World of Warcraft: Forever Warlock
From the beta client, build 1.60.1.70338, read 11 Oct 2026, and Blizzard's notes of 8 Oct 2026.
Warlock in Blizzard's newest notes
In the notes3 lines under the Warlock heading of WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, Updated October 8, Blizzard's words.
- A Warlock’s current pet will now be stunned while summoning a new pet.
- Shadow Bolt: The base points and points per level of ranks 1-4 of this spell have been adjusted to make the growth rate of ranks 1-5 more consistent, and new ranks always an upgrade.
Demonology
- Demonic Brand bonus pet damage now only does high threat when it deals Shadow damage.
Talents
Plan a build52 talents in three trees: 22 not in Classic Era by name, and 25 worded differently from Classic Era.
Affliction 17
Not in Classic Era by name
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Suppression
- Improved Corruption
- Fel Concentration
- Amplify Curse
- Nightfall
- Curse of Exhaustion
- Siphon Life
- Shadow Mastery
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Dark Pact
- Grim Reach
- Improved Curse of Agony
- Improved Curse of Exhaustion
- Improved Curse of Weakness
- Improved Drain Life
- Improved Drain Mana
- Improved Drain Soul
Demonology 19
Not in Classic Era by name
- Demonic Aegis
- Fel Vitality
- Demonic Energies
- Decimation
- Demonic Brand
- Improved Felhunter
- Demonic Knowledge
- Demonic Pact
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Improved Health Funnel
- Improved Imp
- Demonic Embrace
- Unholy Power
- Demonic Sacrifice
- Soul Link
- Master Demonologist
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Fel Intellect
- Fel Stamina
- Improved Firestone
- Improved Healthstone
- Improved Spellstone
- Improved Subjugate Demon
Destruction 16
Not in Classic Era by name
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Destructive Reach
- Improved Shadow Bolt
- Bane
- Cataclysm
- Aftermath
- Ruin
- Shadowburn
- Intensity
- Conflagrate
- Pyroclasm
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Devastation
- Emberstorm
- Improved Firebolt
- Improved Immolate
- Improved Lash of Pain
- Improved Searing Pain
Abilities
Every rank by level48 abilities and 162 ranks the class line trains.
Not in Classic Era by name
- Incinerate level 50
Renamed from Classic Era
- Bane of Agony was Curse of Agony
- Bane of Doom was Curse of Doom
Tagged on the abilities page as possible Season of Discovery leftovers: Explorer Imp, Portal of Summoning.
Races that can be a Warlock
Every raceCommon questions
What changed for the Warlock in World of Warcraft: Forever?
By name, in the beta client's tables, 22 of the Warlock's 52 talents and 3 of its 48 abilities are not in Classic Era's lists, and 25 of the 30 talents we could compare with Classic Era are worded differently. Blizzard's notes of 8 Oct 2026 carry 3 lines under the Warlock heading, shown on this page.
Which races can be a Warlock in World of Warcraft: Forever?
In the beta client's tables: Human, Gnome, Orc, Undead and Troll. New pairs in Forever: Troll.
Talents and abilities are the beta client's own tables, read through the wago.tools mirror; the notes are Blizzard's words from its forum. World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.