WoW Forever Warlock Stat Priority

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Tooltips: Wowhead Forever DB, exact matches only (build 70532, 28 Oct).

Wowhead wrote this while the beta was capped at 30, so the level 60 picture is their projection [Unconfirmed]. Tested level 60 data: Not yet published, updated at launch.

Spec	Priority
Affliction	Spell Power / Shadow → Crit → Hit (12% from gear with 5/5 Suppression) → Haste → Spell Pierce → Intellect → Spirit
Demonology	Spell Power / Fire or Shadow (match your build) → Hit (17% from gear, minus 1% per Suppression point) → Crit → Haste → Spell Pierce → Intellect → Spirit
Destruction	Spell Power / Fire → Crit → Hit (12% with 5/5 Suppression) → Haste → Spell Pierce → Intellect → Spirit

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Key points

Affliction crit: DoT ticks can now crit, so crit is worth far more than in Classic. Wowhead's sim values put 1% crit near 10 spell power, a little ahead of 1% hit.
Demonology hit: your demon uses your hit chance, so each miss you remove helps both of you. About 10 spell power per 1% hit.
Destruction: crit and hit are close at roughly 9 spell power per 1%, crit slightly ahead. Fire damage is worth about two-thirds of spell power here.
Haste: roughly 7 spell power per 1%. It speeds casts, not DoT ticks.

See also: Warlock pets · Destruction rotation

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Fan site. Beta (cap 30) until launch Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AEDT; numbers may change. [Unconfirmed] = not yet confirmed.

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Sources

Wowhead — Affliction Warlock Stat Guide (updated 28 Oct)
Wowhead — Demonology Warlock Stat Guide (updated 28 Oct)
Wowhead — Destruction Warlock Stat Guide (updated 28 Oct)
Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)

WoW Forever Warlock Stat Priority

Key points

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