Warlock

First tournament candidate: attrition and keeping your pet alive.

Affliction: Improved Corruption 5/5.

Demonology: Demonic Embrace 5/5; Unholy Power 5/5; Fel Vitality 3/3; Demonic Energies 2/2; Demonic Sacrifice 1/1; Master Summoner 2/2; Fel Domination 1/1; Demonic Brand 1/3; Soul Link 1/1.

Macros: C + D.

Playstyle: keep your demon and Soul Link active; apply Corruption and Agony after the permitted opener; combine CC, damage and drains as pressure demands. Heal or recall your pet before losing it. Searing Pain activates your point in Brand, but do not use it on autopilot when you need to move or control.

Flex options with the same total: swap Unholy Power 5/5 for 3/5 and Demonic Aegis 2/2 to prioritize armor; or Fel Vitality 3/3 for Improved Voidwalker 3/3 if you specialize in the Voidwalker. Keep Demonic Sacrifice 1/1 and Master Summoner 2/2, which unlock your tools. You cannot change these points once the phase starts.

An alternative with more spell power and mana management; Corruption has a cast time.

Affliction: Improved Life Tap 2/2.

Demonology: Demonic Embrace 5/5; Unholy Power 5/5; Fel Vitality 3/3; Demonic Energies 2/2; Demonic Sacrifice 1/1; Master Summoner 2/2; Fel Domination 1/1; Demonic Brand 1/3; Soul Link 1/1; Demonic Knowledge 3/3.

Macros: C + D.

Demonic Knowledge 3/3 provides up to 30 spell power at level 30 with an active demon. The 2 Affliction points go into Life Tap, so Corruption is not instant. Variant: move those 2 points into Suppression if testing shows too many misses; you cannot keep the Life Tap benefit too.

Support attrition with faster Shadow Bolt and Immolate casts.

Demonology: Demonic Embrace 5/5; Unholy Power 5/5; Fel Vitality 3/3; Demonic Energies 2/2; Demonic Sacrifice 1/1; Master Summoner 2/2; Fel Domination 1/1; Demonic Brand 1/3; Soul Link 1/1.

Destruction: Bane 5/5.

Macros: C + D.

More investment in your pet; only 1/5 Master Demonologist, rather than the full bonus.

Demonology: Demonic Embrace 5/5; Unholy Power 5/5; Fel Vitality 2/3; Demonic Energies 2/2; Demonic Sacrifice 1/1; Master Summoner 2/2; Fel Domination 1/1; Demonic Brand 3/3; Soul Link 1/1; Demonic Knowledge 3/3; Master Demonologist 1/5.

Macros: C + D.

The point in Master Demonologist only provides the first rank. Having the talent does not mean getting its maximum effect. If that rank is not worth it, B2 restores Improved Life Tap.

A niche defensive variant that gives up Soul Link. Compare against B1 before choosing.

Demonology: Demonic Embrace 5/5; Unholy Power 3/5; Fel Vitality 2/3; Demonic Energies 2/2; Demonic Sacrifice 1/1; Master Summoner 2/2; Fel Domination 1/1.

Destruction: Bane 5/5; Molten Skin 5/5.

Macros: C + D2 + D3 + D4.

Fight on the move, drain and recover health. Less protection than Soul Link.

Affliction: Improved Corruption 5/5; Improved Life Tap 2/2; Suppression 3/5; Improved Drains 3/3; Malediction 2/5; Fel Concentration 3/3; Amplify Curse 1/1; Nightfall 2/2; Curse of Exhaustion 1/1; Siphon Life 1/1; Soul Siphon 3/3.

Macros: C + A.

Maintain your effects and drain when you can sustain the channel. Use Nightfall with A2 when it procs. Against interrupts, alternate schools and CC windows. This does not mean all your channels are protected from silence: Fel Concentration reduces damage pushback.

Siphon Life and control, with more health in exchange for Soul Siphon.

Affliction: Improved Corruption 5/5; Improved Life Tap 2/2; Suppression 3/5; Improved Drains 3/3; Fel Concentration 3/3; Amplify Curse 1/1; Nightfall 2/2; Curse of Exhaustion 1/1; Siphon Life 1/1.

Demonology: Demonic Embrace 5/5.

Macros: C + A.

A finisher hybrid. No Nightfall, Curse of Exhaustion or Siphon Life.

Affliction: Improved Corruption 5/5; Improved Life Tap 2/2; Suppression 3/5; Improved Drains 3/3; Fel Concentration 2/3.

Destruction: Bane 5/5; Destructive Reach 2/2; Molten Skin 3/5; Shadowburn 1/1.

Macros: C + A2 + T1.

Burst with instant Corruption, defense and cast pushback resistance.

Affliction: Improved Corruption 5/5.

Destruction: Bane 5/5; Destructive Reach 1/2; Molten Skin 5/5; Ruin 3/5; Shadowburn 1/1; Intensity 3/3; Conflagrate 1/1; Agonizing Flames 2/3.

Macros: C + T.

Conflagrate consumes your Immolate in this build. No Incinerate or Shadow and Flame. Chain damage only when your opponent cannot stop it; Seduction can set up a window, but your DoTs can break it.

More investment in direct damage; less defense than B9.

Affliction: Improved Life Tap 2/2.

Destruction: Bane 5/5; Destructive Reach 2/2; Aftermath 4/5; Ruin 5/5; Shadowburn 1/1; Agonizing Flames 3/3; Conflagrate 1/1; Intensity 3/3.

Macros: C + T.

An offensive alternative; gives up Improved Life Tap to complete Aftermath.

Destruction: Bane 5/5; Destructive Reach 2/2; Aftermath 5/5; Molten Skin 1/5; Ruin 5/5; Shadowburn 1/1; Agonizing Flames 3/3; Conflagrate 1/1; Intensity 3/3.

Macros: C + T.

A niche Shadow Bolt build without a pet after sacrificing it during the duel. Not the first choice.

Demonology: Demonic Embrace 5/5; Demonic Aegis 2/2; Fel Vitality 3/3; Demonic Sacrifice 1/1.

Destruction: Bane 5/5; Improved Shadow Bolt 5/5; Ruin 5/5.

Macros: C without pets + A2 + S.

The plan is to sacrifice your Imp DURING the duel for the Shadow bonus and cast Shadow Bolt. You lose the pet and its utility; summoning again cancels the sacrifice. The opener and lack of protection make this a risky choice for an entire phase.

An option dependent on crit gear. Gives up Concentration and Exhaustion.

Affliction: Improved Corruption 5/5; Improved Life Tap 2/2; Suppression 1/5; Malediction 2/5; Pandemic 3/3; Improved Bane of Agony 2/2; Malevolence 5/5; Nightfall 2/2; Siphon Life 1/1; Soul Siphon 3/3.

Macros: C + A2 + A3.

All builds with a demon. Use it to pull your pet out of enemy range and protect it.

Pet

/petpassive
/petfollow

Only after you are allowed to act during the opener.

Mouseover: enemyPet

/petattack [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead]

Cancels your current cast. Shift requires a living enemy focus.

Stops your castShift: focus

#showtooltip Fear
/stopcasting
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Fear

Does not send your pet to attack; also useful when you want to keep it recalled.

Mouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Corruption
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Corruption

In Forever, the name is Bane of Agony. You can maintain a Curse and a Bane on the same target.

Mouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Bane of Agony
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Bane of Agony

Normal: Tongues. Shift: Elements. Ctrl: Weakness. They replace your other Curse on that target.

Shift/Ctrl: variant

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:ctrl] Curse of Weakness; [mod:shift] Curse of the Elements; Curse of Tongues

Shift lets you deliberately restart it or switch targets. Normal waits until your channel finishes.

Does not clip channelsShift/Ctrl: variant

#showtooltip Drain Life
/cast [mod:shift][nochanneling] Drain Life

Pressure the enemy's mana; Shift allows a deliberate switch.

Does not clip channelsShift/Ctrl: variant

#showtooltip Drain Mana
/cast [mod:shift][nochanneling] Drain Mana

Manual control: do not put it into an automatic rotation; decide based on your health and incoming damage.

#showtooltip Life Tap
/cast Life Tap

Keep your demon alive. Shift lets you deliberately switch channels.

Does not clip channelsShift/Ctrl: variant

#showtooltip Health Funnel
/cast [mod:shift][nochanneling] Health Funnel

Felhunter. Mouseover can cleanse an ally or purge an enemy. Alt forces a self-cleanse.

Mouseover: ally or unitAlt: self

#showtooltip Devour Magic
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,exists,nodead][] Devour Magic

Succubus or Incubus with Seduction learned. Do not DoT the target you want to keep seduced; do not spam the key.

Shift: focusPet

#showtooltip Seduction
/petpassive
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Seduction

Mouseover, then focus, then target. Your focus must be a valid demon or elemental; a Human focus prevents falling through to the next option.

Stops your castShift: focusMouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Banish
/stopcasting
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][@focus,harm,nodead][] Banish

Normal uses Lesser Healthstone, the available rank at level 30. Alt creates it.

Alt: alternative

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:alt] Create Healthstone
/use [nomod] Lesser Healthstone

A preparation button, separate from offensive abilities.

#showtooltip Demon Armor
/cast Demon Armor

Manual use. I have not confirmed that !Shoot prevents toggling it off in this beta.

#showtooltip Shoot
/cast Shoot

An alternative to C12 that explicitly targets your pet to attempt to dispel a dispellable magic effect. Requires a Felhunter with Devour Magic and valid conditions; it does not remove every CC or guarantee saving it. Avoids selecting your demon and switching back to your opponent.

#showtooltip Devour Magic
/cast [@pet,exists,nodead] Devour Magic

Preparation outside the duel, on valid enemies to obtain shards. Avoids restarting your channel when pressing repeatedly; Shift lets you change it deliberately. Pressing it does not create shards: you must meet Drain Soul's conditions. In the tournament, respect departures authorized by the administrator; this is not a duel rotation.

Doesn't interrupt channels

#showtooltip Drain Soul
/cast [mod:shift,harm,nodead][nochanneling,harm,nodead] Drain Soul

An alternative to C15 for players who prefer a purely defensive button. Stops your cast and attempts to use Lesser Healthstone, which you must have created and carry in your bags. It neither creates it nor bypasses its restrictions. Other classes carrying this stone can also use it; change the name if yours is a different rank.

Stops your cast

#showtooltip Lesser Healthstone
/stopcasting
/use Lesser Healthstone

Control a second enemy without changing your damage target. Normal uses a living mouseover enemy; otherwise, it attempts your target. Shift uses only a living enemy focus. Cancels your current cast: use it when you want to prioritize CC. It does not detect immunities or diminishing returns, or decide which enemy to control. Complements C3; you do not need to bind both if one covers your playstyle.

Stops your castShift: focusMouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Fear
/stopcasting
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,@mouseover,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Fear

With a Felhunter and Devour Magic learned. Attempts to dispel a magic effect from a living mouseover ally; without a valid one, targets yourself. You can use a teammate's frame while keeping the enemy selected. A defensive alternative to C12: it does not purge enemies. It neither removes every effect type nor works without range, availability and a valid target. Spending it on an ally can leave you without that resource for yourself during its cooldown.

Mouseover: ally or unit

#showtooltip Devour Magic
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@player] Devour Magic

B1–B4. Apply with your demon active, and reapply after replacing or changing your demon.

#showtooltip Soul Link
/cast [pet] Soul Link

B1–B5. Normal: Felhunter; Shift: Voidwalker; Ctrl: Succubus. Requires Master Summoner 2/2 and Fel Domination. Press once; if Domination is on cooldown, summoning uses the normal cast time.

Stops your castShift/Ctrl: variant

#showtooltip
/stopcasting
/cast Fel Domination
/cast [mod:shift] Summon Voidwalker; [mod:ctrl] Summon Succubus; Summon Felhunter

B1–B4 benefit from Demonic Brand. In B5 it is only direct damage. Press when you are allowed to act; do not force the opener.

Pet

#showtooltip Searing Pain
/petattack [harm,nodead]
/cast [harm,nodead] Searing Pain

Only works with a Voidwalker. Requires Alt to activate. Sacrifices the demon: you lose Soul Link protection. Save it for during the duel.

Alt: alternative

#showtooltip Sacrifice
/cast [mod:alt,pet:Voidwalker] Sacrifice

B6–B7. B13 and B8 do not have this talent. Replaces your other Curse, but not Bane of Agony.

Shift: focus

#showtooltip Curse of Exhaustion
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Curse of Exhaustion

All builds can cast Shadow Bolt; B6, B7 and B13 can benefit from Nightfall. The macro neither detects the proc nor prevents a normal cast.

#showtooltip Shadow Bolt
/cast [harm,nodead] Shadow Bolt

B6, B7 and B13. Your other allocations do not have it.

Mouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Siphon Life
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Siphon Life

B6–B7. Normal: Agony; Shift attempts Amplify Curse first. If both abilities share the GCD in your build, you will need another press.

Shift/Ctrl: variant

#showtooltip Bane of Agony
/cast [mod:shift] Amplify Curse
/cast [harm,nodead] Bane of Agony

B8–B11. Cancels your cast to finish the target. Manage its shards; do not automatically use it on cooldown.

Stops your cast

#showtooltip Shadowburn
/stopcasting
/cast [harm,nodead] Shadowburn

B9–B11 combine it with Conflagrate. I keep the two decisions separate.

#showtooltip Immolate
/cast [harm,nodead] Immolate

B9–B11. At level 30, your builds do not have Shadow and Flame: Conflagrate consumes Immolate. Decide when to spend its remaining periodic damage.

Stops your cast

#showtooltip Conflagrate
/stopcasting
/cast [harm,nodead] Conflagrate

Normal: Fire; Shift: Shadow. Useful for switching schools, without promising that the spell is available during a lockout.

Shift/Ctrl: variant

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Shadow Bolt; Searing Pain

Only if you use the talent variant described in the guide. Mouse over the enemy pet and keep damaging the player. Not included by default in dueling builds.

Mouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Bane of Havoc
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead] Bane of Havoc

B12, or deliberate use in other builds that learn it. Only during the duel. Imp grants a Shadow bonus; summoning another demon cancels the effect with these 26 points.

Alt: alternative

#showtooltip Demonic Sacrifice
/cast [mod:alt,pet] Demonic Sacrifice

Build and talents: start with B1 for instant Corruption, Soul Link and demon replacement. If testing shows you cannot survive physical damage, compare the B1 flex option that changes Unholy Power 5/5 to 3/5 and Demonic Aegis 2/2. Only before locking in the phase. B7 provides Exhaustion and drains, but gives up Soul Link: compare it if your spacing and CC work, rather than treating it as an automatic upgrade.

Demon: Voidwalker to assess a shield; Succubus to test CC. The Voidwalker's Sacrifice consumes the demon and therefore your Soul Link support: do not press D4 out of habit or assume both defenses remain together.

Plan: respect their uncontested opener when applicable. Then pressure with instant spells, create distance and avoid standing still to cast under melee pressure. Use CC when it gives a real window to recover or reposition. If you see Fear immunity, do not spend your next actions repeating it: use damage, movement or defense and reassess CC when it ends. Watch Berserker Rage at this level according to the Forever Warrior spellbook.

Curse and buttons: C7 with Ctrl to test Weakness against physical pressure; A1 for Exhaustion only in B6/B7, remembering it changes your Curse. C1, C3, C8, C23, D1/D2 and D4 with a Voidwalker. R1 does not remove Hamstring or stuns.

Mistake to avoid: using too much Life Tap when your opponent is already close, or relying on a channel you cannot sustain. Note whether you lose because of your pet, lack of distance or having no defense left after Sacrifice.

Build and talents: B1 as your first test; use the same Demonic Aegis flex to compare physical defense. B9 is an alternative with Molten Skin and Intensity to seek a damage window after CC, but lacks Soul Link and talented demon replacement: compare survival before choosing it.

Demon: Voidwalker to test the shield, or Succubus to attempt CC when you can act. Pet abilities have their own conditions; do not promise a macro will work through every stun on its owner.

Plan: allow the tournament's stealth opener. Afterwards, stabilize your health before attempting a long damage chain. Watch Kick: protecting your Shadow school matters because several tools depend on it. You can cancel a cast with C18 to try to bait an interrupt, but your opponent can wait; do not turn the attempt into several seconds of doing nothing. The Forever Rogue spellbook lists Kick below level 30.

CC: decide whether to maintain Seduction before applying DoTs. For attrition, periodic effects can make it harder for your opponent to restealth, but do not guarantee stopping every defense or reset. Do not set up Seduction on a target covered in DoTs and expect a stable window.

Buttons: C1, C3/C24, C13 with a Succubus, C18, C23 and D4 with a Voidwalker. R1 works against valid Charm/Fear/Sleep CC, not Cheap Shot or Kidney Shot. Do not assume your trinket C19 removes every CC: it depends on the equipped item.

Mistake to avoid: using your stone, racial, trinket and shield in the same reaction without checking which effect you need to resolve. Record opener damage and the resources you keep afterwards.

Build and talents: B1 for damage while moving and survival; B2 if the extra power is worth it and you can cast Corruption. B6 is an attrition alternative with Nightfall and Siphon Life, but its drains and Fear remain exposed to interrupts.

Demon: Felhunter for Devour Magic. At level 30 you do not have Spell Lock: your demon does not provide an available interrupt in this guide. Separate your position from your demon enough to avoid both taking the same pressure, without losing useful range.

Plan: apply damage when authorized, protect your pet and choose when to use Devour on a dispellable magic effect on yourself or a dispellable enemy buff. Watch Counterspell; try casting when its use or your position creates a window. C18 lets you deliberately stop a cast, but does not force your opponent to spend their interrupt.

Forever-specific detail: Remove Lesser Curse can remove a Curse or Bane, according to the Forever Mage spellbook. Do not mechanically reapply every removed effect if it drains your mana. During Ice Block, do not waste finishers into immunity; reposition and prepare instead, without assuming an automatic purge interaction.

Buttons: C5/C6, C7 for Tongues, C12 to dispel/purge, C21 for your demon when applicable, C1, C3 and D1/D2. Will of the Forsaken does not remove Polymorph or Frost roots: R1 is not the answer to all their CC.

Mistake to avoid: letting Counterspell lock your Shadow school when you need Fear or Drain Life. Note how many Devours you used on the enemy and how many you needed for defense.

Build and talents: B1 to sustain the duel with a demon; B6 to compare attrition and drain pressure; B9 if testing shows you can create a damage window their heals cannot recover from. Choosing B6 or B9 means losing Soul Link, rather than simply adding pressure to B1.

Demon: Felhunter. Devour can help against a dispellable magic buff or debuff; it does not automatically choose the shield or effect you want most when several are present.

Plan: maintain pressure without wasting resources immediately reapplying everything dispelled. Combine damage and CC so healing or dispelling costs them actions. Tongues can slow casts, but does not hinder instant abilities. Drain Mana is an option when you have a safe channel and a resource battle; do not use it if losing pressure or position hurts you more.

Undead: save R1 for Fear when breaking it lets you keep pressuring or survive. Do not use it preemptively: it no longer grants immunity. If your opponent is also Undead, they can answer your Fear with their racial; do not base your entire damage window on the first Fear lasting its full duration.

Watch for: Dispel Magic can remove magic debuffs from themselves or magic buffs from enemies, according to the Forever Priest spellbook. Check your active buffs and your demon's status during the fight instead of assuming everything remains ready from the opener.

Buttons: C7, C9, C12, C3, R1, C23 and D1/D2 with Soul Link; A2/A3 in builds that benefit from them, and T1/T2/T3 in B9. Common mistake: draining your own health with Life Tap to sustain a mana war you do not yet control.

Build and talents: B1 to withstand simultaneous pressure from the player and pet. B7 compares mobility, Exhaustion and drains with more health; B9 lets you experiment with burst and the Havoc variant already described, but that point and the loss of Soul Link need to be justified through practice.

Demon: Voidwalker if its shield helps sustain their damage, or Succubus to attempt CC on the Hunter. Do not Banish their pet just because it is a pet: C14 requires a demon or elemental, not any beast.

Plan: control the player or pet to reduce pressure while damaging your chosen target; use C4 to know which one your CC targets. If you Fear the pet, do not confuse its focus with the Hunter's on your next cast. Avoid chasing without watching where they force you to fight and where your demon is. Do not switch to hitting the pet on autopilot: decide whether spending damage on it gives you a real advantage.

Level 30: the Forever Hunter spellbook places Viper Sting at level 36, so do not build this duel around a mana drain outside this bracket. Also, do not assume pet abilities or talents you have not observed.

Buttons: C4, C3/C24, C1, C5/C6, C23 and D1/D2; D4 with a Voidwalker, C13 with a Succubus. A1 only with its talent. T5 only if you chose the legal Havoc variant; it does not come free in B9.

Mistake to avoid: spending so much CC and damage on their pet that the player is free to punish you. Note which target you controlled and how long your demon remained useful.

Build and talents: B1 for a first survival comparison; B6 for attrition with drains and Exhaustion; B9 if CC and concentrated damage work better against their heals. Choose between those complete toolkits without combining talents from all three builds.

Demon: Felhunter to attempt to purge dispellable buffs; Succubus to practice a CC window on a humanoid and direct damage. Seduction and several DoTs on the same target interfere with each other.

Plan: against melee pressure, assess your distance and do not overspend health with Life Tap. Against a healer playstyle, seek a CC window or wear them down without draining yourself first. Use Tongues for casts; do not expect it to affect instant heals. If B6/B7 uses Exhaustion, remember it replaces Tongues on that target.

Level matters: the Forever Paladin spellbook places Divine Protection before level 30, Divine Shield at 34 and Cleanse at 42. Do not copy a level 60 plan that gives them Divine Shield and Cleanse at 30. Protection from physical damage is also not immunity to your spells. Read the specific active effect and do not waste a finisher into an immunity that does block it.

Buttons: C7, C12, C3, C9 when draining is safe, C23; A1/A3 with Affliction, and T1/T2/T3 with B9. R1 does not remove Hammer of Justice; if the Paladin is Undead, account for their own racial answer to your CC.

Mistake to avoid: spending your entire offensive window during their protection, or wasting time trying to purge an undispellable effect. Note whether you lack pressure to finish or health to survive their return.

Build and talents: B1 to start; B2 to compare spell power if you can cast; B9 if you manage interrupt windows and seek concentrated damage. Against melee, test the defensive flex of B1 before locking in the phase; against a caster, do not assume more armor solves magic damage.

Demon: Felhunter for Devour and pressure on magic buffs; compare Voidwalker if physical pressure is killing you. Do not expect Spell Lock at 30.

Plan: watch totems before repeatedly using Fear or spending an important ability. Tremor removes Fear/Charm/Sleep and Grounding can redirect a spell; select and attack the relevant totem when warranted, then return to your target. C2 lets you order your demon to attack a mouseover enemy, but does not automatically identify or destroy a totem by name.

Interrupts: Earth Shock can lock your school; avoid offering a free Shadow channel when you need to preserve Fear. Tongues affects casts, rather than turning instant shocks into slow abilities. These tools appear in the Forever Shaman spellbook.

Buttons: C2/C1, C3/C24, C7, C12, C18, C23 and D1/D2. If they are an Orc using Shatter Curse, do not repeatedly reapply Curse/Bane during their racial immunity; use other tools and check the active effect. Its existence is confirmed by Blizzard: Forever racials.

Mistake to avoid: spending Fear into Tremor without dealing with it, or attempting a finisher while Grounding can intercept it. Record which totem was active when your CC failed.

Build and talents: B1 to prepare for a phase with varied opponents. Against Feral pressure, compare the defensive B1 flex and Voidwalker; against healing/caster playstyles, compare Felhunter and B6/B7. Exhaustion and drains are tools to assess, rather than a guarantee of holding an opponent who shapeshifts.

Demon: Voidwalker against physical pressure, Felhunter for dispellable magic effects, or Succubus if you can use a window in humanoid form. Do not assume Seduction works in beast form: check their creature type and form before spending it.

Plan: if they open from stealth, respect their tournament opener. Maintain attrition without chasing in ways that surrender position or abandon your demon. Watch when they leave form to heal: you can attempt Tongues and CC in that window, subject to availability and range. Do not turn the fight into repeatedly reapplying the same Curse without watching their response.

Forever-specific detail: Remove Curse removes a Curse or Bane according to the Forever Druid spellbook. Maintaining damage means assessing what you can sustain against that cleanse, rather than assuming Agony stays because it is a Bane. Bleeds are not magic effects Devour cleanses by default, and R1 does not remove roots or stuns.

Buttons: C5/C6, C7, C3/C24, C1, C23; A1/A3 if you have those talents, D1/D2 with Soul Link, and D4 with a Voidwalker. R5 is recovery with a valid corpse, not part of a duel opener.

Mistake to avoid: attempting Seduction in an invalid form, or losing the fight by chasing a heal while running out of resources. Record which form and spec caused the problem.

Build and talents: B1 as a first mirror test; B2 to compare power and resource management; B9 as a burst alternative if you can create the window. I do not recommend B12 by default: sacrificing your pet reduces precisely the tools that matter in this matchup.

Demon: Felhunter for Devour; watch both your pet's health and the enemy's position. Changing or recovering a demon has costs and conditions: D2 replaces it, and D1 is used after the summon finishes.

Plan: observe whether your opponent has Soul Link, which demon they use and whether they pressure your pet. Choose between maintaining damage on the player or spending actions controlling their demon; neither choice is automatically correct in every mirror. C14 can attempt Banish on a valid enemy demon, but need not be used on cooldown; do not assume untested Banish interactions with all their talents.

Devour and racial: C12 to cleanse yourself or purge a dispellable buff, C21 to attempt to cleanse your demon. They share Devour, so you do not have three independent dispels. Save R1 for Fear or Seduction when breaking it has value; if the opponent is Undead, they can also escape your CC. Neither gains subsequent immunity from Will of the Forsaken in Forever.

Do not copy higher-level abilities: Spell Lock, Shadow Ward, Death Coil and Howl of Terror are unavailable in this level 30 package. Check abilities and grimoires against the Forever Warlock spellbook.

Buttons: C4, C14, C12/C21, R1, C1, C11, C23 and D1/D2. T1 only with talented Shadowburn. Common mistake: using Life Tap until you enter finisher range, or letting your demon die while watching only the player's health.

Log to choose your phase build: play several repetitions per class under comparable conditions. Record your build, demon, opponent's racial, defensive item used and reason for losing: opener, interrupt, pet, mana or lack of damage. Seek a build covering the phase's most frequent problems, rather than changing points over a single loss.