DEMONOLOGY WARLOCK
Demonology Warlock is built on the Demonology talent tree and plays as a damage dealer in raids. The tree has 19 talents: 7 new in Forever, 10 changed from Classic.
DEMONOLOGY GUIDE
We'll write the Demonology Warlock rotation, stat priority and recommended build as the beta data settles. For now, see the talent tree below, the talent calculator and the class discussions on the forum.
WHAT IT BRINGS TO A RAID
The catalogue has no raid contribution tied only to Demonology; the ones below apply to every Warlock.
EVERY WARLOCK BRINGS
Blood PactCurse of RecklessnessCurse of the ElementsCurse of WeaknessCast slowMagic dispelOffensive dispelInterruptRitual of SummoningHealthstoneCC: HumanoidCC: Demon / ElementalCC: any typeBattle resurrection
DETAILS ON THE CLASS PAGE →TALENTS
Hover or tap a talent to read it below. Text is for the final rank.
Improved Health FunnelRow 1 · 2 rankChangedIncreases 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.
Improved ImpRow 1 · 3 rankChangedIncreases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.
Demonic EmbraceRow 1 · 5 rankChangedIncreases your total Stamina by 15%.
Unholy PowerRow 1 · 5 rankChangedIncreases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
Demonic AegisRow 2 · 2 rankNewIncreases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
Improved VoidwalkerRow 2 · 3 rankIncreases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.
Fel VitalityRow 2 · 3 rankChangedClassic name: Fel IntellectIncreases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
Demonic EnergiesRow 2 · 2 rankNewYou 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.
Improved SayaadRow 3 · 3 rankIncreases 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%.
Demonic SacrificeRow 3 · 1 rank · activeChangedWhen 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.
Master SummonerRow 3 · 2 rankChangedReduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
DecimationRow 4 · 2 rankNewReduces 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.
Fel DominationRow 4 · 1 rank · activeChangedYour 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 BrandRow 4 · 3 rankNewYour Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
Improved FelhunterRow 5 · 3 rankNewIncreases 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.
Soul LinkRow 5 · 1 rank · activeChangedWhen 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.
Demonic KnowledgeRow 5 · 3 rankNewIncreases 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.
Master DemonologistRow 6 · 5 rankChangedGrants 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%.
Demonic PactRow 7 · 1 rankNewYour Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect.
Removed from Classic: Improved Healthstone, Fel Stamina, Improved Subjugate Demon, Improved Firestone, Improved Spellstone
Talent, spell, race and raid data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), from the WoW Forever beta client; data date 2026-10-14. Numbers can lag live tuning. Spell names, icons and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment. Warlock talent calculator.
