Warlock in WoW Forever

Confirmed race choices

These are the new combinations named in the sources below, not a complete list of every Warlock race.

Selected beta changes and issue history #

The cards retain their source dates. Read the current official summary below before using older class notes. Numeric client build and independent gameplay retests remain unavailable.

• Class tuning planned November 10: Blizzard plans Tuesday, November 10 hotfixes: Hunter pets and Voidwalkers get stats to tank about as well as in Classic Era; Affliction's damage-over-time spells stay worth casting alongside Wrack; Strength becomes Enhancement's best stat.
• November 6 hotfixes: Voidwalker base health rose by about 40 at all levels. The Soul Siphon talent no longer wrongly increases Wrack's own damage. Orc Command no longer over-boosts some Warlock pet abilities.
• October 15 beta update: Auto Shot and wands now need you to stand still for 0.5 seconds before firing, as in early World of Warcraft. Auto Shot still fires while you cast Aimed Shot or Sniper Shot.
• October 15 beta update: Malediction becomes Grim Reach, adding Affliction range. Shadow Mastery doubles to 2–10% Shadow damage, and Destructive Reach now adds Destruction range. Soul Link can be cast on your pet again.
• October 8 beta update: October 8 stuns the current pet while a replacement pet is being summoned and adjusts low-rank Shadow Bolt scaling. Demonic Brand’s bonus pet damage generates high threat only when it deals Shadow damage. These corrections do not establish a tested pet or rotation ranking.
• September 24 development notes: Life Tap text and Voidwalker Sacrifice scaling are corrected.

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Current official class design and beta changes #

October 7 separates damaging Banes from utility Curses: one Bane per Warlock per target. Pets scale with their summoner; Firestone and Spellstone become weapon imbues that can coexist with temporary enchants.

Affliction adds Wrack, Demonology adds Demonic Pact and Destruction adds Incinerate/Bane of Havoc. October 1 renames Soul Harvesting to Soul Harvest and reports a 50/100% increase to Mana regeneration, plus Drain Soul interruption on a new cast. No Warlock tank role or optimized rotation is established.

Troll Warlock is officially announced #

Blizzard’s September 13 recap names Troll Warlock among six new combinations. The character shortlist includes that sourced Horde choice; the announcement does not supply a complete Warlock race matrix.

Skyborne’s separate class selection excludes Warlock. Buying that race unlock does not provide a Skyborne Warlock.

Is Warlock tanking confirmed? #

No Warlock tank role is confirmed in the official material reviewed. If tanking is why you want the class, leave the group assignment open until Forever documents that role. The reported Paladin tanking changes do not establish equivalent Warlock changes.

When a Warlock equipment guide becomes useful #

A Warlock gearing guide needs verified spell behavior and item rewards together. Neither a best-in-slot set nor a demon or weapon route can be established from the current class-wide revamp announcement. The equipment guide tracks the reward categories Blizzard has announced.

Bring a control plan to your dungeon group #

Banish and Fear are among the crowd-control tools Blizzard names in its dungeon design. Agree with the group on which target to control and check the encounter’s creature types before assigning a spell. The announcement does not establish which new bosses or enemies are susceptible.

Caster weapons now supply spell damage and healing, and some item effects depend on terrain or creature type. Check those conditions before treating a preview weapon or trinket as a general-purpose upgrade.

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