Warlock
Let corruption do its work.
Layer curses and damage over time, call on demons and transform with Metamorphosis. Affliction, Demonology and Destruction change the shape of the fight.
Click a talent to add a rank. Right-click or Shift+click removes one. Each tier needs 5 more points in that tree; the arrow-marked talents need their prerequisite.
Affliction
Demonology
Destruction
These descriptions come from the game’s talent catalog. Open Talents in your Armory in-game to see your trained ranks, exact effects and current sigil prices. How talent training works.
Affliction talents
| Talent | Tier | Ranks | Effect | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Curse of Agony | 1 | 3 ranks | Curse of Agony deals 4% more damage per rank. | None |
| Improved Corruption | 1 | 3 ranks | Corruption recovers 5% faster per rank. | None |
| Suppression | 1 | 3 ranks | Your afflictions are not resisted, they bite: your damage over time deals 5% more damage per rank. | None |
| Improved Life Tap | 2 | 2 ranks | Mana becomes tempo: all your cooldowns recover 5% faster per rank. | 5 points in Affliction |
| Empowered Corruption | 2 | 1 rank | Begin every run with Corruption in your first slot instead of Shadow Bolt. Corruption deals 10% more damage. | 5 points in Affliction Improved Corruption rank 3 |
| Improved Drain Soul | 2 | 2 ranks | Every enemy that dies drains its soul into you, restoring 1.5% of your maximum health per rank. | 5 points in Affliction |
| Nightfall | 3 | 1 rank | Your Corruption and Curse of Agony ticks build shadow charges. At 20 charges your next Shadow Bolt deals 50% more damage. | 10 points in Affliction Empowered Corruption rank 1 |
| Amplify Curse | 3 | 1 rank | Your Curse of Agony is amplified: it deals 10% more damage and lasts 20% longer. | 10 points in Affliction |
| Improved Howl of Terror | 3 | 2 ranks | Howl of Terror recovers 10% faster per rank. | 10 points in Affliction |
| Contagion | 4 | 3 ranks | Corruption, Curse of Agony and Seed of Corruption deal 5% more damage per rank. | 15 points in Affliction |
| Siphon Life | 4 | 1 rank | Your damage over time siphons life: its ticks restore 1% of your maximum health, at most once every 1.5 sec. | 15 points in Affliction |
| Shadow Embrace | 4 | 3 ranks | Enemies your afflictions tick on are wrapped in shadow and deal 5% less damage per rank for 5 sec. | 15 points in Affliction |
| Eradication | 5 | 3 ranks | Each of your damage-over-time ticks has a 6% chance to quicken your cooldowns by 6% per rank for 10 sec. | 20 points in Affliction |
| Shadow Mastery | 5 | 3 ranks | Your shadow spells (Shadow Bolt, Corruption, Curse of Agony, Death Coil, Seed of Corruption, Haunt) deal 4% more damage per rank. | 20 points in Affliction Siphon Life rank 1 |
| Death's Embrace | 5 | 3 ranks | Death's nearness feeds you: while below 35% health you deal 8% more damage per rank. | 20 points in Affliction |
| Dark Pact | 6 | 1 rank | Mana becomes a ward: every 20 sec in combat you draw on dark power for a shield absorbing 10% of your maximum health. | 25 points in Affliction |
| Unstable Affliction | 6 | 1 rank | Your afflictions backlash: when an enemy strikes you, enemies within 6 yd flee in horror for 1.5 sec. Once every 8 sec. | 25 points in Affliction Shadow Mastery rank 3 |
| Everlasting Affliction | 6 | 2 ranks | Corruption lasts 15% longer per rank. | 25 points in Affliction |
| Haunt | 7 | 1 rank | When an enemy under your Corruption or Curse of Agony dies, a spirit carries both, 30% stronger, to the nearest enemy within 15 yd and two more beside it. | 30 points in Affliction Unstable Affliction rank 1 |
Demonology talents
| Talent | Tier | Ranks | Effect | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Healthstone | 1 | 2 ranks | Dropping below 35% health crushes a Healthstone, restoring 10% of your maximum health per rank. Once every 30 sec. | None |
| Improved Imp | 1 | 3 ranks | Your demons and other servants deal 6% more damage per rank. | None |
| Demonic Embrace | 1 | 3 ranks | +4% maximum health per rank. | None |
| Improved Health Funnel | 2 | 2 ranks | Health Funnel becomes rest: while nothing strikes you, you regain 0.5% of your maximum health per second per rank. | 5 points in Demonology |
| Fel Domination | 2 | 1 rank | When you drop below 35% health, a Felguard answers your call at once. Once every 30 sec. | 5 points in Demonology |
| Improved Voidwalker | 2 | 3 ranks | Being struck calls a Voidwalker's sacrifice: a shield absorbs 4% of your maximum health per rank. Once every 8 sec. | 5 points in Demonology |
| Summon Felguard | 3 | 1 rank | Summon Felguard joins your spells at the start of every run, beside Shadow Bolt. Your Felguard hits 10% harder. | 10 points in Demonology Fel Domination rank 1 |
| Demonic Aegis | 3 | 3 ranks | Demon Armor hardens around you: you take 4% less contact damage per rank. | 10 points in Demonology |
| Master Summoner | 4 | 2 ranks | Summon Felguard recovers 10% faster per rank. | 15 points in Demonology |
| Soul Link | 4 | 1 rank | While one of your servants is out, you take 15% less contact damage and 15% of the damage prevented empowers its next hit. | 15 points in Demonology Summon Felguard rank 1 |
| Unholy Power | 4 | 3 ranks | Your demons and other servants deal 8% more damage per rank. | 15 points in Demonology |
| Demonic Sacrifice | 5 | 1 rank | Every 30 sec in combat you devour a demon's essence: +15% damage for 8 sec. | 20 points in Demonology |
| Master Demonologist | 5 | 3 ranks | You and your demons share their power: you deal 3% more damage per rank with everything. | 20 points in Demonology Soul Link rank 1 |
| Demonic Empowerment | 5 | 1 rank | Each time you summon your Felguard, its fury empowers you: your cooldowns recover 20% faster for 8 sec. | 20 points in Demonology |
| Molten Core | 5 | 3 ranks | Each of your damage-over-time ticks has a 10% chance to stoke Molten Core: +5% damage per rank for 8 sec. | 20 points in Demonology |
| Demonic Tactics | 6 | 3 ranks | +2% critical strike chance per rank. | 25 points in Demonology |
| Demonic Pact | 6 | 2 ranks | Your critical hits seal a Demonic Pact: allies within 20 yd deal 5% more damage per rank for 8 sec. | 25 points in Demonology Master Demonologist rank 3 |
| Decimation | 6 | 2 ranks | Every hit you land kills a normal enemy below 3% health per rank. Bosses are immune. | 25 points in Demonology |
| Metamorphosis | 7 | 1 rank | Your Felguard never leaves for long, returning 8 sec after it fades. Every 30 sec you become a demon for 12 sec: +35% damage and splashing Shadow Bolts. | 30 points in Demonology Demonic Pact rank 2 |
Destruction talents
| Talent | Tier | Ranks | Effect | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Shadow Bolt | 1 | 3 ranks | Shadow Bolt deals 5% more damage per rank. | None |
| Bane | 1 | 3 ranks | Cast time becomes tempo: Shadow Bolt and Immolate recover 5% faster per rank. | None |
| Cataclysm | 1 | 3 ranks | Rain of Fire and Hellfire deal 6% more damage per rank. | None |
| Aftermath | 2 | 2 ranks | Your spells have a 20% chance to daze their target, slowing it by 15% per rank for 3 sec. | 5 points in Destruction |
| Molten Skin | 2 | 3 ranks | Your skin smoulders: you take 4% less contact damage per rank. | 5 points in Destruction |
| Devastation | 3 | 3 ranks | +2% critical strike chance per rank. | 10 points in Destruction |
| Improved Immolate | 3 | 1 rank | Begin every run with Immolate in your first slot instead of Shadow Bolt. Immolate deals 10% more damage. | 10 points in Destruction |
| Shadowburn | 3 | 1 rank | Killing an enemy with Shadowburn makes Shadowburn ready again. Once every 2 sec. | 10 points in Destruction |
| Ruin | 4 | 1 rank | Your critical hits deal an extra 20% damage (170%). | 15 points in Destruction Devastation rank 3 |
| Conflagrate | 4 | 1 rank | Conflagrate joins your spells at the start of every run, beside Immolate. It deals 10% more damage. | 15 points in Destruction Improved Immolate rank 1 |
| Improved Searing Pain | 4 | 3 ranks | Searing Pain deals 6% more damage per rank. | 15 points in Destruction |
| Backlash | 5 | 3 ranks | When an enemy strikes you, you have a 30% chance to lash back with a free Immolate at 30% of its damage per rank. | 20 points in Destruction |
| Emberstorm | 5 | 3 ranks | Your fire spells (Immolate, Conflagrate, Searing Pain, Rain of Fire, Hellfire) deal 5% more damage per rank. | 20 points in Destruction Conflagrate rank 1 |
| Pyroclasm | 5 | 2 ranks | Each of your burning ticks has a 15% chance to stun its target for 0.5 sec per rank. | 20 points in Destruction |
| Soul Leech | 5 | 3 ranks | You heal for 1.5% of the damage you deal per rank. | 20 points in Destruction |
| Backdraft | 6 | 3 ranks | After each Conflagrate your cooldowns recover 6% faster per rank for 6 sec. | 25 points in Destruction |
| Shadow and Flame | 6 | 3 ranks | Shadow Bolt and Searing Pain deal 5% more damage per rank. | 25 points in Destruction Emberstorm rank 3 |
| Fire and Brimstone | 6 | 2 ranks | Immolate and Conflagrate deal 8% more damage per rank. | 25 points in Destruction |
| Chaos Bolt | 7 | 1 rank | Every 3rd Immolate, Conflagrate, Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain is a Chaos Bolt: double damage, 50% splash within 4 yd, and it renews Immolate on the target. | 30 points in Destruction Shadow and Flame rank 3 |