Warlock · Affliction · row 4
Nightfall
Changed from Classic2 ranks
Nightfall
Rank 2/2Affliction
Requires 15 points in Affliction Talents
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%.
Every rank of Nightfall
| Rank | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 2% 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%. | client |
| 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%. | client |
Requirements and position
- Tree: Affliction, row 4, column 2. Needs 15 points in Affliction first. The earliest you can finish all 2 ranks is level 26 if you put every point into this tree.
- Competes with: Malevolence, Curse of Exhaustion in the same row.
Classic comparison
| Classic 1.12 | WoW Forever | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Nightfall | Nightfall |
| Position | Affliction row 4, col 2 | Affliction row 4, col 2 |
| Ranks | 2 | 2 |
| Rank 1 text | Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%. | Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 2% 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%. |
Spells this talent affects
- Corruption · 7 ranks, learned at 4
- Drain Life · 6 ranks, learned at 14
- Drain Soul · 4 ranks, learned at 10
- Wrack · 1 rank, learned at 40
- Shadow Bolt · 10 ranks, learned at 1
Builds that take Nightfall
Questions players ask
Where is Nightfall in the Warlock talent tree?
Affliction tree, row 4, column 2. You need 15 points spent in Affliction before you can learn it.
Is Nightfall new in WoW Forever?
Nightfall existed in Classic (Affliction row 4, 2 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.".
Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.