WoW Forever Warlock builds, the most popular from 24,287 planned here

10,277 of the 24,287 Warlock builds with 41 or more points planned here (42%) lead in Demonology, 8,793 in Affliction and 5,217 in Destruction. Weighted by what people did with each build (made, viewed, opened by link, shared or saved), Affliction has 39%, Demonology 39% and Destruction 22%. At the level 30 cap the most made 21-point build leads in Affliction instead. 44% of the Warlock leveling orders people recorded lead in Demonology. Every build below opens in the Warlock calculator, and the Warlock leveling order shows the order people place these points in.

Counted on 1 Nov 2026, recounted a few times a day.

• Demonology 42%
• Affliction 36%
• Destruction 22%

WoW Forever Demonology Warlock build

10,277 of the 24,287 Warlock builds with 41 or more points (42%) lead in Demonology; the most used is 5/33/13 (#5), going to Demonic Pact. Open it in the calculator, or see the talents Demonology builds take.

WoW Forever Affliction Warlock build

8,793 of the 24,287 Warlock builds with 41 or more points (36%) lead in Affliction; the most used is 35/11/0 (#1), going to Wrack. Open it in the calculator, or see the talents Affliction builds take.

WoW Forever Destruction Warlock build

5,217 of the 24,287 Warlock builds with 41 or more points (22%) lead in Destruction; the most used is 5/11/35 (#4), going to Incinerate. Open it in the calculator, or see the talents Destruction builds take.

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The 5 most popular level 60 Warlock builds Affliction / Demonology / Destruction points

Builds of 46 points or more of the 51 a level 60 Warlock has.

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   Affliction Warlock 35/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice

   #1 by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch Affliction 35 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 0 3.9% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 164 · saved 437 · opened 4,509 · across 117 close builds Takes Siphon Life, Soul Siphon 3/3, Shadow Mastery 5/5 and Wrack. Maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence and 9 more.
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   Affliction Warlock 35/11/5, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice

   #2 by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch Affliction 35 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 5 1% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 61 · saved 152 · opened 1,083 · across 104 close builds · tagged LevelingPvE Takes Siphon Life, Soul Siphon 3/3, Shadow Mastery 5/5 and Wrack. Maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence and 10 more.
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   Affliction Warlock 40/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice

   #3 by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch Affliction 40 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 0 0.4% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 27 · saved 127 · opened 324 · across 88 close builds · tagged PvE Takes Siphon Life, Soul Siphon 3/3, Shadow Mastery 5/5 and Wrack. Maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Grim Reach, Improved Drains, Improved Bane of Agony, Fel Concentration and 11 more.
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   Destruction Warlock 5/11/35, Demonic Sacrifice, Ruin and Incinerate

   #4 by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch Affliction 5 / Demonology 11 / Destruction 35 1.3% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 95 · saved 247 · opened 1,368 · across 54 close builds · tagged PvE Takes Bane of Havoc, Fire and Brimstone 3/3, Shadow and Flame 5/5 and Incinerate. Maxes Suppression, Demonic Embrace, Demonic Aegis, Fel Vitality, Demonic Sacrifice, Destructive Reach and 11 more.
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   Demonology Warlock 5/33/13, Demonic Sacrifice, Soul Link and Demonic Pact

   #5 by what people did with it since the Oct 15 patch Affliction 5 / Demonology 33 / Destruction 13 1% of every Warlock share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 35 · saved 88 · opened 1,153 · across 31 close builds Takes Improved Felhunter 3/3, Soul Link, Demonic Knowledge 3/3, Master Demonologist 5/5 and Demonic Pact. Maxes Improved Corruption, Demonic Embrace, Demonic Aegis, Improved Voidwalker, Fel Vitality, Demonic Energies and 12 more.
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Builds within a few points of each other count as one family, shown by its most used member. The rows and the spec split come from the 24,287 Warlock builds with 41 or more points planned here since the Oct 15 patch (build 70425), ranked by what people did with each family since then: a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. The shared, saved and opened counts run from 13 Sep, before the beta: a row's share is its family's shares, saves and link opens over every Warlock build's (5,664 shares, 11,676 saves, 112,945 link opens since 13 Sep), so a row can hold a larger share than one ranked above it.

Since 13 Sep, 117,796 Warlock builds were made, shared, saved or opened here and 42,625 of them have all 51 points, those today's trees no longer allow included; this list counts the 24,287 with 41 or more points that today's trees allow, since the Oct 15 patch (build 70425).

This is a count of what people plan on this site, not a tier list. When a beta build moves, adds, removes or renames a Warlock talent or changes what it needs first, the count starts again from the day after that build and shows once 1,000 builds with 41 or more points are made on the new trees, as it did after the Oct 15 patch (build 70425).

Warlock talents by pick rate, most and least taken

Most taken: Demonic Sacrifice 79% (Demonology), Fel Vitality 78% (Demonology), Demonic Embrace 77% (Demonology), Improved Corruption 71% (Affliction), Demonic Energies 69% (Demonology). Least taken: Pyroclasm 4% (Destruction), Improved Felhunter 9% (Demonology), Improved Health Funnel 9% (Demonology), Improved Imp 10% (Demonology), Soul Harvest 10% (Affliction). Share of Warlock builds with 41 or more points that have a point in the talent, each build counted once.

Warlock builds at level 30, the beta cap 21 points

The beta cap rose to level 30 on 1 Oct, so 21 points. These are the 21-point Warlock builds people set at level 30 most often between 1 and 16 Oct 2026, counted once per visitor per day on builds somebody made, shared or saved here (224 in all; builds within four points count as one, and a family is shown once it has five or more people-days and its most-made build was made, shared or saved by at least two people on one day and three people-days in all).

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   Level 30 Affliction Warlock build, 21 points

   Affliction 21 / Demonology 0 / Destruction 0 6.7% of the level 30 Warlock builds in the window · 15 people-days · across 4 close builds Maxes Suppression, Improved Corruption, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence, Siphon Life.
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   Level 30 Demonology Warlock build, 21 points

   Affliction 3 / Demonology 18 / Destruction 0 2.7% of the level 30 Warlock builds in the window · 6 people-days · across 4 close builds Maxes Unholy Power, Fel Vitality, Demonic Energies, Improved Sayaad, Master Summoner, Demonic Brand.
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No Destruction 21-point build has reached the floor yet (37 people-days in the window).

Each spec's first 21 points, as the leveling orders place them: Demonology 0/21/0, from 45,350 Demonology orders; Affliction 21/0/0, from 31,847; Destruction 0/0/21, from 25,885. Recorded 18 Sep to 16 Oct 2026; the Warlock leveling order has every bracket.

Questions

Which Warlock spec do people build most in WoW Forever?

10,277 of the 24,287 Warlock builds with 41 or more points planned here (42%) lead in Demonology, 8,793 in Affliction and 5,217 in Destruction, counted since the Oct 15 patch (build 70425). Weighted by what people did with each build (made, viewed, opened by link, shared or saved), Affliction has 39%, Demonology 39% and Destruction 22%. At the level 30 cap the most made 21-point build leads in Affliction instead. 44% of the Warlock leveling orders people recorded lead in Demonology.

What is the most popular Warlock build at level 30, the beta cap?

Affliction 21/0/0: 6.7% of the 224 level 30 Warlock builds counted between 1 and 16 Oct 2026 (15 people-days), maxing Suppression, Improved Corruption, Improved Bane of Agony, Pandemic, Malevolence and Siphon Life.

What is the most popular Warlock build at level 60?

Affliction Warlock 35/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice, ranked first by what people did with each build since the Oct 15 patch (a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2, a view 1). It holds 3.9% of every Warlock share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 164, saved 437, opened 4,509).

Which Warlock talents are taken most and least?

Most taken: Demonic Sacrifice (79%), Fel Vitality (78%) and Demonic Embrace (77%). Least taken: Pyroclasm (4%), Improved Felhunter (9%) and Improved Health Funnel (9%). The percentages are the share of Warlock builds with 41 or more points that have at least one point in the talent, each build counted once.

Is there a Warlock raid, dungeon or PvP build in WoW Forever yet?

The builds people tagged most for each, when they saved or shared them in the calculator. PvE: Affliction Warlock 40/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice, 11 tags. PvP: Affliction Warlock 40/11/0, Shadow Mastery, Wrack and Demonic Sacrifice, 4 tags. A build is listed once it has 3 tags for the same thing; these are tags from players, not a ranking of how strong a build is.

Is this a Warlock tier list?

No. The builds are ranked by what people did with them on this site (shared, saved, opened by link, made or viewed), not by how strong they are.

Where do these Warlock build numbers come from?

From this site's own counter, which keeps counts only and no identities: every Warlock build planned in the calculator, and how often each was shared, saved or opened by link. Builds within a few points of each other count as one family, shown by its most used member, and every spec gets at least one row. The list is rebuilt a few times a day, last on 1 Nov 2026.

Also for Warlocks: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Warlock calculator. The most popular builds of every class.