Affliction Warlock Talent Build (Level 60)

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Wrack (Haunt-style capstone, requires maxed Nightfall) + Pandemic DoT bursts; Nightfall feeds empowered Shadow Bolts

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Current-tree compatibility

51 points retained · allocation checks passed

Target: 70170 + October 2 hotfixes. This checks spell identities and allocation rules, not a performance recommendation. Effects, rotations and gear still need review; the original build remains unchanged.

Name and position changes
  • Soul Harvesting is now named Soul Harvest.
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Sources & scopeTalent data: 70170 · wowforevertalents.com ↗ / WoWSims Forever · c4e901f7d ↗ · Plans talent points only; does not calculate damage or gear gains.

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Point split

Affliction41
Demonology10

Key talents

Affliction 41

  • Improved Life Tap 2
  • Suppression 5
  • Improved Corruption 5
  • Malediction 5
  • Soul Harvesting 2
  • Improved Drains 3
  • Fel Concentration 3
  • Amplify Curse 1
  • Pandemic 3
  • Nightfall 2
  • Siphon Life 1
  • Soul Siphon 3
  • Shadow Mastery 5
  • Wrack 1

Demonology 10

  • Improved Imp 3
  • Demonic Embrace 5
  • Fel Vitality 2

Leveling order

Expanded main tree first, top-down; every step satisfies prerequisites and tier gates. This is a historical allocation reference, not a tested optimal leveling route; the beta level cap is not a talent-point budget.

  1. First 15 points

    Improved Life Tap 2、Suppression 5、Improved Corruption 5、Malediction 3

  2. First 30 points

    Malediction 5、Soul Harvesting 2、Improved Drains 3、Fel Concentration 3、Amplify Curse 1、Pandemic 3、Nightfall 1

  3. First 40 points

    Nightfall 2、Siphon Life 1、Soul Siphon 3、Shadow Mastery 5

  4. First 51 points

    Wrack 1、Improved Imp 3、Demonic Embrace 5、Fel Vitality 2

Replay-verified by the talent engine · data snapshot c4e901f7d

Class deep dive

2026-09-29WoW Forever Warlock Talent Builds: Affliction, Demonology and DestructionThree full 51-point builds: Affliction lands the Haunt-style capstone Wrack, Demonology's signature is Demonic Pact (sacrifice buff with pet coexistence), and Destruction's Incinerate has a hard prereq — no Bane of Havoc, no Incinerate. Every build is replay-verified by the talent engine.
2026-09-29WoW Forever Warlock Talent Builds: Affliction, Demonology and DestructionThree full 51-point builds: Affliction lands the Haunt-style capstone Wrack, Demonology's signature is Demonic Pact (sacrifice buff with pet coexistence), and Destruction's Incinerate has a hard prereq — no Bane of Havoc, no Incinerate. Every build is replay-verified by the talent engine.

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