Warlock Class Overview

Warlocks can be played as Human and Gnome on Alliance and Orcs, Undead, and Blood Elves on Horde.

The best race for Warlock is Human, if you are Alliance, and Orc, if you are Horde.

For Alliance players, Human grants you an excellent PvP racial in the form of Will to Survive, as well as additional spell power via Fel Armor, Glyph of Life Tap, and the bonus spirit Humans gain from The Human Spirit.

For the Horde, Command and Blood Fury are both very strong for a Warlock, making Orc by far the best choice.

All three Warlock specs are completely viable in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Affliction Warlock is arguable the best spec in the game and Destruction Warlock is right behind it in terms of damage. Every single Raid will want atleast one Demonology Warlock as it brings a very powerful Raid buff in Demonic Pact.

Affliction brings excellent single-target damage and cleave, but suffers hugely on fights where it cannot ramp up its damage. This is where Destruction excels more, with strong and steady burst. Demonology Warlock won't do as much damage as its two counter specs, but it still has amazing damage, especially with AoE, thanks to Metamorphosis as well as bringing the highly sought-after buff, Demonic Pact.

Affliction Warlock is the strongest specialisation for Warlocks in Phase 3, with exceptional single-target and cleave damage, with Destruction Warlock pulling up right behind it. Raids will ALWAYS want to have at least one Demonology Warlock for the Demonic Pact buff.

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

• Affliction — this specialization revolves around the use of damage-over-time effects and the upkeep of each debuff.
• Demonology — this focuses on buffing the demons summoned by the Warlock, as well as allowing you to turn into demon form yourself.
• Destruction — this specialisation is, as the name suggests, focused on pure destructive power, with an arsenal of fire-focused spells centered around fast casts and big crits.

Warlocks are only able to wear Cloth.

Warlocks are able to use one-handed swords, daggers, and wands, as well as staves.

Addons and Macros are a solid way to help improve your gameplay and experience throughout Wrath Classic, whether it be while leveling, doing dailies, Dungeons, or raiding. Both of the pages below provide information and recommendations on some of the best addons you can use.

For those of you wishing to level a Warlock to Level 80, you can check out our spec-specific leveling guides below.

• Warlock Leveling Guide
• Affliction Warlock Leveling Guide
• Demonology Warlock Leveling Guide
• Destruction Warlock Leveling Guide

If you already hit Level 80 on your Warlock, you can check out the full guides, with Phase 1-specific advice for endgame PvE activities.

• Affliction Warlock Guide
• Demonology Warlock Guide
• Destruction Warlock Guide