Warlock
Demonology
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Warlock Demonology
Talents
The first rows
Unholy PowerDemonology · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases all damage dealt by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus and Felhunter by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. and Improved Health FunnelDemonology · Row 1 · 2 ranksIncreases the health transferred by Health Funnel by 20% / 40%, reduces its health cost by 15% / 30% and its threat by 50% / 100%. Health Funnel can be used whatever your demon's health. join the first row. Improved Health FunnelDemonology · Row 1 · 2 ranksIncreases the health transferred by Health Funnel by 20% / 40%, reduces its health cost by 15% / 30% and its threat by 50% / 100%. Health Funnel can be used whatever your demon's health. transfers more health, reduces the threat of Health FunnelChanneled · Duration 10 secTransfers health from the Warlock to their demon every second while channeled. Generates reduced threat. and can be used whatever the demon's health.
Demonic AegisDemonology · Row 2 · 2 ranksIncreases the effectiveness of Demon Skin and Demon Armor by 15% / 30%. increases the effectiveness of Demon SkinInstant · Duration 30 minIncreases the Warlock's armor and health regeneration for 30 minutes. and Demon ArmorInstant · Duration 30 minIncreases the Warlock's armor, Shadow resistance and health regeneration for 30 minutes. by up to 30%. Fel VitalityDemonology · Row 2 · 3 ranksIncreases the maximum health and mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus and Felhunter by 5% / 10% / 15%, and your maximum mana by 5% / 10% / 15%. increases the demon's health and mana by up to 15%, as well as the Warlock's maximum mana. Demonic EnergiesDemonology · Row 2 · 2 ranksYour spell damage heals your demon for 8% / 15% of the damage dealt, and your demon gains 50% / 100% of the mana you gain from Life Tap. heals the demon based on the damage of the Warlock's spells.
Sacrifice and summoning
Demonic SacrificeDemonology · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 2 hrWhen activated, sacrifices your summoned demon to grant you a 2-hour effect, cancelled if a demon is summoned. Imp: increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: restores 2% of your total mana every 4 seconds. Succubus or Incubus: increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: restores 3% of your total health every 4 seconds. is a major talent available after investing 11 points. Its bonuses last 2 hours: the imp strengthens shadow damage, the voidwalker restores mana, the succubus and incubus strengthen fire damage, and the felhunter restores health. Master SummonerDemonology · Row 3 · 2 ranksReduces the cast time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus and Felhunter summons by 2 / 4 seconds and their mana cost by 20% / 40%. joins the third row.
The fourth row
Fel DominationDemonology · Row 4 · 1 rankInstant · 5 min cooldownRequires: Master Summoner (2 ranks)Reduces the cast time of your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus or Felhunter summon by 5.5 seconds and its mana cost by 50%. is a major talent available after investing 16 points. It requires Master SummonerDemonology · Row 3 · 2 ranksReduces the cast time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus and Felhunter summons by 2 / 4 seconds and their mana cost by 20% / 40%.. DecimationDemonology · Row 4 · 2 ranksDuration 10 secReduces the cooldown of Soul Fire by 45% / 90%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 3% / 6% more damage, and for 10 seconds Soul Fire has its cast time reduced by 20% / 40% and costs no Soul Shard.Soul Fire: cooldown −90% reduces the cooldown of Soul Fire6 sec cast · 1 min cooldownBurns the enemy's soul, dealing heavy Fire damage. Learned at level 48. and increases the damage of Shadow Bolt3 sec castSends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, dealing Shadow damage. and Searing Pain1.5 sec castDeals Fire damage to the enemy and causes a high amount of threat. on a target below 35% health. Demonic BrandDemonology · Row 4 · 3 ranksDuration 10 secSearing Pain generates 17% / 33% / 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 seconds: your demon's next 2 / 4 / 6 attacks against it deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage (depending on the demon), plus 7.8% of your higher Fire or Shadow spell power. Shadow damage causes high threat. reduces the threat of Searing Pain1.5 sec castDeals Fire damage to the enemy and causes a high amount of threat. and empowers the demon's next attacks on the target.
The fifth row
Soul LinkDemonology · Row 5 · 1 rankInstantRequires: Demonic Sacrifice (1 rank)When activated, 30% of all damage you take is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus or Felhunter instead, and both you and your demon deal 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is present., Improved FelhunterDemonology · Row 5 · 3 ranksIncreases the attack power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic and the detection of its Paranoia by 10% / 20% / 30%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 2 / 4 / 6 seconds.Spell Lock: cooldown −6 sec and Demonic KnowledgeDemonology · Row 5 · 3 ranksWhile a demon is summoned, increases your spell damage and your demon's by up to 33% / 67% / 100% of your level. are available with all 21 points in the specialization. Improved FelhunterDemonology · Row 5 · 3 ranksIncreases the attack power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic and the detection of its Paranoia by 10% / 20% / 30%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 2 / 4 / 6 seconds.Spell Lock: cooldown −6 sec empowers the felhunter's abilities. Demonic KnowledgeDemonology · Row 5 · 3 ranksWhile a demon is summoned, increases your spell damage and your demon's by up to 33% / 67% / 100% of your level. increases the damage of the Warlock's and the demon's spells while a demon is summoned.
With 21 points at level 30, only one point can be placed in the fifth row.
Beyond level 30
Master DemonologistDemonology · Row 6 · 5 ranksGrants you and your summoned demon an effect while that demon is present. Imp: increases Fire damage by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. Voidwalker: reduces Physical damage taken by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. Succubus or Incubus: increases Shadow damage by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. Felhunter: reduces Magic damage taken by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. requires 26 points in the specialization, and Demonic PactDemonology · Row 7 · 1 rankRequires: Soul Link (1 rank)Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different demon. Summoning the sacrificed demon again still cancels it. requires 31. Demonic PactDemonology · Row 7 · 1 rankRequires: Soul Link (1 rank)Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different demon. Summoning the sacrificed demon again still cancels it. requires Soul LinkDemonology · Row 5 · 1 rankInstantRequires: Demonic Sacrifice (1 rank)When activated, 30% of all damage you take is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus or Felhunter instead, and both you and your demon deal 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is present.. These talents are not available at level 30. Improved Healthstone, Fel Intellect, Fel Stamina, Improved Subjugate Demon, Improved Firestone and Improved Spellstone are removed.
Which talents should you prioritize?
Demonic AegisDemonology · Row 2 · 2 ranksIncreases the effectiveness of Demon Skin and Demon Armor by 15% / 30%., Fel VitalityDemonology · Row 2 · 3 ranksIncreases the maximum health and mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus and Felhunter by 5% / 10% / 15%, and your maximum mana by 5% / 10% / 15%., Demonic SacrificeDemonology · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 2 hrWhen activated, sacrifices your summoned demon to grant you a 2-hour effect, cancelled if a demon is summoned. Imp: increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: restores 2% of your total mana every 4 seconds. Succubus or Incubus: increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: restores 3% of your total health every 4 seconds. and Fel DominationDemonology · Row 4 · 1 rankInstant · 5 min cooldownRequires: Master Summoner (2 ranks)Reduces the cast time of your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus or Felhunter summon by 5.5 seconds and its mana cost by 50%. form the core of Demonology. With the 21st point, Soul LinkDemonology · Row 5 · 1 rankInstantRequires: Demonic Sacrifice (1 rank)When activated, 30% of all damage you take is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus or Felhunter instead, and both you and your demon deal 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is present. improves the Warlock's survival.
