Classes and races Blizzard class video: October 6, 2026. Forever records and level-30 guide checked October 7. New official Blizzard deep dive published October 8, 2026, 01:00 MSK.
Warlock: four Demonic Sacrifice effects by pet
Blizzard clarified all four pet effects: Shadow or Fire damage, Mana or Health recovery. The buff lasts up to two hours.
Updated What changed
Blizzard confirmed all four effects. Added Mana and Health recovery, their exact Forever database intervals, and level-cap conditions.
Description
This fills an archive gap after Blizzard’s October 6 class highlight video. In its October 8 deep dive, Blizzard confirmed all four effects. An increases Shadow damage by 15%. A restores 2% of total Mana every four seconds. A or Incubus increases Fire damage by 15%. A restores 3% of total Health every four seconds. The figures come from the direct Forever record. The effect lasts up to two hours and ends when any demon is summoned. The talent is within the current level-30 cap: one published talent route picks it at level 26. , which preserves the buff after summoning a different demon, is not available at this cap.
Effect
Choose a pet for the task: for Shadow damage, or Incubus for Fire damage, for Mana, and for Health. Without at the current cap, sacrificing the demon leaves you without a pet.
How to reproduce it
- As a Warlock with , summon the chosen demon. is available from level 10 after a class quest, or Incubus from level 20, and from level 30. Summons after require a .
- Use and check the buff: gives +15% Shadow damage, 2% Mana every four seconds, or Incubus +15% Fire damage, and 3% Health every four seconds.
- Do not summon another demon if you want to keep the buff at the current level cap. We found no separate in-game test of these effects on build 1.60.1.70245.
What players report
- Jayy, Blizzard forum
Discusses sacrificing a Succubus for a Fire build. This is build planning, not a measurement on the current build.
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