WoW Classic Season of Discovery: All known Warlock Runes and where to find them

WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery has begun, and many Warlock Runes have been uncovered. There are, at this time, 12 known potential spells the demon summoners will have access to. Unfortunately, all the locations have not been found yet. With that in mind, we’re going to come back and update this as more and more of these powers are revealed. The only way that will happen is by players exploring since many of these are cryptic and hidden.

The Warlock Runes in WoW Classic Season of Discovery promise to be very interesting, converting the ranged spellcaster class into a powerful melee tank if they wish to. Here’s what we know so far about Warlocks in World of Warcraft.

All known WoW Classic Season of Discovery Runes for Warlock

1) Master Channeler

“Your Drain life is no longer channeled, lasts 15s with a 15s cooldown, costs 100% more mana, and heals you for 50% more each time it deals damage.”

Dwarf/Gnome: Buy Maleovolent Pie from Greishan Ironstove (27.3, 61.9) in Loch Modan. Eat it, and he grants the Rune.
Others: Presently unknown.

2) Soul Siphon

“Increases the amount drained by your Drain Life and Drain Soul Spells by an additional 6% for each of your Warlock Shadow effects afflicting the target, up to a maximum of 18% additional effect.”

Humans: Drain a critter with Drain Soul to attain Innocent Shard. Drain Hogger to attain Wanted Shard. Trade both to Damien Kane in Goldshire Inn’s Basement.
Orc/Troll: Drain a critter with Drain Soul to attain Innocent Shard. Drain Gazz’uz to obtain Wanted Shard. Trade both to Darmak Bloodhowl in Razor Hill.
Undead: Drain a critter with Drain Soul to obtain Pure Shard. Drain Maggot Eye to obtain Wanted Shard. Trade both to Denton Bleakway in Undercity.
Gnome: Drain a critter with Drain Soul to attain Pure Shard. Drain [unknown] to attain Wanted Shards. Trade both to Gaklik Voidtwist in Kharanos.

3) Demonic Tactics

“Increases the melee and spell critical strike chance of you and your pet by 10%.”

Humans: Head to Jasperlode Mines (56.8, 57.0) and loot the Dead Acolyte. Use the Powerless Artifact to gain Blood Offering. Get to Gakin the Darkbinder within 10m in Stormwind. He’ll grant you the Rune.
Undead: Near Scarlet Monastery (76.6, 44.4), loot the Dead Acolyte. Take the Powerless Artifact to Brill’s Warlock Trainer, then back to the Dead Acolyte. Use the Powerless Artifact to gain Blood Offering. Reach Carendin Halgar in Undercity within 10m to receive the Rune.

4) Demonic Grace

“Surge with Fel Energy, increasing your pet’s and your own dodge chance by 30% and your chance to critically strike with all attacks by 30%. Lasts 6s.”

It’s currently unknown whether a player has to stick to their race unlock for abilities like Demonic Grace during WoW Classic: Season of Discovery. We saw lots of players of non-Undead race in the Undead starting area, so it’s certainly a possibility.

Note: Losing the tag on the summoning mob means you’ll have to re-farm the materials and try again.

Undead: Attain Ominous Tome (Darkeye Bonecaster, around 48.6, 34.0). Also need Gnoll Blood (Gnolls in Garren’s Haunt) and a Wolf Jawbone (dropped by Tirisfal Glades’ Darkhounds). Head to the summoning circle in Undercity Sewers. Summon the demon and defeat it with dots, fear, Haunt, whatever you have.
Gnome: Defeat Frostmane Shadowcaster in Troll caves near Brewnall Village for Ominous Tome. Also need Wendigo Blood (nearby Wendigo mobs) and a Wolf Jawbone (nearby Wolf mobs, Coldridge Valley). Head to Shimmer Ridge and defeat the demon.
Orc/Troll: Defeat the Echo Isles Voodoo Trolls for Ominous Tome. Also, need Makura Leg (nearby Makura Mobs) and a Kul Tiran Skull (Tiragarde Keep’s Kul Tiran mobs). Head to Zalazane and use his summoning circle to fetch and slay the demon.
Human: Kobolds in Gasperlode Mine drop the Ominous Tome. Gnoll Blood (local mobs) and Wolf Jawbone (Prowler and Wolf mobs in the forest) are also required. Go to The Slaughtered Lamb Inn in Stormwind’s Mage Quarter to summon the demon. Defeat it for the Rune.

5) Shadow Bolt Volley

“Your Shadow Bolt now strikes up to 5 targets within a chain distance of 10y, but for 20% reduced damage.”

All Alliance Races: Delmanis the Hated drops it during the Darkshore quest The Blackwood Corrupted.
Gnomes: Kill Demonic Remains with a Shadow Spell in Loch Modan at the (72, 69) ruins. Defeat the demon that arrives to acquire the Rune.

6) Chaos Bolt

“Sends a bolt of chaotic fire at the enemy, dealing Fire Damage. Chaos Bolt always hits, cannot be resisted, and its knowledge causes all your Fire spells to pierce through absorption effects. Chaos Bolt gains a high chance to be resisted when used against monsters 4 or more levels above you.”

Undead: In Tirisfal Glades, NW of the Lake (66.3, 40), you’ll find a Frozen Murloc. Use fire spells to break it free. The Murloc drops the rune.
Orc/Troll: Find the Frozen Makura in Durotar (58.8, 45.6). Requires 2 Warlocks and their pets spamming Immolate until the ice breaks.
Human: Find the Frozen Murloc in Elwynn Forest at Stonecairn Lake. Use 2 Warlocks and pets spamming Immolate until the ice breaks away.
Gnome: Find the Frozen Trogg at Golbolar Quarry, Dun Morogh. Two Warlocks and their pets casting Immolate unlocks this.

7) Haunt

“Unleash a ghostly soul on an enemy, dealing damage and increasing all Shadow damage over time you deal to that target by 20%. When the Haunt ends or is dispelled, you will be healed for all the damage it dealt to your target.”

Haunt is the first ability you unlock as a Warlock while getting started in WoW Classic: Season of Discovery. It’s going to be important, and useful throughout your adventures.

Orcs, Undead, Humans, Gnomes: Complete the level 2 quest your Warlock trainer gives you.

8) Lake of Fire

“Rain of Fire also leaves a Lake of Fire on the ground that increases all Fire damage you deal and your Demon pet deals toa affected enemies by 40% for 15s.”

Alliance and Horde: Purchase a bomb for 5g from Zixil, the wandering Goblin merchant in Hillsbrad Foothills. Take it to Durnholde Keep and use the bomb on the “Rubble” in the center of the Keep and to the right at the top. Destroying this reveals the chest that hides the Rune.

9) Everlasting Affliction

“Drain Life, Drain So ul, Shadowbolt, Shadow Cleave, Searing Pain, Incinerate, and Haunt refresh the duration of your Corruption on the target back to its maximum duration.”

All races: Reach Honored with Durotar Supply and Logistics, for 4g 50s.

10) Incinerate

“Burn your enem;y for damage and increase all Fire damage you deal by 25% for the next 15s.”

Alliance: Drops from the level 23 elite orc, Incinerator Gar’im, in Redridge Mountains. He can be found in the cave at (77, 85).

11) Demonic Pact

“Your pet’s critical strikes apply the Demonic Pact effect to your party members for 45s. Demonic Pact increases spell damage and healing by 10% of your spell damage or Level/2, whichever is higher. Does not work on Subjugated Demons.”

Alliance and Horde: Sold by Grizzby in Ratchett. However you need to complete three pre-quests: Shredder Turbochargers, Dark Iron Ordinance, and Fish Oil. Then you can buy the Rune.

12) Metamorphosis

“Transform into a Demon, increasing armor by 500%, reducing the chance you will be critically hit by 6%, increasing your threat by 50%, increasing mana gained from Life Tap by 100%, transforming the functionality of some of your abilities and granting some new ones. Searing Pain is now instant, Shadow Bolt becomes Shadow Cleave, Fear is replaced by Menace, Demon Charge and Demon Howl also unlocked.”

Metamorphosis is the power that allows Warlocks to become tanks in WoW Classic Season of Discovery. They will likely be among the most powerful tanks in this entire mode - for the time being, at least.

Alliance and Horde: In the Redridge Mountains, go to the top of the Tower of the Ilgalar, loot Orb of Des. Then head to the Tower of Althalaxx in Darkshore, and loot the Bough of Altek at the top. Complete quest “The Orb of Soran’ruk” (49, 57) in the Barrens. This requires items in Shadowfang Keep and Blackfathom Deeps. Next quest is “The Conjuring”, which requires Blood of the Legion at Demon Fall Ridge - Northern Ashenvale. Interact with the altar once you have the blood and defeat the demons that appear with Drain Soul. Keep within the Purple Rune. Once you defeat the last demon, you’ll receive the “Mysterious Traveler” quest. Turn this step in and the final step, and Raszel Ander will give you the Rune.
Note: Due to a hotfix on December 4, the quest “The Orb of Soran’ruk” will no longer require people to go into Blackfathom Deeps. That was not the intent of the developers to require a raid to unlock a Rune. Instead, players can find members of the Twilight Hammer in Zoram Strand, outside of Blackfathom Deeps. The original unlock remains in the raid too, if players prefer.

13) Dance of the Wicked (Phase 2)

“You and your demon pet gain dodge chance equal to your spell critical strike chance each time you deal a critical strike to an enemy, and also both regain 2% of maximum mana.”

One of the initially revealed Runes for Phase 2 of WoW Classic Season of Discovery, Dance of the Wicked is great for both Warlock Tanks and potentially solo players who are just grinding through the world. This is a very interesting way to get a Rune, too. There’s some discourse on whether you need to die or not:

Players are looking for a Reckless Warlock that holds the Brimstone Carving. There are two known spawn locations right now.
Stranglethorn Vale: In the Gurubashi Arena, west side.
Thousand Needles: Near the Singed Highperch Consort (10, 40).
Loot the Brimstone Carvning, and cast Hellfire to damage both enemies and themselves. You need to use Hellfire to reduce yourself down to 70% or less health.

Some players have reported that they had to die from Hellfire, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Once you’re down to around 70-80% health lost from Hellfire, the carving should transform into the Rune.

14) Invocation (Phase 2)

“Refreshing Corruption, Immolate, Curse of Agony, or Siphon Life when it has less than 6 seconds duration remaining will cause you to deal instant damage to the target equal to one period of that spell’s periodic damage.”

Do you like casting dots on your enemies, or draining their life? Then Invocation is the Rune for you. Dealing instant, potentially huge damage makes this a Rune I want to add to my Warlock’s collection right now.

Kill Syndicate Conjuror to farm up 10 Conjuror’s Pendant. You can find these in Stromgarde Keep in Arathi Highlands.
Use Drain Soul on Voidwalker minions to get a Soul of the Void.
Combine these at the Void Prism, at the top floor of the house in Stromgade Keep. Slay the Void Walker that spawns.

15) Grimoire of Synergy (Phase 2)

“Recite from a dark tome, granting damage done by you or your summoned demon a 5% chance to increase the damage done by the other by 5% for 15 sec. Recitation lasts 30 min. (Proc chance: 5%)”

You need to be at least level 30 before tackling Grimoire of Synergy, but it’s recommended by many that you be level 32 first. You also need to have the Metamorphosis Rune first. The reason Level 32 is recommended is so you have the Shadow Ward spell.

At level 30, you’ll get a mail to return to the Warlock camp in The Barrens (49.2, 57.2). Accept the new quest from Raszel Ander, A Solid Foundation. You’ll also gain an Invisibility Potion.
Head to Ashenvale and go to Bough Shadow near the Ysondre World Boss location. Use the potion to sneak past the level 60 elites. There should be a lootable tree nearby. Click it to get the Bough of Shadows. This puts a dot on you that will eventually kill you - and it stacks. Cast Shadow Ward, and heal through it when you can, but return to Raszel Ander.
Get the Soul Vessel quest. You need a Soul Vessel, which is made by Engineers (205 level). The pattern can be bought with Honored reputation from Azeroth Commerce Authority/Durotar Supply and Logistics. Farm up 4x Shadowgem, 1x Demonic Figurine, 1x Black Vitriol for this. You can purchase the Demonic Figurine at a wide assortment of vendors. The Black Vitriol however is a rare Mining resource.
Take the soul Vessel to Mannoroc Coven in Desolace (54, 80) and turn it in for the Rune.

You can probably find the Soul Vessel on the Auction House, and it’s recommended for Horde players to set their home point to Camp Taurajo for this. It will make the travel time for the Bough of Shadows a bit easier. Alliance players should try Ratchet. Having a healer friend who will go along helps too. There’s info during this quest that it will continue on later, which is probably in Phase 3.

16) Shadow and Flame (Phase 2)

“Your critical strikes with Fire and Shadow spells increase your Fire and Shadow damage done by 10% for 10 sec.”

Simple and to the point, your Fire and Shadow crits make your Fire and Shadow damage temporarily gain a 10% buff. There’s nothing wrong with that, if you ask me.

Head to Desolace, and pick up the Highway Robbery quest at (47, 54)’s Extinguished Campfire.
Go to (63, 39), near Kormek’s Hut. Turn in to Bibbly F’utzbuckle, and get On The Lam.
Go to Booty Bay’s inn. Turn in the quest to Tokal, and pick up Cherry for Your Thoughts?. Buy her a Cherry Grog, for the next quest, No Honor Among Thieves.
Go to the bridge between Arathi Highlands and Wetlands (53, 91) and go to the Rowboat. Interact with it to be teleported.
Look for Illari Duskfeather and chat with her. Your choice will result in a fight, so beat her, and loot the bag she drops for Illari’s Key. Open the chest to get the Rune.

This is the same objective as one of the Druid quests - the only catch is that there are no Night Elf Warlocks, so you can’t get the peaceful objective.

17) Demonic Knowledge (Phase 2)

“Increases your spell damage and healing by a value equal to 10% of your Demon pet's total Stamina plus Intellect.”

The Demonic Knowledge Rune is the same instructions as you receive for the King of the Jungle Rune, so that’s an interesting overlap. This Warlock Rune increases your spell damage and healing equal to 10% of your Demon pet’s total Stamina plus Intellect, so that’s huge.

Head to Deadwind Pass and talk to the Dalaran Agent at Ariden’s Camp (52, 35) for the Ariden’s Sigil item. Equip it, or travel with another player who has it equipped. You need to find and kill seven Dark Rider Elites, after using it to reveal the Rider. Each one grants a Dalaran Relic. The Dalaran Presence buff is a hint that one’s near.
Deadwind Pass at (43, 29)
Duskwood at (23, 47)
Swamp of Sorrows at (69, 28)
Arathi Highlands at (60, 40)
Badlands at (58, 54)
The Barrens at (52, 36)
Desolace at (65, 25)
Return to the Dalaran Agent with all the relics, and turn them in for exp and money. You gain the Rune as the final reward.

18) Shadowflame (Phase 2)

“Targets in a cone in front of the caster take Shadow damage and an additional Fire damage over 8 sec. This effect can be consumed with Conflagrate.”

I’m a fan of Shadowflame damage in general, and damage types that combine magical properties (Frostfire, et cetera). Some say it’s lazy, but I think it’s a neat idea. This is just a raw, power spell that I think is going to be in the meta.

In Desolace, go to Shadowbreak Ravine in the southeastern corner. Look for a path around (79.7, 82.7). Head down this path to find an Altar around (81.4, 79.8).
Cast Shadow Ward and interact with the Altar. This channel does lethal Shadow damage over 5 seconds, but you cannot be healed during.
It’s recommended you use Sacrifice, Shadow Ward, and Soul Link to help. You can also use Shadow Resistance gear, and buffs.
Once the channel completes, a level 38 Elite succubus appears: Seductress Ceeyna. Having a healer for this part would be helpful. Defeat her to get the Rune.

One tip I’ve read is that you can use Sacrifice and Shadow Ward while fully geared, and start the channeling process while naked. Then, as soon as it’s done, immediately put your gear back on.

Warlocks promise to hold a great deal of power now that WoW Classic: Season of Discovery has begun. There are many changes and features to be excited about, which you can find in this list.

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