Build workbench
Explore a Level 30 WoW Forever Affliction Warlock Build route with selected ranks, point-by-point progression and an editable calculator link.
TARGET ALLOCATION
21/0/0Level 30 · 21 points · Editorial example
Improved Life Tap2/2
Improved Corruption5/5
Soul Harvest1/2
Improved Drains3/3
Improved Bane of Agony2/2
Fel Concentration3/3
Amplify Curse1/1
Nightfall2/2
Curse of Exhaustion1/1
Siphon Life1/1Sustained pressure, drain windows and recovery
| Talent | Left route | Right route |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Life Tap | 2 | 0 |
| Improved Corruption | 5 | 0 |
| Soul Harvest | 1 | 0 |
| Improved Drains | 3 | 0 |
| Improved Bane of Agony | 2 | 0 |
| Fel Concentration | 3 | 0 |
| Amplify Curse | 1 | 0 |
| Nightfall | 2 | 0 |
| Curse of Exhaustion | 1 | 0 |
| Siphon Life | 1 | 0 |
| Improved Health Funnel | 0 | 2 |
| Demonic Embrace | 0 | 5 |
| Unholy Power | 0 | 3 |
| Improved Voidwalker | 0 | 3 |
| Fel Vitality | 0 | 2 |
| Demonic Energies | 0 | 2 |
| Master Summoner | 0 | 2 |
| Fel Domination | 0 | 1 |
| Demonic Knowledge | 0 | 1 |
YOUR NEXT POINT
At level 10: standard route 1/21; illustrative maximum advance 6/21 points.
1 point · 1/0/0
One point per level from 10 is a planner assumption. Step order is derived from the published allocation, checked for legal prerequisites. The Blizzard Legacy announcement confirms only that Talented can unlock points up to five levels early. Using it requires earned Legacy points and a per-character choice. Blizzard does not confirm the exact schedule or current Beta availability. This comparison does not model points beyond this published route.
Improved Corruption1/5Loads these exact points in the calculator’s Level 30 budget. The modeled timing does not change its point cap or verify early access in the live Beta.
THE COMPLETE ROUTE
Level labels assume one point per level from 10. The order is a planning example, not a verified Beta unlock schedule or performance recommendation.
Editable editorial routes · Source limits remain visible · No simulated performance scores
Improved Corruption 5/5, Improved Life Tap 2/2 and Improved Drains 3/3 lead to Amplify Curse at eleven. Fel Concentration 3/3 and Soul Harvest 1/2 reach fifteen. Curse of Exhaustion, Nightfall 2/2 and Improved Bane of Agony 2/2 precede Siphon Life at twenty-one. Soul Siphon is a deeper current talent and is unselected.
Soul Harvest is partial and requires a qualifying Drain Soul kill. Curse of Exhaustion follows the one-Curse-per-target rule in its text. Sustained effects and channels need useful uptime, while this route leaves Demonology pet support outside the budget.
Record periodic-effect uptime, completed drains, qualifying kills, safe Life Tap use, useful slows and recovery with the same demon active.
Use the progression to inspect each point from Level 10 to 30. The calculator opens the exact allocation and level. These routes are examples for comparing choices, not a measured damage ranking.
Reviewed Warlock snapshot: 52 visible nodes from Wago client build 1.60.1.70291, reconciled against Talents Forever. All 149 rank descriptions are adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0, https://talentsforever.com), with community verification. Two active Warlock positions use explicitly reviewed row/column mappings; the original raw coordinates are preserved and those mapped positions have community evidence. The export resolves tooltip values at Level 60; it does not rescale them to the selected level or simulate damage. Level 30 examples spend 21 points; the existing Level 20 page uses eleven-point stages of this reviewed tree. One point per level from 10, five points per tier, full-rank prerequisites and the editorial point order remain derived planning assumptions. Original 69913 saves remain historical records and are not partially migrated into a changed allocation.
Official Beta announcement · Blizzard’s October 1 development notes
Affliction Soul Harvesting was renamed Soul Harvest and now correctly grants its 50/100% increase to Mana regeneration.
Hellfire can now critically strike; Drain Soul now stops when the Warlock begins casting another spell.
Aggressive Mode returned for Warlock pets under the pet tab in the spell book.
The live Beta level cap is 30. The talent structure was reconciled through 1.60.1.70291; 21-point Level 30 routes are editorial allocations. Rank descriptions retain their separate community transcription evidence, and point-order rules remain derived assumptions.
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Compare full pull-and-recovery cycles with the same demon and target level.
Record pet survival, lost control and recovery with the same demon active.
Compare full pull-and-recovery cycles with the same demon and target level.
Reviewed Warlock snapshot: 52 visible nodes from Wago client build 1.60.1.70291, reconciled against Talents Forever. All 149 rank descriptions are adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0, https://talentsforever.com), with community verification. Two active Warlock positions use explicitly reviewed row/column mappings; the original raw coordinates are preserved and those mapped positions have community evidence. The export resolves tooltip values at Level 60; it does not rescale them to the selected level or simulate damage. Level 30 examples spend 21 points; the existing Level 20 page uses eleven-point stages of this reviewed tree. One point per level from 10, five points per tier, full-rank prerequisites and the editorial point order remain derived planning assumptions. Original 69913 saves remain historical records and are not partially migrated into a changed allocation.