Improved Corruption 1/5
Leveling 1–60
Spell damageWarlock Destruction Leveling Build
Use Fire and Shadow spells to deal focused damage. Plan your strong casts for a target that will survive them and that the tank already holds. Select your level in the calculator to see which talents the build takes by that point.
Talent order by levelTalent calculator ↓
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Improved Corruption 5/5 · Bane 5/5 · Cataclysm 1/3
Improved Corruption 5/5 · Bane 5/5 · Cataclysm 3/3 · Destructive Reach 2/2 · Improved Shadow Bolt 5/5 · Shadowburn 1/1
Improved Corruption 5/5 · Bane 5/5 · Cataclysm 3/3 · Destructive Reach 2/2 · Improved Shadow Bolt 5/5 · Shadowburn 1/1 · Ruin 5/5 · Conflagrate 1/1 · Fire and Brimstone 3/3 · Bane of Havoc 1/1
Improved Corruption 5/5 · Bane 5/5 · Cataclysm 3/3 · Destructive Reach 2/2 · Improved Shadow Bolt 5/5 · Shadowburn 1/1 · Ruin 5/5 · Conflagrate 1/1 · Fire and Brimstone 3/3 · Bane of Havoc 1/1 · Shadow and Flame 4/5 · Incinerate 1/1 · Demonic Embrace 5/5
Improved Corruption 5/5 · Bane 5/5 · Cataclysm 3/3 · Destructive Reach 2/2 · Improved Shadow Bolt 5/5 · Shadowburn 1/1 · Ruin 5/5 · Conflagrate 1/1 · Fire and Brimstone 3/3 · Bane of Havoc 1/1 · Shadow and Flame 4/5 · Incinerate 1/1 · Demonic Embrace 5/5 · Unholy Power 5/5 · Improved Voidwalker 3/3 · Fel Vitality 2/3
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Core talents
- Level 30: Shadowburn
- Level 36: Conflagrate
- Level 40: Bane of Havoc
- Level 45: Incinerate
Playstyle and rotation
Leveling priority
- Let the demon secure threat and open with a strong cast.
- Use your Fire effects for Conflagrate. From level 45, Incinerate provides direct Fire attacks.
- Use Shadowburn to finish, and Bane of Havoc on suitable additional targets.
Important notes
High direct damage requires clean threat control and planned soul shards.
Racial abilities for your class
- Human · Ruthless
Increases spell and ability critical strike chance by 1%, regardless of weapon type.
- Human · The Human Spirit
Increases Spirit by 10%.
- Orc · Blood Fury
Increases attack power and spell power by 10% for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
- Orc · Command
Increases damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets by 5%.
- Undead · Touch of the Grave
Damaging spells and attacks can drain Health. Proc chance: 30% for casters, 20% for Paladins, Rogues and Warriors; internal cooldown 15 seconds. Does not scale with Shadow-damage increases.
- Troll · Berserking
Increases spell casting and attack speed by 10% for 15 seconds.