TBC Warlock Talent Calculator
Click talents in the Affliction, Demonology & Destruction trees to plan your TBC Warlock. You have 61 points at level 70; the planner checks tier and prerequisite rules, shows the level your build needs and gives you a link to share it.
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TBC Warlock talent trees
In The Burning Crusade a Warlock has 61 talent points at level 70, spread over three trees: Affliction (21 talents), Demonology (22 talents), Destruction (21 talents). The deepest talent in each tree needs 40 points in that tree, so a build can reach only one of Unstable Affliction, Summon Felguard, Shadowfury.
The tables list every Warlock talent with its tier, number of ranks and what each rank does. Values separated by a slash are rank 1 / rank 2 / and so on.
Affliction · 21 talents, 57 points to learn them all
| Tier | Talent | Ranks | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (0 pts) | Suppression | 5 | Reduces the chance your Affliction spells are resisted by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Improved Corruption | 5 | Reduces the casting time of Corruption by 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.6 / 2 sec. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Curse of Weakness | 2 | Increases the effect of Curse of Weakness by 10 / 20%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Drain Soul | 2 | Returns 7 / 15% of your maximum mana when the target dies while being drained, and reduces Affliction threat. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Life Tap | 2 | Increases the mana gained from Life Tap by 10 / 20%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Soul Siphon | 2 | Increases the amount drained by Drain Life by an extra 2 / 4% for each Affliction effect on the target. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Improved Curse of Agony | 2 | Increases the damage of Curse of Agony by 5 / 10%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Fel Concentration | 5 | Gives a 14 / 28 / 42 / 56 / 70% chance to avoid interruption while channeling Drain Life, Drain Mana or Drain Soul. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Amplify Curse | 1 | Increases the effect of your next Curse of Doom or Curse of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Grim Reach | 2 | Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10 / 20%. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Nightfall | 2 | Gives Corruption and Drain Life a 2 / 4% chance to make your next Shadow Bolt instant. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Empowered Corruption | 3 | Your Corruption gains an extra 12 / 24 / 36% of your bonus spell damage. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Shadow Embrace | 5 | Your Corruption, Curse of Agony, Siphon Life and Seed of Corruption reduce the target's physical damage by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Siphon Life | 1 | Transfers health from the target to you every 3 sec for 30 sec. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Curse of Exhaustion | 1 | Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Requires Amplify Curse. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Shadow Mastery | 5 | Increases the damage of your Shadow spells by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%. Requires Siphon Life. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Contagion | 5 | Increases the damage of Curse of Agony, Corruption and Seed of Corruption by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5% and reduces the chance they are dispelled. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Dark Pact | 1 | Drains mana from your pet to restore your own. |
| 8 (35 pts) | Improved Howl of Terror | 2 | Reduces the casting time of Howl of Terror by 0.8 / 1.5 sec. |
| 8 (35 pts) | Malediction | 3 | Increases the effect of Curse of the Elements and Curse of Recklessness by 1 / 2 / 3%. |
| 9 (40 pts) | Unstable Affliction | 1 | Shadow damage over time; if it is dispelled, the dispeller is silenced and damaged. Requires Contagion. |
Demonology · 22 talents, 61 points to learn them all
| Tier | Talent | Ranks | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (0 pts) | Improved Healthstone | 2 | Increases the healing of Healthstones by 10 / 20%. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Improved Imp | 3 | Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield and Blood Pact by 10 / 20 / 30%. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Demonic Embrace | 5 | Increases your total Stamina by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15% but reduces your total Spirit by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Health Funnel | 2 | Increases the health transferred by Health Funnel by 10 / 20% and reduces its health cost. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Improved Voidwalker | 3 | Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Sacrifice by 10 / 20 / 30%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Fel Intellect | 3 | Increases the Intellect of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter and Felguard by 5 / 10 / 15% and your maximum mana by 1 / 2 / 3%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Improved Succubus | 3 | Increases the effect of your Succubus's Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss and the duration of Seduction. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Fel Domination | 1 | Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter or Felguard summon is 5.5 sec faster and costs 50% less mana. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Fel Stamina | 3 | Increases the Stamina of your demons by 5 / 10 / 15% and your maximum health by 1 / 2 / 3%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Demonic Aegis | 3 | Increases the effectiveness of Demon Armor and Fel Armor by 10 / 20 / 30%. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Master Summoner | 2 | Reduces the casting time of demon summons by 2 / 4 sec and their mana cost by 20 / 40%. Requires Fel Domination. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Unholy Power | 5 | Increases the damage of your Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter and Felguard melee attacks and your Imp's Firebolt by 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20%. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Improved Enslave Demon | 2 | Reduces the attack and casting speed penalty of Enslave Demon and makes the target less likely to resist it. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Demonic Sacrifice | 1 | Sacrifice your demon to gain a powerful buff for 30 min based on the demon sacrificed. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Improved Firestone | 2 | Increases the bonus damage of Firestones by 10 / 20%. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Mana Feed | 3 | When you gain mana from Drain Mana or Life Tap, your pet gains 33 / 66 / 100% of that mana. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Master Demonologist | 5 | Grants you and your summoned demon a bonus that depends on the type of demon. Requires Unholy Power. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Demonic Resilience | 3 | Reduces the chance you are critically hit by 1 / 2 / 3% and the damage your demon takes by 5 / 10 / 15%. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Soul Link | 1 | 20% of all damage taken is split to your demon, and you both deal 5% more damage. Requires Demonic Sacrifice. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Demonic Knowledge | 3 | Increases your spell damage by 4 / 8 / 12% of your demon's Stamina and Intellect. |
| 8 (35 pts) | Demonic Tactics | 5 | Increases the melee and spell critical strike chance of you and your demon by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 9 (40 pts) | Summon Felguard | 1 | Summons a Felguard under your command. |
Destruction · 21 talents, 66 points to learn them all
| Tier | Talent | Ranks | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (0 pts) | Improved Shadow Bolt | 5 | Your Shadow Bolt crits increase Shadow damage taken by the target by 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20% for the next 4 Shadow hits. |
| 1 (0 pts) | Cataclysm | 5 | Reduces the mana cost of your Destruction spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Bane | 5 | Reduces the casting time of Shadow Bolt and Immolate by 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 sec and Soul Fire by 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.6 / 2 sec. |
| 2 (5 pts) | Aftermath | 5 | Gives your Destruction spells a 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% chance to daze the target for 5 sec. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Improved Firebolt | 2 | Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt by 0.25 / 0.5 sec. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Improved Lash of Pain | 2 | Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus's Lash of Pain by 3 / 6 sec. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Devastation | 5 | Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. |
| 3 (10 pts) | Shadowburn | 1 | Instantly blasts the target with Shadow damage; you gain a Soul Shard if it dies within 5 sec. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Intensity | 2 | Gives a 35 / 70% chance to resist interruption while casting or channeling Fire spells. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Destructive Reach | 2 | Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10 / 20% and reduces their threat by 5 / 10%. |
| 4 (15 pts) | Improved Searing Pain | 3 | Increases the critical strike chance of Searing Pain by 4 / 7 / 10%. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Pyroclasm | 2 | Gives Rain of Fire, Hellfire and Soul Fire a 13 / 26% chance to stun targets for 3 sec. Requires Intensity. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Improved Immolate | 5 | Increases the initial damage of Immolate by 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25%. |
| 5 (20 pts) | Ruin | 1 | Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%. Requires Devastation. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Nether Protection | 3 | After you are hit by a spell, you have a 10 / 20 / 30% chance to become immune to that school for 4 sec. |
| 6 (25 pts) | Emberstorm | 5 | Increases the damage of your Fire spells by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% and reduces the casting time of Incinerate. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Backlash | 3 | Increases your spell critical strike chance by 1 / 2 / 3% and gives a chance after being hit to make your next Shadow Bolt or Incinerate instant. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Conflagrate | 1 | Ignites a target suffering from Immolate, dealing Fire damage and consuming the Immolate. Requires Improved Immolate. |
| 7 (30 pts) | Soul Leech | 3 | Gives your Destruction damage spells a 10 / 20 / 30% chance to heal you for 20% of the damage dealt. |
| 8 (35 pts) | Shadow and Flame | 5 | Your Shadow Bolt and Incinerate gain an extra 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20% of your bonus spell damage. |
| 9 (40 pts) | Shadowfury | 1 | Shadow damage in an area that stuns enemies for 2 sec. |
Planning a TBC Warlock build
Many builds put 41 points or more into one tree to reach its deepest talent, then spend the remaining 20 points on the strongest talents near the top of a second tree. Points in the first few tiers are cheap and often give flat bonuses, so "dipping" into another tree is usually better than spreading points evenly.
If you are levelling, check the required level in the summary bar: it tells you the level at which the build is complete (your number of points plus 9). Use Copy build link to save the build, and plan a second one for another role.
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Frequently asked questions
How many talent points does a TBC Warlock have?
A level 70 Warlock in The Burning Crusade has 61 talent points: the first at level 10 and one more each level after that.
What are the Warlock talent trees in The Burning Crusade?
The Warlock has three trees: Affliction, Demonology and Destruction. The deepest talent of each is Unstable Affliction (Affliction), Summon Felguard (Demonology) and Shadowfury (Destruction), and each needs 40 points spent in its tree first.
Can a Warlock take two 41-point talents?
No. Reaching a 41-point talent uses 41 of your 61 points, which leaves 20 for the other two trees. That is why most TBC builds are one deep tree plus a few useful talents from a second tree.
How do I share my TBC Warlock build?
Click "Copy build link" above the trees. The link stores every point you spent, so it opens the same build for anyone. Your last Warlock build is also kept in your browser.