Bane, a WoW Forever Warlock talent, in words

What it does Destruction row 1

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  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.

What changed from Classic

• Classic rank 1Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.
• WoW Forever rank 1Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.1 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 sec.
• Alsowas Destruction row 2.

Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds

• 55% of Warlock buildsTaken in 55% of the 38,354 complete Warlock builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
• 24% of Affliction buildsTaken in 24% of the 16,427 builds that lead in Affliction.
• 66% of Demonology buildsTaken in 66% of the 13,779 builds that lead in Demonology.
• 98% of Destruction buildsTaken in 98% of the 8,148 builds that lead in Destruction, its own tree.
• How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.

Around it in the Destruction tree

• Same row (level 10)Destructive Reach, Improved Shadow Bolt.
• Row below (level 15)Molten Skin, Cataclysm, Aftermath.
• Gone from Classic DestructionImproved Firebolt, Improved Lash of Pain, Devastation, Improved Immolate, Emberstorm.

Every Destruction talent 16

• Destructive Reachrow 1
• Improved Shadow Boltrow 1
• Banerow 1
• Molten Skinrow 2
• Cataclysmrow 2
• Aftermathrow 2
• Ruinrow 3
• Shadowburnrow 3
• Intensityrow 4
• Agonizing Flamesrow 4
• Conflagraterow 4
• Pyroclasmrow 5
• Bane of Havocrow 5
• Fire and Brimstonerow 5
• Shadow and Flamerow 6
• Incineraterow 7

Every Affliction talent 17

• Improved Life Taprow 1
• Suppressionrow 1
• Improved Corruptionrow 1
• Maledictionrow 2
• Soul Harvestingrow 2
• Improved Drainsrow 2
• Improved Bane of Agonyrow 3
• Fel Concentrationrow 3
• Amplify Curserow 3
• Pandemicrow 3
• Malevolencerow 4
• Nightfallrow 4
• Curse of Exhaustionrow 4
• Siphon Liferow 5
• Soul Siphonrow 5
• Shadow Masteryrow 6
• Wrackrow 7

Every Demonology talent 19

• Improved Health Funnelrow 1
• Improved Improw 1
• Demonic Embracerow 1
• Unholy Powerrow 1
• Demonic Aegisrow 2
• Improved Voidwalkerrow 2
• Fel Vitalityrow 2
• Demonic Energiesrow 2
• Improved Sayaadrow 3
• Demonic Sacrificerow 3
• Master Summonerrow 3
• Decimationrow 4
• Fel Dominationrow 4
• Demonic Brandrow 4
• Improved Felhunterrow 5
• Soul Linkrow 5
• Demonic Knowledgerow 5
• Master Demonologistrow 6
• Demonic Pactrow 7