TARGET ALLOCATION
0/0/21Level 30 · 21 points · Editorial example
Destructive Reach1/2
Improved Shadow Bolt5/5
Bane5/5
Cataclysm3/3
Aftermath1/5
Shadowburn1/1
Intensity3/3
Conflagrate1/1
Bane of Havoc1/1
Build workbench
WoW Forever Destruction Warlock Build
Explore a Level 30 WoW Forever Destruction Warlock Build route with selected ranks, point-by-point progression and an editable calculator link.
What this route is for
Direct casts and conditional target effects
- Improved Shadow Bolt 5/5 and Bane 5/5 lead to Shadowburn at eleven. Cataclysm 3/3 and Destructive Reach 1/2 reach fifteen. Conflagrate, Intensity 3/3 and Aftermath 1/5 precede Bane of Havoc at twenty-one.
- Record completed casts, interruption losses, mana recovery, Immolate consumption, target marks and crowd-control failures across equivalent pulls.
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Talent differences
| Talent | Left route | Right route |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Life Tap | 0 | 2 |
| Improved Corruption | 0 | 5 |
| Soul Harvest | 0 | 1 |
| Improved Drains | 0 | 3 |
| Improved Bane of Agony | 0 | 2 |
| Fel Concentration | 0 | 3 |
| Amplify Curse | 0 | 1 |
| Nightfall | 0 | 2 |
| Curse of Exhaustion | 0 | 1 |
| Siphon Life | 0 | 1 |
| Destructive Reach | 1 | 0 |
| Improved Shadow Bolt | 5 | 0 |
| Bane | 5 | 0 |
| Cataclysm | 3 | 0 |
| Aftermath | 1 | 0 |
| Shadowburn | 1 | 0 |
| Intensity | 3 | 0 |
| Conflagrate | 1 | 0 |
| Bane of Havoc | 1 | 0 |
Point-by-point progression
YOUR NEXT POINT
At level 10: standard route 1/21; illustrative maximum advance 6/21 points.
1 point · 0/0/1
At level 11Improved Shadow Bolt 2/5
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.
Your allocation at level 10
- Improved Shadow Bolt1/5
Loads 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 10–30 point order · Destruction Warlock
Level labels assume one point per level from 10. The order is a planning example, not a verified Beta unlock schedule or performance recommendation.
- Level 10Improved Shadow BoltRank 1/50/0/1 points
- Level 11Improved Shadow BoltRank 2/50/0/2 points
- Level 12Improved Shadow BoltRank 3/50/0/3 points
- Level 13Improved Shadow BoltRank 4/50/0/4 points
- Level 14Improved Shadow BoltRank 5/50/0/5 points
- Level 15BaneRank 1/50/0/6 points
- Level 16BaneRank 2/50/0/7 points
- Level 17BaneRank 3/50/0/8 points
- Level 18BaneRank 4/50/0/9 points
- Level 19BaneRank 5/50/0/10 points
- Level 20ShadowburnRank 1/10/0/11 points
- Level 21CataclysmRank 1/30/0/12 points
- Level 22CataclysmRank 2/30/0/13 points
- Level 23CataclysmRank 3/30/0/14 points
- Level 24Destructive ReachRank 1/20/0/15 points
- Level 25ConflagrateRank 1/10/0/16 points
- Level 26IntensityRank 1/30/0/17 points
- Level 27IntensityRank 2/30/0/18 points
- Level 28IntensityRank 3/30/0/19 points
- Level 29AftermathRank 1/50/0/20 points
- Level 30Bane of HavocRank 1/10/0/21 points
Editable editorial routes · Source limits remain visible · No simulated performance scores
Destruction: selected talents and trade-offs
Improved Shadow Bolt 5/5 and Bane 5/5 lead to Shadowburn at eleven. Cataclysm 3/3 and Destructive Reach 1/2 reach fifteen. Conflagrate, Intensity 3/3 and Aftermath 1/5 precede Bane of Havoc at twenty-one.
Destructive Reach and Aftermath remain partial, while Ruin is unselected. Conflagrate consumes Immolate; Bane of Havoc is limited to one target and one Bane per Warlock per target. Its multi-target condition is not evidence of a universal dungeon rotation.
Record completed casts, interruption losses, mana recovery, Immolate consumption, target marks and crowd-control failures across equivalent pulls.
Executable point order
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.
BLIZZARD OCTOBER 1 NOTESOfficial
October 1 Beta changes for Warlock
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.
Data sources, verification & planning limits
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.