Improved Bane of Agony, a WoW Forever Warlock talent, in words
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Improved Bane of AgonyAn Affliction Warlock talent in WoW Forever: row 3 of the Affliction tree (level 20), 2 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic (renamed from Improved Curse of Agony, was 3 ranks, now 2). Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Affliction row 3
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%.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 2%.
- WoW Forever rank 1Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%.
- Alsorenamed from Improved Curse of Agony; was 3 ranks, now 2.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 39% of Warlock buildsTaken in 39% of the 38,354 complete Warlock builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 72% of Affliction buildsTaken in 72% of the 16,427 builds that lead in Affliction, its own tree.
- 18% of Demonology buildsTaken in 18% of the 13,779 builds that lead in Demonology.
- 6% of Destruction buildsTaken in 6% of the 8,148 builds that lead in Destruction.
- 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 Affliction tree
- Same row (10 points in Affliction, level 20)Fel Concentration, Amplify Curse, Pandemic.
- Row above (level 15)Malediction, Soul Harvesting, Improved Drains.
- Row below (level 25)Malevolence, Nightfall, Curse of Exhaustion.
- Gone from Classic AfflictionImproved Curse of Weakness, Improved Drain Soul, Improved Drain Life, Grim Reach, Improved Drain Mana, Improved Curse of Exhaustion, Dark Pact.
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
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
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Improved Bane of Agony in the Warlock calculator, read every Warlock talent in words (Demonology and Destruction too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.