Warlock
Affliction
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Affliction Warlock
The Affliction specialization of the Warlock in The Burning Crusade focuses on damage over time: curses, Corruption and debuffs.
The Warlock is a spellcaster who wields Shadow and Fire, summons demons and brings unique tools to the group, such as Healthstones, Soulstones and Ritual of Summoning5 sec castOpens a portal that summons a group member to the Warlock, with the help of 2 other members. Costs a Soul Shard.. Affliction is for players who enjoy wearing their enemies down little by little.
Gameplay built on damage over time
Corruption2 sec cast · Duration 18 secCorrupts the target, dealing 900 Shadow damage over 18 seconds., Curse of AgonyInstant · Duration 24 secDeals 1356 Shadow damage over 24 seconds, low at first and then increasing. Only one Curse per Warlock on a target. and Siphon LifeAffliction · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 30 secTransfers 63 health from the target to the Warlock every 3 seconds. Lasts 30 seconds. deal Shadow damage over several seconds. Empowered CorruptionAffliction · Row 4 · 3 ranksCorruption gains an additional 12% / 24% / 36% of your bonus spell damage. and ContagionAffliction · Row 7 · 5 ranksIncreases the damage of Curse of Agony, Corruption and Seed of Corruption by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%, and reduces the chance your Affliction spells are dispelled by 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30%. strengthen this damage, and NightfallAffliction · Row 4 · 2 ranksCorruption and Drain Life have a 2% / 4% chance to make your next Shadow Bolt instant. can make your next Shadow Bolt3 sec castSends a shadowy bolt at the enemy for 544 to 607 Shadow damage. instant.
The final talent of the tree, Unstable AfflictionAffliction · Row 9 · 1 rank1.5 sec cast · Duration 18 secRequires: Contagion (5 ranks)Deals 1050 Shadow damage over 18 seconds. If the effect is dispelled, the dispeller takes 1575 damage and is silenced for 5 seconds., deals Shadow damage over time; if someone dispels it, they take damage and are silenced.
What is its role in PvE?
In PvE, most raids bring at least one Affliction Warlock for their debuffs: Shadow EmbraceAffliction · Row 5 · 5 ranksCorruption, Curse of Agony, Siphon Life and Seed of Corruption also reduce the physical damage dealt by the target by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. reduces the target's physical damage, and MaledictionAffliction · Row 8 · 3 ranksIncreases the damage bonus of Curse of the Elements by an additional 1% / 2% / 3%. raises the bonus of Curse of the ElementsInstant · Duration 5 minFor 5 minutes, reduces the target's Arcane, Fire, Frost and Shadow resistances by 88 and increases the Arcane, Fire, Frost and Shadow damage it takes by 10%. from 10 to 13%. The Affliction Warlock also keeps their Imp, whose Blood Pact increases the party's Stamina.
