WOW FOREVER · PLAY AT 30

Warlock · Destruction

Focus on Shadow and Fire combinations.

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How to play at 30

Immolate sets up Conflagrate; consuming it is a timing choice, not a free extra button.

30 · Fire setup and direct casts

Pet available; Conflagrate allocated at sixteen points, safe cast space.

  1. 1

    Set up a useful Immolate

    Let the pet establish pickup, then Immolate on an enemy that will survive its ticks. Shadow Bolt can fill a safe cast window; Searing Pain’s high threat can bring the enemy to you sooner.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    ImmolateLearn 30 · Rank 4Shadow BoltLearn 28 · Rank 5Searing PainLearn 26 · Rank 2Summon VoidwalkerLearn 10 · Summon

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  2. 2

    Conflagrate consumes the setup

    Use selected Conflagrate on your Immolate target when immediate damage or a selected Aftermath slow matters. It consumes Immolate here, so early use gives up later ticks and needs a new application if the fight continues.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    ConflagrateLearn 25 · Rank 1First talent unlock: level 25 · 16+ tree pointsImmolateLearn 30 · Rank 4Aftermath6+ tree points · Row 2

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  3. 3

    Shadowburn needs a shard and a reason

    Selected Shadowburn spends a Soul Shard and can return one if an eligible target dies in its window. Use for a timely finish, not an assumed free instant every cooldown; leave health for Life Tap and the next hit.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    ShadowburnLearn 24 · Rank 2First talent unlock: level 20 · 11+ tree pointsLife TapLearn 26 · Rank 3Create HealthstoneLearn 22 · Rank 2

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30 · Direct damage and assignments

Tank has threat; utility Curse and Bane target chosen.

  1. 1

    Utility before repeated casts

    Apply the assigned Elements or Tongues Curse, then Immolate where it will tick and direct Shadow Bolt. Watch threat before Searing Pain; a fire-focused tree does not remove its high-threat text.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Curse of the ElementsLearn 30 · Rank 2Curse of TonguesLearn 26 · Rank 1ImmolateLearn 30 · Rank 4Shadow BoltLearn 28 · Rank 5Searing PainLearn 26 · Rank 2

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  2. 2

    Time consumption around movement

    Conflagrate can give immediate damage before required movement, but check that Immolate is still present. If consuming near the end, fewer ticks are lost; the exact best timing is not simulated here.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    ConflagrateLearn 25 · Rank 1First talent unlock: level 25 · 16+ tree pointsImmolateLearn 30 · Rank 4

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  3. 3

    Keep control and recovery ready

    Banish or pet Seduction a valid assigned target without dots, provide Healthstones, and manage Life Tap with healer awareness. The current hard interrupt is not a level-30 Felhunter Spell Lock.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    BanishLearn 28 · Rank 1SeductionLearn 26Create HealthstoneLearn 22 · Rank 2Life TapLearn 26 · Rank 3

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30 · Havoc and area choices

Bane of Havoc selected at twenty-one points; at least two active enemies.

  1. 1

    Havoc the second active target

    Put Bane of Havoc on an active secondary enemy, then damage a different priority target. A lone enemy has no other-target damage to copy; controlled enemies must not receive the copied damage.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Bane of HavocLearn 30First talent unlock: level 30 · 21+ tree pointsShadow BoltLearn 28 · Rank 5ImmolateLearn 30 · Rank 4

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  2. 2

    One Bane per target

    Do not overwrite your Havoc target with Bane of Agony if you still need the copying effect. Utility Curses use the separate Curse slot and can remain useful.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Bane of HavocLearn 30First talent unlock: level 30 · 21+ tree pointsBane of AgonyLearn 28 · Rank 3Curse of the ElementsLearn 30 · Rank 2

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  3. 3

    Area channels need a stable pack

    Rain of Fire is a ranged channel; Hellfire adds self-damage and close-range danger. Choose only after tank threat and healer capacity are clear; stop the channel if the pack turns.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Rain of FireLearn 20 · Rank 1HellfireLearn 30 · Rank 1

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Choose for the job in front of you

LEVEL BY LEVEL · ORDINARY POINT BUDGET

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.

Party direct casts and two targets

Current 10–30: tanked targets, Immolate/Conflagrate setup and a controlled secondary target for Havoc at 30. Future 31–60: preserve Immolate with Shadow and Flame, then Incinerate and resource support.

When to use this route and what you give up
Use it when
Choose this for a regular dungeon damage role where cast windows and a second active target are predictable. At 30 Conflagrate still consumes Immolate; a lone enemy gives Havoc no other-target damage to copy. The order is editorial.
Trade-off
Havoc is chosen at 30 over a first Fire and Brimstone rank. Aftermath’s guaranteed Conflagrate daze is delayed until 47, and no Pyroclasm is taken. The final 38 Destruction / 13 Affliction split supports casts and Mana rather than pet mitigation.
Change direction when
Choose Affliction for solo drain sustain or Demonology when an active demon’s survival is the main concern. In a group that rarely has two active targets, compare the level-30 Fire and Brimstone choice, while preserving the Havoc prerequisite if you still want Incinerate later.

Level 30 · 21 points · Talented 0/5

This level: Bane of Havoc 1/1

At 30, mark a second active enemy while damaging another; it shares the per-target Bane slot and must avoid controlled targets.

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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
  1. 10
    Bane1/5

    Shorten the available Shadow Bolt and Immolate casts before adding any proc or consuming finisher.

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  2. 11
    Bane2/5
  3. 12
    Bane3/5
  4. 13
    Bane4/5
  5. 14
    Bane5/5
  6. 15
    Cataclysm1/3

    Reduce direct Destruction spell costs so dungeon damage leaves Mana for the next pull and utility.

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  7. 16
    Cataclysm2/3
  8. 17
    Cataclysm3/3
  9. 18
    Destructive Reach1/2

    Cast from farther away without assuming the tank has established threat before the pull.

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  10. 19
    Destructive Reach2/2
  11. 20
    Shadowburn1/1

    At 20, gain an instant finish; its shard return requires a qualifying enemy to die in the stated window.

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  12. 21
    Ruin1/5

    Increase Destruction critical damage without needing Searing Pain’s high-threat cast as the default filler.

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  13. 22
    Ruin2/5
  14. 23
    Ruin3/5
  15. 24
    Ruin4/5
  16. 25
    Conflagrate1/1

    At 25, gain immediate Fire damage by consuming your active Immolate; use when the lost remaining ticks are acceptable.

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  17. 26
    Agonizing Flames1/3

    Increase damage of all Destruction spells; the Searing Pain crit benefit does not erase that spell’s high threat.

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  18. 27
    Agonizing Flames2/3
  19. 28
    Agonizing Flames3/3
  20. 29
    Ruin5/5

    Finish the critical-damage benefit before the level-30 copying tool.

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  21. 30
    Bane of Havoc1/1

    At 30, mark a second active enemy while damaging another; it shares the per-target Bane slot and must avoid controlled targets.

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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.

  1. 31
    Fire and Brimstone1/3

    Future points improve Conflagrate critical chance, using the already-owned prerequisite.

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  2. 32
    Fire and Brimstone2/3
  3. 33
    Fire and Brimstone3/3
  4. 34
    Intensity1/3

    Begin protecting direct casts and area channels from damage pushback; it is not immunity to interrupts.

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  5. 35
    Shadow and Flame1/5

    At full rank, Conflagrate preserves Immolate and Shadowburn instantly refunds its shard; the reciprocal school buffs support mixed casts.

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  6. 36
    Shadow and Flame2/5
  7. 37
    Shadow and Flame3/5
  8. 38
    Shadow and Flame4/5
  9. 39
    Shadow and Flame5/5
  10. 40
    Incinerate1/1

    At 40, add a Fire filler with an active-Immolate bonus, using Havoc as its talent prerequisite.

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  11. 41
    Intensity2/3

    Finish pushback protection for casts when incidental party damage reaches your position.

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  12. 42
    Intensity3/3
  13. 43
    Aftermath1/5

    Strengthen initial Immolate damage and make Conflagrate’s daze reliable; place it after the deeper preserve-Immolate interaction.

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  14. 44
    Aftermath2/5
  15. 45
    Aftermath3/5
  16. 46
    Aftermath4/5
  17. 47
    Aftermath5/5
  18. 48
    Suppression1/5

    Add hit chance and reduce all generated threat for the tanked damage assignment.

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  19. 49
    Suppression2/5
  20. 50
    Suppression3/5
  21. 51
    Suppression4/5
  22. 52
    Suppression5/5
  23. 53
    Improved Life Tap1/2

    Improve Mana gained per Tap while keeping health and the healer’s current workload in view.

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  24. 54
    Improved Life Tap2/2
  25. 55
    Improved Corruption1/5

    Add an instant periodic option for a durable target or required movement; a short target need not receive it.

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  26. 56
    Improved Corruption2/5
  27. 57
    Improved Corruption3/5
  28. 58
    Improved Corruption4/5
  29. 59
    Improved Corruption5/5
  30. 60
    Malediction1/5

    The final point improves periodic damage of maintained Immolate and any useful Corruption; it does not increase the direct hit.

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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

  • Incinerate is later

    Incinerate is the thirty-one-point talent from 40. Use the actually available Shadow Bolt and Fire toolkit at 30 instead of importing a later Immolate–Incinerate loop.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Shadow BoltLearn 28 · Rank 5ImmolateLearn 30 · Rank 4

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  • Conflagrate cannot ignore its prerequisite

    No active Immolate means the current Conflagrate condition is missing. Check the debuff before pressing it, especially after another consumption or target switch.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    ConflagrateLearn 25 · Rank 1First talent unlock: level 25 · 16+ tree pointsImmolateLearn 30 · Rank 4

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LATER LEVELS · SEPARATE FROM BETA 30

Plan for 60 after unlocks

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

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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.

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BETA · 30

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.

  1. Spell power
  2. Intellect
  3. Critical chance
  4. Stamina

Ruin makes critical damage talent-dependent. Keep enough Intellect for direct-cast sequences and distinguish Fire from Shadow bonuses; a school-only item is not universal spell power.

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.

Ruin ↗

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.

Bane ↗

Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.

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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.

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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.

Minor Arcane Elixir

Up to +5 spell damage for 30 min. Optional sustained damage; this effect does not grant healing power.

Use level 1

A low-level use error has been reported for Minor Arcane Elixir. Verify a single dose on your current client before stocking up.

Recipe and materials ↗Database source

Spellblasting Potion

+16 spell damage for 30 sec. Optional burst: check the shared potion cooldown before spending your emergency recovery opportunity.

Use level 25
Recipe and materials ↗Database source
Client 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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ROLE & IDENTITY

What this tree offers

Focus on Shadow and Fire combinations.

Prepare your demon and manage effects across each target.

Ranged damage16 nodes4 active talents50 rank descriptions
Class trade-off

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.

Deep-tree talent · ROW 7

Incinerate

Translated effect · English comparison · Source at maximum rank 1/1 · Active

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

205 Mana | 30 yd range | 2.5 sec cast

  • Earlier rows in this tree: 30 points
  • Bane of Havoc 1/1

This row needs more than a normal level-30 character’s 21-point budget. Treat it as later-level planning.

Active talent · ROW 5

Bane of Havoc

Translated effect · English comparison · Source at maximum rank 1/1 · Active

Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

5% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant

  • Earlier rows in this tree: 20 points
First-row foundation · ROW 1

Destructive Reach

Translated effect · English comparison · Source at maximum rank 2/2 · Passive

Increases the range of your damaging spells by 20%.

  • Earlier rows in this tree: 0 points
Tree effect to inspect · ROW 6

Shadow and Flame

Translated effect · English comparison · Source at maximum rank 5/5 · Passive

Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 100% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.

  • 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.

Row 10 earlier-row pointsRow 25 earlier-row pointsRow 310 earlier-row pointsRow 415 earlier-row pointsRow 520 earlier-row pointsRow 625 earlier-row pointsRow 730 earlier-row points
Character levelNormal pointsHow to read it
101Normal talent progression starts here.
3021The last verified international Beta cap announcement is 30; this is not a live cap check.
6051The 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.

Talented and Legacy rules ↗Regional Beta facts ↗
SOURCED STARTING POINT

A real Destruction community example

Warlock · Destruction

Anonymous community configuration · Talents Forever

5 / 11 / 35
Level 6051/51 pointsTalented 0/51.60.1.70291
Affliction 5Demonology 11Destruction 35

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Original point configuration · Source class configurations

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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
LevelTalentRank after allocationTree
10Suppression1/5Affliction
11Suppression2/5Affliction
12Suppression3/5Affliction
13Suppression4/5Affliction
14Suppression5/5Affliction
15Demonic Embrace1/5Demonology
16Demonic Embrace2/5Demonology
17Demonic Embrace3/5Demonology
18Demonic Embrace4/5Demonology
19Demonic Embrace5/5Demonology
20Demonic Aegis1/2Demonology
21Demonic Aegis2/2Demonology
22Fel Vitality1/3Demonology
23Fel Vitality2/3Demonology
24Fel Vitality3/3Demonology
25Demonic Sacrifice1/1Demonology
26Destructive Reach1/2Destruction
27Destructive Reach2/2Destruction
28Bane1/5Destruction
29Bane2/5Destruction
30Bane3/5Destruction
31Bane4/5Destruction
32Bane5/5Destruction
33Cataclysm1/3Destruction
34Cataclysm2/3Destruction
35Cataclysm3/3Destruction
36Aftermath1/5Destruction
37Aftermath2/5Destruction
38Aftermath3/5Destruction
39Aftermath4/5Destruction
40Aftermath5/5Destruction
41Ruin1/5Destruction
42Ruin2/5Destruction
43Ruin3/5Destruction
44Ruin4/5Destruction
45Ruin5/5Destruction
46Shadowburn1/1Destruction
47Agonizing Flames1/3Destruction
48Agonizing Flames2/3Destruction
49Agonizing Flames3/3Destruction
50Conflagrate1/1Destruction
51Bane of Havoc1/1Destruction
52Fire and Brimstone1/3Destruction
53Fire and Brimstone2/3Destruction
54Fire and Brimstone3/3Destruction
55Shadow and Flame1/5Destruction
56Shadow and Flame2/5Destruction
57Shadow and Flame3/5Destruction
58Shadow and Flame4/5Destruction
59Shadow and Flame5/5Destruction
60Incinerate1/1Destruction

Complete Destruction 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.

Destructive ReachRow 1 · 2 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 0 points
  1. Rank 1/2

    Increases the range of your damaging spells by 10%.

  2. Rank 2/2

    Increases the range of your damaging spells by 20%.

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Improved Shadow BoltRow 1 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 0 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4% for 12 sec.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 8% for 12 sec.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 12% for 12 sec.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 16% for 12 sec.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.

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BaneRow 1 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 0 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.2 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.8 sec.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.3 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 1.2 sec.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.4 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 1.6 sec.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.

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Molten SkinRow 2 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 5 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Reduces all damage taken by 2%.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Reduces all damage taken by 4%.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Reduces all damage taken by 6%.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Reduces all damage taken by 8%.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Reduces all damage taken by 10%.

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CataclysmRow 2 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 5 points
  1. Rank 1/3

    Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 6%.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.

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AftermathRow 2 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 5 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 10% and your Conflagrate spell has a 20% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 20% and your Conflagrate spell has a 40% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 30% and your Conflagrate spell has a 60% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 40% and your Conflagrate spell has a 80% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 50% and your Conflagrate spell has a 100% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

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RuinRow 3 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 10 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 40%.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 60%.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 80%.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.

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ShadowburnRow 3 · 1 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 10 points

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

  1. Rank 1/1

    Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 73 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

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IntensityRow 4 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 15 points
  1. Rank 1/3

    Gives you a 23% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Gives you a 47% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Gives you a 70% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.

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Agonizing FlamesRow 4 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 15 points
  1. Rank 1/3

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 3% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 3%.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 7% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 7%.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.

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ConflagrateRow 4 · 1 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 15 points

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

  1. Rank 1/1

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

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PyroclasmRow 5 · 2 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 20 pointsIntensity 3/3
  1. Rank 1/2

    Gives your Soul Fire spell a 13% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 13% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec.

  2. Rank 2/2

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

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Bane of HavocRow 5 · 1 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 20 points

5% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant

  1. Rank 1/1

    Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

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Fire and BrimstoneRow 5 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 20 pointsConflagrate 1/1
  1. Rank 1/3

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8%.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 17%.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.

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Shadow and FlameRow 6 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 25 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 20% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 20% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 40% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 40% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 6% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 6% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 60% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 60% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 8% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 8% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 80% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 80% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 100% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.

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IncinerateRow 7 · 1 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 30 pointsBane of Havoc 1/1

205 Mana | 30 yd range | 2.5 sec cast

  1. Rank 1/1

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

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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.

Sources and verification scope

Talent data: Talents Forever — Chris Baldwin · CC BY 4.0

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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.

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