Classic Era Warlock Talent Calculator
The Warlock talent trees (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction) as the Classic Era client ships them: 50 talents and 154 rank descriptions from build 1.15.9.69722.
Every talent, rank and prerequisite on this page is read from the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.69722. Point rules are the game's: five points in earlier rows unlock the next row, and the first talent point lands at level 10.
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Points follow the client: 51 points at the level cap, five points in earlier rows to open the next row, and prerequisites from the Talent table. Build links open on TheWoWDB; they are not in-game import strings.
Every Warlock talent, rank by rank
Affliction 17 talents
Suppression
- Rank 1 Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 2%.
- Rank 2 Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 4%.
- Rank 3 Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 6%.
- Rank 4 Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 8%.
- Rank 5 Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 10%.
Improved Corruption
- Rank 1 Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec.
- Rank 2 Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.8 sec.
- Rank 3 Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.2 sec.
- Rank 4 Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.6 sec.
- Rank 5 Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec.
Improved Curse of Weakness
- Rank 1 Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 6%.
- Rank 2 Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 13%.
- Rank 3 Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 20%.
Improved Drain Soul
- Rank 1 Gives you a 50% chance to get a X% increase to your Mana regeneration for if the target is killed by you while you drain its soul. In addition your Mana may continue to regenerate while casting at X% of normal.
- Rank 2 Gives you a 100% chance to get a X% increase to your Mana regeneration for if the target is killed by you while you drain its soul. In addition your Mana may continue to regenerate while casting at X% of normal.
Improved Life Tap
- Rank 1 Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
- Rank 2 Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
Improved Drain Life
- Rank 1 Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 2%.
- Rank 2 Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 4%.
- Rank 3 Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 6%.
- Rank 4 Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 8%.
- Rank 5 Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 10%.
Improved Curse of Agony
- Rank 1 Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 2%.
- Rank 2 Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 4%.
- Rank 3 Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 6%.
Fel Concentration
- Rank 1 Gives you a 14% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell.
- Rank 2 Gives you a 28% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell.
- Rank 3 Gives you a 42% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell.
- Rank 4 Gives you a 56% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell.
- Rank 5 Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell.
Amplify Curse
- Rank 1 Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Curse of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
Grim Reach
- Rank 1 Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.
- Rank 2 Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.
Nightfall
- Rank 1 Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by X%, resets the cooldown on Shadow Cleave, and increases your next Shadow Cleave's damage by X%.
- Rank 2 Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by X%, resets the cooldown on Shadow Cleave, and increases your next Shadow Cleave's damage by X%.
Improved Drain Mana
- Rank 1 Causes 15% of the Mana drained by your Drain Mana spell to damage the opponent.
- Rank 2 Causes 30% of the Mana drained by your Drain Mana spell to damage the opponent.
Siphon Life
- Rank 1 Transfers 15 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
Curse of Exhaustion
- Rank 1 Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Improved Curse of Exhaustion
- Rank 1 Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 5%.
- Rank 2 Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 10%.
- Rank 3 Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 15%.
- Rank 4 Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 20%.
Shadow Mastery
- Rank 1 Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%.
- Rank 2 Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 4%.
- Rank 3 Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 6%.
- Rank 4 Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 8%.
- Rank 5 Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 10%.
Dark Pact
- Rank 1 Drains 150 of your pet's Mana, returning 100% to you.
Demonology 17 talents
Improved Healthstone
- Rank 1 Increases the amount of Health restored by your Healthstone by 10%.
- Rank 2 Increases the amount of Health restored by your Healthstone by 20%.
Improved Imp
- Rank 1 Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield, and Blood Pact spells by 10%.
- Rank 2 Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield, and Blood Pact spells by 20%.
- Rank 3 Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield, and Blood Pact spells by 30%.
Demonic Embrace
- Rank 1 Increases your total Stamina by 3% but reduces your total Spirit by 1%.
- Rank 2 Increases your total Stamina by 6% but reduces your total Spirit by 2%.
- Rank 3 Increases your total Stamina by 9% but reduces your total Spirit by 3%.
- Rank 4 Increases your total Stamina by 12% but reduces your total Spirit by 4%.
- Rank 5 Increases your total Stamina by 15% but reduces your total Spirit by 5%.
Improved Health Funnel
- Rank 1 Increases the amount of Health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 10%.
- Rank 2 Increases the amount of Health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 20%.
Improved Voidwalker
- Rank 1 Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice and Suffering spells by 10%.
- Rank 2 Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice and Suffering spells by 20%.
- Rank 3 Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice and Suffering spells by 30%.
Fel Intellect
- Rank 1 Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%.
- Rank 2 Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 6%.
- Rank 3 Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 9%.
- Rank 4 Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 12%.
- Rank 5 Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%.
Improved Sayaad
- Rank 1 Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 10%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 10%.
- Rank 2 Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 20%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 20%.
- Rank 3 Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 30%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 30%.
Fel Domination
- Rank 1 Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
Fel Stamina
- Rank 1 Increases the maximum Health of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%.
- Rank 2 Increases the maximum Health of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 6%.
- Rank 3 Increases the maximum Health of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 9%.
- Rank 4 Increases the maximum Health of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 12%.
- Rank 5 Increases the maximum Health of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%.
Master Summoner
- Rank 1 Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.
- Rank 2 Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
Unholy Power
- Rank 1 Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter's melee attacks by 4%.
- Rank 2 Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter's melee attacks by 8%.
- Rank 3 Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter's melee attacks by 12%.
- Rank 4 Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter's melee attacks by 16%.
- Rank 5 Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter's melee attacks by 20%.
Improved Subjugate Demon
- Rank 1 Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Subjugate Demon spell by 2% and reduces the resist chance by 2%.
- Rank 2 Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Subjugate Demon spell by 4% and reduces the resist chance by 4%.
- Rank 3 Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Subjugate Demon spell by 6% and reduces the resist chance by 6%.
- Rank 4 Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Subjugate Demon spell by 8% and reduces the resist chance by 8%.
- Rank 5 Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Subjugate Demon spell by 10% and reduces the resist chance by 10%.
Demonic Sacrifice
- Rank 1 When activated, sacrifices your summoned demon to grant you an effect that lasts. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Fire damage by X%. Voidwalker: Restores X% of total Health every sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Shadow damage by X%. Felhunter: Restores X% of total Mana every sec.
Improved Firestone
- Rank 1 Increases the bonus Fire damage from Firestones and the Firestone effect by 15%.
- Rank 2 Increases the bonus Fire damage from Firestones and the Firestone effect by 30%.
Master Demonologist
- Rank 1 Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases threat caused by X%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by X%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases all damage caused by X%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances.2 per level.
- Rank 2 Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases threat caused by X%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by X%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases all damage caused by X%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances.4 per level.
- Rank 3 Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases threat caused by X%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by X%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases all damage caused by X%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances.6 per level.
- Rank 4 Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases threat caused by X%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by X%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases all damage caused by X%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances.8 per level.
- Rank 5 Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases threat caused by X%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by X%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases all damage caused by X%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances by 1 per level.
Soul Link
- Rank 1 When active, X% 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 master will inflict X% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is active. Cannot be used while Metamorphosis is active.
Improved Spellstone
- Rank 1 Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Spellstone by 15%.
- Rank 2 Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Spellstone by 30%.
Destruction 16 talents
Improved Shadow Bolt
- Rank 1 Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by X% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum.
- Rank 2 Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by X% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum.
- Rank 3 Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by X% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum.
- Rank 4 Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by X% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum.
- Rank 5 Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by X% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum.
Cataclysm
- Rank 1 Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 1%.
- Rank 2 Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 2%.
- Rank 3 Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
- Rank 4 Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 4%.
- Rank 5 Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 5%.
Bane
- Rank 1 Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.
- Rank 2 Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.2 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.8 sec.
- Rank 3 Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.3 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 1.2 sec.
- Rank 4 Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.4 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 1.6 sec.
- Rank 5 Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.
Aftermath
- Rank 1 Gives your Destruction spells a 2% chance to daze the target.
- Rank 2 Gives your Destruction spells a 4% chance to daze the target.
- Rank 3 Gives your Destruction spells a 6% chance to daze the target.
- Rank 4 Gives your Destruction spells a 8% chance to daze the target.
- Rank 5 Gives your Destruction spells a 10% chance to daze the target.
Improved Firebolt
- Rank 1 Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 0.5 sec.
- Rank 2 Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 1 sec.
Improved Lash of Pain
- Rank 1 Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain spell by 3 sec.
- Rank 2 Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain spell by 6 sec.
Devastation
- Rank 1 Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 1%.
- Rank 2 Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 2%.
- Rank 3 Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 3%.
- Rank 4 Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 4%.
- Rank 5 Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 5%.
Shadowburn
- Rank 1 Instantly blasts the target for 87 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
Intensity
- Rank 1 Gives you a 35% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while channeling the Rain of Fire, Hellfire or Soul Fire spell.
- Rank 2 Gives you a 70% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while channeling the Rain of Fire, Hellfire or Soul Fire spell.
Destructive Reach
- Rank 1 Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%.
- Rank 2 Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.
Improved Searing Pain
- Rank 1 Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 2%.
- Rank 2 Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 4%.
- Rank 3 Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 6%.
- Rank 4 Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 8%.
- Rank 5 Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10%.
Pyroclasm
- Rank 1 Gives your Rain of Fire, Hellfire, and Soul Fire spells a 13% chance to stun the target.
- Rank 2 Gives your Rain of Fire, Hellfire, and Soul Fire spells a 26% chance to stun the target.
Improved Immolate
- Rank 1 Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 5%.
- Rank 2 Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 10%.
- Rank 3 Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 15%.
- Rank 4 Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 20%.
- Rank 5 Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 25%.
Ruin
- Rank 1 Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
Emberstorm
- Rank 1 Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%.
- Rank 2 Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 4%.
- Rank 3 Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 6%.
- Rank 4 Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 8%.
- Rank 5 Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%.
Conflagrate
- Rank 1 Ignites a target that is already afflicted by Immolate, dealing 240 Fire damage and consuming the Immolate spell.
Read from Classic Era client build 1.15.9.69722. A rank with no text is one the client does not describe.