WoW Forever Warlock talents, every rank in words, from the beta client

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Every WoW Forever Warlock talent, in wordsAll 52 Warlock talents in the Affliction, Demonology and Destruction trees, rank by rank, with the points each row needs and what changed from Classic: 19 new, 31 changed or moved. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.

Affliction 17 talents

  • Improved Life Tap2 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.Rank 2: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.Moved, same effect (was Affliction row 2). Classic rank 1: Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
  • Suppression5 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Improves your chance to hit by 1% and reduces all threat you generate by 4%.Rank 2: Improves your chance to hit by 2% and reduces all threat you generate by 8%.Rank 3: Improves your chance to hit by 3% and reduces all threat you generate by 12%.Rank 4: Improves your chance to hit by 4% and reduces all threat you generate by 16%.Rank 5: Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 2%.
  • Improved Corruption5 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec and increases the damage it deals by 2%.Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.8 sec and increases the damage it deals by 4%.Rank 3: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 6%.Rank 4: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.6 sec and increases the damage it deals by 8%.Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 sec.
  • Malediction5 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Affliction Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 1%.Rank 2: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 2%.Rank 3: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 3%.Rank 4: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 4%.Rank 5: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 5%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Soul Harvesting2 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Affliction Talents (level 15).Rank 1: You gain Soul Harvest for 10 sec if a victim is killed while afflicted with your Drain Soul. Soul Harvest allows your Mana to regenerate at 50% of normal speed while you are casting spells, and grants a 50% increase to your Mana regeneration.Rank 2: You gain Soul Harvest for 10 sec if a victim is killed while afflicted with your Drain Soul. Soul Harvest allows your Mana to regenerate at 100% of normal speed while you are casting spells, and grants a 100% increase to your Mana regeneration.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Improved Drains3 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Affliction Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 7%.Rank 2: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 13%.Rank 3: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 20%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Improved Bane of Agony2 ranks · passiveRequires 10 points in Affliction Talents (level 20).Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%.Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.Changed from Classic (renamed from Improved Curse of Agony, was 3 ranks, now 2). Classic rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 2%.
  • Fel Concentration3 ranks · passiveRequires 10 points in Affliction Talents (level 20).Rank 1: Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.Rank 2: Gives you a 47% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.Rank 3: Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.Changed from Classic (was 5 ranks, now 3). Classic rank 1: Gives you a 14% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell.
  • Amplify Curse1 rank · activeRequires 10 points in Affliction Talents (level 20). Instant | 3 min cooldown.Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Curse of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
  • Pandemic3 ranks · passiveRequires 10 points in Affliction Talents (level 20).Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 33%.Rank 2: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 67%.Rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 100%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Malevolence5 ranks · passiveRequires 15 points in Affliction Talents (level 25).Rank 1: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 1%.Rank 2: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 2%.Rank 3: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 3%.Rank 4: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 4%.Rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Nightfall2 ranks · passiveRequires 15 points in Affliction Talents (level 25).Rank 1: Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.Rank 2: Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
  • Curse of Exhaustion1 rank · activeRequires 15 points in Affliction Talents (level 25). Requires Amplify Curse. 8% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant.Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.Changed from Classic (was Affliction row 5). Classic rank 1: Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
  • Siphon Life1 rank · activeRequires 20 points in Affliction Talents (level 30). 150 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant.Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Transfers 15 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
  • Soul Siphon3 ranks · passiveRequires 20 points in Affliction Talents (level 30).Rank 1: Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 4% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 12%.Rank 2: Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 8% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 24%.Rank 3: Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 12% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 36%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Shadow Mastery5 ranks · passiveRequires 25 points in Affliction Talents (level 35).Rank 1: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 1%.Rank 2: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%.Rank 3: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 3%.Rank 4: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 4%.Rank 5: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 5%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%.
  • Wrack1 rank · activeRequires 30 points in Affliction Talents (level 40). Requires Siphon Life. 200 Mana | 30 yd range | Channeled.Tears the target apart from within, dealing 36 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10%. Lasts 6 sec.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.

Gone from Classic Affliction: Improved Curse of Weakness (3 ranks, Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 6%.); Improved Drain Soul (2 ranks, Gives you a 50% chance to get a 100% increase to your Mana regeneration for 10 sec if the target is killed by you while you drain its soul. In addition your Mana may continue to regenerate while casting at 50% of normal.); Improved Drain Life (5 ranks, Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 2%.); Grim Reach (2 ranks, Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.); Improved Drain Mana (2 ranks, Causes 15% of the Mana drained by your Drain Mana spell to damage the opponent.); Improved Curse of Exhaustion (4 ranks, Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 5%.); Dark Pact (1 rank, Drains 150 of your pet's Mana, returning 100% to you.).

Demonology 19 talents

  • Improved Health Funnel2 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 20%, reduces its health cost by 15%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 50%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.Rank 2: Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 40%, reduces its health cost by 30%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 100%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.Changed from Classic (was Demonology row 2). Classic rank 1: Increases the amount of Health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 10%.
  • Improved Imp3 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 10% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 10%.Rank 2: Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 20% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 20%.Rank 3: Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield, and Blood Pact spells by 10%.
  • Demonic Embrace5 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Increases your total Stamina by 3%.Rank 2: Increases your total Stamina by 6%.Rank 3: Increases your total Stamina by 9%.Rank 4: Increases your total Stamina by 12%.Rank 5: Increases your total Stamina by 15%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Increases your total Stamina by 3% but reduces your total Spirit by 1%.
  • Unholy Power5 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 2%.Rank 2: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 4%.Rank 3: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 6%.Rank 4: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 8%.Rank 5: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.Changed from Classic (was Demonology row 4). Classic rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter's melee attacks by 4%.
  • Demonic Aegis2 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Demonology Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 15%.Rank 2: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Improved Voidwalker3 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Demonology Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 10%.Rank 2: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 20%.Rank 3: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.Same as Classic.
  • Fel Vitality3 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Demonology Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 5%, and increases your maximum Mana by 5%.Rank 2: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 10%, and increases your maximum Mana by 10%.Rank 3: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.Changed from Classic (renamed from Fel Stamina, was Demonology row 3, was 5 ranks, now 3). Classic rank 1: Increases the maximum Health of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%.
  • Demonic Energies2 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Demonology Talents (level 15).Rank 1: You heal your pet for 8% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 50% of the Mana you gain.Rank 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.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Improved Sayaad3 ranks · passiveRequires 10 points in Demonology Talents (level 20).Rank 1: Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 10%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 10%.Rank 2: Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 20%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 20%.Rank 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%.Same as Classic.
  • Demonic Sacrifice1 rank · activeRequires 10 points in Demonology Talents (level 20). 100 yd range | Instant.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.Changed from Classic (was Demonology row 5). Classic rank 1: When activated, sacrifices your summoned demon to grant you an effect that lasts 30 min. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned.Imp: Increases your Fire damage by 15%.Voidwalker: Restores 3% of total Health every 4 sec.Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%.Felhunter: Restores 2% of total Mana every 4 sec.
  • Master Summoner2 ranks · passiveRequires 10 points in Demonology Talents (level 20).Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.Moved, same effect (was Demonology row 4). Classic rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 2 sec and the Mana cost by 20%.
  • Decimation2 ranks · passiveRequires 15 points in Demonology Talents (level 25).Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 45%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 3% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 20% and costs no Soul Shards.Rank 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.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Fel Domination1 rank · activeRequires 15 points in Demonology Talents (level 25). Requires Master Summoner. Instant | 5 min cooldown.Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.Moved, same effect (was Demonology row 3). Classic rank 1: Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
  • Demonic Brand3 ranks · passiveRequires 15 points in Demonology Talents (level 25).Rank 1: Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target generate high threat and deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet.Rank 2: Your Searing Pain generates 33% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 4 attacks against the target generate high threat and deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet.Rank 3: Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target generate high threat and deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Improved Felhunter3 ranks · passiveRequires 20 points in Demonology Talents (level 30).Rank 1: Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 10%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 2 sec.Rank 2: Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 20%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 4 sec.Rank 3: Increases 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.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Soul Link1 rank · activeRequires 20 points in Demonology Talents (level 30). Requires Demonic Sacrifice. 20% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant.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.Changed from Classic (was Demonology row 7). Classic rank 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 master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is active.
  • Demonic Knowledge3 ranks · passiveRequires 20 points in Demonology Talents (level 30).Rank 1: Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 33% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.Rank 2: Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 67% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.Rank 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.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Master Demonologist5 ranks · passiveRequires 25 points in Demonology Talents (level 35).Rank 1: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 2%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 2%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 2%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 2%.Rank 2: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 4%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 4%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 4%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 4%.Rank 3: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 6%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 6%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 6%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 6%.Rank 4: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 8%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 8%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 8%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 8%.Rank 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%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active.Imp - Reduces threat caused by 4%.Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by 2%.Succubus/Incubus - Increases all damage caused by 2%.Felhunter - Increases all resistances by.2 per level.
  • Demonic Pact1 rank · passiveRequires 30 points in Demonology Talents (level 40). Requires Soul Link.Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.

Gone from Classic Demonology: Improved Healthstone (2 ranks, Increases the amount of Health restored by your Healthstone by 10%.); Fel Intellect (5 ranks, Increases the maximum Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 3%.); Improved Subjugate Demon (5 ranks, Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Subjugate Demon spell by 2% and reduces the resist chance by 2%.); Improved Firestone (2 ranks, Increases the bonus Fire damage from Firestones and the Firestone effect by 15%.); Improved Spellstone (2 ranks, Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Spellstone by 15%.).

Destruction 16 talents

  • Destructive Reach2 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Increases the range of your damaging spells by 10%.Rank 2: Increases the range of your damaging spells by 20%.Changed from Classic (was Destruction row 4). Classic rank 1: Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10%.
  • Improved Shadow Bolt5 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4% for 12 sec.Rank 2: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 8% for 12 sec.Rank 3: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 12% for 12 sec.Rank 4: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 16% for 12 sec.Rank 5: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by 4% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum of 12 sec.
  • Bane5 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.2 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.8 sec.Rank 3: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.3 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 1.2 sec.Rank 4: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.4 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 1.6 sec.Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.Changed from Classic (was Destruction row 2). Classic rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.
  • Molten Skin5 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Destruction Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Reduces all damage taken by 2%.Rank 2: Reduces all damage taken by 4%.Rank 3: Reduces all damage taken by 6%.Rank 4: Reduces all damage taken by 8%.Rank 5: Reduces all damage taken by 10%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Cataclysm3 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Destruction Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.Rank 2: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 6%.Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.Changed from Classic (was Destruction row 1, was 5 ranks, now 3). Classic rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 1%.
  • Aftermath5 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Destruction Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 10% and your Conflagrate spell has a 20% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.Rank 2: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 20% and your Conflagrate spell has a 40% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.Rank 3: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 30% and your Conflagrate spell has a 60% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.Rank 4: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 40% and your Conflagrate spell has a 80% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.Rank 5: Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 50% and your Conflagrate spell has a 100% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Gives your Destruction spells a 2% chance to daze the target for 5 sec.
  • Ruin5 ranks · passiveRequires 10 points in Destruction Talents (level 20).Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.Rank 2: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 40%.Rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 60%.Rank 4: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 80%.Rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.Changed from Classic (was Destruction row 5, was 1 rank, now 5). Classic rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
  • Shadowburn1 rank · activeRequires 10 points in Destruction Talents (level 20). 105 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant | 15 sec cooldown | Reagents: Soul Shard.Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 73 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Instantly blasts the target for 91 to 104 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
  • Intensity3 ranks · passiveRequires 15 points in Destruction Talents (level 25).Rank 1: Gives you a 23% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.Rank 2: Gives you a 47% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.Rank 3: Gives you a 70% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.Changed from Classic (was 2 ranks, now 3). Classic rank 1: Gives you a 35% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while channeling the Rain of Fire, Hellfire or Soul Fire spell.
  • Agonizing Flames3 ranks · passiveRequires 15 points in Destruction Talents (level 25).Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 3% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 3%.Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 7% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 7%.Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.Changed from Classic (renamed from Improved Searing Pain, was 5 ranks, now 3). Classic rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 2%.
  • Conflagrate1 rank · activeRequires 15 points in Destruction Talents (level 25). 100 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant | 10 sec cooldown.Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 110 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.Changed from Classic (was Destruction row 7). Classic rank 1: Ignites a target that is already afflicted by Immolate, dealing 249 to 316 Fire damage and consuming the Immolate spell.
  • Pyroclasm2 ranks · passiveRequires 20 points in Destruction Talents (level 30). Requires Intensity.Rank 1: Gives your Soul Fire spell a 13% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 13% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec.Rank 2: Gives your Soul Fire spell a 26% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 26% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Gives your Rain of Fire, Hellfire, and Soul Fire spells a 13% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
  • Bane of Havoc1 rank · activeRequires 20 points in Destruction Talents (level 30). 5% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant.Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Fire and Brimstone3 ranks · passiveRequires 20 points in Destruction Talents (level 30). Requires Conflagrate.Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8%.Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 17%.Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Shadow and Flame5 ranks · passiveRequires 25 points in Destruction Talents (level 35).Rank 1: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 2% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 20% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 20% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.Rank 2: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 4% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 40% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 40% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.Rank 3: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 6% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 6% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 60% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 60% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.Rank 4: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 8% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 8% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 80% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 80% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.Rank 5: Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 100% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
  • Incinerate1 rank · activeRequires 30 points in Destruction Talents (level 40). Requires Bane of Havoc. 205 Mana | 30 yd range | 2.5 sec cast.Deals 99 to 113 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.

Gone from Classic Destruction: Improved Firebolt (2 ranks, Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 0.5 sec.); Improved Lash of Pain (2 ranks, Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain spell by 3 sec.); Devastation (5 ranks, Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 1%.); Improved Immolate (5 ranks, Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 5%.); Emberstorm (5 ranks, Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%.).

From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Plan a Warlock build in the calculator above, or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.