WoW Forever Warlock Changes
Warlock spells and talents that differ between Classic Era and WoW Forever: 20 new, 82 changed, 17 removed, 20 with the same tooltip.
Of the changed, 6 nerfed and 4 buffed.
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Latest changes: Warlock changes in the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build · Follow Warlock changes: RSS · JSON Feed · in Discord
Scope: spells are listed under the spellbook tab the client files them in. A spell the client puts on no class's spellbook (an item effect, an NPC ability) is in the Spells ledger instead, and a changed talent's passive ranks show only as its Talent row.
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New Warlock talents and spells in WoW Forever
| Name | State | Change |
|---|---|---|
| | added Talent | Forever 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. |
| | added Destruction spellbook | Forever 5% of base mana · 30 yd range · Instant Forever 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. |
| | added Talent | Forever Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 95 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever 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. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 15%. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target deal level and Spell Power-scaled Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever 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. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever 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. |
| | added Talent | Forever Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8%. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 7%. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever 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. |
| | added Talent | Forever Deals 97 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 1%. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever Reduces all damage taken by 2%. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 33%. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever 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. |
| | added Talent | Rank 1 Forever Killing a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 50% for 10 sec and allows 50% of normal Mana regeneration to continue while casting. |
| | added Talent | Forever Tears the target apart from within, inflicting 36 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10% for 6 sec. |
| | added Affliction spellbook | Forever 200 Mana · 30 yd range · Channeled · Requires level 40 Forever Tears the target apart from within, inflicting 36 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10% for 6 sec. |
Warlock nerfs in WoW Forever
| Name | State | Change |
|---|---|---|
| | nerfed Affliction spellbook | 565 Mana
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600 Mana Rank 3 Classic Era Causes the enemy target to run in horror for 3 sec and causes 470 Shadow damage. Forever Causes the enemy target to run in horror for 3 sec and causes 454 Shadow damage. |
| | nerfed Affliction spellbook | 12% of base mana
→
170 Mana Instant
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1.5 sec cast 12 sec cooldown
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15 sec cooldown Classic Era Unleash a ghostly soul on an enemy, dealing level-scaled damage, and increasing all Shadow damage over time you deal to that target by 40% for 15 sec. Forever Send a ghostly soul to assault your current target, dealing 125 damage, and increasing all Shadow damage over time you deal to that target by 10% for 12 sec. Classic Era When the Haunt ends or is dispelled, you will be healed for all the damage it dealt to your target. Forever When Haunt expires for any reason you will be healed for 100% of the damage it dealt to your target. Buff Classic Era Damage taken from Shadow damage over time effects from the caster increased by 40%. Forever Damage taken from Shadow damage over time effects from the caster increased by 10%. duration 15 sec to 12 sec |
| | nerfed Destruction spellbook | 14% of base mana
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205 Mana 2.25 sec cast
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2.5 sec cast Rank 1 Classic Era Burn your enemy for level-scaled damage and increase all Fire damage you deal by 40% for the next 15 sec. Forever Deals 97 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate. duration changed |
| | nerfed Demonology spellbook | 12% of base mana
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100% of base mana 120 sec cooldown
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3600 sec cooldown |
| | nerfed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%. Forever Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%. 5 ranks (Classic had 1)moved from row 5 to row 3no longer requires Devastation |
| | nerfed Talent | Classic Era Transfers 15 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec. Forever Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec. |
Warlock buffs in WoW Forever
| Name | State | Change |
|---|---|---|
| | buffed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 1%. Forever Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%. 3 ranks (Classic had 5)moved from row 1 to row 2 |
| | buffed Talent | Classic Era Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target. Forever Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target. moved from row 5 to row 4 |
| | buffed Demonology spellbook | 900 sec cooldown
→
300 sec cooldown |
| | buffed Destruction spellbook | 20 yd range
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30 yd range Rank 6 Classic Era Instantly blasts the target for 450 to 502 Shadow damage. Forever Instantly blasts the target for 266 Shadow damage. Classic Era If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. Forever If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. duration 5 sec to 8 sec |
Reworked Warlock talents and spells
| Name | State | Change |
|---|---|---|
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Gives your Destruction spells a 2% chance to daze the target for 5 sec. Forever 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. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 2%. Forever Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 3% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 3%. 3 ranks (Classic had 5)renamed from Improved Searing Pain |
| | changed Talent | Classic Era 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. Forever Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion. Lasts 30 sec. |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | effect values changed, tooltip text changed, buff text changed |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec. Forever 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. moved from row 2 to row 1 |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 6 Classic Era Curses the target with agony, causing 1044 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Forever Afflicts the target with agony, causing 552 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Classic Era This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration. Forever This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Classic Era Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target. Forever Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target. Buff Classic Era 1044 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Forever 552 Shadow damage over 24 sec. renamed from Curse of Agony |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Classic Era Curses the target with impending doom, causing 3200 Shadow damage after 1 min. Forever Afflicts the target with impending doom, causing 1742 Shadow damage after 1 min. Forever Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target. Buff Classic Era Causes 3200 Shadow damage after 1 min. Forever Causes 1742 Shadow damage after 1 min. renamed from Curse of Doom |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | Rank 6 Classic Era Ignites a target that is already afflicted by Immolate, dealing 447 to 557 Fire damage and consuming the Immolate spell. Forever Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 282 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect. |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 7 Classic Era Corrupts the target, causing 822 Shadow damage over 18 sec. Forever Corrupts the target, causing 438 Shadow damage over 18 sec. Buff Classic Era 137 Shadow damage every 3 seconds. Forever 73 Shadow damage every 3 seconds. |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 4 Classic Era Creates a Major Firestone which can be equipped in the off hand. Forever Creates a Major Firestone which can be used to enchant your weapon with Fire, increasing your spell critical strike chance by 2% and the damage done by your Fire spells by up to 21. Classic Era When equipped, enchants the main hand weapon with fire, granting each attack a chance to deal 80 to 120 additional Fire damage. Classic Era In addition, equipping the Major Firestone increases the damage done by fire spells by 21. renamed from Create Firestone (Major) |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 5 Classic Era Creates a Major Healthstone that can be used to instantly restore 1200 health. Forever Creates a Major Healthstone that can be used to instantly restore 1440 health. renamed from Create Healthstone (Major) |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 3 Classic Era Creates a Major Spellstone for the caster. Forever Creates a Major Spellstone which can be used to enchant your weapon with Shadow, increasing your spell haste by 2% and the damage done by your Shadow spells by up to 21. Classic Era When equipped and used, the Major Spellstone removes all magic effects from the caster and will absorb 900 magic damage for 1 min. Classic Era In addition, equipping the Major Spellstone improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%. renamed from Create Spellstone (Major) |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Classic Era Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec. Forever Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Buff Classic Era Movement speed slowed by 10%. Forever Movement speed slowed by 30%. |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 4 Classic Era Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by 90 but reducing armor by 640 for 2 min. Forever Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 505 for 2 min. Buff Classic Era Increases melee attack power by 90 and decreases armor by 640. Forever Decreases armor by 505. |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Requires level 8
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Requires level 20 Forever 50 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant Rank 1 Classic Era All your Curses except Curse of Shadow and Curse of the Elements now apply the Mark of Chaos, reducing the target's Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow resistances by an amount that scales with your level and increasing all spell damage taken from those schools by an amount that scales with your level% while they remain cursed. Forever Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 30 and increases Magic damage taken by 4%. Forever Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target. duration changedrenamed from Mark of Chaos |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 2 Classic Era Forces the target to speak in Demonic, slowing the casting time of all spells by 60%. Forever Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by 60%. |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 6 Classic Era Damage caused by the target is reduced by 31 for 2 min. Forever Physical damage caused by the target is reduced by 37 for 2 min. Buff Classic Era Physical damage done reduced by 31. Forever Physical damage done reduced by 37. |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Classic Era You and your demon pet gain dodge chance equal to 70% of your spell critical strike chance each time you deal a critical strike to an enemy, and also both regain 2% of maximum mana. Forever You and your demon pet gain dodge chance equal to 100% of your spell critical strike chance each time you deal a critical strike to an enemy, and also both regain 2% of maximum mana. |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 5 Classic Era Protects the caster, increasing armor by 570, Shadow resistance by 15 and restores 15 health every 5 sec. for 30 min. Forever Protects the caster, increasing armor by 570, Shadow resistance by 15 and increases health regeneration by 15 health per 5 sec. for 30 min. Buff Classic Era Increases armor by 570, Shadow resistance by 15 and restores 15 health every 5 sec. Forever Increases armor by 570, Shadow resistance by 15 and increases health regeneration by 15 health per 5 sec. |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 2 Classic Era Protects the caster, increasing armor by 120 and restores 5 Health per 5 sec. for 30 min. Forever Protects the caster, increasing armor by 120 and increases health regeneration by 5 health per 5 sec. for 30 min. Buff Classic Era Increases armor by 120 and restores 5 Health per 5 sec. Forever Increases armor by 120 and increases health regeneration by 5 health per 5 sec. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases your total Stamina by 3% but reduces your total Spirit by 1%. Forever Increases your total Stamina by 3%. |
| | changed Talent | Classic Era When activated, sacrifices your summoned demon to grant you an effect that lasts 30 min. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 3% of total Health every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 2% of total Mana every 4 sec. Forever When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 120 min. 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. moved from row 5 to row 3 |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Classic Era When activated, sacrifices your summoned demon to grant you an effect that lasts 30 min. Forever When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 120 min. Classic Era Imp: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Forever Imp: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Classic Era Voidwalker: Restores 3% of total Health every 4 sec. Forever Voidwalker: Restores 2% of your total Mana every 4 sec. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%. Forever Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%. moved from row 4 to row 1 |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 6 Classic Era Transfers 71 health every second from the target to the caster. Forever Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Buff Classic Era Drains 71 health each second to the caster. Forever Drains 51 health every 1 second to the caster. |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Buff Classic Era Drains 136 mana each second to the caster. Forever Drains 136 Mana each second to the caster. |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 4 Classic Era Drains the soul of the target, causing 455 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Forever Drains the soul of the target, causing 420 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Classic Era If the target dies while being drained, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. Forever Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Forever Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Buff Classic Era 91 Shadow damage every 3 seconds. Forever 84 Shadow damage every 3 seconds. |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Gives you a 14% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell. Forever Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells. 3 ranks (Classic had 5) |
| | changed Talent | Classic Era 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%. Forever 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%. moved from row 3 to row 4now requires Master Summoner |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%. Forever Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 5%, and increases your maximum Mana by 5%. 3 ranks (Classic had 5)renamed from Fel Intellect |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%. Forever Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%. moved from row 4 to row 2 |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 7 Forever Generates reduced threat. |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | Rank 3 Classic Era Ignites the area surrounding the caster, causing 208 Fire damage to themselves and 208 Fire damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec. Forever Ignites the area surrounding the caster, causing 206 Fire damage to themselves and 206 Fire damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec. |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | effect values changed, tooltip text added: "Deals 206 Fire damage." |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | Rank 8 Classic Era Burns the enemy for 279 Fire damage and then an additional 510 Fire damage over 15 sec. Forever Burns the enemy for 158 Fire damage and then an additional 275 Fire damage over 15 sec. Buff Classic Era 102 Fire damage every 3 seconds. Forever 55 Fire damage every 3 seconds. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 2%. Forever Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%. 2 ranks (Classic had 3)renamed from Improved Curse of Agony |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec. Forever Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the amount of Health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 10%. Forever 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. moved from row 2 to row 1 |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield, and Blood Pact spells by 10%. Forever Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 10% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 10%. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%. Forever Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%. moved from row 2 to row 1 |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 1 Classic Era 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%. Forever 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%. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by 4% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum of 12 sec. Forever Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4% for 12 sec. |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice and Suffering spells by 10%. Forever Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Gives you a 35% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while channeling the Rain of Fire, Hellfire or Soul Fire spell. Forever Gives you a 23% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell. 3 ranks (Classic had 2) |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 6 Classic Era Converts 420 health into 420 mana Forever Converts 462 (+ 110% of your Spirit) Health into 462 (+ 110% of your Spirit) Mana for you. Forever Spirit increases the amount converted. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Reduces threat caused by 4%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by 2%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases all damage caused by 2%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances by.2 per level. Forever 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%. no longer requires Unholy Power |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%. Forever Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%. moved from row 4 to row 3no longer requires Fel Domination |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era 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 100%. Forever Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Gives your Rain of Fire, Hellfire, and Soul Fire spells a 13% chance to stun the target for 3 sec. Forever 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. |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | Rank 4 Classic Era Calls down a fiery rain to burn enemies in the area of effect for 904 Fire damage over 8 sec. Forever Calls down a fiery rain to burn enemies in the area of effect for 880 Fire damage over 8 sec. Buff Classic Era 226 Fire damage every 2 seconds. Forever 220 Fire damage every 2 seconds. |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | Rank 6 Classic Era Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 204 to 240 Fire damage. Forever Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 114 Fire damage. |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | Rank 10 Classic Era Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 482 to 538 Shadow damage. Forever Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 268 Shadow damage. |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Rank 10 Classic Era Punish up to 10 nearby enemies with a Shadow lash, dealing 136 to 204 to each. Forever Punish up to 10 nearby enemies with a Shadow lash, dealing 170 to each. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%. Forever Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%. no longer requires Siphon Life |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Buff Classic Era Absorbs Shadow damage. Forever Absorbs 920 Shadow damage. |
| | changed Talent | Classic Era Instantly blasts the target for 87 to 99 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. Forever Instantly blasts the target for 66 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard. |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | |
| | changed Affliction spellbook | Rank 4 Classic Era Transfers 45 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Forever Transfers 41 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Buff Classic Era Drains 45 health to the caster every 3 secs. Forever Drains 41 health to the caster every 3 secs. |
| | changed Destruction spellbook | Rank 2 Classic Era Burn the enemy's soul, causing 703 to 881 Fire damage. Forever Burn the enemy's soul, causing 431 Fire damage. |
| | changed Talent | Classic Era 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 master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is active. Forever 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. moved from row 7 to row 5 |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Classic Era When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter demon instead. Forever When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. Classic Era In addition, both the demon and master will inflict 3% more damage. Forever In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Classic Era Lasts as long as the demon is active. Forever Lasts as long as the Demon is active. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 2%. Forever Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 4% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 12%. 3 ranks (Classic had 5)moved from row 2 to row 5renamed from Improved Drain Life |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Classic Era Speed is increased by 100%. |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | Classic Era Speed is increased by 60%. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 2%. Forever Improves your chance to hit by 1% and reduces all threat you generate by 4%. |
| | changed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter's melee attacks by 4%. Forever Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%. moved from row 4 to row 1 |
Renamed and moved Warlock talents and spells
| Name | State | Change |
|---|---|---|
| | changed Affliction spellbook | renamed from Curse of Doom Effect |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | renamed from Create Soulstone (Major) |
| | changed Demonology spellbook | renamed from Detect Greater Invisibility |
Warlock talents and spells removed in WoW Forever
| Name | State | Change |
|---|---|---|
| | removed Affliction spellbook | - |
| | removed Talent | Classic Era Drains 150 of your pet's Mana, returning 100% to you. |
| | removed Affliction spellbook | - |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 1%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the maximum Health of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 5%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 6%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Causes 15% of the Mana drained by your Drain Mana spell to damage the opponent. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Gives you a 50% chance to get a 100% increase to your Mana regeneration for 10 sec if the target is killed by you while you drain its soul. In addition your Mana may continue to regenerate while casting at 50% of normal. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 0.5 sec. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the bonus Fire damage from Firestones and the Firestone effect by 15%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the amount of Health restored by your Healthstone by 10%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 5%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain spell by 3 sec. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Spellstone by 15%. |
| | removed Talent | Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Subjugate Demon spell by 2% and reduces the resist chance by 2%. |
Warlock talents and spells with the same tooltip
| Name | State | Change |
|---|---|---|
| | internal Destruction spellbook | - |
| | internal Affliction spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Affliction spellbook | - |
| | internal Destruction spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | same tooltip Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | same tooltip Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
| | same tooltip Demonology spellbook | - |
| | internal Demonology spellbook | - |
Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value