Warlock abilities/Pre-Mists

Pre-Mists

Note: This page has to do with the class prior to Mists of Pandaria.

The first two tables cover abilities learned from trainers and abilities learned from warlock talents. The abilities are then organized by their various functionalities. The last table displays abilities learned by the warlock minions. For detailed information on each spell and its rank advancements, click on the spell's title.

Warlock trainers can teach these abilities to all Warlocks at the appropriate levels.

Ability	Min Level	Tree	Description
[Shadow Bolt]	Starts with	Destruction	Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing X Shadow damage.
[Demon Skin]	Starts with	Demonology	Protects the caster, increasing Armor by X and increasing the amount of health generated through spells and effects by 20%. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Warlock at any time. Lasts 30 minutes.
[Summon Imp]	1	Demonology	Summons an Imp under the command of the Warlock. Does not use a Soul Shard.
[Immolate]	3	Destruction	Burns the enemy for X Fire damage and then an additional Y Fire damage over 15 seconds.
[Corruption]	4	Affliction	Corrupts the target, causing X Shadow damage over Y seconds.
[Life Tap]	5	Affliction	Converts X health into Y mana.
[Drain Life]	6	Affliction	Drains X health per second and transfers it to the Warlock. Lasts 5 seconds. (Channeling spell)
[Demon Armor]	8	Demonology	Protects the caster, increasing Armor by X and increasing the amount of health generated through spells and effects by 20%. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Warlock at any time. Lasts 30 minutes.
[Summon Voidwalker]	8	Demonology	Summons a Voidwalker under the command of the Warlock. Requires a Soul Shard.
[Create Healthstone]	9	Demonology	Creates a Healthstone that can be used to instantly restore X health. Conjured items disappear if logged out for more than 15 minutes. Requires a Soul Shard.
[Drain Soul]	10	Affliction	Drains the soul of the target, causing 55 Shadow damage over 15 seconds. If the target dies while being drained, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. (Channeling spell)
[Soulburn]	10	Demonology	Consumes a Soul Shard, allowing you to use the secondary effects on some of your spells. Drain Life Summon Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter, Felguard Demonic Circle: Teleport Soul Fire Healthstone Searing Pain
[Health Funnel]	12	Demonology	Transfers X health per second from the Warlock to their summoned pet. Lasts 10 seconds. (Channeling spell)
[Bane of Agony]	12	Affliction	Banes the target with agony, causing 1524 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.
[Soul Harvest]	12	Demonology	You seek out nearby wandering souls, gaining 1 soul shard and regenerating 15% of your health every 3 sec for 9 sec. Cannot be cast when in combat.
[Fear]	14	Affliction	Strikes fear in the enemy, causing it to run in fear for up to 10 seconds. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.
[Unending Breath]	16	Demonology	Allows the target to breathe underwater for 10 minutes.
[Curse of Weakness]	16	Affliction	Target's physical damage done is reduced by 10% for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
[Create Soulstone]	18	Demonology	Creates a Soulstone which can be used to store a target's soul. If the target dies while his soul is stored, he will be able to resurrect with X health and Y mana. Lasts 15 minutes. Requires a Soul Shard.
[Searing Pain]	18	Destruction	Inflict searing pain on the enemy target, causing X Fire damage. Causes high amount of Threat.
[Rain of Fire]	18	Destruction	Calls down a fiery rain to burn enemies in the area of effect for X Fire damage over 8 seconds. (Channeling spell)
[Bane of Doom]	20	Affliction	Banes the target with impending doom, causing 1947 Shadow damage every 15 sec. When Bane of Doom deals damage, it has a 20% chance to summon a Demon guardian.
[Soul Link]	20	Demonology	When active, 20% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter, Felguard, or enslaved demon instead. That damage cannot be prevented. Lasts as long as the demon is active and controlled.
[Summon Succubus]	20	Demonology	Summons a Sccubus under the command of the Warlock. Requires a Soul Shard.
[Summon Felsteed]	20	Demonology	Summons a Felsteed, which serves as a mount for the Warlock. Speed is increased by 60%.
[Eye of Kilrogg]	22	Demonology	Summons an Eye of Kilrogg and binds your vision to it. The eye moves quickly but is very fragile.
[Drain Mana]	24	Affliction	Transfers X mana per second from the target to the Warlock. Lasts 5 seconds. (Channeling spell)
[Curse of Tongues]	26	Affliction	Forces the target to speak Demonic, increasing casting times of their spells by X%. Lasts 30 seconds. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
[Enslave Demon]	30	Demonology	Enslaves the target demon, up to level X, forcing it to do the Warlock's bidding. While enslaved, the time between the demon's attacks is increased by 40% and its casting speed is slowed by 30%. Lasts up to 5 minutes. If you repeatedly enslave the same demon, it will become more difficult to control with each attempt. Requires a Soul Shard.
[Hellfire]	30	Destruction	Ignites the area surrounding the caster, causing X Fire damage to all nearby enemies and self every second. Lasts 15 sec. (Channeling spell)
[Summon Felhunter]	30	Demonology	Summons a Felhunter under the command of the Warlock. Requires a Soul Shard.
[Banish]	32	Demonology	Banishes the target for X seconds, preventing it from doing anything, but also making it invulnerable. Works only on Elementals and Demons. Only one target can be Banished at a time.
[Shadow Ward]	34	Demonology	Absorbs X Shadow damage. Lasts 30 seconds.
[Summon Dreadsteed]	40	Demonology	Summons a Dreadsteed, which serves as a mount for the Warlock. Speed is increased by 100%.
[Death Coil]	42	Affliction	Causes the enemy target to run in horror for 3 seconds and causes X Shadow damage. The Warlock gains 300% of the damage caused in health.
[Ritual of Summoning]	42	Demonology	Begins a ritual that creates a summoning portal. The summoning portal can be used by 2 party or raid members to summon a targeted party or raid member. The ritual portal requires the caster and 2 additional party or raid members to complete. In order to participate, all players must be out of combat and right-click the portal and not move until the ritual is complete.
[Howl of Terror]	44	Affliction	Howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yards to flee in terror for X seconds. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
[Inferno]	50	Demonology	Summons a meteor from the Twisting Nether, causing 439 to 493 Fire damage and stunning all enemy targets in the area for 2 sec. An Infernal rises from the crater, under the command of the caster for 45 sec. The Infernal deals strong area of effect damage, and will be drawn to attack targets afflicted by your Bane of Agony or Bane of Doom spells.
[Nethermancy]	50		Increases your Intellect by 5%.
[Curse of the Elements]	52	Affliction	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow resistances by 183 and increasing magic damage taken by 8%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
[Soul Fire]	54	Destruction	Burn the enemy's soul, causing 2172 to 2722 Fire damage.
[Summon Doomguard]	58	Demonology	Summons a Doomguard to fight beside you for 45 sec. The Doomguard will assist you by attacking the target which is afflicted by your Bane of Doom or Bane of Agony spell.
[Demon Leap]	60	Demonology	Leap through the air and slam down on all enemies within 5 yards of the target area, causing 2214 to 2624 Shadow damage and stunning them for 2 sec.
[Immolation Aura]	60	Demonology	Ignites the area surrounding you, causing 251 Fire damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec. Lasts 15 sec.
[Fel Armor]	62	Demonology	Surrounds the caster with fel energy, increasing spell power by X plus additional spell power equal to 30% of your Spirit. In addition, you regain 2% of your maximum health every 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Warlock at any time. Lasts 30 min.
[Incinerate]	64	Destruction	Deals X Fire damage to your target and an additional Y Fire damage if the target is affected by an Immolate spell.
[Soulshatter]	66	Demonology	Reduces threat by 50% for all enemies within 50 yards. Requires a Soul Shard.
[Ritual of Souls]	68	Demonology	Begins a ritual that creates a Soulwell. Raid members can click the Soulwell to acquire a Master Healthstone. The Soulwell lasts for 5 min or 10 charges. Requires the caster and 2 additional party members to complete the ritual. In order to participate, all players must be out of combat and right-click the soul portal and not move until the ritual is complete.
[Seed of Corruption]	72	Affliction	Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target, causing X Shadow damage over 18 sec. When the target takes X total damage, the seed will inflict Y Shadow damage to all enemies within 15 yards of the target. Only one Corruption spell per Warlock can be active on any one target.
[Shadowflame]	76	Destruction	Targets in a cone in front of the caster take X Shadow damage and an additional Z Fire damage over 8 sec.
[Demonic Circle: Summon]	78	Demonology	You summon a Demonic Circle at your feet, lasting 6 min. You can only have one Demonic Circle active at a time.
[Demonic Circle: Teleport]	78	Demonology	Teleports you to your Demonic Circle and removes all snare effects.
[Fel Flame]	81	Destruction	Deals 221 to 255 Shadowflame damage to an enemy target, increasing the duration of Immolate or Unstable Affliction by 6 sec.
[Dark Intent]	83	Affliction	You link yourself with the targeted friendly target, increasing both of your haste by 3%. When you or the linked target gains a critical periodic damage or healing effect, the other gains an increased 3% increased periodic damage and healing lasting for 7 sec. Stacks up to 3 times. Dark Intent lasts for 30 min.
[Demon Soul]	85	Demonology	You and your summoned demon fuse souls, granting the Warlock a temporary power depending on the demon currently enslaved. Imp - Critical Strike damage on cast time Destruction spells increased by 60% for 30 sec. Each spell cast benefitting from this effect reduces the bonus by 20% until the bonus expires after 3 casts. Voidwalker - All threat generated by you transferred to your Voidwalker for 15 sec. Succubus - Shadow Bolt damage increased by 10% for 20 sec. Felhunter - Periodic shadow damage increased by 20% for 20 sec. Felguard - Spell haste increased by 15% and fire and shadow damage done increased by 10% for 20 sec.

The first rank of these abilities must be gained by spending a talent point on the appropriate talent. Subsequent ranks are then learned from warlock trainers.

Affliction

Ability	Reqs	Description
[Curse of Exhaustion]	Affliction 10	Reduce movement speed by 30% for 30 sec.
[Unstable Affliction]	Affliction 1 (Upon selecting Affliction tree)	Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, causing X damage over 18 seconds. In addition, if the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause Y damage to the dispeller and silence them for 5 seconds.
[Haunt]	Affliction 30	You send a ghostly soul into the target, dealing X Shadow damage and increasing all damage done by your Shadow damage-over-time effects on the target by 20% for 12 sec. When the Haunt spell ends or is dispelled, the soul returns to you, healing you for 100% of the damage it did to the target.

Demonology

Ability	Reqs	Description
[Summon Felguard]	Demonology Given by choosing the Demonology specialization	Summons a Felguard under the command of the Warlock. Does not use a Soul Shard.
[Fel Domination]	Demonology 10	The next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter or Felguard Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
[Demonic Empowerment]	Master Demonologist 5 Demonology 30	Grants the Warlock's summoned demon Empowerment. Imp - Increases the Imp's spell critical strike chance by 20% for 30 sec. Voidwalker - Increases the Voidwalker's health by 20%, and its threat generated from spells and attacks by 20% for 20 sec. Succubus - Instantly vanishes, causing the Succubus to go into an improved Invisibility state. The vanish effect removes all stuns, snares and movement impairing effects from the Succubus. Felhunter - Dispels all magical effects from the Felhunter. Felguard - Increases the Felguard's attack speed by 20% and breaks all stun, snare and movement impairing effects and makes your Felguard immune to them for 15 sec.
[Metamorphosis]	Demonology 50	You transform into a Demon for 30 sec. This form increases your armor by 600%, damage by 20%, reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee attacks by 6% and reduces the duration of stun and snare effects by 50%. You gain some unique demon abilities in addition to your normal abilities.

Destruction

Ability	Reqs	Description
[Shadowburn]	Destruction 10	Instantly blasts the target for X Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 seconds of Shadowburn, and yields Experience or Honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. Requires a Soul Shard.
[Conflagrate]	Improved Immolate 5 Destruction 30	Instantly deals fire damage equal to 60% of your Immolate's periodic damage on the target.
[Shadowfury]	Shadow and Flame 5 Destruction 40	Shadowfury is unleashed, causing X Shadow damage and stunning all enemies within 8 yds for 2 seconds.
[Chaos Bolt]	Destruction 50	Sends a bolt of chaotic fire at the enemy, dealing X Fire damage. Chaos Bolt cannot be resisted, and pierces through all absorption effects.

Abbreviation key[]

Af = Affliction
De = Destruction
Dm = Demonology

Direct damage[]

Spell	Level	Type	Description
Shadow Bolt	1 (79)	De	A direct-damage spell causing 12-16 (541-602) Shadow damage.
Searing Pain	18 (79)	De	Burns the target for 34 to 42 (204 to 240) Fire damage. Causes high amount of threat.
Shadowburn	20 (80)	De	Instantly burns the target for 87 to 99 (597 to 665) Shadow Damage. If the target dies within 5 seconds after the Shadowburn attack, a Soul Shard is created as long as the Shadowburn is not resisted and the kill yields experience or honor. (Talent)
Conflagrate	40 (70)	De	Instantly deals fire damage equal to 60% of your Immolate's periodic damage on the target. (Talent)
Soul Fire	48 (80)	De	Burn the enemy's soul, causing 623 to 783 (703 to 881) Fire damage. Uses a Soul Shard.
Shadowfury	50 (80)	De	Shadowfury is unleashed, causing 343 to 407 (612 to 728) Shadow damage and stunning all enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec. (Talent)
Incinerate	64 (80)	De	Deals 357 to 413 (444 to 514) Fire damage to your target and an additional 89 to 104 Fire damage if the target is affected by an Immolate spell.

Damage over time[]

Spell	Level	Type	Description
Immolate	1 (80)	De	Instantly burns target for 8-9 (327) damage and an additional 20 (615) damage over 15 seconds.
Corruption	4 (77)	Af	Causes 40 (906) damage over 12 (18) seconds.
Bane of Agony	8 (79)	Af	Banes the target with agony, causing 1524 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration.
Drain Soul	10 (78)	Af	Drains the soul of the target, causing 55 Shadow damage over 15 seconds. If the target dies while being drained, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. (Channeling spell)
Drain Life	14 (78)	Af	Drains 10 (108) HP per second and transfers it to the Warlock. Lasts 5 seconds. (Channeling spell)
Unstable Affliction	50 (80)	Af	Shadow damage slowly destroys the target, causing 660 (1050) damage over 18 sec. In addition, if the unstable affliction is dispelled, it will cause 990 (1575) damage to the dispeller, and silence them for 5 sec. (Talent)
Bane of Doom	60 (80)	Af	Banes the target with impending doom, causing 1947 Shadow damage every 15 sec. When Bane of Doom deals damage, it has a 20% chance to summon a Demon guardian.
Seed of Corruption	70 (80)	Af	Imbeds a demon seed in the enemy target, causing 1044 Shadow damage over 18 sec. When the target takes 1044 total damage, the seed will inflict 1110 to 1290 Shadow damage to all enemies within 15 yards of the target. Only one Corruption spell per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Curses[]

Spell	Level	Type	Description
Curse of Weakness	4 (71)	Af	Reduces attack power by 21 (478) for 120 seconds.
Curse of Tongues	26 (50)	Af	Increase casting time by 25% (30%). Lasts 30 seconds.
Curse of Exhaustion	30 (Talents)	Af	Reduce movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Available as a talent.
Curse of the Elements	32 (78)	Af	Curses the target for 5 minutes, reducing Shadow, Arcane, Fire, and Frost resistances by X and increasing Shadow, Arcane, Fire, and Frost damage taken by Y%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Utility[]

Spell	Level	Type	Description
Demon Skin	1 (10)	Dm	Protects the caster, increasing Armor by 40 (120) and increasing the amount of health generated through spells and effects by 20%. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Warlock at any time. Lasts 30 minutes.
Fear	8 (56)	Af	Strikes fear in the enemy, causing it to run in fear for up to 10 (20) seconds. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.
Create Soulstone	18 (76)	Dm	Creates a Minor (Master) Soulstone which can be used to store a target's soul. If the target dies while the soul is stored, it can resurrect itself with 400 (2900) Health and 700 (3300) Mana. Lasts 30 minutes. Will disappear if holder logs off for more than 15 minutes.
Demon Armor	20 (80)	Dm	Increases the Armor of the Warlock by 210 (660), Shadow Resistance by 3 (18), increases the amount of health generated through spells and effects by 20%. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Warlock at any time. Lasts 30 minutes.
Ritual of Summoning	20	Dm	Begins a ritual that summons the selected party member. Requires two other present party members (of any class). The Warlock begins casting and the two other party members then right-click to concentrate on the opening portal. Once the portal is opened, the targeted party member has 2 minutes to step through and be summoned to the Warlock's location.
Eye of Kilrogg	22	Dm	Summons a fast, but fragile Eye of Kilrogg for scouting. Lasts 30 seconds.
Fel Armor	62 (79)	Dm	Surrounds the caster with fel energy, increasing spell power by X plus additional spell power equal to 30% of your Spirit. In addition, you regain 2% of your maximum health every 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Warlock at any time. Lasts 30 min.
Soulshatter	66	Dm	Reduces threat by 90% for all enemies within 50 yards.
Ritual of Souls	68 (80)	Dm	Begins a ritual that creates a Soulwell. Raid members can click the Soulwell to acquire a Master Healthstone. The Soulwell lasts for 5 min or 10 charges. Requires the caster and 2 additional party members to complete the ritual. In order to participate, all players must be out of combat and right-click the soul portal and not move until the ritual is complete.