Destruction Warlock talents
Every Destruction talent, row by row, with what each rank does.
About the Destruction tree
16-point milestone: Conflagrate. Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 109 to 132 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.
Recommended leveling build
Our pickOpinion, not confirmed by Blizzard0/5/46 at level 60, with Conflagrate at level 25. Big casts and burst. Pick this if you prefer direct damage to damage over time.
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Another legal route to Conflagrate · not our pick
One order that reaches Conflagrate within the tree's rules: 16 points, which is level 25. Swap the early points for the talents you want.
- 1Destructive Reach2 of 2Row 1
- 2Improved Shadow Bolt5 of 5Row 1
- 3Aftermath5 of 5Row 1
- 4Molten Skin3 of 5Row 2
- 5Conflagrate1 of 1Row 4
All Destruction Warlock talents
A value like 1/2/3 is what rank 1, 2 and 3 give.
Destruction
16 · Conflagrate (milestone taken)
46points
Shown with our leveling pick's points at 60. Try your own in the calculator
Row 1open from level 10
3 talents
Max rank 2
Increases the range of your damaging spells by 10/20%.
Max rank 5
Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 4/8/12/16/20% for 12/24/36/48/60 sec.
Max rank 5
Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 10/20/30/40/50% and your Conflagrate spell has a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50/100/150/200/250% for 5/10/15/20/25 sec.
Row 2needs 5 points in Destruction
3 talents
Max rank 5
Reduces all damage taken by 2/4/6/8/10%.
Max rank 3
Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3/6/9%.
Max rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.6/2 sec.
Row 3needs 10 points in Destruction
2 talents
Max rank 5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20/40/60/80/100%.
Max rank 1
Instantly blasts the target for 102 to 111 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
Row 4needs 15 points in Destruction
3 talents
Max rank 3
Gives you a 23/46/69% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
Max rank 5
Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 2/4/6/8/10% for 20/40/60/80/100 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 2/4/6/8/10% for 20/40/60/80/100 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 20/40/60/80/100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
Conflagrate
16-point milestone
Max rank 1
Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 109 to 132 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.
Row 5needs 20 points in Destruction
3 talents
Max rank 2
Requires 3 in Intensity
Gives your Soul Fire spell a 13/26% chance to Stun the target for 3/6 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 13/26% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3/6 sec.
Max rank 1
Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Max rank 3
Requires 1 in Conflagrate
Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 8/16/24%.
Row 6needs 25 points in Destruction
1 talent
Max rank 3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 3/6/9% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 3/6/9%.
Row 7needs 30 points in Destruction
1 talent
Max rank 1
Requires 1 in Bane of Havoc
Deals 125 to 140 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.
In the patch digest
No new classes or Warlock tanks at launch
Asked about Season of Discovery roles such as Warlock tanks, Nuthals said not at launch.
Warlock and Shaman tanks are "not quite yet"
He named Warlock tank and Shaman tank as "not quite yet, but never say never". The writer added "at least at launch".
A Warlock summon still needs two helpers
Ritual of Summoning is the only summon left, and both helpers must be physically present.
More Warlock talents
Races that can be a Warlock: Human, Gnome, Orc, Undead, Troll.
Talent data: public community datasets, Forever beta build 1.60.1.69893. Numbers can change in any later build or patch. Icon credits