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Affliction is the Ranged DPS specialization of the Warlock in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the beta client (build 1.60.1.69913); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
The class's three trees, with the talents the Icy Veins guide recommends at level 20 in colour and all the others in grey. The small number on the left of each row is the points you must have spent in the tree to reach it. Point counts are shown when the guide states them; otherwise only the talents are named. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
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Icy Veins: makes Corruption instant and increases its damage by 10%.
Icy Veins: increases the Mana gained from Life Tap by 20%.
Icy Veins: extra hit chance and reduced threat.
Icy Veins (optional): rewards the killing blow while casting Drain Soul.
In order of importance, according to Icy Veins.
Icy Veins: Spirit is lowest in priority. Other potions, elixirs and scrolls are pending confirmation.
What the Icy Veins guide lists for this specialization.
No source publishes a best-in-slot list or enchants for this specialization yet: the Icy Veins Forever guides only cover level 20 for now and do not detail them. The dungeon items below are ranked by rule from the stat priority and are not a best-in-slot list. This section will be filled when a source publishes them, with nothing invented on our side.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-09-17, read on September 21, 2026.
A shortlist: the best item for each slot across the known dungeons, from this specialization's stat priority. Open a dungeon to see all its items filtered.
| Slot | Item | Stats | Drops from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Held in off-hand |  Orb of the Forgotten Seer | +14 Spell Power | Scarlet Monastery |
| Legs |  Gaze Dreamer Pants | +9 Spirit · +12 Spell Power · +40 Armor | Blackfathom Deeps |
| Waist |  Belt of Arugal | +2 Agility · +3 Intellect · +5 Spirit · +9 Spell Power · +26 Armor | Shadowfang Keep |
| Shoulders |  Bloodmage Mantle | +9 Intellect · +9 Spell Power · +38 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Wrists |  Spidertank Oilrag | +9 Spell Power · +3 Mp5 · +22 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Chest |  Civinad Robes | +12 Spirit · +7 Stamina · +9 Spell damage · +54 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Head |  Embalmed Shroud | +12 Spirit · +7 Stamina · +8 Spell damage · +42 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Hands |  Serpent Gloves | +6 Agility · +7 Spell Power · +25 Armor | Wailing Caverns |
| Neck |  Scorn's Icy Choker | +6 Intellect · +5 Stamina · +7 Spell Power | Scarlet Monastery |
| Feet |  Nimbus Boots | +6 Agility · +6 Spell damage · +31 Armor | Blackfathom Deeps |
Ragefire Chasm · Deadmines · Wailing Caverns · Shadowfang Keep · Blackfathom Deeps · Stormwind Stockade · Gnomeregan · Scarlet Monastery · Razorfen Kraul
These are the deepest talents in the tree: they require 30 points already spent in the specialization. Official game text, at maximum rank.
Tears the target apart from within, dealing 36 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10%. Lasts 6 sec.
Talents you take only once, with their tier (official text at maximum rank).
Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
Each line is a tier of the tree; in brackets, the talent's maximum rank.
| Tier | The tree tier by tier |
|---|---|
| 1 | Improved Life Tap (2) · Suppression (5) · Improved Corruption (5) |
| 2 | Malediction (5) · Soul Harvesting (2) · Improved Drains (3) |
| 3 | Improved Bane of Agony (2) · Fel Concentration (3) · Amplify Curse (1) · Pandemic (3) |
| 4 | Malevolence (5) · Nightfall (2) · Curse of Exhaustion (1) |
| 5 | Siphon Life (1) · Soul Siphon (3) |
| 6 | Shadow Mastery (5) |
| 7 | Wrack (1) |
Open Warlock in the talent calculator
Spend your 51 points, compare the three specializations and share your build by link.
This page gives no rotation or spell priority: the client does not provide them and we do not invent them. The data will change when the game launches on November 4, 2026.
