly. 100 Niskaran Methods Niskaran Methods 100/100 · 100.0% Increases damage dealt by Agony and Corruption by 10%. 100 Potent Soul Shards Potent Soul Shards 100/100 · 100.0% Increases damage dealt by Unstable Affliction and Seed of Corruption by 5%. IW 99 Impetuous Wrath Impetuous Wrath 99/100 · 99.0% Shadow Bolt and Malefic Grasp damage increased by 10% or 20% if the target is affected by Haunt. Dark Harvest damage increased by 10% or 20% if the target is affected by Haunt. 100 Xavius' Gambit Xavius' Gambit 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Reduces the cast time of Unstable Affliction by 0.15 sec and increases its damage by 5%. 100 Ravenous Afflictions Ravenous Afflictions 100/100 · 100.0% Critical strikes from your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction have a chance to grant Nightfall. 0 Seeds of Destruction Seeds of Destruction 0/100 · 0% Up to 2 ranks Reduces the cast time of Seed of Corruption by 0.20 sec and increases its damage by 5%. 84 Fatal Echoes Fatal Echoes 84/100 · 84.0% When Unstable Affliction expires, it has a 10% chance to reapply itself. 100 Cascading Calamity Cascading Calamity 100/100 · 100.0% Casting Unstable Affliction on a target affected by your Unstable Affliction increases your Haste by 5% for 15 sec. 100 Death's Embrace Death's Embrace 100/100 · 100.0% Agony, Corruption, Unstable Affliction, Seed of Corruption, and Shadow Bolt deal up to 40% increased damage on targets below 35% health. Damage increase is higher against lower health targets. HG 0 Hedonic Gorging Hedonic Gorging 0/100 · 0% Increases Drain Life damage by 10% and Siphon Life now increases the damage of Corruption by an additional 10%. Dark Harvest channels 10% faster and deals 15% increased damage. 0 Sow the Seeds Sow the Seeds 0/100 · 0% Seed of Corruption now embeds demon seeds into 2 additional nearby enemies at 50% effectiveness. 100 Shadow of Nathreza Shadow of Nathreza 100/100 · 100.0% Haunt now calls upon a demonic soul from within the Twisting Nether to haunt your target. The soul is unstable and ravenous, dealing 2,474 Shadow damage to its host and 3 enemies within 10 yards suffering from your Corruption over its duration.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Affliction plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Hellcaller

4/100 represented

4 Wither Wither 4/100 · 4.0% Bestows a vile malediction upon the target, burning the sinew and muscle of its host, dealing 96 Shadowflame damage immediately and an additional 1,556 Shadowflame damage over 18 sec. Replaces Corruption. 4 Xalan's Ferocity Xalan's Ferocity 4/100 · 4.0% Fire damage dealt by your spells and abilities is increased by 6% and your Fire spells gain 10% more critical strike chance from all sources. 4 Blackened Soul Blackened Soul 4/100 · 4.0% If the target is afflicted with your Wither, casting Chaos Bolt and Shadowburn increase its stack count by 1. Each time Wither gains a stack it has a chance to collapse, consuming a stack every 1 sec to deal 548 Shadowflame damage to its host until 1 stack remains. 4 Xalan's Cruelty Xalan's Cruelty 4/100 · 4.0% Shadow damage dealt by your spells and abilities is increased by 6% and your Shadow spells gain 10% more critical strike chance from all sources. 4 Through the Felvine Through the Felvine 4/100 · 4.0% Increases the damage of Chaos Bolt by 35% and Rain of Fire by 6%. This effect is doubled while Malevolence is active. 4 ⇄ Curse of the Satyr Curse of the Satyr 3/100 · 3.0% Curse of Weakness is empowered and transforms into Curse of the Satyr. Curse of the Satyr Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 20% and the casting time of all spells by 30% for 2 min. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. Aura of Enfeeblement 1/100 · 1.0% While Unending Resolve is active, enemies within 30 yds are affected by Curse of Tongues and Curse of Weakness at 100% effectiveness. 4 ⇄ Bleakheart Tactics Bleakheart Tactics 3/100 · 3.0% Wither damage increased 20%. When Wither gains a stack from Blackened Soul, it has a chance to gain an additional stack. Hatefury Rituals 1/100 · 1.0% Wither deals 30% increased periodic damage but its duration is 15% shorter. 4 ⇄ Zevrim's Resilience Zevrim's Resilience 4/100 · 4.0% Dark Pact heals you for 781 every 1 sec while active. Illhoof's Design 0/100 · 0% Sacrifice 10% of your maximum health. Soul Leech now absorbs an additional 15% of your maximum health. 4 Devil Fruit Devil Fruit 4/100 · 4.0% Periodic damage dealt by Wither has a chance to grant Malevolence for 8 sec. 4 Mark of Xavius Mark of Xavius 4/100 · 4.0% Wither damage increased by 25%. Blackened Soul deals 2% increased damage per stack of Wither. 4 Seeds of Their Demise Seeds of Their Demise 4/100 · 4.0% After Wither reaches 8 stacks or when its host reaches 20% health, Wither deals 548 Shadowflame damage to its host every 1 sec until 1 stack remains. When Blackened Soul deals damage, you have a chance to gain Shard Instability. 4 Mark of Peroth'arn Mark of Peroth'arn 4/100 · 4.0% Damaging critical strikes dealt by Wither deal 215% damage instead of the usual 200%. Damaging critical strikes dealt by Blackened Soul deal 225% damage instead of the usual 200%. 4 Alzzin's Iniquity Alzzin's Iniquity 4/100 · 4.0% Malevolence grants an additional 4% Haste and when cast increases the stack count of active Withers by an additional 2 stacks. 4 Malevolence Malevolence 4/100 · 4.0% Dark magic erupts from you and corrupts your soul for 20 sec, causing enemies suffering from your Wither to take 4,808 Shadowflame damage and increase its stack count by 6. While corrupted your Haste is increased by 8% and spending Soul Shards on damaging spells grants 1 additional stack of Wither.

Soul Harvester

96/100 represented

87 Demonic Soul Demonic Soul 87/100 · 87.0% A demonic entity now inhabits your soul, allowing you to detect if a Soul Shard has a Succulent Soul when it's generated. Consuming a Succulent Soul unleashes your demonic soul, dealing 1,342 Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yds of the target. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. 96 Necrolyte Teachings Necrolyte Teachings 96/100 · 96.0% Shadow Bolt damage increased by 20%. Power Siphon increases the damage of Demonbolt by an additional 20%. 96 Soul Anathema Soul Anathema 96/100 · 96.0% Unleashing your demonic soul bestows a fiendish entity unto the soul of its targets, dealing 488 Shadow damage over 10 sec. If this effect is reapplied, any remaining damage will be added to the new Soul Anathema. 96 Demoniac's Fervor Demoniac's Fervor 96/100 · 96.0% Your demonic soul deals 100% increased damage to the main target of Hand of Gul'dan. 96 Manifested Avarice Manifested Avarice 96/100 · 96.0% Each Succulent Soul consumed has an increasing chance to unleash the Demonic Soul within you, enabling it to assault your enemies for 9 sec. Soul Swipe Strikes nearby enemies with a malevolent claw, dealing 742 Shadow damage to its target and 495 Shadow damage to other enemies in 10 yds. 96 ⇄ Friends In Dark Places Friends In Dark Places 95/100 · 95.0% Dark Pact now shields you for an additional 50% of the sacrificed health. Gorebound Fortitude 1/100 · 1.0% You always gain the benefit of Soulburn when consuming a Healthstone, increasing its healing by 30% and increasing your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 96 ⇄ Shared Fate Shared Fate 61/100 · 61.0% When you kill a target, its tortured soul is flung into a nearby enemy for 3 sec. This effect inflicts 192 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yds every 0.9 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Feast of Souls 35/100 · 35.0% When you kill a target, you have a chance to generate a Soul Shard that is guaranteed to be a Succulent Soul. 96 ⇄ Eternal Servitude Eternal Servitude 96/100 · 96.0% Fel Domination cooldown is reduced by 90 sec. Gorefiend's Resolve 0/100 · 0% Targets resurrected with Soulstone resurrect with 40% additional health and 80% additional mana. 96 Shared Vessel Shared Vessel 96/100 · 96.0% Increases your Mastery by 2%. This effect is doubled while the demonic entity is aiding you in combat. 96 Wicked Reaping Wicked Reaping 96/100 · 96.0% Damage dealt by your demonic soul is increased by 10%. Consuming Demonic Core feeds the demonic entity within you, causing it to appear and deal 914 Shadow damage to your target. 96 Quietus Quietus 96/100 · 96.0% Soul Anathema damage increased by 25% and is dealt 20% faster. Consuming Demonic Core activates Shared Fate or Feast of Souls. 96 Sataiel's Volition Sataiel's Volition 96/100 · 96.0% Wild Imp damage increased by 35% and Wild Imps that are imploded have an additional 5% chance to grant a Demonic Core. 96 Eternal Hunger Eternal Hunger 96/100 · 96.0% Increases the duration of Manifested Avarice by 5 sec and increases the damage of Soul Swipe by 10%. 96 Shadow of Death Shadow of Death 96/100 · 96.0% Your Summon Demonic Tyrant spell is empowered by the demonic entity within you, causing it to grant 3 Soul Shards that each contain a Succulent Soul.

Layout and prerequisite lines follow Blizzard's static tree for this patch. The heatmap remains aggregate analysis, not a generated build: independently popular choices may not form a valid import string.

Class Tree

Talents shared by every Warlock specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99850 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 95 Fel Domination Fel Domination 95/100 · 95.0% Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Incubus, Succubus, Felhunter, or Felguard Summon spell is free and has its casting time reduced by 90%. SL 92 Soul Leech Soul Leech 92/100 · 92.0% All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 3% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 5% of maximum health. 55 Burning Rush Burning Rush 55/100 · 55.0% Increases your movement speed by 50%, but also damages you for 4% of your maximum health every 1 sec. Movement impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% of normal movement speed. Lasts until canceled. 5 Fel Pact Fel Pact 5/100 · 5.0% Reduces the cooldown of Fel Domination by 60 sec. 100 Demon Skin Demon Skin 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Soul Leech absorption now passively recharges at a rate of 0.1% of maximum health every 1 sec, and may now absorb an additional 5% of maximum health. Increases your armor by 45%. 100 Fel Armor Fel Armor 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 When Soul Leech absorbs damage, 5% of damage taken is absorbed and spread out over 5 sec. Reduces damage taken by 1.5%. 49 Fiendish Stride Fiendish Stride 49/100 · 49.0% Reduces the damage dealt by Burning Rush by 10%. Burning Rush increases your movement speed by an additional 20%. 100 Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 10%. 91 ⇄ Nightmare Nightmare 91/100 · 91.0% Increases the amount of damage required to break your fear effects by 60%. Horrify 0/100 · 0% Your Fear causes the target to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear. 100 Demonic Fortitude Demonic Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Increases you and your pets' maximum health by 5%. 1 Banish Banish 1/100 · 1.0% Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration, or Elemental, preventing any action for 30 sec. Limit 1. Casting Banish again on the target will cancel the effect. 99 Curse of Exhaustion Curse of Exhaustion 99/100 · 99.0% Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 70 Curse of Tongues Curse of Tongues 70/100 · 70.0% Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 1 min. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 44 Infernal Beneficiary Infernal Beneficiary 44/100 · 44.0% Healing done by Drain Life also heals your primary demon at 400% effectiveness. 100 Mortal Coil Mortal Coil 100/100 · 100.0% Horrifies an enemy target into fleeing, incapacitating for 3 sec and healing you for 20% of maximum health. 100 Pact of the Annihilan Pact of the Annihilan 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your critical strike chance by 2%. 99 Demonic Circle Demonic Circle 99/100 · 99.0% Summons a Demonic Circle for 15 min. Cast Demonic Circle: Teleport to teleport to its location and remove all movement slowing effects. You also learn: Demonic Circle: Teleport Teleports you to your Demonic Circle and removes all movement slowing effects. 100 Pact of the Satyr Pact of the Satyr 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your haste by 2%. 95 Improved Mortal Coil Improved Mortal Coil 95/100 · 95.0% Increases the range of Mortal Coil by 10 yds and Mortal Coil now heals for an additional 5% of maximum health. 100 Dark Pact Dark Pact 100/100 · 100.0% Sacrifices 20% of your current health to shield you for 200% of the sacrificed health plus an additional 950 for 20 sec. Usable while suffering from control impairing effects. 94 Foul Mouth Foul Mouth 94/100 · 94.0% Casting Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Tongues, or Curse of Weakness now curses all enemies within 10 yds of the target. 80 Empowered Healthstone Empowered Healthstone 80/100 · 80.0% Healthstones heal you for an additional 5% additional health. 76 Abyss Walker Abyss Walker 76/100 · 76.0% Using Demonic Circle: Teleport or your Demonic Gateway reduces all damage you take by 4% for 10 sec. 85 Fortified Soul Fortified Soul 85/100 · 85.0% Soul Leech may now absorb an additional 5% of your maximum health. 42 Teachings of the Black Harvest Teachings of the Black Harvest 42/100 · 42.0% Your primary pets gain a bonus effect. Imp: Successful Singe Magic casts grant the target 4% damage reduction for 5 sec. Voidwalker: Reduces the cooldown of Shadow Bulwark by 30 sec. Felhunter: Reduces the cooldown of Devour Magic by 5 sec. Sayaad: Reduces the cooldown of Seduction by 10 sec and causes the target to walk faster towards the demon. 41 Gorefiend's Avarice Gorefiend's Avarice 41/100 · 41.0% Drain Life now channels 100% faster and restores health 100% faster. 100 ⇄ Frequent Donor Frequent Donor 79/100 · 79.0% Reduces the cooldown of Dark Pact by 15 sec. Ichor of Devils 21/100 · 21.0% Dark Pact sacrifices only 5% of your current health for the same shield value. 100 Pact of the Eredar Pact of the Eredar 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your Intellect by 3%. 29 Pact of the Nathrezim Pact of the Nathrezim 29/100 · 29.0% Increases your Leech by 2%. 86 Demonic Resilience Demonic Resilience 86/100 · 86.0% Reduces the chance you will be critically struck by 2%. All damage your primary demon takes is reduced by 8%. 13 Empowered Drain Life Empowered Drain Life 13/100 · 13.0% Drain Life heals for an additional 200% of damage dealt and grants Soul Leech equal to 10% of damage dealt. 100 ⇄ Strength of Will Strength of Will 93/100 · 93.0% Unending Resolve reduces damage taken by an additional 15%. Dark Accord 7/100 · 7.0% Reduces the cooldown of Unending Resolve by 45 sec. 99 Demonic Gateway Demonic Gateway 99/100 · 99.0% Creates a demonic gateway between two locations. Activating the gateway transports the user to the other gateway. Each player can use a Demonic Gateway only once per 90 sec. 100 ⇄ Howl of Terror Howl of Terror 76/100 · 76.0% Let loose a terrifying howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear, disorienting them for 20 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. Shadowfury 24/100 · 24.0% Stuns all enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. 4 Swift Artifice Swift Artifice 4/100 · 4.0% Reduces the cast time of Soulstone and Create Healthstone by 50%. 100 Soul Link Soul Link 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 5% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead. While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 3%. 94 Frequent Traveler Frequent Traveler 94/100 · 94.0% Reduces the cast time of Demonic Gateway by 0.5 sec and you can now use Demonic Gateways twice before triggering a cooldown. 38 Fel Synergy Fel Synergy 38/100 · 38.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.6 Soul Leech also heals you for 8% and your pet for 25% of the absorption it grants. 83 Oppressive Darkness Oppressive Darkness 83/100 · 83.0% Reduces the cooldown of Shadowfury by 15 sec and increases its radius by 2 yds. Reduces the cooldown of Howl of Terror by 5 sec and it now fears 5 additional enemies. 99 Pact of Gluttony Pact of Gluttony 99/100 · 99.0% Healthstones you conjure for yourself are now Demonic Healthstones and can be used multiple times in combat. Demonic Healthstones cannot be traded. Demonic Healthstone Instantly restores 25% health. 60 sec cooldown. 100 Soulburn Soulburn 100/100 · 100.0% Consumes a Soul Shard, unlocking the hidden power of your spells. Demonic Circle: Teleport: Increases your movement speed by 50% and makes you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. Demonic Gateway: Can be cast instantly. Drain Life: Gain an absorb shield equal to the amount of healing done for 30 sec. This shield cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Healthstone: Increases the healing of your Healthstone by 30% and increases your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 10 ⇄ Blight of Tongues Blight of Tongues 9/100 · 9.0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing their casting time of all spells by 100% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target. Blight of Weakness 1/100 · 1.0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and reducing their critical strike chance by 10% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Affliction.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Agony Agony 100/100 · 100.0% Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to 2,379 Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level. Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard. 100 Unstable Affliction Unstable Affliction 100/100 · 100.0% Afflicts the target with 1,287 Shadow damage over 8 sec. Multiple uses of this ability may overlap. If dispelled, deals 14,850 damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec. This damage is increased by 15% per stack on the target. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies while afflicted. 100 Seed of Corruption Seed of Corruption 100/100 · 100.0% Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after 10.7 sec, dealing 917 Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards and applying Corruption to them. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. The seed will detonate early if the target is hit by other detonations, or takes 190 damage from your spells. 100 Nightfall Nightfall 100/100 · 100.0% Corruption damage has a chance to cause your next Shadow Bolt or Malefic Grasp to deal 25% increased damage. Shadow Bolt is instant cast and Malefic Grasp channels 50% faster when affected. 100 Haunt Haunt 100/100 · 100.0% A ghostly soul haunts a single target, dealing 2,743 Shadow damage and increasing your damage dealt to the target by 16% for 18 sec. If the target dies, Haunt's cooldown is reset. 100 Shared Agony Shared Agony 100/100 · 100.0% Increases Agony damage by 10% and Agony now hits another nearby enemy within 15 yds of the target. 100 ⇄ Drain Soul Drain Soul 93/100 · 93.0% Replaces Shadow Bolt. Drains the target's soul, causing 2,117 Shadow damage over 4.5 sec. Damage is increased by 100% against enemies below 20% health. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies during this effect. Improved Shadow Bolt 7/100 · 7.0% Reduces the cast time of Shadow Bolt by 15% and increases its damage by 40%. 99 Improved Haunt Improved Haunt 99/100 · 99.0% Increases the damage of Haunt by 35% and reduces its cast time by 0.3 sec. 100 ⇄ Absolute Corruption Absolute Corruption 84/100 · 84.0% Corruption is now permanent and deals 15% increased damage. Duration reduced to 24 sec against players. Siphon Life 16/100 · 16.0% Corruption deals 30% increased damage and its periodic damage heals you for 5% of the damage dealt. 39 Cunning Cruelty Cunning Cruelty 39/100 · 39.0% Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul have a chance to trigger a Shadow Bolt Volley, dealing 503 Shadow damage to 5 enemies within 10 yards of your current target. 89 Withering Bolt Withering Bolt 89/100 · 89.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul deal 5% increased damage, up to 15%, per damage over time effect you have active on the target. 100 Creeping Death Creeping Death 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction deal damage 10% faster. 100 Dark Harvest Dark Harvest 100/100 · 100.0% Consume the life force of each target afflicted by your damaging periodic effects, dealing 12,764 Shadowflame damage over 2.7 sec. Damage dealt by Dark Harvest heals you for 50% of damage done. 100 Practiced Pestilence Practiced Pestilence 100/100 · 100.0% Mastery increased by 2%. 100 Summon Darkglare Summon Darkglare 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a Darkglare from the Twisting Nether that increases the damage of your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 20% while active. The Darkglare will serve you for 20 sec, blasting its target for 1,873 Shadow damage, increased by 10% for every damage over time effect you have active on their current target. 100 ⇄ Summoner's Embrace Summoner's Embrace 60/100 · 60.0% Increases the damage dealt by your spells and your demon by 3%. Grimoire of Sacrifice 40/100 · 40.0% Sacrifices your demon pet for power, gaining its command demon ability, and causing your spells to sometimes also deal 139 additional Shadow damage. Lasts until canceled or until you summon a demon pet. 91 Cull the Weak Cull the Weak 91/100 · 91.0% Casting Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption reduces the cooldown of Dark Harvest by 1.5 sec. 39 Malediction Malediction 39/100 · 39.0% Increases the critical strike chance of Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 5%. 99 Sudden Onset Sudden Onset 99/100 · 99.0% Agony damage is increased by 10% and starts at 3 stacks. 13 Eye Contract Eye Contract 13/100 · 13.0% Increases the duration of Summon Darkglare by 5.0 sec. 10 Malefic Grasp Malefic Grasp 10/100 · 10.0% While Darkglare is active, your Shadow Bolt becomes Malefic Grasp. Malefic Grasp Binds the target in twilight, dealing 4,003 Shadow damage over 3.6 sec. When Malefic Grasp deals damage, it causes all of your other periodic Affliction damage effects to instantly deal 30% of their normal periodic damage. 9 Nether Plating Nether Plating 9/100 · 9.0% Adorns your Darkglare with armor forged from within Antorus, increasing their armor by 10%. Eye Beam now jumps to up to 4 additional targets within 10 yards and deals 10% increased damage. 94 Sacrolash's Dark Strike Sacrolash's Dark Strike 94/100 · 94.0% Corruption damage is increased by 15%, and each time it deals damage any of your Curses active on the target are extended by 0.5 sec. 31 Contagion Contagion 31/100 · 31.0% Increases critical strike damage dealt by Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 15%. 83 Shard Instability Shard Instability 83/100 · 83.0% Damage dealt by Shadow Bolt has a 20% chance to make your next Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption cost no Soul Shards and cast instantly. 98 Niskaran Methods Niskaran Methods 98/100 · 98.0% Increases damage dealt by Agony and Corruption by 10%. 80 Potent Soul Shards Potent Soul Shards 80/100 · 80.0% Increases damage dealt by Unstable Affliction and Seed of Corruption by 5%. IW 97 Impetuous Wrath Impetuous Wrath 97/100 · 97.0% Shadow Bolt and Malefic Grasp damage increased by 10% or 20% if the target is affected by Haunt. Dark Harvest damage increased by 10% or 20% if the target is affected by Haunt. 88 Xavius' Gambit Xavius' Gambit 88/100 · 88.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Reduces the cast time of Unstable Affliction by 0.15 sec and increases its damage by 5%. 100 Ravenous Afflictions Ravenous Afflictions 100/100 · 100.0% Critical strikes from your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction have a chance to grant Nightfall. 13 Seeds of Destruction Seeds of Destruction 13/100 · 13.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Reduces the cast time of Seed of Corruption by 0.20 sec and increases its damage by 5%. 36 Fatal Echoes Fatal Echoes 36/100 · 36.0% When Unstable Affliction expires, it has a 10% chance to reapply itself. 84 Cascading Calamity Cascading Calamity 84/100 · 84.0% Casting Unstable Affliction on a target affected by your Unstable Affliction increases your Haste by 5% for 15 sec. 98 Death's Embrace Death's Embrace 98/100 · 98.0% Agony, Corruption, Unstable Affliction, Seed of Corruption, and Shadow Bolt deal up to 40% increased damage on targets below 35% health. Damage increase is higher against lower health targets. HG 12 Hedonic Gorging Hedonic Gorging 12/100 · 12.0% Increases Drain Life damage by 10% and Siphon Life now increases the damage of Corruption by an additional 10%. Dark Harvest channels 10% faster and deals 15% increased damage. 12 Sow the Seeds Sow the Seeds 12/100 · 12.0% Seed of Corruption now embeds demon seeds into 2 additional nearby enemies at 50% effectiveness. 100 Shadow of Nathreza Shadow of Nathreza 100/100 · 100.0% Haunt now calls upon a demonic soul from within the Twisting Nether to haunt your target. The soul is unstable and ravenous, dealing 2,474 Shadow damage to its host and 3 enemies within 10 yards suffering from your Corruption over its duration.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Affliction plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Hellcaller

26/100 represented

23 Wither Wither 23/100 · 23.0% Bestows a vile malediction upon the target, burning the sinew and muscle of its host, dealing 96 Shadowflame damage immediately and an additional 1,556 Shadowflame damage over 18 sec. Replaces Corruption. 26 Xalan's Ferocity Xalan's Ferocity 26/100 · 26.0% Fire damage dealt by your spells and abilities is increased by 6% and your Fire spells gain 10% more critical strike chance from all sources. 26 Blackened Soul Blackened Soul 26/100 · 26.0% If the target is afflicted with your Wither, casting Chaos Bolt and Shadowburn increase its stack count by 1. Each time Wither gains a stack it has a chance to collapse, consuming a stack every 1 sec to deal 548 Shadowflame damage to its host until 1 stack remains. 26 Xalan's Cruelty Xalan's Cruelty 26/100 · 26.0% Shadow damage dealt by your spells and abilities is increased by 6% and your Shadow spells gain 10% more critical strike chance from all sources. 26 Through the Felvine Through the Felvine 26/100 · 26.0% Increases the damage of Chaos Bolt by 35% and Rain of Fire by 6%. This effect is doubled while Malevolence is active. 26 ⇄ Curse of the Satyr Curse of the Satyr 22/100 · 22.0% Curse of Weakness is empowered and transforms into Curse of the Satyr. Curse of the Satyr Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 20% and the casting time of all spells by 30% for 2 min. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. Aura of Enfeeblement 4/100 · 4.0% While Unending Resolve is active, enemies within 30 yds are affected by Curse of Tongues and Curse of Weakness at 100% effectiveness. 26 ⇄ Bleakheart Tactics Bleakheart Tactics 26/100 · 26.0% Wither damage increased 20%. When Wither gains a stack from Blackened Soul, it has a chance to gain an additional stack. Hatefury Rituals 0/100 · 0% Wither deals 30% increased periodic damage but its duration is 15% shorter. 26 ⇄ Zevrim's Resilience Zevrim's Resilience 26/100 · 26.0% Dark Pact heals you for 781 every 1 sec while active. Illhoof's Design 0/100 · 0% Sacrifice 10% of your maximum health. Soul Leech now absorbs an additional 15% of your maximum health. 26 Devil Fruit Devil Fruit 26/100 · 26.0% Periodic damage dealt by Wither has a chance to grant Malevolence for 8 sec. 26 Mark of Xavius Mark of Xavius 26/100 · 26.0% Wither damage increased by 25%. Blackened Soul deals 2% increased damage per stack of Wither. 26 Seeds of Their Demise Seeds of Their Demise 26/100 · 26.0% After Wither reaches 8 stacks or when its host reaches 20% health, Wither deals 548 Shadowflame damage to its host every 1 sec until 1 stack remains. When Blackened Soul deals damage, you have a chance to gain Shard Instability. 26 Mark of Peroth'arn Mark of Peroth'arn 26/100 · 26.0% Damaging critical strikes dealt by Wither deal 215% damage instead of the usual 200%. Damaging critical strikes dealt by Blackened Soul deal 225% damage instead of the usual 200%. 26 Alzzin's Iniquity Alzzin's Iniquity 26/100 · 26.0% Malevolence grants an additional 4% Haste and when cast increases the stack count of active Withers by an additional 2 stacks. 26 Malevolence Malevolence 26/100 · 26.0% Dark magic erupts from you and corrupts your soul for 20 sec, causing enemies suffering from your Wither to take 4,808 Shadowflame damage and increase its stack count by 6. While corrupted your Haste is increased by 8% and spending Soul Shards on damaging spells grants 1 additional stack of Wither.

Soul Harvester

74/100 represented

69 Demonic Soul Demonic Soul 69/100 · 69.0% A demonic entity now inhabits your soul, allowing you to detect if a Soul Shard has a Succulent Soul when it's generated. Consuming a Succulent Soul unleashes your demonic soul, dealing 1,342 Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yds of the target. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. 74 Necrolyte Teachings Necrolyte Teachings 74/100 · 74.0% Shadow Bolt damage increased by 20%. Power Siphon increases the damage of Demonbolt by an additional 20%. 74 Soul Anathema Soul Anathema 74/100 · 74.0% Unleashing your demonic soul bestows a fiendish entity unto the soul of its targets, dealing 488 Shadow damage over 10 sec. If this effect is reapplied, any remaining damage will be added to the new Soul Anathema. 74 Demoniac's Fervor Demoniac's Fervor 74/100 · 74.0% Your demonic soul deals 100% increased damage to the main target of Hand of Gul'dan. 74 Manifested Avarice Manifested Avarice 74/100 · 74.0% Each Succulent Soul consumed has an increasing chance to unleash the Demonic Soul within you, enabling it to assault your enemies for 9 sec. Soul Swipe Strikes nearby enemies with a malevolent claw, dealing 742 Shadow damage to its target and 495 Shadow damage to other enemies in 10 yds. 74 ⇄ Friends In Dark Places Friends In Dark Places 74/100 · 74.0% Dark Pact now shields you for an additional 50% of the sacrificed health. Gorebound Fortitude 0/100 · 0% You always gain the benefit of Soulburn when consuming a Healthstone, increasing its healing by 30% and increasing your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 74 ⇄ Shared Fate Shared Fate 68/100 · 68.0% When you kill a target, its tortured soul is flung into a nearby enemy for 3 sec. This effect inflicts 192 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yds every 0.9 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Feast of Souls 6/100 · 6.0% When you kill a target, you have a chance to generate a Soul Shard that is guaranteed to be a Succulent Soul. 74 ⇄ Eternal Servitude Eternal Servitude 68/100 · 68.0% Fel Domination cooldown is reduced by 90 sec. Gorefiend's Resolve 6/100 · 6.0% Targets resurrected with Soulstone resurrect with 40% additional health and 80% additional mana. 74 Shared Vessel Shared Vessel 74/100 · 74.0% Increases your Mastery by 2%. This effect is doubled while the demonic entity is aiding you in combat. 74 Wicked Reaping Wicked Reaping 74/100 · 74.0% Damage dealt by your demonic soul is increased by 10%. Consuming Demonic Core feeds the demonic entity within you, causing it to appear and deal 914 Shadow damage to your target. 74 Quietus Quietus 74/100 · 74.0% Soul Anathema damage increased by 25% and is dealt 20% faster. Consuming Demonic Core activates Shared Fate or Feast of Souls. 74 Sataiel's Volition Sataiel's Volition 74/100 · 74.0% Wild Imp damage increased by 35% and Wild Imps that are imploded have an additional 5% chance to grant a Demonic Core. 74 Eternal Hunger Eternal Hunger 74/100 · 74.0% Increases the duration of Manifested Avarice by 5 sec and increases the damage of Soul Swipe by 10%. 74 Shadow of Death Shadow of Death 74/100 · 74.0% Your Summon Demonic Tyrant spell is empowered by the demonic entity within you, causing it to grant 3 Soul Shards that each contain a Succulent Soul.

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Class Tree

Talents shared by every Warlock specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99849 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 100 Fel Domination Fel Domination 100/100 · 100.0% Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Incubus, Succubus, Felhunter, or Felguard Summon spell is free and has its casting time reduced by 90%. SL 96 Soul Leech Soul Leech 96/100 · 96.0% All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 3% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 5% of maximum health. 100 Burning Rush Burning Rush 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your movement speed by 50%, but also damages you for 4% of your maximum health every 1 sec. Movement impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% of normal movement speed. Lasts until canceled. 1 Fel Pact Fel Pact 1/100 · 1.0% Reduces the cooldown of Fel Domination by 60 sec. 100 Demon Skin Demon Skin 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Soul Leech absorption now passively recharges at a rate of 0.1% of maximum health every 1 sec, and may now absorb an additional 5% of maximum health. Increases your armor by 45%. 100 Fel Armor Fel Armor 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 When Soul Leech absorbs damage, 5% of damage taken is absorbed and spread out over 5 sec. Reduces damage taken by 1.5%. 90 Fiendish Stride Fiendish Stride 90/100 · 90.0% Reduces the damage dealt by Burning Rush by 10%. Burning Rush increases your movement speed by an additional 20%. 100 Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 10%. 1 ⇄ Horrify Horrify 1/100 · 1.0% Your Fear causes the target to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear. Nightmare 0/100 · 0% Increases the amount of damage required to break your fear effects by 60%. 100 Demonic Fortitude Demonic Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Increases you and your pets' maximum health by 5%. 78 Banish Banish 78/100 · 78.0% Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration, or Elemental, preventing any action for 30 sec. Limit 1. Casting Banish again on the target will cancel the effect. 28 Curse of Exhaustion Curse of Exhaustion 28/100 · 28.0% Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 96 Curse of Tongues Curse of Tongues 96/100 · 96.0% Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 1 min. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 4 Infernal Beneficiary Infernal Beneficiary 4/100 · 4.0% Healing done by Drain Life also heals your primary demon at 400% effectiveness. 100 Mortal Coil Mortal Coil 100/100 · 100.0% Horrifies an enemy target into fleeing, incapacitating for 3 sec and healing you for 20% of maximum health. 100 Pact of the Annihilan Pact of the Annihilan 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your critical strike chance by 2%. 100 Demonic Circle Demonic Circle 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a Demonic Circle for 15 min. Cast Demonic Circle: Teleport to teleport to its location and remove all movement slowing effects. You also learn: Demonic Circle: Teleport Teleports you to your Demonic Circle and removes all movement slowing effects. 100 Pact of the Satyr Pact of the Satyr 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your haste by 2%. 81 Improved Mortal Coil Improved Mortal Coil 81/100 · 81.0% Increases the range of Mortal Coil by 10 yds and Mortal Coil now heals for an additional 5% of maximum health. 100 Dark Pact Dark Pact 100/100 · 100.0% Sacrifices 20% of your current health to shield you for 200% of the sacrificed health plus an additional 950 for 20 sec. Usable while suffering from control impairing effects. 94 Foul Mouth Foul Mouth 94/100 · 94.0% Casting Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Tongues, or Curse of Weakness now curses all enemies within 10 yds of the target. 95 Empowered Healthstone Empowered Healthstone 95/100 · 95.0% Healthstones heal you for an additional 5% additional health. 32 Abyss Walker Abyss Walker 32/100 · 32.0% Using Demonic Circle: Teleport or your Demonic Gateway reduces all damage you take by 4% for 10 sec. 99 Fortified Soul Fortified Soul 99/100 · 99.0% Soul Leech may now absorb an additional 5% of your maximum health. 1 Teachings of the Black Harvest Teachings of the Black Harvest 1/100 · 1.0% Your primary pets gain a bonus effect. Imp: Successful Singe Magic casts grant the target 4% damage reduction for 5 sec. Voidwalker: Reduces the cooldown of Shadow Bulwark by 30 sec. Felhunter: Reduces the cooldown of Devour Magic by 5 sec. Sayaad: Reduces the cooldown of Seduction by 10 sec and causes the target to walk faster towards the demon. 34 Gorefiend's Avarice Gorefiend's Avarice 34/100 · 34.0% Drain Life now channels 100% faster and restores health 100% faster. 99 ⇄ Frequent Donor Frequent Donor 96/100 · 96.0% Reduces the cooldown of Dark Pact by 15 sec. Ichor of Devils 3/100 · 3.0% Dark Pact sacrifices only 5% of your current health for the same shield value. 100 Pact of the Eredar Pact of the Eredar 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your Intellect by 3%. 98 Pact of the Nathrezim Pact of the Nathrezim 98/100 · 98.0% Increases your Leech by 2%. 6 Demonic Resilience Demonic Resilience 6/100 · 6.0% Reduces the chance you will be critically struck by 2%. All damage your primary demon takes is reduced by 8%. 26 Empowered Drain Life Empowered Drain Life 26/100 · 26.0% Drain Life heals for an additional 200% of damage dealt and grants Soul Leech equal to 10% of damage dealt. 100 ⇄ Strength of Will Strength of Will 70/100 · 70.0% Unending Resolve reduces damage taken by an additional 15%. Dark Accord 30/100 · 30.0% Reduces the cooldown of Unending Resolve by 45 sec. 100 Demonic Gateway Demonic Gateway 100/100 · 100.0% Creates a demonic gateway between two locations. Activating the gateway transports the user to the other gateway. Each player can use a Demonic Gateway only once per 90 sec. 96 ⇄ Shadowfury Shadowfury 96/100 · 96.0% Stuns all enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. Howl of Terror 0/100 · 0% Let loose a terrifying howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear, disorienting them for 20 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. 93 Swift Artifice Swift Artifice 93/100 · 93.0% Reduces the cast time of Soulstone and Create Healthstone by 50%. 100 Soul Link Soul Link 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 5% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead. While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 3%. 9 Frequent Traveler Frequent Traveler 9/100 · 9.0% Reduces the cast time of Demonic Gateway by 0.5 sec and you can now use Demonic Gateways twice before triggering a cooldown. 67 Fel Synergy Fel Synergy 67/100 · 67.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.8 Soul Leech also heals you for 8% and your pet for 25% of the absorption it grants. 40 Oppressive Darkness Oppressive Darkness 40/100 · 40.0% Reduces the cooldown of Shadowfury by 15 sec and increases its radius by 2 yds. Reduces the cooldown of Howl of Terror by 5 sec and it now fears 5 additional enemies. 100 Pact of Gluttony Pact of Gluttony 100/100 · 100.0% Healthstones you conjure for yourself are now Demonic Healthstones and can be used multiple times in combat. Demonic Healthstones cannot be traded. Demonic Healthstone Instantly restores 25% health. 60 sec cooldown. 99 Soulburn Soulburn 99/100 · 99.0% Consumes a Soul Shard, unlocking the hidden power of your spells. Demonic Circle: Teleport: Increases your movement speed by 50% and makes you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. Demonic Gateway: Can be cast instantly. Drain Life: Gain an absorb shield equal to the amount of healing done for 30 sec. This shield cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Healthstone: Increases the healing of your Healthstone by 30% and increases your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 77 ⇄ Blight of Tongues Blight of Tongues 75/100 · 75.0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing their casting time of all spells by 100% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target. Blight of Weakness 2/100 · 2.0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and reducing their critical strike chance by 10% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Demonology.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Hand of Gul'dan Hand of Gul'dan 100/100 · 100.0% Calls down a demonic meteor full of Wild Imps which burst forth to attack the target. Deals up to 569 Shadowflame damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target and summons 3 Wild Imps. 100 Demoniac Demoniac 100/100 · 100.0% Grants access to the following abilities: Demonbolt Send the fiery soul of a fallen demon at the enemy, causing 2,341 Shadowflame damage. Demonic Core When your Wild Imps fade or are imploded, you have a 10% chance to absorb their life essence, granting you a stack of Demonic Core. When your summoned Dreadstalkers fade away, you have a 100% chance to absorb their life essence, granting you a stack of Demonic Core. Demonic Core reduces the cast time of Demonbolt by 100%. Maximum 4 stacks. 100 Call Dreadstalkers Call Dreadstalkers 100/100 · 100.0% Summons 2 ferocious Dreadstalkers to attack the target for 12 sec. 0 Dominant Hand Dominant Hand 0/100 · 0% Increases damage dealt by Hand of Gul'dan to its main target by 20%. 100 Fel Intellect Fel Intellect 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your Intellect by 2%. 21 Practiced Rituals Practiced Rituals 21/100 · 21.0% Increases your Mastery by 2%. 89 Dreadlash Dreadlash 89/100 · 89.0% When your Dreadstalkers charge into battle, their Dreadbite attack now hits all targets within 8 yards and deals 10% more damage. 100 Imp-erator Imp-erator 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the critical strike chance of your Wild Imp's Fel Firebolt by 15%. 100 ⇄ Implosion Implosion 100/100 · 100.0% Demonic forces suck 6 of your Wild Imps toward the target, and then cause them to violently explode, dealing 521 Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards. Power Siphon 0/100 · 0% Instantly sacrifice up to 2 Wild Imps, generating 2 charges of Demonic Core that cause Demonbolt to deal 30% additional damage. 98 Summon Felguard Summon Felguard 98/100 · 98.0% Summons a Felguard under your command as a powerful melee combatant. 99 Infernal Rapidity Infernal Rapidity 99/100 · 99.0% When your Wild Imps cast Fel Firebolt, they have 10% chance to instantly cast another Fel Firebolt at 200% effectiveness. 99 Rune of Shadows Rune of Shadows 99/100 · 99.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Reduces the cast time of Shadow Bolt by 10% and increases its damage by 15%. 98 Carnivorous Stalkers Carnivorous Stalkers 98/100 · 98.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Dreadstalkers' attacks have a 10% chance to trigger an additional Dreadbite. 4 Fel Armaments Fel Armaments 4/100 · 4.0% The cooldown of your Felguard's Felstorm is reduced by 10 sec and damage dealt to your primary demon is reduced by 10%. 98 Imp Gang Boss Imp Gang Boss 98/100 · 98.0% Hand of Gul'dan now empowers 1 of the Wild Imps it summons, increasing its damage dealt by 100%. 100 Demonic Brutality Demonic Brutality 100/100 · 100.0% Damaging critical strikes dealt by you and your demons deal 230% damage instead of the usual 200%. 89 Inner Demons Inner Demons 89/100 · 89.0% You passively summon a Wild Imp to fight for you every 12 sec. 100 Summon Demonic Tyrant Summon Demonic Tyrant 100/100 · 100.0% Summon a Demonic Tyrant that damages your target for 15 sec. Damage dealt by Demonic Tyrant is increased by 10% for each Wild Imp and Dreadstalker active. 98 Blighted Maw Blighted Maw 98/100 · 98.0% The fangs of your Dreadstalkers are coated in corrosive bile, causing Dreadbite to deal additional damage equal to 50% of damage dealt as Plague damage. 1 Improved Demonic Tactics Improved Demonic Tactics 1/100 · 1.0% Increases the critical strike chance of your primary demon by 50% of your critical strike chance. 3 Empowered Felstorm Empowered Felstorm 3/100 · 3.0% Increases the damage of your Felguard's Felstorm by 20% and its duration by 4.0 sec. 2 Spiteful Reconstitution Spiteful Reconstitution 2/100 · 2.0% Increases Demonbolt damage by 10% and consuming a Demonic Core has a chance to summon a Wild Imp. 100 Tyrant's Oblation Tyrant's Oblation 100/100 · 100.0% Your Demonic Tyrant also empowers you while active, increasing your haste by 8%. 100 Antoran Armaments Antoran Armaments 100/100 · 100.0% Your Demonic Tyrant is equipped with armor forged within Antorus, increasing their armor by 10%. While summoned, your Demonic Tyrant now assaults enemies with powerful melee attacks. Burning Cleave Cleaves the area in front of the caster, inflicting 363 Shadowflame damage. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. 100 Flametouched Flametouched 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the attack speed of your Dreadstalkers by 10% and their critical strike chance by 15%. 2 Demonic Knowledge Demonic Knowledge 2/100 · 2.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Hand of Gul'dan has a 8% chance to generate a charge of Demonic Core. 1 Sacrificed Souls Sacrificed Souls 1/100 · 1.0% Shadow Bolt and Demonbolt deal 2% additional damage per demon you have summoned. 98 Reign of Tyranny Reign of Tyranny 98/100 · 98.0% Your Demonic Tyrant lasts an additional 5 sec and extends the duration of your Dreadstalkers by 15 sec when summoned. 100 Master Summoner Master Summoner 100/100 · 100.0% Increases Mastery by 3% and reduces the cast time of your Summon Demonic Tyrant and Summon Felguard by 0.5 sec. 100 Demonic Calling Demonic Calling 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Call Dreadstalkers costs 1 less Soul Shard and its cast time is reduced by 50%. 1 Doom Doom 1/100 · 1.0% When Demonbolt consumes a Demonic Core it inflicts impending doom upon the target, dealing 1,531 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yds of its target after 20 sec or when removed. Damage is reduced beyond 8 targets. Hand of Gul'dan reduces the duration of Doom by 3 sec. 100 Hellbent Commander Hellbent Commander 100/100 · 100.0% Your demons deal 1.0% increased damage for each demon you control. 100 ⇄ Grimoire: Imp Lord Grimoire: Imp Lord 90/100 · 90.0% Summons an Imp Lord to assist you in combat for 20 sec and will remove 1 harmful effect from you when summoned. Transforms into Singe Magic while on cooldown. Grimoire: Fel Ravager 10/100 · 10.0% Summons a Fel Ravager to assist you in combat for 20 sec and will purge 1 beneficial magic effect from an enemy. Turns into Devour Magic while on cooldown. 99 Summon Vilefiend Summon Vilefiend 99/100 · 99.0% Call Dreadstalkers also summons a Vilefiend that assists you in combat for 15 sec. 1 Summon Doomguard Summon Doomguard 1/100 · 1.0% Summons a Doomguard to assist you in combat for 12 sec. Consuming a Demonic Core reduces the cooldown of Summon Doomguard by 3 sec. Doom Bolt Volley Sends a volley of malefic bolts at 5 enemies within 40 yds, inflicting 1,580 Shadow damage to each target. 100 To Hell and Back To Hell and Back 100/100 · 100.0% Power Siphon and Implosion summon 1 Imp Gang Boss for every 2 Wild Imps sacrificed. Wild Imps summoned this way gain Unstable Soul. Unstable Soul Increases damage done by 50% and Fel Firebolt now jumps to 4 additional targets. 1 Stabilized Portals Stabilized Portals 1/100 · 1.0% Increases the duration of your Summon Vilefiend, Grimoire: Imp Lord, and Grimoire: Fel Ravager by 3 sec. 99 ⇄ Mark of F'harg Mark of F'harg 94/100 · 94.0% Your Summon Vilefiend becomes Summon Charhound and learns the following ability: Infernal Presence Cloaked in the ever-burning flames of the abyss, dealing 60 Fire damage to enemies within 10 yards every 0.9 sec. Mark of Shatug 5/100 · 5.0% Your Summon Vilefiend becomes Summon Gloomhound and learns the following ability: Gloom Slash Tooth and claw are drenched in malignant shadow magic, causing the Gloomhound's melee attacks to deal an additional 120 Shadow damage. 100 Dominion of Argus Dominion of Argus 100/100 · 100.0% Summoning your Demonic Tyrant leaves open a portal to Argus for 15 sec, causing every 2 casts of Hand of Gul'dan to summon a subjugated demon that serves you for 10 sec.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Demonology plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Diabolist

100/100 represented

96 Diabolic Ritual Diabolic Ritual 96/100 · 96.0% Casting Chaos Bolt, Rain of Fire, or Shadowburn grants Diabolic Ritual for 20 sec. If Diabolic Ritual is already active, its duration is reduced by 1 sec instead. When Diabolic Ritual expires you gain Demonic Art, causing your next Chaos Bolt, Rain of Fire, or Shadowburn to summon an Overlord, Mother of Chaos, or Pit Lord that unleashes a devastating attack against your enemies. 100 Cloven Souls Cloven Souls 100/100 · 100.0% Enemies damaged by your Overlord have their souls cloven, increasing damage taken by you and your pets by 5% for 15 sec. 100 Touch of Rancora Touch of Rancora 100/100 · 100.0% Demonic Art increases the damage of your next Chaos Bolt, Rain of Fire, or Shadowburn by 20% and reduces its cast time by 50%. Casting Chaos Bolt reduces the duration of Diabolic Ritual by 1 additional sec. 100 Secrets of the Coven Secrets of the Coven 100/100 · 100.0% Mother of Chaos empowers your next Incinerate to become Infernal Bolt. Infernal Bolt Hurl a bolt enveloped in the infernal flames of the abyss, dealing 5,119 Fire damage to your enemy target and generating 3 Soul Shards. 100 Diabolic Oculi Diabolic Oculi 100/100 · 100.0% You summon a Diabolic Oculus, up to 3, each time the duration of Diabolic Ritual is reduced by one of your spells. Diabolic Oculi explode when consuming Demonic Art, dealing 891 Fire damage to all enemies within 10 yds of the target. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. 100 ⇄ Soul-Etched Circles Soul-Etched Circles 100/100 · 100.0% You always gain the benefit of Soulburn when casting Demonic Circle: Teleport, increasing your movement speed by 50% and making you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. Annihilan's Bellow 0/100 · 0% Howl of Terror cooldown is reduced by 10 sec and range is increased by 5 yds. 100 ⇄ Infernal Machine Infernal Machine 100/100 · 100.0% Spending Soul Shards on damaging spells while your Infernal is active decreases the duration of Diabolic Ritual by 1 additional sec. Cruelty of Kerxan 0/100 · 0% Summon Infernal grants Diabolic Ritual and reduces its duration by 3 sec. 100 ⇄ Infernal Vitality Infernal Vitality 94/100 · 94.0% Unending Resolve heals you for 30% of your maximum health over 10 sec. Infernal Bulwark 6/100 · 6.0% Unending Resolve grants Soul Leech equal to 10% of your maximum health and increases the maximum amount Soul Leech can absorb by 10% for 8 sec. 100 Looks That Kill Looks That Kill 100/100 · 100.0% Your Diabolic Oculi now cast Diabolic Gaze at your primary demon's target every 1 sec while active. Diabolic Gaze Fire a beam of destructive chaos magic at the target, dealing 304 Chaos damage. Damage is increased by 100% per Demonic Oculus active. 100 Flames of Xoroth Flames of Xoroth 100/100 · 100.0% Fire damage increased by 4% and damage dealt by your demons is increased by 4%. 100 Abyssal Dominion Abyssal Dominion 100/100 · 100.0% Summon Infernal becomes empowered, dealing 40% increased damage. When your Summon Infernal ends, it fragments into two smaller Infernals at 50% effectiveness that lasts 10 sec. 100 Gloom of Nathreza Gloom of Nathreza 100/100 · 100.0% Enemies marked by your Havoc take 7% increased damage from your single target spells. 100 Mind's Eyes Mind's Eyes 100/100 · 100.0% Your Diabolic Oculi observe the battlefield and collect information that is imparted to you upon being exploded, each Diabolic Oculi increasing your Intellect by 2% for 10 sec. 100 Ruination Ruination 100/100 · 100.0% Summoning a Pit Lord causes your next Chaos Bolt to become Ruination. Ruination Call down a demon-infested meteor from the depths of the Twisting Nether, dealing 9,644 Chaos damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target and summoning 3 Wild Imps. Damage is reduced beyond 8 targets.

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Class Tree

Talents shared by every Warlock specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99849 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 93 Fel Domination Fel Domination 93/100 · 93.0% Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Incubus, Succubus, Felhunter, or Felguard Summon spell is free and has its casting time reduced by 90%. SL 78 Soul Leech Soul Leech 78/100 · 78.0% All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 3% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 5% of maximum health. 4 Burning Rush Burning Rush 4/100 · 4.0% Increases your movement speed by 50%, but also damages you for 4% of your maximum health every 1 sec. Movement impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% of normal movement speed. Lasts until canceled. 5 Fel Pact Fel Pact 5/100 · 5.0% Reduces the cooldown of Fel Domination by 60 sec. 100 Demon Skin Demon Skin 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Soul Leech absorption now passively recharges at a rate of 0.1% of maximum health every 1 sec, and may now absorb an additional 5% of maximum health. Increases your armor by 45%. 100 Fel Armor Fel Armor 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 When Soul Leech absorbs damage, 5% of damage taken is absorbed and spread out over 5 sec. Reduces damage taken by 1.5%. 3 Fiendish Stride Fiendish Stride 3/100 · 3.0% Reduces the damage dealt by Burning Rush by 10%. Burning Rush increases your movement speed by an additional 20%. 100 Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 10%. 95 ⇄ Nightmare Nightmare 95/100 · 95.0% Increases the amount of damage required to break your fear effects by 60%. Horrify 0/100 · 0% Your Fear causes the target to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear. 100 Demonic Fortitude Demonic Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Increases you and your pets' maximum health by 5%. 1 Banish Banish 1/100 · 1.0% Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration, or Elemental, preventing any action for 30 sec. Limit 1. Casting Banish again on the target will cancel the effect. 100 Curse of Exhaustion Curse of Exhaustion 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 55 Curse of Tongues Curse of Tongues 55/100 · 55.0% Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 1 min. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target. 80 Infernal Beneficiary Infernal Beneficiary 80/100 · 80.0% Healing done by Drain Life also heals your primary demon at 400% effectiveness. 100 Mortal Coil Mortal Coil 100/100 · 100.0% Horrifies an enemy target into fleeing, incapacitating for 3 sec and healing you for 20% of maximum health. 100 Pact of the Annihilan Pact of the Annihilan 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your critical strike chance by 2%. 100 Demonic Circle Demonic Circle 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a Demonic Circle for 15 min. Cast Demonic Circle: Teleport to teleport to its location and remove all movement slowing effects. You also learn: Demonic Circle: Teleport Teleports you to your Demonic Circle and removes all movement slowing effects. 100 Pact of the Satyr Pact of the Satyr 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your haste by 2%. 93 Improved Mortal Coil Improved Mortal Coil 93/100 · 93.0% Increases the range of Mortal Coil by 10 yds and Mortal Coil now heals for an additional 5% of maximum health. 100 Dark Pact Dark Pact 100/100 · 100.0% Sacrifices 20% of your current health to shield you for 200% of the sacrificed health plus an additional 950 for 20 sec. Usable while suffering from control impairing effects. 90 Foul Mouth Foul Mouth 90/100 · 90.0% Casting Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Tongues, or Curse of Weakness now curses all enemies within 10 yds of the target. 97 Empowered Healthstone Empowered Healthstone 97/100 · 97.0% Healthstones heal you for an additional 5% additional health. 98 Abyss Walker Abyss Walker 98/100 · 98.0% Using Demonic Circle: Teleport or your Demonic Gateway reduces all damage you take by 4% for 10 sec. 89 Fortified Soul Fortified Soul 89/100 · 89.0% Soul Leech may now absorb an additional 5% of your maximum health. 87 Teachings of the Black Harvest Teachings of the Black Harvest 87/100 · 87.0% Your primary pets gain a bonus effect. Imp: Successful Singe Magic casts grant the target 4% damage reduction for 5 sec. Voidwalker: Reduces the cooldown of Shadow Bulwark by 30 sec. Felhunter: Reduces the cooldown of Devour Magic by 5 sec. Sayaad: Reduces the cooldown of Seduction by 10 sec and causes the target to walk faster towards the demon. 26 Gorefiend's Avarice Gorefiend's Avarice 26/100 · 26.0% Drain Life now channels 100% faster and restores health 100% faster. 100 ⇄ Frequent Donor Frequent Donor 69/100 · 69.0% Reduces the cooldown of Dark Pact by 15 sec. Ichor of Devils 31/100 · 31.0% Dark Pact sacrifices only 5% of your current health for the same shield value. 100 Pact of the Eredar Pact of the Eredar 100/100 · 100.0% Increases your Intellect by 3%. 14 Pact of the Nathrezim Pact of the Nathrezim 14/100 · 14.0% Increases your Leech by 2%. 98 Demonic Resilience Demonic Resilience 98/100 · 98.0% Reduces the chance you will be critically struck by 2%. All damage your primary demon takes is reduced by 8%. 6 Empowered Drain Life Empowered Drain Life 6/100 · 6.0% Drain Life heals for an additional 200% of damage dealt and grants Soul Leech equal to 10% of damage dealt. 100 ⇄ Strength of Will Strength of Will 94/100 · 94.0% Unending Resolve reduces damage taken by an additional 15%. Dark Accord 6/100 · 6.0% Reduces the cooldown of Unending Resolve by 45 sec. 100 Demonic Gateway Demonic Gateway 100/100 · 100.0% Creates a demonic gateway between two locations. Activating the gateway transports the user to the other gateway. Each player can use a Demonic Gateway only once per 90 sec. 100 ⇄ Howl of Terror Howl of Terror 100/100 · 100.0% Let loose a terrifying howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear, disorienting them for 20 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. Shadowfury 0/100 · 0% Stuns all enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. 0 Swift Artifice Swift Artifice 0/100 · 0% Reduces the cast time of Soulstone and Create Healthstone by 50%. 100 Soul Link Soul Link 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 5% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead. While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 3%. 100 Frequent Traveler Frequent Traveler 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the cast time of Demonic Gateway by 0.5 sec and you can now use Demonic Gateways twice before triggering a cooldown. 44 Fel Synergy Fel Synergy 44/100 · 44.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.2 Soul Leech also heals you for 8% and your pet for 25% of the absorption it grants. 98 Oppressive Darkness Oppressive Darkness 98/100 · 98.0% Reduces the cooldown of Shadowfury by 15 sec and increases its radius by 2 yds. Reduces the cooldown of Howl of Terror by 5 sec and it now fears 5 additional enemies. 100 Pact of Gluttony Pact of Gluttony 100/100 · 100.0% Healthstones you conjure for yourself are now Demonic Healthstones and can be used multiple times in combat. Demonic Healthstones cannot be traded. Demonic Healthstone Instantly restores 25% health. 60 sec cooldown. 100 Soulburn Soulburn 100/100 · 100.0% Consumes a Soul Shard, unlocking the hidden power of your spells. Demonic Circle: Teleport: Increases your movement speed by 50% and makes you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. Demonic Gateway: Can be cast instantly. Drain Life: Gain an absorb shield equal to the amount of healing done for 30 sec. This shield cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Healthstone: Increases the healing of your Healthstone by 30% and increases your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 14 ⇄ Blight of Tongues Blight of Tongues 7/100 · 7.0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing their casting time of all spells by 100% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target. Blight of Weakness 7/100 · 7.0% Call forth a cloud of cloying shadow mist that envelopes the target and all enemies within 10 yds, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and reducing their critical strike chance by 10% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse or Blight active per target.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Demonology.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Hand of Gul'dan Hand of Gul'dan 100/100 · 100.0% Calls down a demonic meteor full of Wild Imps which burst forth to attack the target. Deals up to 569 Shadowflame damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target and summons 3 Wild Imps. 100 Demoniac Demoniac 100/100 · 100.0% Grants access to the following abilities: Demonbolt Send the fiery soul of a fallen demon at the enemy, causing 2,341 Shadowflame damage. Demonic Core When your Wild Imps fade or are imploded, you have a 10% chance to absorb their life essence, granting you a stack of Demonic Core. When your summoned Dreadstalkers fade away, you have a 100% chance to absorb their life essence, granting you a stack of Demonic Core. Demonic Core reduces the cast time of Demonbolt by 100%. Maximum 4 stacks. 100 Call Dreadstalkers Call Dreadstalkers 100/100 · 100.0% Summons 2 ferocious Dreadstalkers to attack the target for 12 sec. 6 Dominant Hand Dominant Hand 6/100 · 6.0% Increases damage dealt by Hand of Gul'dan to its main target by 20%. 98 Fel Intellect Fel Intellect 98/100 · 98.0% Increases your Intellect by 2%. 94 Practiced Rituals Practiced Rituals 94/100 · 94.0% Increases your Mastery by 2%. 22 Dreadlash Dreadlash 22/100 · 22.0% When your Dreadstalkers charge into battle, their Dreadbite attack now hits all targets within 8 yards and deals 10% more damage. 98 Imp-erator Imp-erator 98/100 · 98.0% Increases the critical strike chance of your Wild Imp's Fel Firebolt by 15%. 100 ⇄ Power Siphon Power Siphon 79/100 · 79.0% Instantly sacrifice up to 2 Wild Imps, generating 2 charges of Demonic Core that cause Demonbolt to deal 30% additional damage. Implosion 21/100 · 21.0% Demonic forces suck 6 of your Wild Imps toward the target, and then cause them to violently explode, dealing 521 Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards. 100 Summon Felguard Summon Felguard 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a Felguard under your command as a powerful melee combatant. 93 Infernal Rapidity Infernal Rapidity 93/100 · 93.0% When your Wild Imps cast Fel Firebolt, they have 10% chance to instantly cast another Fel Firebolt at 200% effectiveness. 100 Rune of Shadows Rune of Shadows 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Reduces the cast time of Shadow Bolt by 10% and increases its damage by 15%. 97 Carnivorous Stalkers Carnivorous Stalkers 97/100 · 97.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Your Dreadstalkers' attacks have a 10% chance to trigger an additional Dreadbite. 7 Fel Armaments Fel Armaments 7/100 · 7.0% The cooldown of your Felguard's Felstorm is reduced by 10 sec and damage dealt to your primary demon is reduced by 10%. 92 Imp Gang Boss Imp Gang Boss 92/100 · 92.0% Hand of Gul'dan now empowers 1 of the Wild Imps it summons, increasing its damage dealt by 100%. 22 Demonic Brutality Demonic Brutality 22/100 · 22.0% Damaging critical strikes dealt by you and your demons deal 230% damage instead of the usual 200%. 99 Inner Demons Inner Demons 99/100 · 99.0% You passively summon a Wild Imp to fight for you every 12 sec. 100 Summon Demonic Tyrant Summon Demonic Tyrant 100/100 · 100.0% Summon a Demonic Tyrant that damages your target for 15 sec. Damage dealt by Demonic Tyrant is increased by 10% for each Wild Imp and Dreadstalker active. 97 Blighted Maw Blighted Maw 97/100 · 97.0% The fangs of your Dreadstalkers are coated in corrosive bile, causing Dreadbite to deal additional damage equal to 50% of damage dealt as Plague damage. 1 Improved Demonic Tactics Improved Demonic Tactics 1/100 · 1.0% Increases the critical strike chance of your primary demon by 50% of your critical strike chance. 7 Empowered Felstorm Empowered Felstorm 7/100 · 7.0% Increases the damage of your Felguard's Felstorm by 20% and its duration by 4.0 sec. 93 Spiteful Reconstitution Spiteful Reconstitution 93/100 · 93.0% Increases Demonbolt damage by 10% and consuming a Demonic Core has a chance to summon a Wild Imp. 100 Tyrant's Oblation Tyrant's Oblation 100/100 · 100.0% Your Demonic Tyrant also empowers you while active, increasing your haste by 8%. 11 Antoran Armaments Antoran Armaments 11/100 · 11.0% Your Demonic Tyrant is equipped with armor forged within Antorus, increasing their armor by 10%. While summoned, your Demonic Tyrant now assaults enemies with powerful melee attacks. Burning Cleave Cleaves the area in front of the caster, inflicting 363 Shadowflame damage. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. 100 Flametouched Flametouched 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the attack speed of your Dreadstalkers by 10% and their critical strike chance by 15%. 37 Demonic Knowledge Demonic Knowledge 37/100 · 37.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Hand of Gul'dan has a 8% chance to generate a charge of Demonic Core. 88 Sacrificed Souls Sacrificed Souls 88/100 · 88.0% Shadow Bolt and Demonbolt deal 2% additional damage per demon you have summoned. 46 Reign of Tyranny Reign of Tyranny 46/100 · 46.0% Your Demonic Tyrant lasts an additional 5 sec and extends the duration of your Dreadstalkers by 15 sec when summoned. 96 Master Summoner Master Summoner 96/100 · 96.0% Increases Mastery by 3% and reduces the cast time of your Summon Demonic Tyrant and Summon Felguard by 0.5 sec. 100 Demonic Calling Demonic Calling 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Call Dreadstalkers costs 1 less Soul Shard and its cast time is reduced by 50%. 31 Doom Doom 31/100 · 31.0% When Demonbolt consumes a Demonic Core it inflicts impending doom upon the target, dealing 1,531 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yds of its target after 20 sec or when removed. Damage is reduced beyond 8 targets. Hand of Gul'dan reduces the duration of Doom by 3 sec. 100 Hellbent Commander Hellbent Commander 100/100 · 100.0% Your demons deal 1.0% increased damage for each demon you control. 100 ⇄ Grimoire: Imp Lord Grimoire: Imp Lord 99/100 · 99.0% Summons an Imp Lord to assist you in combat for 20 sec and will remove 1 harmful effect from you when summoned. Transforms into Singe Magic while on cooldown. Grimoire: Fel Ravager 1/100 · 1.0% Summons a Fel Ravager to assist you in combat for 20 sec and will purge 1 beneficial magic effect from an enemy. Turns into Devour Magic while on cooldown. 94 Summon Vilefiend Summon Vilefiend 94/100 · 94.0% Call Dreadstalkers also summons a Vilefiend that assists you in combat for 15 sec. 30 Summon Doomguard Summon Doomguard 30/100 · 30.0% Summons a Doomguard to assist you in combat for 12 sec. Consuming a Demonic Core reduces the cooldown of Summon Doomguard by 3 sec. Doom Bolt Volley Sends a volley of malefic bolts at 5 enemies within 40 yds, inflicting 1,580 Shadow damage to each target. 84 To Hell and Back To Hell and Back 84/100 · 84.0% Power Siphon and Implosion summon 1 Imp Gang Boss for every 2 Wild Imps sacrificed. Wild Imps summoned this way gain Unstable Soul. Unstable Soul Increases damage done by 50% and Fel Firebolt now jumps to 4 additional targets. 29 Stabilized Portals Stabilized Portals 29/100 · 29.0% Increases the duration of your Summon Vilefiend, Grimoire: Imp Lord, and Grimoire: Fel Ravager by 3 sec. 93 ⇄ Mark of Shatug Mark of Shatug 55/100 · 55.0% Your Summon Vilefiend becomes Summon Gloomhound and learns the following ability: Gloom Slash Tooth and claw are drenched in malignant shadow magic, causing the Gloomhound's melee attacks to deal an additional 120 Shadow damage. Mark of F'harg 38/100 · 38.0% Your Summon Vilefiend becomes Summon Charhound and learns the following ability: Infernal Presence Cloaked in the ever-burning flames of the abyss, dealing 60 Fire damage to enemies within 10 yards every 0.9 sec. 77 Dominion of Argus Dominion of Argus 77/100 · 77.0% Summoning your Demonic Tyrant leaves open a portal to Argus for 15 sec, causing every 2 casts of Hand of Gul'dan to summon a subjugated demon that serves you for 10 sec.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Demonology plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Diabolist

13/100 represented

11 Diabolic Ritual Diabolic Ritual 11/100 · 11.0% Casting Chaos Bolt, Rain of Fire, or Shadowburn grants Diabolic Ritual for 20 sec. If Diabolic Ritual is already active, its duration is reduced by 1 sec instead. When Diabolic Ritual expires you gain Demonic Art, causing your next Chaos Bolt, Rain of Fire, or Shadowburn to summon an Overlord, Mother of Chaos, or Pit Lord that unleashes a devastating attack against your enemies. 13 Cloven Souls Cloven Souls 13/100 · 13.0% Enemies damaged by your Overlord have their souls cloven, increasing damage taken by you and your pets by 5% for 15 sec. 13 Touch of Rancora Touch of Rancora 13/100 · 13.0% Demonic Art increases the damage of your next Chaos Bolt, Rain of Fire, or Shadowburn by 20% and reduces its cast time by 50%. Casting Chaos Bolt reduces the duration of Diabolic Ritual by 1 additional sec. 13 Secrets of the Coven Secrets of the Coven 13/100 · 13.0% Mother of Chaos empowers your next Incinerate to become Infernal Bolt. Infernal Bolt Hurl a bolt enveloped in the infernal flames of the abyss, dealing 5,119 Fire damage to your enemy target and generating 3 Soul Shards. 13 Diabolic Oculi Diabolic Oculi 13/100 · 13.0% You summon a Diabolic Oculus, up to 3, each time the duration of Diabolic Ritual is reduced by one of your spells. Diabolic Oculi explode when consuming Demonic Art, dealing 891 Fire damage to all enemies within 10 yds of the target. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. 13 ⇄ Annihilan's Bellow Annihilan's Bellow 13/100 · 13.0% Howl of Terror cooldown is reduced by 10 sec and range is increased by 5 yds. Soul-Etched Circles 0/100 · 0% You always gain the benefit of Soulburn when casting Demonic Circle: Teleport, increasing your movement speed by 50% and making you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. 13 ⇄ Infernal Machine Infernal Machine 12/100 · 12.0% Spending Soul Shards on damaging spells while your Infernal is active decreases the duration of Diabolic Ritual by 1 additional sec. Cruelty of Kerxan 1/100 · 1.0% Summon Infernal grants Diabolic Ritual and reduces its duration by 3 sec. 13 ⇄ Infernal Vitality Infernal Vitality 13/100 · 13.0% Unending Resolve heals you for 30% of your maximum health over 10 sec. Infernal Bulwark 0/100 · 0% Unending Resolve grants Soul Leech equal to 10% of your maximum health and increases the maximum amount Soul Leech can absorb by 10% for 8 sec. 13 Looks That Kill Looks That Kill 13/100 · 13.0% Your Diabolic Oculi now cast Diabolic Gaze at your primary demon's target every 1 sec while active. Diabolic Gaze Fire a beam of destructive chaos magic at the target, dealing 304 Chaos damage. Damage is increased by 100% per Demonic Oculus active. 13 Flames of Xoroth Flames of Xoroth 13/100 · 13.0% Fire damage increased by 4% and damage dealt by your demons is increased by 4%. 13 Abyssal Dominion Abyssal Dominion 13/100 · 13.0% Summon Infernal becomes empowered, dealing 40% increased damage. When your Summon Infernal ends, it fragments into two smaller Infernals at 50% effectiveness that lasts 10 sec. 13 Gloom of Nathreza Gloom of Nathreza 13/100 · 13.0% Enemies marked by your Havoc take 7% increased damage from your single target spells. 13 Mind's Eyes Mind's Eyes 13/100 · 13.0% Your Diabolic Oculi observe the battlefield and collect information that is imparted to you upon being exploded, each Diabolic Oculi increasing your Intellect by 2% for 10 sec. 13 Ruination Ruination 13/100 · 13.0% Summoning a Pit Lord causes your next Chaos Bolt to become Ruination. Ruination Call down a demon-infested meteor from the depths of the Twisting Nether, dealing 9,644 Chaos damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target and summoning 3 Wild Imps. Damage is reduced beyond 8 targets.

Soul Harvester

87/100 represented

67 Demonic Soul Demonic Soul 67/100 · 67.0% A demonic entity now inhabits your soul, allowing you to detect if a Soul Shard has a Succulent Soul when it's generated. Consuming a Succulent Soul unleashes your demonic soul, dealing 1,342 Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yds of the target. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. 87 Necrolyte Teachings Necrolyte Teachings 87/100 · 87.0% Shadow Bolt damage increased by 20%. Power Siphon increases the damage of Demonbolt by an additional 20%. 87 Soul Anathema Soul Anathema 87/100 · 87.0% Unleashing your demonic soul bestows a fiendish entity unto the soul of its targets, dealing 488 Shadow damage over 10 sec. If this effect is reapplied, any remaining damage will be added to the new Soul Anathema. 87 Demoniac's Fervor Demoniac's Fervor 87/100 · 87.0% Your demonic soul deals 100% increased damage to the main target of Hand of Gul'dan. 87 Manifested Avarice Manifested Avarice 87/100 · 87.0% Each Succulent Soul consumed has an increasing chance to unleash the Demonic Soul within you, enabling it to assault your enemies for 9 sec. Soul Swipe Strikes nearby enemies with a malevolent claw, dealing 742 Shadow damage to its target and 495 Shadow damage to other enemies in 10 yds. 87 ⇄ Friends In Dark Places Friends In Dark Places 87/100 · 87.0% Dark Pact now shields you for an additional 50% of the sacrificed health. Gorebound Fortitude 0/100 · 0% You always gain the benefit of Soulburn when consuming a Healthstone, increasing its healing by 30% and increasing your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec. 87 ⇄ Shared Fate Shared Fate 83/100 · 83.0% When you kill a target, its tortured soul is flung into a nearby enemy for 3 sec. This effect inflicts 192 Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yds every 0.9 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Feast of Souls 4/100 · 4.0% When you kill a target, you have a chance to generate a Soul Shard that is guaranteed to be a Succulent Soul. 87 ⇄ Eternal Servitude Eternal Servitude 87/100 · 87.0% Fel Domination cooldown is reduced by 90 sec. Gorefiend's Resolve 0/100 · 0% Targets resurrected with Soulstone resurrect with 40% additional health and 80% additional mana. 87 Shared Vessel Shared Vessel 87/100 · 87.0% Increases your Mastery by 2%. This effect is doubled while the demonic entity is aiding you in combat. 87 Wicked Reaping Wicked Reaping 87/100 · 87.0% Damage dealt by your demonic soul is increased by 10%. Consuming Demonic Core feeds the demonic entity within you, causing it to appear and deal 914 Shadow damage to your target. 87 Quietus Quietus 87/100 · 87.0% Soul Anathema damage increased by 25% and is dealt 20% faster. Consuming Demonic Core activates Shared Fate or Feast of Souls. 87 Sataiel's Volition Sataiel's Volition 87/100 · 87.0% Wild Imp damage increased by 35% and Wild Imps that are imploded have an additional 5% chance to grant a Demonic Core. 87 Eternal Hunger Eternal Hunger 87/100 · 87.0% Increases the duration of Manifested Avarice by 5 sec and increases the damage of Soul Swipe by 10%. 87 Shadow of Death Shadow of Death 87/100 · 87.0% Your Summon Demonic Tyrant spell is empowered by the demonic entity within you, causing it to grant 3 Soul Shards that each contain a Succulent Soul.

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