Warlock builds

Affliction
The DoTs Bane of Doom and Corruption are some of the most mana-effective and time effective spells available for the Warlock. The Affliction talent tree can improve on these even more.

There is always the issue of the mob dying or getting killed before the full completion of a DoT. This is especially bad for Bane of Agony and Bane of Doom due to the high ramp-up time needed for these DoTs to reach their full potential. Many Crowd Control abilities break if the affected creature takes any damage. Mobs affected by DoTs can become immune to a significant number of CC measures.

The affliction PvE build. A key variation is to swap one point in Pandemic (warlock ability) for a point in Fel Synergy.

Basic rotation for single enemies will be Haunt (warlock talent), Shadow Bolt, Corruption, Bane of Doom, Unstable Affliction and Haunt (warlock talent) again. After the first rotation you have to keep casting Shadow Bolt which doesn`t require soulshards anymore as the main damage dealer, casting Haunt (warlock talent) whenever possible in order to reset Corruption while keeping Unstable Affliction and Bane of Doom up.

Under 25% HP of the mob, Shadow Bolt is replaced by Drain Soul.

Demonology
The demonology PvE build.

This build provides high burst damage, high rate of attack, and insane AoE. Single target rotation is Metamorphosis (warlock ability) + Demon Soul (warlock ability): Felguard + Immolation Aura (warlock ability), Curse of the Elements, Bane of Doom, Immolate,Shadow Bolt unless Molten Core (warlock ability) is active (then Incinerate), until DoTs/debuffs need need refreshing or cooldowns are up, or the target is under 35% health. When target is sub-35% health, replace Shadow Bolt with Soul Fire. Hand of Gul'dan on cooldown.

Multi-target Metamorphosis (warlock ability) + Demon Soul (warlock ability): Felguard, Immolation Aura (warlock ability), Hellfire, Felstorm.

Destruction
The destruction PvE build. This build focuses on max DPS coupled with survivability.

Priority is to keep Improved Soul Fire up, keep Immolate, Corruption, and Bane of Doom on the target while casting Conflagrate and Chaos Bolt on cooldown. The filler is Incinerate. Use Empowered Imp procs immediately, and use Bane of Havoc (warlock talent) for two-target situations. Use Curse of the Elements if no other raid members provide the 8% spell damage debuff. Use Shadowburn on cooldown when the target is sub-20%.

For AoE situations, use Rain of Fire, Shadowfury, and Shadowflame.

Older Builds

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