Warlock · Affliction · PvP · DPS

Affliction Warlock PvP build (30/21/0)

Siphon Life, Curse of Exhaustion, Nightfall, Soul Siphon and Shadow Mastery with Soul Link, Demonic Sacrifice, Fel Domination, Demonic Embrace and Master Summoner.

Open in calculator30/21/0Level 6051 pointsUpdated 2026-11-04

How to play it

  • Soul Link with the Voidwalker (Improved Voidwalker for a stronger Sacrifice), Curse of Exhaustion to kite melee, Siphon Life and Corruption with Grim Reach range.
  • Fel Domination resummons a pet instantly after it dies.

Talents taken

Affliction (30)

  • Suppression 3/5: Improves your chance to hit by 3% and reduces all threat you generate by 12%.
  • Improved Corruption 5/5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
  • Grim Reach 2/2: Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.
  • Improved Drains 3/3: Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%.
  • Improved Bane of Agony 2/2: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.
  • Fel Concentration 3/3: Gives your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
  • Amplify Curse 1/1: Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
  • Malevolence 2/5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 2%.
  • Nightfall 2/2: Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
  • Curse of Exhaustion 1/1: Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
  • Siphon Life 1/1: Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
  • Shadow Mastery 5/5: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 10%.

Demonology (21)

  • Improved Health Funnel 2/2: Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 40%, reduces its health cost by 30%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 100%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
  • Demonic Embrace 5/5: Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
  • Demonic Aegis 2/2: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
  • Improved Voidwalker 3/3: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.
  • Fel Vitality 3/3: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
  • Demonic Sacrifice 1/1: When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hrs. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 2% of your total Mana every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 3% of your total Health every 4 sec.
  • Master Summoner 2/2: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
  • Fel Domination 1/1: Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
  • Demonic Brand 1/3: Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
  • Soul Link 1/1: When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active.

Point order by level

First point at level 10 (set the Talented perk in the calculator if you start earlier).

LevelsSpend on
1–10Suppression ×1
11–20Suppression ×2, Improved Corruption ×5, Grim Reach ×2, Improved Health Funnel ×1
21–30Improved Health Funnel ×1, Improved Drains ×3, Demonic Embrace ×4, Improved Bane of Agony ×2
31–40Demonic Embrace ×1, Fel Concentration ×3, Demonic Aegis ×2, Improved Voidwalker ×2, Amplify Curse ×1, Malevolence ×1
41–50Improved Voidwalker ×1, Malevolence ×1, Fel Vitality ×3, Nightfall ×2, Curse of Exhaustion ×1, Demonic Sacrifice ×1, Siphon Life ×1
51–60Master Summoner ×2, Shadow Mastery ×5, Fel Domination ×1, Demonic Brand ×1, Soul Link ×1
Every point, one per level
  1. L10 Suppression (Affliction)
  2. L11 Suppression (Affliction)
  3. L12 Suppression (Affliction)
  4. L13 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
  5. L14 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
  6. L15 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
  7. L16 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
  8. L17 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
  9. L18 Grim Reach (Affliction)
  10. L19 Improved Health Funnel (Demonology)
  11. L20 Grim Reach (Affliction)
  12. L21 Improved Health Funnel (Demonology)
  13. L22 Improved Drains (Affliction)
  14. L23 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
  15. L24 Improved Drains (Affliction)
  16. L25 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
  17. L26 Improved Drains (Affliction)
  18. L27 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
  19. L28 Improved Bane of Agony (Affliction)
  20. L29 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
  21. L30 Improved Bane of Agony (Affliction)
  22. L31 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
  23. L32 Fel Concentration (Affliction)
  24. L33 Demonic Aegis (Demonology)
  25. L34 Fel Concentration (Affliction)
  26. L35 Demonic Aegis (Demonology)
  27. L36 Fel Concentration (Affliction)
  28. L37 Improved Voidwalker (Demonology)
  29. L38 Amplify Curse (Affliction)
  30. L39 Improved Voidwalker (Demonology)
  31. L40 Malevolence (Affliction)
  32. L41 Improved Voidwalker (Demonology)
  33. L42 Malevolence (Affliction)
  34. L43 Fel Vitality (Demonology)
  35. L44 Nightfall (Affliction)
  36. L45 Fel Vitality (Demonology)
  37. L46 Nightfall (Affliction)
  38. L47 Fel Vitality (Demonology)
  39. L48 Curse of Exhaustion (Affliction)
  40. L49 Demonic Sacrifice (Demonology)
  41. L50 Siphon Life (Affliction)
  42. L51 Master Summoner (Demonology)
  43. L52 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
  44. L53 Master Summoner (Demonology)
  45. L54 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
  46. L55 Fel Domination (Demonology)
  47. L56 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
  48. L57 Demonic Brand (Demonology)
  49. L58 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
  50. L59 Soul Link (Demonology)
  51. L60 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)

Questions players ask

What is the point split for this Affliction Warlock build?
30/21/0 across Affliction, Demonology, Destruction at level 60.
Can I change it?
Yes. Open it in the calculator, add or remove points, and copy your own link. The order shown here is the order the calculator will replay.