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Demonology Warlock Guide — Class Guides · WoW Forever

A stronger demon and a stronger warlock through it: pet damage and survivability.

A cloth-wearing caster who curses enemies, drains their life and summons demons to fight beside them. Warlocks use Soul Shards, Life Tap and Healthstones. More about the warlock

Class
Warlock
Roles
Damage
Used for
Raids and dungeons
Top talent
Demonic Pact
Popular builds
1
Version
WoW Forever

How to play

Demonology in WoW Forever is the pet-focused warlock: Demonic Knowledge adds spell damage to you and your demon based on your level while a demon is out, Master Demonologist and Soul Link work while it fights, Demonic Brand makes your pet's next attacks deal bonus damage, and Decimation makes Soul Fire fast and free below 35% health.

Demonic Pact means a sacrificed demon's buff stays when you summon a different one, so you can sacrifice one demon and fight with another. Shadow Bolt and Searing Pain fill, and Soul Fire finishes.

Fel Vitality, Demonic Aegis and Demonic Energies keep you and your demon sturdy.

At a glance

Single-target damage
Damage to groups
Survivability
Utility for the group
Solo play and leveling
Ease of play

Rated 1 to 5 against the other specs in WoW Forever.

Rotation and priorities

  1. 1Sacrifice a demon for its buff, then summon the one you want to fight with.
  2. 2Corruption and your Bane on the target.
  3. 3Searing Pain to brand the target for your pet; Shadow Bolt to fill.
  4. 4Soul Fire when Decimation lights up below 35% health.
  5. 5Life Tap for mana; Health Funnel if the demon drops low.

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

  • Damage that doesn't depend only on gear: Demonic Knowledge scales with level.
  • Demonic Pact keeps a sacrifice buff and a pet.
  • Very sturdy with Soul Link.

Weaknesses

  • Your demon must stay alive.
  • Less burst than Destruction.
  • More to manage than other warlocks.

Stats and gear

Stat priority

Most valuable first. Bars compare each stat with the best one; a cap in the note means the stat drops off once you reach it.

  1. 1

    Spell damage

  2. 2

    Hitto the cap against bosses

  3. 3

    StaminaLife Tap and Soul Link

  4. 4

    Critical strike

  5. 5

    Intellect

  6. 6

    Spirit

What to look for

  • Spell damage and hit, then Stamina.
  • Shadow and fire damage gear both work.
  • A wand for finishing targets while leveling.

Builds

Each bar splits the build's talent points by tree.

  • Affliction
  • Demonology
  • Destruction

  • Demonic Knowledge Summoner

    DamagePvE
    5/30/16

    Pet-focused Demonology: Demonic Knowledge and Master Demonologist work while your demon is out, Soul Link shares damage with it, and Decimation speeds up Soul Fire.

    • Demonic Sacrifice 1/1
    • Decimation 2/2
    • Soul Link 1/1
    • Demonic Knowledge 3/3
    • Master Demonologist 5/5

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Key talents

  • Demonic Pact · top talent, up to 1

    Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.

  • Demonic Embrace · tier 1, up to 5

    Increases your total Stamina by 15%.

  • Fel Vitality · tier 2, up to 3

    Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.

  • Demonic Energies · tier 2, up to 2

    You heal your pet for 15% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you gain.

  • Improved Sayaad · tier 3, up to 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%.

  • Demonic Sacrifice · tier 3, up to 1

    When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hrs. 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.

  • Decimation · tier 4, up to 2

    Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 90%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 6% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 40% and costs no Soul Shards.

  • Soul Link · tier 5, up to 1

    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.

  • Demonic Knowledge · tier 5, up to 3

    Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 100% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.

  • Master Demonologist · tier 6, up to 5

    Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 10%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 10%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 10%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 10%.

Demonology abilities by level

When each ability arrives: trained abilities at the level a trainer first teaches them, talent abilities (gold frame) at the first level the talent can be taken.

What WoW Forever changed

New talents in this tree

  • Demonic AegisIncreases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
  • Fel VitalityIncreases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
  • Demonic EnergiesYou heal your pet for 15% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you gain.
  • DecimationReduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 90%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 6% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 40% and costs no Soul Shards.
  • Demonic BrandYour Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
  • Improved FelhunterIncreases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 30%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 6 sec.
  • Demonic KnowledgeIncreases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 100% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
  • Demonic PactYour Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.

Classic Era talents the class no longer has

  • Improved Healthstone
  • Fel Intellect
  • Fel Stamina
  • Improved Subjugate Demon
  • Improved Firestone
  • Improved Spellstone

Spells

New: Portal of Summoning. Changed: Create Healthstone, Create Soulstone, Demonic Sacrifice, Fel Domination, Detect Invisibility, Create Firestone, Soul Link, Create Spellstone.

Related

Other warlock specs: Affliction, Destruction