WoW Forever Warlock changes

All Warlock changes from the Blizzard developer notes (new spells, talents, tuning), grouped by date. See what is different from Classic at a glance.

19 changesLast updated November 10, 2026 Warlock BiS →

1. November 10, 2026LatestWoW Forever Hotfixes
   • Affliction: Wrack damage −30% and it no longer amplifies your periodic damage
   • While channeling Wrack, Drain Life, Corruption and Bane of Agony tick 100% faster
   • Soul Siphon: 4/8/12% per Corruption, Siphon Life or Bane of Agony on the target, up to 36%
   • Imp Firebolt ranks 1–4 and Imp health buffed; Imp, Voidwalker, Incubus and Succubus health about +15%
   • Destruction: Bane of Havoc now triggers the global cooldown
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2. November 9, 2026WoW Forever Hotfixes
   • Incinerate no longer usable outside Destruction
   • Finishing Summon Felsteed now grants riding skill (if already done, summon the Felsteed once)
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3. November 6, 2026Class Tuning Incoming
   • The Voidwalker gets the same survivability pass as Hunter pets
   • Affliction: fixing channeling Wrack nonstop beating Siphon Life, Corruption and Bane of Agony
   • Total Affliction damage stays the same; only the split shifts so mixing in DoTs pays off
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4. November 6, 2026WoW Forever Hotfixes
   • Voidwalker base health about +40 at every level
   • Soul Siphon talent no longer increases Wrack's self-damage
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5. November 2, 2026WoW Forever Beta Development Notes
   • Spellstone boosts Shadow damage only; pet health per Stamina 7.5 → 2
   • Curse of Agony updates with spell power; Drain Soul grants Soul Shards far less often except on kills
   • Affliction: Wrack coefficient doubled, level-60 base damage per sec 36 → 86
   • Destruction: Shadow and Flame 2–10% → 4–20%
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6. October 31, 2026Class hotfixes (datamined · unofficial)
   • Improved Drains (Affliction, 3 ranks): Drain Life, Drain Soul and Drain Mana +20%
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7. October 15, 2026WoW Forever Beta Development Notes
   • Affliction gets a range talent; Shadow Mastery up to 2–10%
   • Destruction range talent changed; Soul Link on pets fixed
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Source: Blizzard developer notes on the official forums. Items are short summaries written by Forever Assist, not translations. Check the original for exact numbers.