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Latest patch notesbuild 1.60.1.70862 · 7 November 2026

Warlock · New in Forever · live client 1.60.1.70790

Decimation

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 X% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 40% and costs no Soul Shards.

Warlockclass
Newnot in Classic Era
TalentDemonology, tier 4
2talent ranks

How you get it

Talent in the Demonology tree, tier 4, 2 ranks

Decimation sits in the Demonology tree on tier 4. It takes up to 2 points. Plan it in the Warlock talent calculator.

Decimation does not exist as a Warlock ability in the Classic Era client (build 1.15.9.70003). It is one of 16 new Warlock abilities in Forever.

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Other new Warlock abilities

Bane of HavocAfflicts 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…Demonic AegisIncreases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.Demonic BrandYour Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 3 attacks against the target deal $<minDam>…Demonic EnergiesYou 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 …Demonic KnowledgeIncreases 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.Demonic PactYour Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel…Fire and BrimstoneIncreases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.Improved DrainsIncreases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%.Improved FelhunterIncreases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its P…MalevolenceIncreases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.Molten SkinReduces all damage taken by 10%.PandemicIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrac…Shadow and FlameHitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases …Soul HarvestKilling a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 100% for 10 sec and allows 100% of normal M…WrackTears the target apart from within, inflicting 36 Shadow damage every X sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow da…

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Former runes Warlocks keep

From the WoW Forever live client, build 1.60.1.70790 (4 November 2026), compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.70003. Client data only: Blizzard can change values with server-side hotfixes that the client does not show. See all class changes and the hotfix log.

Answers

Decimation FAQ

What does Decimation do in WoW Forever?

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 X% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 40% and costs no Soul Shards.

How do you get Decimation?

Decimation is a Warlock talent in the Demonology tree, tier 4, with 2 ranks.

Is Decimation in Classic Era?

No. Decimation is not a Warlock ability in the Classic Era client (build 1.15.9.70003); it was added in WoW Forever.

Facts checked: 6 November 2026 · Sources: WoW Forever live client data, build 1.60.1.70790 (wago.tools)

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