Warlock

Almost no downtime: the demon tanks, the DoTs kill.

Damage

S

For levelling

Levelling

From level 10 the Voidwalker holds everything and health and mana come from Life Tap and Drain Life. It does not kill as fast as a Hunter or a Paladin, but it almost never stops and it is hard to die.

Strengths

Pet (Voidwalker) that holds threat
DoTs, drains and Life Tap: almost no downtime
Soulstone, Healthstone and summons; free mount at level 40

Weaknesses

No mobility
No burst damage
Levels 1 to 10, with the imp, are a bit of a grind

The three talent trees

Affliction
Damage
Best for levelling (in the beta)
Demonology
Damage
Destruction
Damage

Talent trees

The class's three trees as they are in the game: each row unlocks after spending 5 points in the tree, and the number in the corner is the talent's maximum rank.

Affliction

5

5

3

2

2

5

3

5

1

2

2

2

1

1

4

5

1

Demonology

2

3

5

2

3

5

3

1

5

2

5

5

1

2

5

1

2

Destruction

5

5

5

5

2

2

5

1

2

2

5

2

5

1

5

1

Talent builds

This class's talent builds arrive with the launch, once the trees are final.

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