Conflagrate: a level-25 goal
Conflagrate is in Destruction row four, compared with row seven in Classic Era, and no longer requires Improved Immolate. Fifteen earlier Destruction points plus its own make 16 Destruction points: level 25 instead of level 40, the whole budget at that level. It is an instant spell with a 10-second cooldown.
At level 30 the budget is 21: four more Destruction points, then Bane of Havoc in row five as the 21st, the prerequisite for Incinerate in row seven.
What changed from Classic
| Tree | Talents | New | Changed | Row changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affliction | 17 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Demonology | 19 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Destruction | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
- Soul Link comes ten levels earlier: Demonology row five (level 30), not row seven (level 40). Its prerequisite, Demonic Sacrifice, moved from row five to row three (level 20).
- Every tree has a new row-seven talent: Wrack (Affliction), Incinerate (Destruction) and the passive Demonic Pact (Demonology, requires Soul Link).
- Ruin comes ten levels earlier: Destruction row three (level 20), not row five, and no longer requires Devastation.
- Fel Domination comes five levels later: Demonology row four (level 25), not row three, and now requires Master Summoner.
Abilities and the level you can take them
| Ability | Tree and row | Points | Earliest level | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplify Curse | Affliction, row 3 | 11 | 20 | — |
| Demonic Sacrifice | Demonology, row 3 | 11 | 20 | — |
| Curse of Exhaustion | Affliction, row 4 | 16 | 25 | Amplify Curse |
| Fel Domination | Demonology, row 4 | 16 | 25 | Master Summoner |
| Conflagrate | Destruction, row 4 | 16 | 25 | — |
| Siphon Life | Affliction, row 5 | 21 | 30 | — |
| Soul Link | Demonology, row 5 | 21 | 30 | Demonic Sacrifice |
| Bane of Havoc | Destruction, row 5 | 21 | 30 | — |
| Wrack | Affliction, row 7 | 31 | 40 | Siphon Life |
| Incinerate | Destruction, row 7 | 31 | 40 | Bane of Havoc |
Shadowburn, the eleventh, is in Destruction row three (level 20).
What fits in 51 points
- One row-seven talent. Wrack, Demonic Pact and Incinerate each need 31 points in their own tree; any two would need 62.
- Wrack or Demonic Pact with Conflagrate fits: 31 + 16 = 47, four to spare.
- Incinerate with Soul Link does not: 31 + 21 = 52, one over. The 20 points left after Incinerate reach Demonic Sacrifice (point 11) and Fel Domination (point 16).
Since launch
- November 6: Voidwalker base health rose by about 40 at all levels; Soul Siphon no longer makes Wrack increase its own damage; the Orc Command racial no longer boosts Warlock pet abilities too much.
- November 9: Summon Felsteed now grants the riding skill, and Incinerate is now limited to Destruction.
- November 10: Voidwalker, Imp, Succubus and Incubus base health rose by about 15%. Wrack deals 30% less damage and no longer increases your periodic damage; while you channel it, Siphon Life, Corruption and Bane of Agony tick 100% faster. Soul Siphon now adds 4/8/12% for each of those three effects on the target, up to 36%. Bane of Havoc now triggers the global cooldown.
The hotfix list has every change.
Continue planning
Build the path in the Warlock talent calculator, compare each talent with Classic in the class comparison, and check costs and reagents in the Warlock spellbook.
Warlock race options are Human and Gnome for the Alliance, and Orc, Undead and Troll for the Horde.
Voidwalker charging an enemy when you use Consume Shadows? Clear your target first, or use the no-target macro.