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Affliction vs Demonology Warlock

FreeBeta 1.60.1 data, 20 Sep

Two level 60 Warlock builds side by side: 24 talents differ and 6 are the same.

The two builds

Build A: Affliction Warlock

Our pick — opinionAffliction leveling build

49/2/0

Level
60
Points
51 of 51

16-point milestones

  • Curse of Exhaustion

Build B: Demonology Warlock

Our pick — opinionDemonology leveling build

17/34/0

Level
60
Points
51 of 51

16-point milestones

  • Fel Domination

Use this comparison

https://foreverguide.app/b/1kh2q1luq5qvq/vs/1kgc030jdh9z00h26mp78

Both builds are our leveling picks: opinion, not confirmed by Blizzard. Why we picked them: Warlock leveling guide

Differences: 24 talents

Affliction11 differences · 49 points in A, 17 in B

Talent Rank RankWhat the extra ranks give
Suppression. Only build A takes it.Build A: 5/5Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 5: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.
Malediction. Only build A takes it.Build A: 5/5Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 5: Increases all periodic damage done by your Warlock spells by 5%.
Soul Harvesting. Only build A takes it.Build A: 2/2Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 2: You gain Soul Harvest for 20 sec if a victim is killed while afflicted with your Drain Soul. Soul Harvest allows your Mana to regenerate at 100% of normal speed while you are casting spells, and grants a 100% increase to your Mana regeneration.
Improved Bane of Agony. Both take it, at different ranks.Build A: 2/2Build B: 1/2Build B, rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 5%. Build A, rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.
Pandemic. Only build A takes it.Build A: 3/3Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Drain Hope spells by 100%.
Malevolence. Only build A takes it.Build A: 5/5Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.
Curse of Exhaustion16-point milestone. Only build A takes it.Build A: 1/1Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 1: Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Siphon Life. Only build A takes it.Build A: 1/1Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 1: Transfers 15 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
Soul Siphon. Only build A takes it.Build A: 3/3Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 3: Increases the rate at which your Drain Life and Drain Soul deal damage by 51%, but reduces your healing from Drain Life by 30%.
Shadow Mastery. Only build A takes it.Build A: 5/5Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 5: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 5%.
Drain Hope. Only build A takes it.Build A: 1/1Build B: not takenBuild A, rank 1: Drains all hope from the target, dealing 52 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing all other Shadow damage over time you deal to that target by 10%. Lasts 6 sec.

Demonology13 differences · 2 points in A, 34 in B

Talent Rank RankWhat the extra ranks give
Improved Health Funnel. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 2/2Build B, rank 2: Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 40%, reduces its health cost by 30%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 100%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
Demonic Embrace. Both take it, at different ranks.Build A: 2/5Build B: 5/5Build A, rank 2: Increases your total Stamina by 6%. Build B, rank 5: Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
Unholy Power. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 5/5Build B, rank 5: Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
Improved Voidwalker. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 3/3Build B, rank 3: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice and Suffering spells by 30%.
Fel Vitality. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 3/3Build B, rank 3: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
Demonic Sacrifice. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 1/1Build B, rank 1: When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hrs. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 2% of your total Mana every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 3% of your total Health every 4 sec.
Master Summoner. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 2/2Build B, rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
Fel Domination16-point milestone. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 1/1Build B, rank 1: Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
Demonic Energies. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 2/2Build B, rank 2: You heal your pet for 16% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you gain.
Soul Link. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 1/1Build B, rank 1: When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active.
Demonic Knowledge. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 3/3Build B, rank 3: Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 99% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
Master Demonologist. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 5/5Build B, rank 5: Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 10%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 10%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 10%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 10%.
Demonic Pact. Only build B takes it.Build A: not takenBuild B: 1/1Build B, rank 1: Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon. Resummoning the sacrificed demon will still cancel the effect.

Destructionno differences · 0 points in A, 0 in B

Neither build spends a point in Destruction.

6 talents are the same in both builds, at the same rank. The full comparison lists them and draws both trees.

Talent data: public community datasets, Forever beta build 1.60.1.69893. Numbers can change in any later build or patch. Icon credits