Warlock leveling guide: Affliction 1-60
Affliction with a Voidwalker tanking is the warlock’s classic leveling setup: put your spells on the enemy, let the demon hold it, 
Life Tap for mana and move on. After 
Shadow Mastery the points go into Demonology for a sturdier warlock and stronger demons. New to the class? Read the warlock overview first.
The build
| Talent split | Affliction 30 / Demonology 21 |
| Weapon | A staff or a one-hand with an off-hand item, and a wand |
| Stats | Stamina, Intellect, Spirit |
| Calculator | Open this build in the talent calculator |
The order is checked against the Forever talent trees. The 31-point Affliction talent has no name in the Forever client data yet, so the build stops at 30 in Affliction; we will update it once we see the talent in game.
Talent order
One point per level from 10.
| Levels | Talent | Tree | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-14 |  Improved Corruption |
Affliction | 5/5 |
| 15-16 | Improved Life Tap |
Affliction | 2/2 |
| 17-19 |  Soul Siphon |
Affliction | 3/5 |
| 20-22 |  Improved Bane of Agony |
Affliction | 3/3 |
| 23 |  Amplify Curse |
Affliction | 1/1 |
| 24 |  Fel Concentration |
Affliction | 1/5 |
| 25-26 |  Nightfall |
Affliction | 2/2 |
| 27-28 |  Grim Reach |
Affliction | 2/2 |
| 29 | Soul Siphon |
Affliction | 4/5 |
| 30 |  Siphon Life |
Affliction | 1/1 |
| 31 | Soul Siphon |
Affliction | 5/5 |
| 32-34 | Fel Concentration |
Affliction | 4/5 |
| 35-39 | Shadow Mastery |
Affliction | 5/5 |
| 40-44 |  Demonic Embrace |
Demonology | 5/5 |
| 45-47 |  Improved Voidwalker |
Demonology | 3/3 |
| 48-49 |  Fel Vitality |
Demonology | 2/5 |
| 50 |  Fel Domination |
Demonology | 1/1 |
| 51-52 |  Improved Healthstone |
Demonology | 2/2 |
| 53-55 | Fel Vitality |
Demonology | 5/5 |
| 56-60 |  Unholy Power |
Demonology | 5/5 |
Why this order. Improved Corruption makes Corruption instant, which is the core of the build. Improved Life Tap gives more mana per tap, and Soul Siphon makes your drains stronger for every effect you have on the target. Improved Bane of Agony and Amplify Curse strengthen your curse. Fel Concentration stops drains from being pushed back, Nightfall gives free Shadow Bolts, and Grim Reach adds range. Siphon Life heals you over time, and Shadow Mastery raises all Shadow damage. From 40, Demonology adds Stamina with Demonic Embrace, a stronger Voidwalker, healthier demons, Fel Domination for a quick resummon, better healthstones and Unholy Power for demon damage.
Abilities by level
Levels are from the Forever client. In Forever the warlock’s agony curse is called Bane of Agony.
| Level | Ability |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Immolate |
| 1 |  Shadow Bolt |
| 1 |  Summon Imp |
| 4 | Corruption |
| 6 | Life Tap |
| 8 | Bane of Agony |
| 8 |  Fear |
| 10 | Summon Voidwalker |
| 10 |  Drain Soul |
| 10 | Create Healthstone |
| 12 |  Health Funnel |
| 14 | Drain Life |
| 20 |  Summon Succubus |
| 28 |  Banish |
| 30 |  Summon Felhunter |
Level by level
1 to 10. Imp and Shadow Bolt, then Immolate and Corruption. Life Tap at 6 when mana is low and health is high.
10 to 20. Summon the Voidwalker at 10 and let it tank everything. Corruption, Bane of Agony, then wand or Drain Life. Drain Soul on dying enemies collects soul shards. Make a healthstone and keep it.
20 to 30. Succubus at 20 for extra damage on single enemies, Voidwalker for harder pulls. Fear a second enemy if there is room. Banish at 28 for demons and elementals.
30 to 40. Felhunter at 30 against casters. Siphon Life and Shadow Mastery make your damage over time strong enough to start on the next enemy before the last one dies.
40 to 60. Demonology makes you hard to kill. Corruption, Bane of Agony and Siphon Life on two or three enemies at once, drain the last one, and keep the Voidwalker on the toughest.
Tips
- Keep five or more soul shards; you need them for demons, healthstones and resurrections.
- Life Tap, then heal back with Drain Life or between fights. Do not let your health drop too low before a pull.
- Fear can pull more enemies. Use it in open spaces.
- Make a healthstone for every party member in dungeons.
The talent order and ability levels come from the Forever client files (build 1.60.1.70790); the advice per level follows the original game and will be checked in Forever.