Warlock

Destruction Warlock 13/0/38

Role: Ranged DPS (direct damage)Points: 51 at level 60Build: 1.60.1.70425Updated: 2026-10-24
Destruction is direct damage. Ruin doubles crit damage, Shadowburn and Conflagrate are instant hits, Shadow and Flame boosts both schools, and Incinerate is the capstone. Affliction points add Suppression hit, Improved Corruption and Improved Life Tap.
Open in the Talent CalculatorSee Character Stats for this build
Race: Orc Undead Troll Human Gnome (pick one, then open the calculator to see racials and stats)

Where the 51 points go

Affliction13 pts

Improved Life Tap2/2

Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.

Suppression5/5

Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.

Improved Corruption5/5

Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.

Grim Reach1/2

Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.

Demonology0 pts

No points here in this build.

Destruction38 pts

Destructive Reach2/2

Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.

Improved Shadow Bolt5/5

Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.

Bane5/5

Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.

Cataclysm3/3

Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.

Ruin5/5

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.

Shadowburn1/1

Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 73 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

Intensity3/3

Gives your Destruction spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.

Agonizing Flames3/3

Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.

Conflagrate1/1

Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 110 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.

Bane of Havoc1/1

Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Fire and Brimstone3/3

Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.

Shadow and Flame5/5

Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 100% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.

Incinerate1/1

Deals 99 to 113 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.

Level-by-level talent order

You get your first point at level 10 and one more every level, so each row is one level. Rows marked with a tree name are where that tree opens a new tier.

LevelPut the point inRankTree
10Improved Shadow Bolt1/5Destruction
11Improved Shadow Bolt2/5Destruction
12Improved Shadow Bolt3/5Destruction
13Improved Shadow Bolt4/5Destruction
14Improved Shadow Bolt5/5Destruction
15Bane1/5Destruction
16Bane2/5Destruction
17Bane3/5Destruction
18Bane4/5Destruction
19Bane5/5Destruction
20Cataclysm1/3Destruction
21Cataclysm2/3Destruction
22Cataclysm3/3Destruction
23Destructive Reach1/2Destruction
24Destructive Reach2/2Destruction
25Ruin1/5Destruction
26Ruin2/5Destruction
27Ruin3/5Destruction
28Ruin4/5Destruction
29Ruin5/5Destruction
30Shadowburn1/1Destruction
31Conflagrate1/1Destruction
32Intensity1/3Destruction
33Intensity2/3Destruction
34Intensity3/3Destruction
35Bane of Havoc1/1Destruction
36Fire and Brimstone1/3Destruction
37Fire and Brimstone2/3Destruction
38Fire and Brimstone3/3Destruction
39Shadow and Flame1/5Destruction
40Shadow and Flame2/5Destruction
41Shadow and Flame3/5Destruction
42Shadow and Flame4/5Destruction
43Shadow and Flame5/5Destruction
44Incinerate1/1Destruction
45Agonizing Flames1/3Destruction
46Agonizing Flames2/3Destruction
47Agonizing Flames3/3Destruction
48Suppression1/5Affliction
49Suppression2/5Affliction
50Suppression3/5Affliction
51Suppression4/5Affliction
52Suppression5/5Affliction
53Improved Corruption1/5Affliction
54Improved Corruption2/5Affliction
55Improved Corruption3/5Affliction
56Improved Corruption4/5Affliction
57Improved Corruption5/5Affliction
58Improved Life Tap1/2Affliction
59Improved Life Tap2/2Affliction
60Grim Reach1/2Affliction

Stat priority and gearing

Spell Hit to 16%, Fire and Shadow spell power, Spell Crit (Ruin doubles crit damage), Intellect, then Stamina.
Ruin makes crit the best stat after hit; chase it on every slot.
Hit caps (9% melee, 16% spells, 440 Defense) are the Classic 1.12 values Forever inherits; the news desk notes any change. Pre-raid best-in-slot lists will be added once the Forever item database is public and verified; we will not guess at item stats.

Does this build work for you?

Other Warlock builds

Talent data from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70425. Updated 2026-10-24. These are starter builds: a solid, legal 51-point spend to copy at level 60 or follow while leveling. The calculator lets you move any point. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard Entertainment; this is a fan site.