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Warlock Talents

Every Warlock talent in World of Warcraft: Forever — laid out in its real grid position, with per-rank effect text, prerequisites and point requirements, plus a recommended levelling path from 10 to 60. Hover, tap or tab to any node.

On this page 3 sections

Source tiers

  • Official or client data
  • Verbatim reporting, hands-on
  • Provisional or placeholder
  • Our analysis

How we source

52TalentsAcross three trees
1Changed since 25 SepNew, renamed, moved or re-worded since the client check
51Points at 6021 at level 30, the beta’s cap
0DisputedSources disagree — flagged on the node
Data as of 18 October 2026 — the post-15 October tree

Tree data is Wowhead's datamined Forever dataset (dv=30), pulled 18 October 2026. It carries the talent changes of the 1 October beta build (70170) and the 8 and 15 October notes, and was spot-checked against Blizzard's beta development notes.

Our live-client check (C_Traits node walk, build 70450, 17 October 2026 — the 15 October build) matched every visible talent's name, rank count, spell ID and position; two Frost Mage talents Wowhead had swapped are corrected to the client. On 24 October 2026 we rendered every tooltip from the client’s own tables for the latest build (1.60.1.70532): 51 of 52 Warlock talents read exactly as shown here, and where the client differed its text is used. The rest are marked Not client-checked, with the reason in the tooltip — usually a figure that depends on your level or stats.

Talents where sources disagree carry a Disputed flag.

What changed in the Warlock trees since the 25 September 2026 client check

Added:

  • Grim Reach (Affliction row 2)

Removed:

  • Malediction (Affliction row 2)

Changed:

  • Soul Harvest: renamed from Soul Harvesting; effect text changed
  • Amplify Curse: effect text changed
  • Shadow Mastery: effect text changed
  • Wrack: effect text changed
  • Demonic Brand: effect text changed
  • Destructive Reach: effect text changed

Recommended levelling path D C

Affliction to Wrack, Demonology 20 for pet and survivability

instant Corruption, then Soul Harvest and Improved Drains for sustain, Improved Life Tap for mana, Nightfall procs. 31-40 completes Affliction to the 31-pt Wrack via Siphon Life (its prerequisite) and Shadow Mastery (+10% Shadow damage since 15 October); Demonology 20 then adds Stamina (Life Tap fuel) and a tougher, self-healing Voidwalker.

  • Source tier D — our analysis: D Levels 10–30: our order. Built from Blizzard’s class notes and checked against the tree; no published Forever build matched it.
  • Source tier C — provisional or placeholder data: C Levels 31–60: derived. No Forever source published past the beta's level-30 cap, so these steps are the classic levelling build for the spec, fitted to the current tree.

At level 30, the beta’s cap (21 points): Affliction 21 / Demonology 0 / Destruction 0. At 60 (51 points): Affliction 31 / Demonology 20 / Destruction 0.

  1. 14 Instant Corruption
  2. 19 Soul Harvest + Improved Drains done
  3. 25 Nightfall (16-pt row)
  4. 32 Siphon Life (21-pt)
  5. 39 Shadow Mastery 5/5 (+10%)
  6. 40 Wrack (31-pt)
  7. 45 Demonic Embrace 5/5
  8. 60 31 Affliction / 20 Demonology

The trees below show the whole plan at level 60: a badge gives the level of each talent’s first point, and the rank readout shows the ranks planned.

Level by level

Levels 10–20 D our order · 11 pointsImproved Corruption 5/5, Soul Harvest 2/2, Improved Drains 3/3, Improved Life Tap 1/2
LevelTreeTalentRank
10AfflictionImproved Corruption1/5
11AfflictionImproved Corruption2/5
12AfflictionImproved Corruption3/5
13AfflictionImproved Corruption4/5
14AfflictionImproved CorruptionInstant Corruption5/5
15AfflictionSoul Harvest1/2
16AfflictionSoul Harvest2/2
17AfflictionImproved Drains1/3
18AfflictionImproved Drains2/3
19AfflictionImproved DrainsSoul Harvest + Improved Drains done3/3
20AfflictionImproved Life Tap1/2
Levels 21–30 D our order · 10 points · beta cap at 30Improved Life Tap 2/2, Grim Reach 2/2, Suppression 1/5, Nightfall 2/2, Malevolence 4/5
LevelTreeTalentRank
21AfflictionImproved Life Tap2/2
22AfflictionGrim Reach1/2
23AfflictionGrim Reach2/2
24AfflictionSuppression1/5
25AfflictionNightfallNightfall (16-pt row)1/2
26AfflictionNightfall2/2
27AfflictionMalevolence1/5
28AfflictionMalevolence2/5
29AfflictionMalevolence3/5
30AfflictionMalevolenceBeta cap — 21 points4/5
Levels 31–40 C derived · 10 pointsMalevolence 5/5, Siphon Life 1/1, Soul Siphon 2/3, Shadow Mastery 5/5, Wrack 1/1
LevelTreeTalentRank
31AfflictionMalevolence5/5
32AfflictionSiphon LifeSiphon Life (21-pt)1/1
33AfflictionSoul Siphon1/3
34AfflictionSoul Siphon2/3
35AfflictionShadow Mastery1/5
36AfflictionShadow Mastery2/5
37AfflictionShadow Mastery3/5
38AfflictionShadow Mastery4/5
39AfflictionShadow MasteryShadow Mastery 5/5 (+10%)5/5
40AfflictionWrackWrack (31-pt)1/1
Levels 41–50 C derived · 10 pointsDemonic Embrace 5/5, Demonic Energies 2/2, Fel Vitality 3/3
LevelTreeTalentRank
41DemonologyDemonic Embrace1/5
42DemonologyDemonic Embrace2/5
43DemonologyDemonic Embrace3/5
44DemonologyDemonic Embrace4/5
45DemonologyDemonic EmbraceDemonic Embrace 5/55/5
46DemonologyDemonic Energies1/2
47DemonologyDemonic Energies2/2
48DemonologyFel Vitality1/3
49DemonologyFel Vitality2/3
50DemonologyFel Vitality3/3
Levels 51–60 C derived · 10 pointsUnholy Power 5/5, Improved Voidwalker 3/3, Improved Health Funnel 2/2
LevelTreeTalentRank
51DemonologyUnholy Power1/5
52DemonologyUnholy Power2/5
53DemonologyUnholy Power3/5
54DemonologyUnholy Power4/5
55DemonologyUnholy Power5/5
56DemonologyImproved Voidwalker1/3
57DemonologyImproved Voidwalker2/3
58DemonologyImproved Voidwalker3/3
59DemonologyImproved Health Funnel1/2
60DemonologyImproved Health Funnel31 Affliction / 20 Demonology2/2

Notes

  • Legacy “Talented”: the Legacy perk can unlock talent points up to 5 levels early. This path assumes you do not have it; with it, take each step up to 5 levels sooner.
  • Dual spec at 40. Blizzard’s class deep dives give Dual Specialization at level 40 for every class.
  • 10-30 is the KB build; gates hold on dv=30 (re-checked 2026-10-18). The 15 October build replaced Malediction (+5% periodic damage) with Grim Reach (+10/20% Affliction range). Its 5 points now buy sustain first - Soul Harvest 2 and Improved Drains 3 at 15-19 - then Improved Life Tap 2, Grim Reach 2 and Suppression 1 at 20-24. That 15-24 order is ours (KB 400.30.4, tier D): no published build postdates 15 October. The Affliction total is 10 at 19 and 15 at 24, so every later gate holds. Improved Bane of Agony 2 can replace Grim Reach if you prefer damage to range. Wowhead's level-30 build (6 Oct, pre-15 Oct, still with Malediction 5) spends its 21 points on Improved Life Tap 2, Suppression 4, Improved Corruption 5, Malediction 5, Improved Drains 3, Amplify Curse and Soul Siphon 1 - no Soul Harvest, Nightfall or Malevolence; lean that way (more Suppression) if spells miss. 31-60 is derived (tier C); the KB's own alternative (Demonic Embrace early) is the swap if dying is the problem.
Sources for this path (5)
  • KB 400_Forever/400.30.4_Forever_Warlock.md 2026-10-18KB §3 levelling 10-30 (copied exactly; 15-24 re-cut for the 15 Oct build)
  • wowhead.com › level-30-dps-overview 2026-10-06Wowhead Affliction L30: Imp Life Tap 2, Suppression 4, Imp Corruption 5, Malediction 5, Imp Drains 3, Amplify Curse, Soul Siphon 1 (guide last updated 2026-10-09, pre-15 Oct; Malediction no longer exists)
  • news.blizzard.com › 24310968 2026-10-07Blizzard Rogue & Warlock deep dive
  • nether.wowhead.com › talents-classic?dv=30 2026-10-18Tree structure, gates, prerequisites (site/foreversite/data/talents.json, post-15 Oct tree)
  • us.forums.blizzard.com › 6 2026-10-15Beta development notes, 15 October build (Malediction replaced by Grim Reach, Shadow Mastery doubled)

How to read a node Source tier A — official Blizzard or live client data: A

Talent, unchanged or unclassified
New in Forever
The 16-point “gold medal” talent
On the recommended levelling path — badge = level of the first point
Not on the path (dimmed)
Unconfirmed — no effect text sourced

The rail down the left is the points you must already have spent in that tree to unlock the row. The talent itself then costs one more. The pips under each name are its rank track — four pips means four ranks — and the N/M readout beside them is the same thing in text. On a path talent the filled pips and the readout show the ranks the path puts in it by level 60 (or by the level you pick in the slider above). Arrows are prerequisites and point from the talent you need to the talent it unlocks.

Hover, tap, or tab to any node for its full effect text, every rank, and its prerequisite. Nothing here is hover-only: the same text is in the page for screen readers, and the table under each tree carries all of it without JavaScript.

Affliction 17 talents

0 pts5 pts10 pts1115 pts1620 pts2125 pts30 pts31Improved Life Tap — recommended levelling path: first point at level 20, 2/2 ranks by level 21Improved LifeTap2/2L20Suppression — recommended levelling path: first point at level 24, 1/5 ranks by level 24Suppression1/5L24Improved Corruption — recommended levelling path: first point at level 10, 5/5 ranks by level 14ImprovedCorruption5/5L10Grim Reach — recommended levelling path: first point at level 22, 2/2 ranks by level 23Grim Reach2/2NEWL22Soul Harvest — recommended levelling path: first point at level 15, 2/2 ranks by level 16Soul Harvest2/2L15Improved Drains — recommended levelling path: first point at level 17, 3/3 ranks by level 19Improved Drains3/3L17Improved Bane of Agony — 0/2 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathImproved Baneof Agony0/2Fel Concentration — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathFelConcentration0/3Amplify Curse — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathAmplify Curse0/1Pandemic — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathPandemic0/3Malevolence — recommended levelling path: first point at level 27, 5/5 ranks by level 31Malevolence5/5L27Nightfall — recommended levelling path: first point at level 25, 2/2 ranks by level 26Nightfall2/2L25Curse of Exhaustion — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathCurse ofExhaustion0/1Siphon Life — recommended levelling path: first point at level 32, 1/1 ranks by level 32Siphon Life1/1L32Soul Siphon — recommended levelling path: first point at level 33, 2/3 ranks by level 34Soul Siphon2/3L33Shadow Mastery — recommended levelling path: first point at level 35, 5/5 ranks by level 39Shadow Mastery5/5L35Wrack — recommended levelling path: first point at level 40, 1/1 ranks by level 40Wrack1/1L40
Every Affliction talent as a table (max rank text, levelling path) — works without JavaScript
RowTalentPtsLevelling pathAt max rank
1Improved Life Tap Path L2002/2 · L20–21Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
1Suppression Path L2401/5 · L24Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.
1Improved Corruption Path L1005/5 · L10–14Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
2Grim Reach New Path L2252/2 · L22–23Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.
2Soul Harvest Path L1552/2 · L15–16Killing a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 100% for 10 sec and allows 100% of normal Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
2Improved Drains Path L1753/3 · L17–19Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 20%.
3Improved Bane of Agony 10—Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.
3Fel Concentration 10—Gives your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
3Amplify Curse 10—Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
3Pandemic 10—Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 100%.
4Malevolence Path L27155/5 · L27–31Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.
4Nightfall Path L25152/2 · L25–26Gives 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%.
4Curse of Exhaustion 15—Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target. Requires 1 rank of Amplify Curse.
5Siphon Life Path L32201/1 · L32Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
5Soul Siphon Path L33202/3 · L33–34Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 12% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 36%.
6Shadow Mastery Path L35255/5 · L35–39Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 10%.
7Wrack Path L40301/1 · L40Tears the target apart from within, inflicting 36 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10% for 6 sec. Requires 1 rank of Siphon Life.

Demonology 19 talents

0 pts5 pts10 pts1115 pts1620 pts2125 pts30 pts31Improved Health Funnel — recommended levelling path: first point at level 59, 2/2 ranks by level 60Improved HealthFunnel2/2L59Improved Imp — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathImproved Imp0/3Demonic Embrace — recommended levelling path: first point at level 41, 5/5 ranks by level 45Demonic Embrace5/5L41Unholy Power — recommended levelling path: first point at level 51, 5/5 ranks by level 55Unholy Power5/5L51Demonic Aegis — 0/2 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathDemonic Aegis0/2Improved Voidwalker — recommended levelling path: first point at level 56, 3/3 ranks by level 58ImprovedVoidwalker3/3L56Fel Vitality — recommended levelling path: first point at level 48, 3/3 ranks by level 50Fel Vitality3/3L48Demonic Energies — recommended levelling path: first point at level 46, 2/2 ranks by level 47DemonicEnergies2/2L46Improved Sayaad — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathImproved Sayaad0/3Demonic Sacrifice — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathDemonicSacrifice0/1Master Summoner — 0/2 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathMaster Summoner0/2Decimation — 0/2 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathDecimation0/2Fel Domination — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathFel Domination0/1Demonic Brand — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathDemonic Brand0/3Improved Felhunter — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathImprovedFelhunter0/3Soul Link — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathSoul Link0/1Demonic Knowledge — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathDemonicKnowledge0/3Master Demonologist — 0/5 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathMasterDemonologist0/5Demonic Pact — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathDemonic Pact0/1
Every Demonology talent as a table (max rank text, levelling path) — works without JavaScript
RowTalentPtsLevelling pathAt max rank
1Improved Health Funnel Path L5902/2 · L59–60Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 40%, reduces its health cost by 30%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 100%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
1Improved Imp 0—Increases the damage of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 30% and the effect of its Fire Shield spell by 30%.
1Demonic Embrace Path L4105/5 · L41–45Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
1Unholy Power Path L5105/5 · L51–55Increases all damage done by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter pets by 10%.
2Demonic Aegis 5—Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
2Improved Voidwalker Path L5653/3 · L56–58Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.
2Fel Vitality Path L4853/3 · L48–50Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
2Demonic Energies Path L4652/2 · L46–47You heal your pet for 15% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you gain.
3Improved Sayaad 10—Increases the effect of your Succubus' and Incubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 30%, and increases the duration of your Succubus' and Incubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 30%.
3Demonic Sacrifice 10—When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hrs. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 2% of your total Mana every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 3% of your total Health every 4 sec.
3Master Summoner 10—Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
4Decimation 15—Reduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 90%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 6% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 40% and costs no Soul Shards.
4Fel Domination 15—Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%. Requires 2 ranks of Master Summoner.
4Demonic Brand Not client-checked15—Your Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 6 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage at level 60, plus 7.8% of your spell power, based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
5Improved Felhunter 20—Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its Paranoia by 30%, and reduces the cooldown of its Spell Lock by 6 sec.
5Soul Link 20—When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active. Requires 1 rank of Demonic Sacrifice.
5Demonic Knowledge 20—Increases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 100% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
6Master Demonologist 25—Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Increases Fire damage done by 10%. Voidwalker - Reduces Physical damage taken by 10%. Succubus/Incubus - Increases Shadow damage done by 10%. Felhunter - Reduces Magic damage taken by 10%.
7Demonic Pact 30—Your Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel the effect. Requires 1 rank of Soul Link.

Destruction 16 talents

0 pts5 pts10 pts1115 pts1620 pts2125 pts30 pts31Destructive Reach — 0/2 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathDestructiveReach0/2Improved Shadow Bolt — 0/5 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathImproved ShadowBolt0/5Bane — 0/5 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathBane0/5Molten Skin — 0/5 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathMolten Skin0/5Cataclysm — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathCataclysm0/3Aftermath — 0/5 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathAftermath0/5Ruin — 0/5 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathRuin0/5Shadowburn — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathShadowburn0/1Intensity — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathIntensity0/3Agonizing Flames — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathAgonizingFlames0/3Conflagrate — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathConflagrate0/1Pyroclasm — 0/2 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathPyroclasm0/2Bane of Havoc — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathBane of Havoc0/1Fire and Brimstone — 0/3 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathFire andBrimstone0/3Shadow and Flame — 0/5 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathShadow andFlame0/5Incinerate — 0/1 ranks, not on the recommended levelling pathIncinerate0/1
Every Destruction talent as a table (max rank text, levelling path) — works without JavaScript
RowTalentPtsLevelling pathAt max rank
1Destructive Reach 0—Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.
1Improved Shadow Bolt 0—Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.
1Bane 0—Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.
2Molten Skin 5—Reduces all damage taken by 10%.
2Cataclysm 5—Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.
2Aftermath 5—Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 50% and your Conflagrate spell has a 100% chance to Daze the target, reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
3Ruin 10—Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
3Shadowburn 10—Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 74 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
4Intensity 15—Gives your Destruction spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
4Agonizing Flames 15—Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10% and the damage done by all your Destruction spells by 10%.
4Conflagrate 15—Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate spell, dealing 88 to 111 Fire damage and consuming your Immolate effect.
5Pyroclasm 20—Gives your Soul Fire spell a 26% chance to Stun the target for 3 sec, and your Rain of Fire and Hellfire spells a 26% chance over their duration to Stun targets they damage for 3 sec. Requires 3 ranks of Intensity.
5Bane of Havoc 20—Afflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane of Havoc is limited to 1 target, and only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.
5Fire and Brimstone 20—Increases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%. Requires 1 rank of Conflagrate.
6Shadow and Flame 25—Hitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases all Fire damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec. In addition, Conflagrate has a 100% chance not to consume Immolate, and Shadowburn has a 100% chance to instantly refund a Soul Shard.
7Incinerate 30—Deals 100 to 114 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate. Requires 1 rank of Bane of Havoc.

What the beta tested: level 30 Source tier A — official Blizzard or live client data: A

The beta was capped at level 30 from 1 October until it closed, which gives 21 talent points (points = level − 9). That reaches a row-5 talent — the ones whose rail reads 20 pts — including the new 16-point “gold medal” row. At level 20 you have 11 points, enough for a row-3 talent and nothing beyond.

On the recommended path those 21 points go 21 into Affliction — every one of them sourced (tier B).

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Data as of 18 October 2026: tree and ranks from the Wowhead Forever dataset (dv=30, post-15 October build) · names, max ranks, spell IDs and positions client-verified (C_Traits, build 70450, 17 October 2026) and every tooltip rendered from the client’s own tables (build 1.60.1.70532) — tier A except talents marked “Not client-checked” · changes cross-checked against Blizzard's beta development notes of 1, 8 and 15 October · annotations from KB 400.30.4 / 400.30.6 · levelling path from data/levelling_paths.json (levels 10–30 sourced or our own order, 31–60 derived; the guide says which), validated against this tree. Last updated 24 October 2026.