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Warlock · Affliction · Leveling · level 40 of 60

Affliction Warlock leveling build at level 40

Improved Corruption, Improved Drains, Fel Concentration, Amplify Curse, Nightfall, Siphon Life, Soul Siphon, Shadow Mastery and Wrack, then Demonology for Demonic Embrace, Fel Vitality and Unholy Power. Drain-tank from level 30.

Open at level 40 in the calculator31/0/031 of 31 pointsFull build to 60 →
Affliction31
0/20/55/5
0/22/23/3
1/23/31/11/33/52/20/1
1/13/3
5/5
1/1
Demonology0
0/20/30/50/50/20/30/30/20/30/10/2
0/2
0/10/30/30/10/3
0/5
0/1
Destruction0
0/20/50/5
0/50/30/5
0/50/1
0/30/30/1
0/20/10/3
0/5
0/1

Talents at level 40

TalentTreeRankTaken at
Improved CorruptionAffliction5/510, 11, 12, 13, 14
Improved DrainsAffliction3/315, 16, 17
Soul HarvestAffliction2/218, 19
Fel ConcentrationAffliction3/320, 21, 22
Amplify CurseAffliction1/123
Improved Bane of AgonyAffliction1/224
PandemicAffliction1/334
NightfallAffliction2/225, 26
MalevolenceAffliction3/527, 28, 29
Siphon LifeAffliction1/130
Soul SiphonAffliction3/331, 32, 33
Shadow MasteryAffliction5/535, 36, 37, 38, 39
WrackAffliction1/140

Next five points (41–45)

  1. Level 41: Suppression (Affliction)
  2. Level 42: Suppression (Affliction)
  3. Level 43: Suppression (Affliction)
  4. Level 44: Grim Reach (Affliction)
  5. Level 45: Grim Reach (Affliction)

Notes that apply by 40

  • Voidwalker tank, Corruption (instant with 5/5 Improved Corruption), Bane of Agony, wand. Soul Harvest at 15–16 refunds mana on Drain Soul kills, so finish every mob with Drain Soul.
  • Siphon Life at 30 and Soul Siphon turn Drain Life into a heal that scales with your dots: pull two or three mobs and drain while the Voidwalker holds one.
  • Wrack at 40 (the old Drain Hope) is a channeled nuke that was buffed hard at launch. Nightfall for instant Shadow Bolts.
  • Demonology after 51 points: Demonic Embrace for 15% Stamina, Unholy Power for pet damage, Demonic Energies to heal the pet with your spells.

Questions players ask

What should a level 40 Affliction Warlock have in its talent trees?
Improved Corruption 5/5, Improved Drains 3/3, Soul Harvest 2/2, Fel Concentration 3/3, Amplify Curse 1/1, Improved Bane of Agony 1/2, Pandemic 1/3, Nightfall 2/2, Malevolence 3/5, Siphon Life 1/1, Soul Siphon 3/3, Shadow Mastery 5/5, Wrack 1/1: 31/0/0 across Affliction/Demonology/Destruction. That is every point from 10 to 40 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 40?
Suppression at 41, Suppression at 42, Suppression at 43, Grim Reach at 44, Grim Reach at 45. The full order to 60 is on the build page.
Can I open the calculator at this level?
Yes. The link below opens the Warlock talent calculator with the level set to 40, so only the first 31 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.