Warlock
Affliction
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Affliction Warlock
Strengths
- Damage over time: CorruptionInstant · Duration 18 secCorrupts the target, dealing 1080 Shadow damage over 18 seconds., Unstable AfflictionAffliction · Row 9 · 1 rank1.5 sec cast · Duration 15 secRequires: Contagion (5 ranks)Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, dealing 1150 damage over 15 seconds. If it is dispelled, the dispeller takes 2070 damage and is silenced for 5 seconds. Only one Unstable Affliction or Immolate per Warlock on each target. and Curse of AgonyInstant · Duration 24 secCurses the target with agony, dealing 1740 Shadow damage over 24 seconds; the damage is low at first and builds up over the duration. Only one curse per Warlock on each target. keep dealing damage even while moving.
- Few spells to reapply: Everlasting AfflictionAffliction · Row 10 · 5 ranksCorruption and Unstable Affliction gain an additional 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% of your bonus spell damage, and Drain Life, Drain Soul, Shadow Bolt and Haunt have a 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100% chance to reset the duration of your Corruption on the target. keeps CorruptionInstant · Duration 18 secCorrupts the target, dealing 1080 Shadow damage over 18 seconds. on the target.
- End of fight: Death's EmbraceAffliction · Row 9 · 3 ranksIncreases the amount drained by Drain Life by 10% / 20% / 30% while you are at or below 20% health, and the damage of your Shadow spells by 4% / 8% / 12% when the target is at or below 35% health. and Drain SoulChanneled · Duration 15 secChanneled: drains the target's soul, dealing 710 Shadow damage over 15 seconds, four times more if the target is at or below 25% health. If the target dies while drained and yields experience or honor, you gain a Soul Shard; each tick can also generate one. greatly increase damage when the target is low on health.
- Survival: HauntAffliction · Row 11 · 1 rank1.5 sec cast · 8 sec cooldown · Duration 12 secSends a ghostly soul into the target, dealing 645 to 753 Shadow damage and increasing the damage of your Shadow damage over time effects on it by 20% for 12 seconds. When Haunt ends or is dispelled, the soul returns to you and heals you for 100% of the damage it dealt. and Siphon LifeAffliction · Row 5 · 1 rankWhen Corruption deals damage, you are instantly healed for 40% of the damage done, and the periodic damage of Corruption, Seed of Corruption and Unstable Affliction is increased by 5%. restore health to the Warlock.
Weaknesses
- Ramp-up: several spells are needed before reaching full damage, which hurts in short fights.
- Target switching: damage over time is lost if the target changes often.
- Duration management: you have to reapply HauntAffliction · Row 11 · 1 rank1.5 sec cast · 8 sec cooldown · Duration 12 secSends a ghostly soul into the target, dealing 645 to 753 Shadow damage and increasing the damage of your Shadow damage over time effects on it by 20% for 12 seconds. When Haunt ends or is dispelled, the soul returns to you and heals you for 100% of the damage it dealt., Unstable AfflictionAffliction · Row 9 · 1 rank1.5 sec cast · Duration 15 secRequires: Contagion (5 ranks)Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, dealing 1150 damage over 15 seconds. If it is dispelled, the dispeller takes 2070 damage and is silenced for 5 seconds. Only one Unstable Affliction or Immolate per Warlock on each target. and Curse of AgonyInstant · Duration 24 secCurses the target with agony, dealing 1740 Shadow damage over 24 seconds; the damage is low at first and builds up over the duration. Only one curse per Warlock on each target. without overwriting them.
- Threat: Seed of Corruption2 sec cast · Duration 18 secEmbeds a demon seed in the enemy, dealing 1518 Shadow damage over 18 seconds. When the target takes 1518 total damage or dies, the seed deals 1633 to 1897 Shadow damage to all enemies within 15 yards of it. Only one Corruption spell per Warlock on each target. generates a lot of threat on groups of enemies.
