Searing Pain, a WoW Forever Warlock ability

In the Destruction tab of the Warlock spellbook. Every rank: 30 yd range, 1.5 sec cast. Fire school. Scales with 42.9% of spell power (direct).

What Searing Pain does, rank by rank 6 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
18	Rank 1 changed Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 24 to 28 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat. 45 Mana. Classic: Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 38 to 46 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat.
26	Rank 2 changed Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 34 to 40 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat. 68 Mana. Classic: Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 65 to 77 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat.
34	Rank 3 changed Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 44 to 52 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat. 91 Mana. Classic: Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 93 to 111 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat.
42	Rank 4 changed Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 61 to 73 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat. 118 Mana. Classic: Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 131 to 155 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat.
50	Rank 5 changed Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 84 to 98 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat. 141 Mana. Classic: Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 168 to 198 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat.
58	Rank 6 changed Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 107 to 125 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat. 168 Mana. Classic: Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 208 to 244 Fire damage. Causes a high amount of threat.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 6 changed.

Talents that change Searing Pain 3

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  DecimationDemonology row 4 (level 25), 2 ranks. At 2/2: 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.
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  Demonic BrandDemonology row 4 (level 25), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec.
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  Agonizing FlamesDestruction row 4 (level 25), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.

Questions

What level do you get Searing Pain in WoW Forever?

Level 18; its 6 ranks come at 18, 26, 34, 42, 50 and 58 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Searing Pain a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Searing Pain is in the Destruction tab of the Warlock spellbook, and no Warlock talent teaches it. 3 talents change it: Decimation, Demonic Brand and Agonizing Flames.

Did Searing Pain change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 6 changed. Rank 6 now reads "Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 107 to 125 Fire damage." where Classic read "Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing 208 to 244 Fire damage."

What is the cast time of Searing Pain?

1.5 sec cast at every rank. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Classic's text from the Classic client.

Before it in the Destruction tab: Rain of Fire. After it: Shadow Bolt. Every Warlock spell by level, every Warlock talent and the Warlock calculator.