WoW Forever Warlock builds, the most popular from 12,409 planned here

4,854 of the 12,409 Warlock builds with 41 or more points planned here (39%) lead in Demonology, 4,540 in Affliction and 3,015 in Destruction. Weighted by what people did with each build (made, viewed, opened by link, shared or saved), Affliction has 38%, Demonology 37% and Destruction 25%, the split the Warlock calculator's spec bar shows. At the level 30 cap the most made 21-point build leads in Affliction instead. 43.5% of the Warlock leveling orders people recorded lead in Affliction. Every build below opens in the Warlock calculator, and the Warlock leveling order shows the order people place these points in. These are full 51-point level 60 builds, planned ahead of launch on 4 November 2026.

Counted on 7 Oct 2026, recounted a few times a day.

• Demonology 39%
• Affliction 37%
• Destruction 24%

WoW Forever Demonology Warlock build

4,854 of the 12,409 Warlock builds with 41 or more points (39%) lead in Demonology; the most used is 5/33/13 (#3), going to Demonic Pact. Open it in the calculator.

WoW Forever Affliction Warlock build

4,540 of the 12,409 Warlock builds with 41 or more points (37%) lead in Affliction; the most used is 40/11/0 (#1), going to Wrack. Open it in the calculator.

WoW Forever Destruction Warlock build

3,015 of the 12,409 Warlock builds with 41 or more points (24%) lead in Destruction; the most used is 5/11/35 (#2), going to Incinerate. Open it in the calculator.

The 5 most popular level 60 Warlock builds, all 51 points Affliction / Demonology / Destruction points

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   Affliction Warlock 40/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice

   #1 by what people did with it since the Oct 1 patch Affliction 40 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 0 3.8% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 127 · saved 349 · opened 2,707 · across 91 close builds Takes Siphon Life, Soul Siphon 3/3, Shadow Mastery 5/5 and Wrack. Maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Malediction, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic and 10 more.
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   Destruction Warlock 5/11/35, Demonic Sacrifice, Ruin and Incinerate

   #2 by what people did with it since the Oct 1 patch Affliction 5 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 35 1.1% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 62 · saved 148 · opened 713 · across 26 close builds Takes Bane of Havoc, Fire and Brimstone 3/3, Shadow and Flame 5/5 and Incinerate. Maxes Suppression, Demonic Embrace, Demonic Aegis, Fel Vitality, Demonic Sacrifice, Destructive Reach and 11 more.
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   Demonology Warlock 5/33/13, Demonic Sacrifice, Soul Link and Demonic Pact

   #3 by what people did with it since the Oct 1 patch Affliction 5 / Demonology 33 / Destruction 13 0.9% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 26 · saved 73 · opened 684 · across 28 close builds Takes Improved Felhunter 3/3, Soul Link, Demonic Knowledge 3/3, Master Demonologist 5/5 and Demonic Pact. Maxes Improved Corruption, Demonic Embrace, Demonic Aegis, Improved Voidwalker, Fel Vitality, Demonic Energies and 12 more.
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   Destruction / Demonology Warlock 0/20/31, Ruin and Incinerate

   #4 by what people did with it since the Oct 1 patch Affliction 0 / Demonology 20 / Destruction 31 0.2% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 4 · saved 4 · opened 122 · across 5 close builds Takes Bane of Havoc, Fire and Brimstone 3/3, Shadow and Flame 5/5 and Incinerate. Maxes Improved Imp, Unholy Power, Fel Vitality, Demonic Energies, Master Summoner, Decimation and 12 more.
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   Demonology / Affliction Warlock 21/24/6, Demonic Sacrifice and Soul Link

   #5 by what people did with it since the Oct 1 patch Affliction 21 / Demonology 24 / Destruction 6 0.2% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 2 · saved 5 · opened 123 · across 3 close builds Takes Siphon Life, Soul Link and Demonic Knowledge 3/3. Maxes Improved Corruption, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Fel Concentration, Amplify Curse, Nightfall and 12 more.
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Builds within a few points of each other count as one family, shown by its most used member. The rows and the spec split come from the 12,409 Warlock builds with 41 or more points planned here since the Oct 1 patch (build 70170), ranked by what people did with each family since then: a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. The shared, saved and opened counts run from 13 Sep, before the beta: a row's share is its family's shares, saves and link opens over every Warlock build's (4,204 shares, 7,105 saves, 73,521 link opens since 13 Sep), so a row can hold a larger share than one ranked above it.

The Warlock calculator's 73,731 builds and 36,826 with all 51 points count every Warlock build made, shared, saved or opened here since 13 Sep, those today's trees no longer allow included; this list counts the 12,409 with 41 or more points that today's trees allow, since the Oct 1 patch (build 70170).

This is a count of what people plan on this site, not a tier list. When a beta build moves, adds, removes or renames a Warlock talent or changes what it needs first, the count starts again from the day after that build and shows once 1,000 builds with 41 or more points are made on the new trees, as it did after the Oct 1 patch (build 70170).

Warlock talents by pick rate, most and least taken

Most taken: Demonic Sacrifice 81% (Demonology), Fel Vitality 80% (Demonology), Demonic Embrace 79% (Demonology), Demonic Aegis 69% (Demonology), Improved Corruption 65% (Affliction). Least taken: Pyroclasm 3% (Destruction), Soul Harvest 8% (Affliction), Improved Felhunter 9% (Demonology), Improved Health Funnel 10% (Demonology), Improved Imp 11% (Demonology). Share of Warlock builds with 41 or more points that have a point in the talent.

Warlock builds at level 30, the beta cap 21 points

The beta cap rose to level 30 on 1 Oct, so 21 points. These are the 21-point Warlock builds people set at level 30 most often between 1 and 6 Oct 2026, counted once per visitor per day on builds somebody made, shared or saved here (225 in all; builds within four points count as one, and a family is shown once it has five or more people-days and its most-made build was made, shared or saved by at least two people on one day and three people-days in all).

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   Level 30 Affliction Warlock build, 21 points

   Affliction 21 / Demonology 0 / Destruction 0 4.4% of the level 30 Warlock builds in the window · 10 people-days · across 6 close builds Maxes Improved Corruption, Malediction, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence, Siphon Life.
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No Demonology 21-point build has reached the floor yet (81 people-days in the window).

No Destruction 21-point build has reached the floor yet (30 people-days in the window).

Each spec's first 21 points, as the leveling orders place them: Affliction 21/0/0, from 41,082 Affliction orders; Demonology 0/21/0, from 33,960; Destruction 0/0/21, from 19,496. Recorded 18 Sep to 6 Oct 2026; the Warlock leveling order has every bracket.

Questions

Which Warlock spec do people build most in WoW Forever?

4,854 of the 12,409 Warlock builds with 41 or more points planned here (39%) lead in Demonology, 4,540 in Affliction and 3,015 in Destruction, counted since the Oct 1 patch (build 70170). Weighted by what people did with each build (made, viewed, opened by link, shared or saved), Affliction has 38%, Demonology 37% and Destruction 25%. At the level 30 cap the most made 21-point build leads in Affliction instead. 43.5% of the Warlock leveling orders people recorded lead in Affliction.

What is the most popular Warlock build at level 30, the beta cap?

Affliction 21/0/0: 4.4% of the 225 level 30 Warlock builds counted between 1 and 6 Oct 2026 (10 people-days), maxing Improved Corruption, Malediction, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence and Siphon Life.

What is the most popular Warlock build at level 60?

Affliction Warlock 40/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice, ranked first by what people did with each build since the Oct 1 patch (a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2, a view 1). It holds 3.8% of every Warlock share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 127, saved 349, opened 2,707).

Which Warlock talents are taken most and least?

Most taken: Demonic Sacrifice (81%), Fel Vitality (80%) and Demonic Embrace (79%). Least taken: Pyroclasm (3%), Soul Harvest (8%) and Improved Felhunter (9%). The percentages are the share of Warlock builds with 41 or more points that have at least one point in the talent, weighted by what people did with each build.

Is there a Warlock raid, dungeon or PvP build in WoW Forever yet?

Not one counted for that purpose: this site's counter records the points in each build, not what the build is for. The beta runs from 17 September 2026 to 21 October 2026 with characters capped at level 30 (21 points), and the game launches 4 November 2026, so the level 60 builds above are plans made while no beta character can reach 60.

Is this a Warlock tier list?

No. The builds are ranked by what people did with them on this site (shared, saved, opened by link, made or viewed), not by how strong they are.

Where do these Warlock build numbers come from?

From this site's own counter, which keeps counts only and no identities: every Warlock build planned in the calculator, and how often each was shared, saved or opened by link. Builds within a few points of each other count as one family, shown by its most used member, and every spec gets at least one row. The list is rebuilt a few times a day, last on 7 Oct 2026.

Also for Warlocks: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Warlock calculator. The most popular builds of every class.