Easy Steps to Summon a Succubus & Swap to Incubus in World of Warcraft

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Learn how to cast Summon Sayeed and change between getting a Succubus and Incubus

Co-authored by Darlene Antonelli, MA Reviewed by Jason Zuk

Last Updated: May 2, 2025 Fact Checked

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Do you want to summon a Succubus in World of Warcraft? Warlocks learn the skill automatically at level 20, and a Succubus is a fine pet for melee damage. This wikiHow article teaches you how to summon a Succubus in World of Warcraft and discusses some frequently asked questions about the Warlock's demon pet.

Things You Should Know

To summon a Succubus in World of Warcraft, just reach level 20. All warlocks in the retail version automatically learn the Summon Sayeed spell at level 20.
Go to the Barbershop to swap between summoning a Succubus and Incubus.
Sayeed's skills are "Lash of Pain," "Lesser Invisibility," "Whiplash," and "Seduction."

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Become a level 20 warlock to summon a succubus. Gnomes, Void Elves, Undead, and even Night Elves can be Warlocks in World of Warcraft. Once you reach level 20, you'll learn the Summon Sayeed skill immediately.^{[1]
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- You used to need Soul Shards to cast this spell, but that feature has been removed. Instead, you use 100% of your base mana.^{[2]
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- This spell uses 10 seconds to complete casting, so summoning your Succubus before a fight is a good idea.

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How do I change Incubus and Succubus? Visit the Barbershop. As of Dragonflight patch 10.1.5, you can swap between your Summon Sayeed spell summoning an Incubus or a Succubus at the Barber.^{[3]
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- There was also a time when you could use a glyph to change the Summon Sayeed spell, but that's not applicable anymore.
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What are their skills? The Succubus/Incubus minion is more like a rogue in the shadows, with more CC and slow skills than damage. These minions have:
- Lash of Pain. This melee attack deals Shadow damage at 30% of your Spell power.
  - This crits more often than not if your minion has Lesser Invisibility active.
  - However, if the enemy you're fighting is resistant to Shadow damage, they can resist Lash of Pain.^{[4]
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  - If you cast Curse of the Elements from your warlock to your target, Lash of Pain can deal more damage.
- Lesser Invisibility. This skill allows the Sayeed to become invisible for 5 minutes.^{[5]
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- Whiplash. This skill whips the enemy, which reduces their movement speed by 50% and increases damage taken from the demon minion by 1% for 15 seconds. It stacks up to 10 times.^{[6]
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- Seduction. This skill disorients the enemy, which causes them to walk toward the demon for 30 seconds. Damage can break this effect.
  - The Sayeed can only use this skill against humanoids.^{[7]
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  - This skill can have diminishing returns if used in PvP.
  - This is a great CC spell!