Undead Warlock: your first 10 levels
Updated · ForeverDB
A gentle start for an Undead Warlock in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Deathknell, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Written for the WoW Forever beta, for your first 10 levels. Where each person stands comes from what players recorded in WoW Forever wherever we have it. Anything else is marked: "Classic data" means the spot comes from the original game and may have moved in Forever.
Right now
Welcome! You're an Undead Warlock, and you start in Deathknell. Here are the three things you need first. Take your time: nothing here is in a rush.
- You appear at 30.0, 71.7 in Deathknell.
- Your first quest: talk to Undertaker Mordo (30.2, 71.7), next to where you appear.
- Your Warlock trainer is Maximillion at 30.9, 66.3, 170 yards north of where you appear (Classic data, may differ in Forever). Walk: 225 yards, 30 sec.
- Your class quest: Shadow Priest Sarvis also has Tainted Scroll for you. It sends you to your trainer, and it's free experience.
Tip: If you die, that's fine: everyone does. Click Release Spirit, run back to your body as a ghost, and carry on. Fight one enemy at a time and eat or drink between fights.
Playing a Warlock at first
You use dark magic and command demons. Your spells hurt enemies over time, and a demon fights at your side. You use mana.
- Put Immolate on an enemy, then cast Shadow Bolt.
- Keep Demon Skin on yourself.
- From level 4, add Corruption for damage over time.
Tip: Your first demon, the Imp, comes from a short class quest in your starting area. It helps a lot, so do that quest as soon as it's offered.
Tip: From level 6, Life Tap turns health into mana. Then eat to get the health back.
Your spells up to level 10
You start with your level 1 spells. The rest you learn from your trainer, for a few coins, at levels 4, 6, 8, 10. A few come from class quests instead. From the WoW Forever game client:
| Level | Spell | Learned from |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demon Skin (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Immolate (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Shadow Bolt (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Summon Imp (Summon) | Class quest: Piercing the Veil (Classic quest) |
| 4 | Corruption (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 4 | Curse of Weakness (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 6 | Life Tap (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 6 | Shadow Bolt (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 8 | Bane of Agony (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 8 | Fear (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Create Healthstone (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Demon Skin (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 10 | Drain Soul (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Immolate (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 10 | Summon Voidwalker (Summon) | Class quest: The Binding (Classic quest) |
Where your Warlock trainers are
| Where | Trainer | Spot (click for the map) | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deathknell | Maximillion (Classic data, may differ in Forever) | 30.9, 66.3 | 225 yards, 30 sec |
| Brill | Rupert Boch (Classic data, may differ in Forever) | 61.6, 52.4 | 30 yards, 5 sec |
| Undercity | Kaal Soulreaper (Classic data, may differ in Forever) | 86.2, 15.9 | 2100 yards, about 5 min |
Walks start from where you appear (the first trainer), the middle of the town (town trainers) or the first town (city trainers).
Class quests
| Level | Quest | Starts with |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tainted Scroll | Shadow Priest Sarvis (30.8, 66.2) (Classic data) |
| 3 | Piercing the Veil | Venya Marthand (31.0, 66.4) (Classic data) |
| 10 | The Binding | Carendin Halgar (85.1, 26.0) (Classic data) |
| 10 | Creature of the Void | Carendin Halgar (85.1, 26.0) (Classic data) |
| 10 | Halgar's Summons | Ageron Kargal (61.6, 52.7) (Classic data) |
Your racials as a Warlock
- Cannibalize: Eat from a fallen humanoid or undead enemy to get health and mana back. Less time spent eating food.
- Touch of the Grave: Your attacks and spells sometimes drain a little health from your target, a small heal while you fight.
- Will of the Forsaken: Breaks fear, charm and sleep. Very strong against other players who fear you.
Professions
For a Warlock, the best pair is Tailoring and Enchanting. Tailoring makes cloth armor you can wear from the cloth that enemies drop. Enchanting turns gear you don't need into magic dust that makes your gear better, and it makes wands.
Tip: Not sure yet? Pick two gathering professions (Herbalism, Mining or Skinning). They make money from the very first herb, vein or beast, and you can swap one for a crafting profession later. Dropping a profession loses its skill, so decide before you've raised it far.
More on this: the best professions for each class.
After level 10
At level 10 you get your first talent point. Our Warlock leveling guide takes you on from there, and the leveling guide shows where to go next. Your first dungeon comes a bit later: see your first dungeon.
Checked against WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70658.
Explore next
- Quest guides
- Warlock: Changes · Builds · Gear planner