Warlock Class Overview

Warlock are able to choose from 3 specializations: Affliction, Demonology and Destruction.

• Affliction uses Damage over Time abilities (DoTs) to slowly rot their enemies down, rather than using solely direct damage. They also provide really good utility.
• Demonology mainly increases the damage of the demons a Warlock can summon, as well as making sure the Warlock itself has more survivability.
• Destruction is focused around doing as much damage as possible with big spells like Shadow Bolt and Incinerate to deal catastrophic damage and their talent tree reflects it.

Warlocks are arguably the best DPS classes throughout all of TBC and likely will be throughout TBC Classic. They fight for the top spot against Hunters and the winner is normally based on the fight.

Fire Destruction is the highest possible damage that you can do, assuming that you meet all of the requirements to fully enable its potential, such as having a Fire Mage, Flame Caps, Spellfire set, and so on.

In Burning Crusade, Warlocks can be Gnomes and Humans for Alliance, and Undead, Orcs and the new Blood Elves for the Horde.

Warlocks have quite a few new things added and changed for us in TBC, including Talent reworks, new amazing Spells and Talents that make us one of the strongest DPS classes in the game, and let us not forget arguably the most exciting change, Summon Felguard, which you can use to cleave your way to the top of the meters.

Warlocks are only able to wear Cloth.

Warlocks are able to use Daggers, Staves, Swords (One-handed), Off Hands and Wands.

All major Alliances cities have a Warlock trainer in them. All major Horde cities, except for Thunder Bluff, have a Warlock trainer available in them. Simply talk with a guard in any major city and ask for the Warlock trainer.

For PvE, you should always be Tailoring and Enchanting for the biggest boost to your DPS. If you are focusing on PvP, then you should take Engineering and Enchanting.

The links below will take you to our leveling guides for the various Warlock specializations, allowing you to level in the most efficient way in The Burning Crusade Classic.

• Warlock Leveling Guide
• Affliction Warlock Leveling Guide
• Demonology Warlock Leveling Guide
• Warlock Level 58 Boost Guide

Beyond leveling or trying out your boosted character, you may also be interested in our full guides for Level 70 Warlocks as you explore all that TBC Classic has to offer:

• Affliction Warlock PvE Guide.
• Demonology Warlock PvE Guide.
• Destruction Warlock PvE Guide.