WoW Forever Warlock PvE: Talents, BiS, Best Race

Q: Is Troll Warlock good for Forever PvE?

Troll Warlock is a new Forever combo. Berserking haste helps Affliction ticks. Orc Blood Fury is the other S spell-power pick.

Q: Affliction or Demonology for raids?

This page treats Affliction as the raid-dot tree. Demonology is the pet-tank tree for dungeons. Destruction is the PvP sibling.

Q: What professions should a PvE Warlock take?

Tailoring + Enchanting is Ultimate. Engineering is the PvP sibling pair.

Q: Can Skyborne be Warlock?

No on the published matrix. Skyborne classes skip Warlock. Pick Troll, Orc, Undead, Gnome or Human.

Q: Can a Warlock tank in WoW Forever?

The 7 October Warlock kit has no tank spec. Blizzard's written tank kits are Protection Paladin, Protection Warrior and Bear Druid. In dungeons and on the leveling route the Warlock's tank is the Voidwalker pet.

Q: Does Voidwalker still tank dungeons?

Yes. Pets now scale from your stats, Demonic Brand adds threat to the Voidwalker's attacks, and Improved Health Funnel heals it while cutting the heal's threat by up to 100%. Plan around a pet tank on the leveling route.

Q: When do raids open for Warlock?

9 December 2026: Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia's Lair (40). You need level 60.

Q: Is Soulstone published?

The 7 October Warlock kit lists no change to Soulstone or Healthstone, and it removes the Improved Healthstone talent. Plan on the Classic versions of both.

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.

WoW Forever Warlock PvE Guide: Affliction Talents, BiS, Pet Tank, Best Race

Your Warlock at 60 before Barrow Deeps opens

Tailoring + Enchanting on the Starter Pack. Troll Warlock set before the 1st session.

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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. Blizzard published the Warlock trees on 7 October, and point spends stay provisional while the beta runs to 21 October.

10Voidwalker online

20DoT stack

40Corruption identity

50-60Forever 16-pt

Affliction. Keep dots rolling on the boss. Curse of Agony is now Bane of Agony, and each Warlock keeps 1 Bane on a target. Pandemic raises DoT crit damage, Wrack at 31 points is the drain between refreshes, and Suppression cuts your threat by up to 20%. Drain Soul now has a rising chance per tick to grant a Soul Shard. Watch threat on the opening tick after a pull in dungeons.

Demonology. Pet tank for dungeon nights. Pets now scale from your stats. Demonic Sacrifice at 11 points lasts 2 hours, and Demonic Pact at 31 keeps it when you summon another pet, so it stacks with Master Demonologist.

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's Lair (40). Blizzard has not published the raid loot tables yet. Raid carry options.

Every other spec, and the 18 tier 1 sets: BiS lists for every spec.

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

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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

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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/RP ruleset. Since the 1 October beta build dungeon quests pay half their old bonus XP, so the hours stay in the open world. A human Pro plays your Warlock by hand from our own gaming hubs, on a PC dedicated to your account and a residential IP in your city. To the game the Pro looks exactly like a family member playing at home. Warlock power leveling.

FAQ

What is the best race for Warlock PvE in WoW Forever? −

Troll and Orc on this board. Troll Berserking adds 10% casting speed for 10 seconds, and Orc Blood Fury adds 10% attack and spell power for 15 seconds. Undead, Gnome and Human sit in A. Skyborne cannot be Warlock.

Is Troll Warlock good for Forever PvE? +

Affliction or Demonology for raids? +

What professions should a PvE Warlock take? +

Can Skyborne be Warlock? +

Can a Warlock tank in WoW Forever? +

Does Voidwalker still tank dungeons? +

When do raids open for Warlock? +

Is Soulstone published? +

What changed

Oct 8October refresh: the 7 October Warlock kit with Banes, Wrack, Demonic Pact and pet scaling. Also the Warlock highlight video, Onyxia's Lair (40) in the raid list, the dungeon-quest XP cut and FAQ answers on the best PvE race and Warlock tanking.
Sep 29Published the Warlock PvE mega: Affliction boards, Troll Warlock, dungeon BiS, Tailoring tiers, pet addons.