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Updated Warlock PvE boards · Sep 2026

WoW Forever Warlock PvE Guide

Updated 2026-09-29 · 12 min read · by LFCarry PRO team

SS picks for Warlock raid nights at launch, kit still unpublished.
Troll, S tierTrollS new combo
Orc, S tierOrcS · Blood Fury
Affliction, S tierAfflictionS dots
Voidwalker, S tierVoidwalkerPet tank

1 board for Affliction vs Demonology, 1 board for races. Grades rest on haste and spell-power racials.

Warlock trees · raid PvE Affliction lead

S
Affliction DoT uptime, provisional
A
Demonology Pet tank / raid pet

Warlock races · PvE Troll Warlock new

S
Troll Berserking castsOrc Blood Fury SP
A
Undead CannibalizeGnome EurekaHuman Spirit
B
No Skyborne Warlock matrix

The Warlock raid-dots mega. Launch 4 November 2026. Lockouts from 9 December. Trees stay provisional (beta, 29 September 2026). DoT uptime, Voidwalker tanking and Tailoring sit below.

WoW Forever Warlock PvE Guide: Affliction Dots, Pet Tank, BiS

Warlock PvE in WoW Forever

Troll WarlockNew combo
DoTsAffliction plan
Pet tankVoidwalker dungeons

This page is raid dots and dungeons pet tanking. Fear kiting is the PvP sibling. Hub: WoW Forever Warlock. Sibling: Warlock PvP.

Your Warlock at 60 before Barrow Deeps opens

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Affliction vs Demonology at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 (PvE)

Destruction burst belongs on the PvP page. Here you pick Affliction dots or Demonology pets for lockouts. Provisional (beta, 29 September 2026).

10Voidwalker online
20DoT stack
40Corruption identity
50–60Forever 16-pt

Affliction. Keep dots rolling on the boss. Soul shards for summons. Watch threat on the opening tick after a pull in dungeons.

Demonology. Pet tank for dungeon nights. Raid pet identity unpublished. Swap if the kit posts a stronger Imp / Felhunter path.

Do not spend golds in Destruction for raid parses until numbers exist. Recheck the talent calculator.

Warlock BiS by week (PvE)

Shadow damage, hit, stamina. Staff or 1H + off-hand. Named lists stay provisional.

Week 1. Quest shadow blues. Get week-1 gear done.

Weeks 2–3. Pre-raid dungeon set. 1 clear for quests. Get the dungeon set done.

From 9 December. Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia. Raid carry options.

Warlock profession tiers (PvE)

Warlock PvE Ultimate is Tailoring + Enchanting: cloth crafts and weapon enchants. Live packages match checkout.

Open a tier to land on Warlock Affliction with that pair selected.

UltimateTop for you

PvE Basic

  • Alchemy
  • Herbalism
  • Self-made pots while learning the game
  • Cheapest path into raid consumables
  • Herb nodes pay for trainer gold
  • Tailoring later if you want cloth gear
  • Levels with you on the route
  • No gatherer partner required
Open Starter Pack
Balanced

PvE Max

  • Tailoring
  • Enchanting
  • Cloth sets and bags for casters
  • Sew bags; break greens for dust
  • Bags and cloth pieces for casters
  • No gather skill required after drop
  • Mats bought or a gatherer partner
  • Both crafts levelled on the route
Open Starter Pack
Alternative

Gold farming

  • Mining
  • Herbalism
  • Classic dual-gather gold meta
  • Nodes while questing; stack for launch
  • Funds rides, enchants, and flasks
  • Drop one gather when you add a craft
  • Nodes while you quest
  • Stack for the launch AH
Open Starter Pack
pvp_basic

PvP Basic

  • Engineering
  • Tailoring
  • Gadgets win world PvP and BGs
  • Self-made cloth while you level
  • Mining detour optional; buy ore later
  • Same pick for every cloth caster
  • Mats bought or a gatherer partner
  • Both crafts levelled on the route
Open Starter Pack
pvp_max

PvP Max

  • Engineering
  • Enchanting
  • Gadgets plus weapon/gear enchants
  • Needs a gatherer or auction-house mats
  • Best when honor farming starts week 1
  • Tailoring stays as a later alt craft
  • Mats bought or a gatherer partner
  • Both crafts levelled on the route
Open Starter Pack

Addons for a Forever Warlock (PvE)

Dot and pet addons for Warlock.

  • DoTimer / WeakAura ports: Corruption uptime; Forever ports provisional.
  • Shadowed Unit Frames: pet HP.
  • ThreatClassic2: opening-tick aggro.
  • Questie: 1 to 60.
  • Details!: parse after lockouts.

Fear DR trackers wait for the PvP sibling.

Leveling hours and the 2 speeds

Voidwalker holds while you drink, dots tick between camps, yet XP still totals about 150 hours. Pack $299 or $420. Normal realm. Warlock power leveling.

FAQ

Troll Warlock is a new Forever combo. Berserking haste helps Affliction ticks. Orc Blood Fury is the other S spell-power pick.
What changed
  • Published the Warlock PvE mega: Affliction boards, Troll Warlock, dungeon BiS, Tailoring tiers, pet addons.

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