How to play at 30
Keep the chosen demon alive and active; Soul Link and sacrificing the pet are different routes.
30 · Demon-led survival
Active demon and Soul Link route; pet health is monitored as a resource.
- 1
Choose the pet for the pull
A Voidwalker can help solo pickup; use its Torment on the target, then apply a useful Corruption and cast Shadow Bolt. An Imp supplies different utility and is not the same tank.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
Summon VoidwalkerLearn 10 · Summon
TormentLearn 30 · Rank 3
CorruptionLearn 24 · Rank 3
Shadow BoltLearn 28 · Rank 5
Summon ImpLearn 1 · SummonThe sequence is our recommendation. Linked client records support the mechanics and gates; they do not prove a measured optimal rotation.
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Link requires the demon to remain active
With Soul Link selected, activate it with a valid demon and watch both health bars. Damage transferred to a dying pet does not remove the risk; Health Funnel or a safe recovery pause keeps the plan workable.
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Manage both health and Mana
Life Tap changes your health and, with Demonic Energies selected, supports the demon’s Mana. Use it when the next hit is survivable; a Voidwalker Sacrifice shield is an emergency that removes the active pet.
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30 · Pet utility and controlled threat
The pet is selected for the assignment; no unplanned pet tanking.
- 1
Agree utility and pet behavior
An Imp’s Blood Pact, Sayaad Seduction or Felhunter Devour Magic can serve different duties. Keep Voidwalker taunts off unless assigned, and do not let an aggressive pet initiate another pack.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
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Use damage without assuming safe Searing Pain
Shadow Bolt and useful dots are ordinary damage options. Searing Pain has high threat by default; Demonic Brand, if selected, changes specific behavior and must be read before using it repeatedly.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
Shadow BoltLearn 28 · Rank 5CorruptionLearn 24 · Rank 3
Searing PainLearn 26 · Rank 2
Demonic Brand16+ tree points · Row 4The sequence is our recommendation. Linked client records support the mechanics and gates; they do not prove a measured optimal rotation.
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Resummon with a real shard plan
Fel Domination needs Master Summoner and can shorten a replacement summon. Keep a Soul Shard where required, choose a safe cast window and reapply Soul Link after the valid demon is restored.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
Fel DominationLearn 25First talent unlock: level 25 · 16+ tree pointsSummon VoidwalkerLearn 10 · SummonSoul LinkLearn 30First talent unlock: level 30 · 21+ tree points
Master Summoner11+ tree points · Row 3The sequence is our recommendation. Linked client records support the mechanics and gates; they do not prove a measured optimal rotation.
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30 · Demon and area risk
Pack tanked and controlled targets excluded from area damage.
- 1
Focus before optional area
Keep the demon on the priority target and cast Shadow Bolt or useful Corruption. Rain of Fire is an optional channel when the tank holds the pack and all targets are safe.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
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Hellfire has self-damage
Hellfire damages you as well as nearby enemies. Coordinate with the healer and use only a safe close-range window; Soul Link makes pet health important too, not a guarantee of immunity.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
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Control a valid creature, avoid random fear
Banish a suitable Demon or Elemental to reduce concurrent enemies, keep the pet off it, and use Fear only with clear space. There is no current Spell Lock to promise at level 30.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
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Choose for the job in front of you
Sacrifice and Link do not freely coexist
Soul Link has Demonic Sacrifice as a talent prerequisite, but activating Sacrifice removes the demon. At 30 Demonic Pact is not available to preserve a sacrifice benefit alongside a different pet.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
Soul LinkLearn 30First talent unlock: level 30 · 21+ tree points
Demonic SacrificeLearn 20First talent unlock: level 20 · 11+ tree pointsThe sequence is our recommendation. Linked client records support the mechanics and gates; they do not prove a measured optimal rotation.
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Soul Link transfers incoming damage; repeated Health Funnel spends your own health to maintain the pet. Choose the moment to heal, pause or replace before both bars reach an unsafe gap.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
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Your route from 10 to 60
Pick the route for your activity, then the level you need. Start at 30 for the last verified Beta stage. Later levels remain a separate plan.
Active demon survival and control
Current 10–30: Voidwalker-assisted single pulls with an active demon; Soul Link arrives at 30. Future 31–60: Demonic Pact combinations and shorter direct casts.
When to use this route and what you give up
- Use it when
- Use this when pet pickup and your own survival are the recurring constraints. Watch both health bars after Link. Taking the Sacrifice prerequisite is not a direction to sacrifice the active demon before Pact. This is an editorial active-pet route.
- Trade-off
- The final 35 Demonology / 16 Destruction split trades maximum Unholy Power and deeper Felhunter utility for faster Shadow Bolt/Immolate casts and Shadowburn. Pet replacement still needs its spell and any required shard. Pact retains a sacrifice only when summoning a different demon.
- Change direction when
- Choose Affliction when your own draining recovery and long-lasting dots are the main plan. For a dedicated Felhunter utility assignment, move late points to Improved Felhunter rather than treating this Voidwalker route as universal.
Level 30 · 21 points · Talented 0/5
At 30, transfer part of incoming damage to the active demon; it is not protection from a dying or absent pet.
Check specialization macros and ability requirements ↗
Milestone links and the full point order work without scripts. Each link opens this route up to that level, without extra Legacy points.
10–30 · current-stage point order
- 10
Demonic Embrace1/5Add Stamina before relying on a damage-transfer mechanic; early pulls still damage your own health.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 11Demonic Embrace2/5
- 12Demonic Embrace3/5
- 13Demonic Embrace4/5
- 14Demonic Embrace5/5
- 15Improved Voidwalker1/3
Strengthen Voidwalker threat and recovery/shield tools for the solo pet pickup used by this route.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 16Improved Voidwalker2/3
- 17Improved Voidwalker3/3
- 18
Demonic Energies1/2Make your spell damage heal the pet and Life Tap supply its Mana, improving active-demon upkeep.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 19Demonic Energies2/2
- 20Demonic Sacrifice1/1
At 20, buy the prerequisite for Soul Link; keep the demon active for this route, since using Sacrifice removes it.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 21Master Summoner1/2
Reduce summon time and Mana cost and meet Fel Domination’s prerequisite for a later replacement demon.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 22Master Summoner2/2
- 23
Fel Vitality1/3Increase demon health and Mana plus your Mana pool before damage begins transferring to the pet.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 24Fel Vitality2/3
- 25Fel Domination1/1
At 25, add a planned replacement summon window; choose a safe cast and preserve any required Soul Shard.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 26Demonic Brand1/3
Searing Pain can feed the demon’s next branded attacks while reducing its own threat; a Shadow brand still has high threat.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 27Demonic Brand2/3
- 28Demonic Brand3/3
- 29Fel Vitality3/3
Finish the shared resource capacity before Soul Link makes the pet’s health a direct survival budget.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 30Soul Link1/1
At 30, transfer part of incoming damage to the active demon; it is not protection from a dying or absent pet.
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31–60 · later plan, outside the last verified cap
A future allocation using the dated talent snapshot. This does not mean these levels are currently open. Recheck after a patch.
- 31
Demonic Knowledge1/3Future points add spell damage to you and the demon only while a demon is summoned.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 32Demonic Knowledge2/3
- 33Demonic Knowledge3/3
- 34
Improved Health Funnel1/2Begin making pet recovery more effective and less costly before the deeper pet-dependent bonus.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 35
Master Demonologist1/5Build the bonus of the demon actually in use; Voidwalker gives physical mitigation, while other demons give different effects.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 36Master Demonologist2/5
- 37Master Demonologist3/5
- 38Master Demonologist4/5
- 39Master Demonologist5/5
- 40
Demonic Pact1/1At 40, allow a sacrifice benefit alongside a different summoned demon; resummoning the sacrificed type cancels that benefit.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 41Improved Health Funnel2/2
Finish pet-heal efficiency and threat reduction to maintain the health bar sharing your incoming damage.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 42
Unholy Power1/5Add active-pet damage with these discretionary ranks; the remaining points support your direct casts instead of maximizing this talent.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 43Unholy Power2/5
- 44Unholy Power3/5
- 45
Bane1/5Shorten Shadow Bolt and Immolate casts; Soul Fire benefits only after it is learned at 48.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 46Bane2/5
- 47Bane3/5
- 48Bane4/5
- 49Bane5/5
- 50
Destructive Reach1/2Add damaging-spell range so your casts can start farther behind the demon’s pickup position.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 51Destructive Reach2/2
- 52
Cataclysm1/3Reduce Destruction spell cost for the Shadow Bolt and other direct casts used beside the active demon.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 53Cataclysm2/3
- 54Cataclysm3/3
- 55
Ruin1/5Increase critical damage of Destruction casts; this supports your caster contribution without requiring the pet to be sacrificed.
Talents Forever · warlock client export - 56Ruin2/5
- 57Ruin3/5
- 58Ruin4/5
- 59Ruin5/5
- 60
Shadowburn1/1At 60, add an instant finish with a real Soul Shard cost and a conditional shard return on a qualifying death.
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Route sources and verification boundaries
The point order and trade-offs are editorial recommendations, not a measured fastest route. Every point has passed level, row and prerequisite validation against 1.60.1.70291. No in-game combat test is claimed.
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Blizzard · October 1 Beta level capOctober 1: Changes and Updates — maximum level 30 · 2026-10-12
Mistakes that change the outcome
Decimation does not grant Soul Fire early
A row-four Decimation effect does not remove Soul Fire’s learn level of 48. Do not put a supposed Soul Fire execute into a 30-level action list.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
The sequence is our recommendation. Linked client records support the mechanics and gates; they do not prove a measured optimal rotation.
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A Felhunter is not a level-30 hard interrupt
Spell Lock starts at 36. Devour Magic at 30 removes eligible effects, but is a different ability and does not interrupt any cast by itself.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
The sequence is our recommendation. Linked client records support the mechanics and gates; they do not prove a measured optimal rotation.
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Plan for 60 after unlocks
36–60 · deeper demon combinations
Spell Lock at 36, Demonic Pact at thirty-one points from 40 and Soul Fire at 48 add different options. Reassess sacrifice/pet combinations after the actual deeper talent unlock.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
Spell LockLearn 52 · Rank 2 · Future
Soul FireLearn 56 · Rank 2 · FutureDemonic Pact31+ tree points · Row 7 · Future at ordinary 30The sequence is our recommendation. Linked client records support the mechanics and gates; they do not prove a measured optimal rotation.
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Facts, author observations and verification limits
Last verified international cap: 30, announced October 1. Snapshot: 1.60.1.70291. Ordinary budget: 21, Talented 0/5. This is not a live cap check or a region-deployment claim.
Blizzard · October 1 Beta level cap
Scenario-based editorial actions based on dated client facts and selected official corroboration. No combat test, DPS simulation, gear ranking or BiS is claimed.
Only Mage has a publisher-recorded trainer check. The remaining class spellbooks are client-file records. We independently checked these action references against the saved snapshot, not against a running game. Historical comparisons remain in their own labeled paragraph or talent reference.
- OFFICIAL NOTE
Pet combination is intentionally phased
Official notes describe Demonic Pact as the later talent that allows a sacrifice effect to survive a different pet summon. This level-30 guide keeps that later interaction separate.
Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
Demonic SacrificeLearn 20First talent unlock: level 20 · 11+ tree pointsDemonic Pact31+ tree points · Row 7 · Future at ordinary 30The paragraph keeps its stated evidence type.
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Stat priorities at 30
Upgrade priorities for level-30 play, not simulated stat weights. First keep enough health and resources for your role; compare upgrades of similar level. Hit and critical chance depend on the target and your allocated talents; no universal cap is assumed.
- Spell power
- Stamina
- Intellect
- Critical chance
Demonic Knowledge in this snapshot scales from your level while a Demon is active. Do not buy stamina solely for the old pet-stamina formula; select gear for your damage, survival and chosen pet.
Read the mechanics behind this choice
These effects apply only with the named talent and its required ranks. The excerpt shows rank 1; your own build may differ.
Demonic Knowledge ↗
Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 33% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
Demonic Aegis ↗
Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 15%.
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Gear worth comparing
Sourced candidates, not a complete BiS set. Item requirements and class proficiency are checked for level 30; weapon training and extra profession requirements still need checking on your character. Database item values are not pinned to the client build.
Use level 27
Acquisition
City of Dalaran ↗
Use level 22
Acquisition
Lesser Wizard's Robe
Recipe and materials ↗
Use level 27 · DPS 31.18 · 1.7s
Acquisition
City of Dalaran ↗
Before the next dungeon
Bring emergency recovery first; the listed elixir is optional. Check the current tooltip for buff conflicts and cooldown sharing before buying a stack. Crafting skill is not the same as the item’s use level.
Greater Healing Potion
Health restored: 455–585 · cooldown 2 min
Use level 21
Minor Arcane Elixir
Up to +5 spell damage for 30 min. Optional sustained damage; this effect does not grant healing power.
Use level 1A low-level use error has been reported for Minor Arcane Elixir. Verify a single dose on your current client before stocking up.
Minor Mageblood Elixir
3 Mana every 5 sec for 30 min. Optional recovery for longer pulls; it does not replace drinking.
Use level 5
Spellblasting Potion
+16 spell damage for 30 sec. Optional burst: check the shared potion cooldown before spending your emergency recovery opportunity.
Use level 25Client field interpretation
These three effects use the saved 1.60.1.70338 base-value and duration fields; they have no level scaling in those records. Availability and buff stacking have not been tested on the server.
Minor Arcane Elixir
Recorded value 5 · Duration 1800s · #1245244
Original effect template
Increases spell damage by up to $s1 for $d.
Minor Mageblood Elixir
Recorded value 3 · Duration 1800s · #1250942
Original effect template
Drink to regenerate $s1 mana every 5 sec. Lasts for $d.
Spellblasting Potion
Recorded value 16 · Duration 30s · #1251923
Original effect template
Increases Spell Damage by $s1 for $d.
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What this tree offers
Develop demon and caster synergies.
Prepare your demon and manage effects across each target.
Pet control and health-to-Mana decisions need attention.
Four talents to understand first
Selected by position, active effects and named dependencies. This is a reading guide to the tree, not a damage ranking or a recommendation to take every node.
Demonic Pact
Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.
- Earlier rows in this tree: 30 points
- Soul Link 1/1
This row needs more than a normal level-30 character’s 21-point budget. Treat it as later-level planning.
Soul Link
When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active.
20% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant
- Earlier rows in this tree: 20 points
- Demonic Sacrifice 1/1
Improved Health Funnel
Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 40%, reduces its health cost by 30%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 100%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
- Earlier rows in this tree: 0 points
Master Demonologist
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 10%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 10%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 10%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 10%.
- Earlier rows in this tree: 25 points
This row needs more than a normal level-30 character’s 21-point budget. Treat it as later-level planning.
Unlocks and phase limits
A new row requires five points per earlier row in this same tree. Points in the current row or another tree do not help unlock it. Named prerequisites must reach their required rank; some are in the same row.
| Character level | Normal points | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Normal talent progression starts here. |
| 30 | 21 | The last verified international Beta cap announcement is 30; this is not a live cap check. |
| 60 | 51 | The sourced community example below is a 60-level plan. |
Talented can unlock points up to five levels earlier while retaining the 51-point ceiling. The examples here use Talented 0/5. Check your character’s unlock and the separate region guide before using an earlier-point assumption.
A real Demonology community example
Warlock · Demonology
Anonymous community configuration · Talents Forever
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Checked against 1.60.1.70291 · 2026-10-11For a Beta-sized plan, open a blank calculator with your character’s level and available Legacy rank. A 60-level share link will restore the 60-level example, not automatically truncate it to 30.
A legal leveling order for this example
Reconstructed by this site from the exact saved points, using the current row and prerequisite rules. The public source provides no original leveling chronology. This order is valid for the example; it is not a tested fastest or best leveling route.
Show all 51 allocated levels · 10–60
| Level | Talent | Rank after allocation | Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Improved Corruption | 1/5 | Affliction |
| 11 | Improved Corruption | 2/5 | Affliction |
| 12 | Improved Corruption | 3/5 | Affliction |
| 13 | Improved Corruption | 4/5 | Affliction |
| 14 | Improved Corruption | 5/5 | Affliction |
| 15 | Demonic Embrace | 1/5 | Demonology |
| 16 | Demonic Embrace | 2/5 | Demonology |
| 17 | Demonic Embrace | 3/5 | Demonology |
| 18 | Demonic Embrace | 4/5 | Demonology |
| 19 | Demonic Embrace | 5/5 | Demonology |
| 20 |  Demonic Aegis | 1/2 | Demonology |
| 21 | Demonic Aegis | 2/2 | Demonology |
| 22 | Improved Voidwalker | 1/3 | Demonology |
| 23 | Improved Voidwalker | 2/3 | Demonology |
| 24 | Improved Voidwalker | 3/3 | Demonology |
| 25 | Fel Vitality | 1/3 | Demonology |
| 26 | Fel Vitality | 2/3 | Demonology |
| 27 | Fel Vitality | 3/3 | Demonology |
| 28 | Demonic Energies | 1/2 | Demonology |
| 29 | Demonic Energies | 2/2 | Demonology |
| 30 | Demonic Sacrifice | 1/1 | Demonology |
| 31 | Master Summoner | 1/2 | Demonology |
| 32 | Master Summoner | 2/2 | Demonology |
| 33 | Decimation | 1/2 | Demonology |
| 34 | Fel Domination | 1/1 | Demonology |
| 35 |  Improved Felhunter | 1/3 | Demonology |
| 36 | Improved Felhunter | 2/3 | Demonology |
| 37 | Improved Felhunter | 3/3 | Demonology |
| 38 | Soul Link | 1/1 | Demonology |
| 39 | Demonic Knowledge | 1/3 | Demonology |
| 40 | Demonic Knowledge | 2/3 | Demonology |
| 41 | Demonic Knowledge | 3/3 | Demonology |
| 42 | Master Demonologist | 1/5 | Demonology |
| 43 | Master Demonologist | 2/5 | Demonology |
| 44 | Master Demonologist | 3/5 | Demonology |
| 45 | Master Demonologist | 4/5 | Demonology |
| 46 | Master Demonologist | 5/5 | Demonology |
| 47 | Demonic Pact | 1/1 | Demonology |
| 48 | Destructive Reach | 1/2 | Destruction |
| 49 | Destructive Reach | 2/2 | Destruction |
| 50 | Bane | 1/5 | Destruction |
| 51 | Bane | 2/5 | Destruction |
| 52 | Bane | 3/5 | Destruction |
| 53 | Bane | 4/5 | Destruction |
| 54 | Bane | 5/5 | Destruction |
| 55 |  Molten Skin | 1/5 | Destruction |
| 56 | Molten Skin | 2/5 | Destruction |
| 57 | Molten Skin | 3/5 | Destruction |
| 58 | Molten Skin | 4/5 | Destruction |
| 59 | Molten Skin | 5/5 | Destruction |
| 60 | Shadowburn | 1/1 | Destruction |
Complete Demonology talent reference
All nodes and rank effects from the dated Beta export are available below. Expand a node for the translated effect, English original and requirements.
Improved Health Funnel
- Rank 1/2
Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 20%, reduces its health cost by 15%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 50%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
- Rank 2/2
Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 40%, reduces its health cost by 30%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 100%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
Improved Imp
- Rank 1/3
Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 10% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 10%.
- Rank 2/3
Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 20% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 20%.
- Rank 3/3
Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.
Demonic Embrace
- Rank 1/5
Increases your total Stamina by 3%.
- Rank 2/5
Increases your total Stamina by 6%.
- Rank 3/5
Increases your total Stamina by 9%.
- Rank 4/5
Increases your total Stamina by 12%.
- Rank 5/5
Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
Unholy Power
- Rank 1/5
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%.
- Rank 2/5
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 4%.
- Rank 3/5
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 6%.
- Rank 4/5
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 8%.
- Rank 5/5
Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
Demonic Aegis
- Rank 1/2
Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 15%.
- Rank 2/2
Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
Improved Voidwalker
- Rank 1/3
Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 10%.
- Rank 2/3
Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 20%.
- Rank 3/3
Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.
Fel Vitality
- Rank 1/3
Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 5%, and increases your maximum Mana by 5%.
- Rank 2/3
Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 10%, and increases your maximum Mana by 10%.
- Rank 3/3
Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
Demonic Energies
- Rank 1/2
You heal your pet for 8% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 50% of the Mana you gain.
- Rank 2/2
You heal your pet for 15% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you gain.
Improved Sayaad
- Rank 1/3
Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 10%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 10%.
- Rank 2/3
Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 20%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 20%.
- Rank 3/3
Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 30%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 30%.
Demonic Sacrifice
100 yd range | Instant
- Rank 1/1
When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hrs. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 2% of your total Mana every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 3% of your total Health every 4 sec.
Master Summoner
- Rank 1/2
Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.
- Rank 2/2
Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
Decimation
- Rank 1/2
Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 45%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 3% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 20% and costs no Soul Shards.
- Rank 2/2
Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 90%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 6% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 40% and costs no Soul Shards.
Fel Domination
Instant | 5 min cooldown
- Rank 1/1
Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
Demonic Brand
- Rank 1/3
Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
- Rank 2/3
Your Searing Pain generates 33% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 4 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
- Rank 3/3
Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
Improved Felhunter
- Rank 1/3
Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 10%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 2 sec.
- Rank 2/3
Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 20%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 4 sec.
- Rank 3/3
Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 30%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 6 sec.
Soul Link
20% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant
- Rank 1/1
When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active.
Demonic Knowledge
- Rank 1/3
Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 33% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
- Rank 2/3
Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 67% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
- Rank 3/3
Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 100% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
Master Demonologist
- Rank 1/5
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 2%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 2%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 2%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 2%.
- Rank 2/5
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 4%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 4%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 4%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 4%.
- Rank 3/5
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 6%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 6%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 6%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 6%.
- Rank 4/5
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 8%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 8%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 8%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 8%.
- Rank 5/5
Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 10%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 10%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 10%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 10%.
Demonic Pact
- Rank 1/1
Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.
Class abilities and announced changes
These are associated class references, not a complete specialization rotation. Learn levels, talents, forms and cooldowns still determine which abilities your character can use.
Life Tap
This official note does not state a learn level; see the spellbook for client ranks and conditions.Its Mana return now scales with Spirit.
Bane of Agony
This official note does not state a learn level; see the spellbook for client ranks and conditions.The damaging effect formerly called Curse of Agony.
Banes separate from Curses
Damaging Banes and utility Curses occupy distinct roles.
Pets scale with their master
Summoned pets now scale from the Warlock’s stats.
Sources and verification scope
Talent data: Talents Forever — Chris Baldwin · CC BY 4.0
- Client snapshot
- 1.60.1.70291
- Export generated
- 2026-10-09
- Data checked
- 2026-10-11
This is a community client export with selected official cross-checks, not proof that every numerical effect has been independently confirmed by Blizzard or tested in combat. Game art and spell text belong to Blizzard Entertainment.
Current content includes explicit level-30 scenario actions, resource decisions and class duties, labeled as editorial advice based on the linked mechanics. The talent reference and level-60 community plan are separate. Combat-tested rotations, damage/healing simulations and encounter-specific BiS have not been established here.
