Warlock · Affliction · Leveling · level 50 of 60

Affliction Warlock leveling build at level 50

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.

Talents at level 50

TalentTreeRankTaken at
Improved CorruptionAffliction5/510, 11, 12, 13, 14
SuppressionAffliction3/541, 42, 43
Improved DrainsAffliction3/315, 16, 17
Soul HarvestAffliction2/218, 19
Grim ReachAffliction2/244, 45
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
Demonic EmbraceDemonology5/546, 47, 48, 49, 50

Next five points (51–55)

  1. Level 51: Improved Voidwalker (Demonology)
  2. Level 52: Fel Vitality (Demonology)
  3. Level 53: Fel Vitality (Demonology)
  4. Level 54: Fel Vitality (Demonology)
  5. Level 55: Unholy Power (Demonology)

Notes that apply by 50

  • 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 50 Affliction Warlock have in its talent trees?
Improved Corruption 5/5, Suppression 3/5, Improved Drains 3/3, Soul Harvest 2/2, Grim Reach 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, Demonic Embrace 5/5: 36/5/0 across Affliction/Demonology/Destruction. That is every point from 10 to 50 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 50?
Improved Voidwalker at 51, Fel Vitality at 52, Fel Vitality at 53, Fel Vitality at 54, Unholy Power at 55. 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 50, so only the first 41 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.