Demonology Warlock Leveling Guide From 1 to 80 for WotLK Classic

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The build below is for sustained damage, ensuring a smooth and safe leveling process for solo play.

The second build possibility is focused on AoE dungeon grinding and forgoes the sustained damage you gain from the first imp build in favor of massive AoE burst through Metamorphosis and the party buff provided by Demonic Pact.

For Demonology, you will still want to ensure that you maintain your DoTs on your target: Immolate, Corruption, and, if the fight goes on long enough, Curse of Doom. If the fight will not go on long enough for Doom to go off, you should use Curse of Agony instead.

Beyond your DoTs, you will want to use Incinerate, if the Molten Core buff is up, or Soul Fire, if the Decimation buff is up. If neither of these buffs is up, you should use Shadow Bolt.

After you apply your debuffs, you will want to run into melee range for Metamorphosis and follow this priority:

1. Immolation Aura
2. Shadow Cleave
3. Seed of Corruption

The best pet for Demonology will depend on the build you take. If you take the Fire Imp build, you will want to use your Imp. If you take the AoE build, you should use a Felguard.

It is important to buy all abilities as you level as they are cheap and Warlocks have quite a few abilities that are extremely powerful in certain situations.

Setting up an user interface and macros early on you will greatly improve the quality of your leveling experience. Check out the Warlock Macros and Addons guides in the links below for the full list.

Once you achieve Level 80, we suggest checking out our Demonology Warlock Guide, which goes more in detail of how to play your Level 80 Warlock.