The most popular builds for each specialization: raids and dungeons, PvP and leveling. Open any build in the talent calculator to see every point, or in theorycrafting to test it.
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Affliction: 30, Demonology: 0, Destruction: 21
The most common raid warlock: Shadow Mastery boosts every Shadow Bolt, Ruin raises their crit damage and Improved Shadow Bolt helps every shadow caster.
1/1Siphon Life
1/1Curse of Exhaustion1/4Improved Curse of Exhaustion
5/5Shadow Mastery
1/1RuinTalent order included
Affliction: 31, Demonology: 20, Destruction: 0
Affliction leveling with almost no downtime: Siphon Life, Improved Drain Life and Dark Pact keep health and mana up, then Demonology makes the Voidwalker sturdier.
1/1Amplify Curse1/1Siphon Life1/1Curse of Exhaustion5/5Shadow Mastery
1/1Dark PactTalent order included
Affliction: 20, Demonology: 31, Destruction: 0
The toughest warlock: Soul Link sends part of every hit to your demon, Master Demonologist adds more defense and Nightfall grants instant Shadow Bolts.
1/1Amplify Curse
1/1Fel Domination
1/1Demonic Sacrifice
5/5Master Demonologist
1/1Soul LinkTalent order included
Affliction: 7, Demonology: 21, Destruction: 23
Sacrifice your demon for a lasting damage buff, then cast Shadow Bolts with Ruin and Devastation for big crits.
1/1Fel Domination
2/2Master Summoner1/1Demonic Sacrifice
1/1Shadowburn1/1RuinTalent order included
Affliction: 7, Demonology: 7, Destruction: 37
Fire burst for PvP: Immolate into Conflagrate, Pyroclasm stuns with Hellfire and Rain of Fire, and Shadowburn finishes runners.
2/2Pyroclasm
5/5Improved Immolate1/1Ruin
5/5Emberstorm
1/1ConflagrateTalent order included
Affliction: 19, Demonology: 0, Destruction: 32
Affliction pressure with Destruction burst: Nightfall procs instant Shadow Bolts while Conflagrate and Shadowburn finish targets.
1/1Amplify Curse5/5Improved Immolate1/1Ruin5/5Emberstorm1/1Conflagrate