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Warlock · Destruction · row 5

Bane of Havoc

New in Forever1 rankActive ability

Bane of Havoc

Rank 1/1Destruction

5% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant

Requires 20 points in Destruction Talents

Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Every rank of Bane of Havoc

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.	client

Requirements and position

Tree: Destruction, row 5, column 2. Needs 20 points in Destruction first. The earliest you can finish all 1 rank is level 30 if you put every point into this tree.
Unlocks: Incinerate (requires Bane of Havoc at full rank).
Competes with: Pyroclasm, Fire and Brimstone in the same row.

Classic comparison

Bane of Havoc is new in WoW Forever. Nothing in Classic 1.12 does this for Warlocks.

Spells this talent affects

Bane of Havoc · 1 rank

Builds that take Bane of Havoc

Destruction Warlock endgame PvE build (20/0/31) · 1/1

Questions players ask

Where is Bane of Havoc in the Warlock talent tree?

Destruction tree, row 5, column 2. You need 20 points spent in Destruction before you can learn it.

Is Bane of Havoc new in WoW Forever?

Yes. Bane of Havoc has no Classic 1.12 counterpart.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.