WoW Forever Affliction Warlock build, the talents Affliction builds take

5,735 of the 15,661 Warlock builds with 41 or more points planned here (37%) lead in Affliction, since the Oct 15 patch (build 70425). Demonology has 41%. Every build below opens in the Warlock calculator.

Counted on 25 Oct 2026, recounted a few times a day.

• Demonology 41%
• Affliction 37%
• Destruction 22%

The most popular Affliction Warlock builds Affliction / Demonology / Destruction points

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   Affliction Warlock 35/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice

   #1 of every Warlock build by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch Affliction 35 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 0 3.9% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 152 · saved 424 · opened 4,057 · across 91 close builds Maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence and 9 more. Goes to Wrack (row 7).
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   Affliction Warlock 35/11/5, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice

   #2 of every Warlock build by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch Affliction 35 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 5 0.7% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 40 · saved 108 · opened 719 · across 67 close builds Maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence and 10 more. Goes to Wrack (row 7).
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   Affliction Warlock 40/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice

   #3 of every Warlock build by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch Affliction 40 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 0 0.2% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 11 · saved 83 · opened 176 · across 62 close builds Maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Grim Reach, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Fel Concentration and 11 more. Goes to Wrack (row 7).
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The talents Affliction Warlock builds take

Of the 5,735 Warlock builds with 41 or more points that lead in Affliction, the share with a point in each talent:

In nearly every Affliction build, 90% or more: Improved Corruption 99%, Siphon Life 93% and Pandemic 92%.

In most, 50 to 89%: Nightfall 80%, Malevolence 78%, Improved Drains 77%, Shadow Mastery 72%, Suppression 71%, Improved Bane of Agony 70%, Soul Siphon 70%, Grim Reach 65%, Amplify Curse 65% and Fel Concentration 56%.

In some, 20 to 49%: Wrack 45%, Curse of Exhaustion 44% and Improved Life Tap 35%.

From the other trees, 20% or more: Demonic Embrace 78%, Fel Vitality 70%, Demonic Sacrifice 67%, Demonic Aegis 65%, Demonic Energies 52%, Master Summoner 44%, Fel Domination 39%, Soul Link 37%, Improved Shadow Bolt 32%, Unholy Power 30%, Bane 25% and Demonic Brand 24%.

Leveling as Affliction, and the level 30 cap

30.9% of the 103,082 Warlock leveling orders recorded here between 18 Sep and 16 Oct 2026 lead in Affliction (31,847). The Affliction order starts with Improved Corruption and Suppression from level 10, and its first 21 points are Improved Corruption 5, Suppression 5, Improved Drains 3, Improved Bane of Agony 2, Pandemic 3 and Malevolence 3. Open those 21 points at level 30. Every bracket to 60 is on the Warlock leveling order.

At the level 30 cap, the most made 21-point Affliction build is 21/0/0: 6.7% of the level 30 Warlock builds counted between 1 and 16 Oct 2026 (15 people-days), maxing Suppression, Improved Corruption, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence and Siphon Life. Load it.

Questions

What is the most popular Affliction Warlock build in WoW Forever?

Affliction Warlock 35/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice, #1 of every Warlock build by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch. It holds 3.9% of every Warlock share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 152, saved 424, opened 4,057). It maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence and 9 more.

How many Warlock builds are Affliction?

5,735 of the 15,661 Warlock builds with 41 or more points planned here since the Oct 15 patch (build 70425) lead in Affliction, 37%, behind Demonology (41%).

Which talents do Affliction Warlock builds take?

Nearly all of them (90% or more) take Improved Corruption (99%), Siphon Life (93%) and Pandemic (92%). Most (50 to 89%) take Nightfall (80%), Malevolence (78%), Improved Drains (77%), Shadow Mastery (72%), Suppression (71%) and Improved Bane of Agony (70%). Outside Affliction the most taken are Demonic Embrace (78%), Fel Vitality (70%) and Demonic Sacrifice (67%). Each build counted once.

What do Affliction Warlocks take first while leveling?

The Affliction leveling order, 30.9% of 103,082 recorded Warlock orders, starts with Improved Corruption and Suppression from level 10.

Is this an Affliction Warlock tier list?

No. It counts what people plan on this site, not how strong a build is. The count starts again when a beta build changes the Warlock trees.

The other Warlock specs: Demonology Warlock and Destruction Warlock. The rank (#) is among every Warlock build on the most popular Warlock builds; a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. 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.