Warlock
Affliction
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Affliction Warlock
Talents
Strengthening damage over time
Improved CorruptionAffliction · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases the damage of Corruption by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10% and the critical strike chance of Seed of Corruption by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. and Empowered CorruptionAffliction · Row 4 · 3 ranksIncreases the damage of Corruption by 12% / 24% / 36% of your spell power. strengthen CorruptionInstant · Duration 18 secCorrupts the target, dealing 1080 Shadow damage over 18 seconds., Improved Curse of AgonyAffliction · Row 1 · 2 ranksIncreases the damage of Curse of Agony by 5% / 10%. strengthens 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., 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 effects are dispelled by an additional 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30%. both spells. Shadow MasteryAffliction · Row 6 · 5 ranksRequires: Siphon Life (1 rank)Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells and your Felhunter's Shadow Bite by 3% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15%. increases the damage of Shadow spells, MaledictionAffliction · Row 8 · 3 ranksIncreases your spell damage by 1% / 2% / 3% and the periodic critical strike chance of Corruption and Unstable Affliction by 3% / 6% / 9%. and PandemicAffliction · Row 9 · 1 rankRequires: Unstable Affliction (1 rank)The periodic damage of Corruption and Unstable Affliction can critically strike for 100% more damage, and the critical strike damage bonus of Haunt is increased by 100%. let periodic damage critically strike, and 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.
Unstable Affliction and Haunt
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. deals Shadow damage over time and punishes whoever dispels it. Shadow EmbraceAffliction · Row 5 · 5 ranksShadow Bolt and Haunt apply Shadow Embrace for 12 seconds: your periodic Shadow damage on the target is increased by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% and the periodic healing it receives is reduced by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. Stacks up to 3 times. increases your periodic damage on the target, and 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., the last talent of the tree, increases it by 20%.
Mana and precision
SuppressionAffliction · Row 1 · 3 ranksIncreases your spell hit chance by 1% / 2% / 3% and reduces the mana cost of your Affliction spells by 2% / 4% / 6%. increases hit chance and reduces the mana cost of Affliction spells, Improved Life TapAffliction · Row 2 · 2 ranksIncreases the mana gained from Life Tap by 10% / 20%. increases the mana gained from Life TapInstantConverts 2000 health, plus part of your Spirit, into 2000 mana, plus part of your spell power., and Dark PactAffliction · Row 7 · 1 rankInstantDrains 1200 mana from your summoned demon and returns all of it to you. takes mana from your demon. EradicationAffliction · Row 7 · 3 ranksWhen Corruption deals damage, you have a 6% chance to increase your casting speed by 6% / 12% / 20% for 10 seconds. speeds up your casts, and NightfallAffliction · Row 4 · 2 ranksGives Corruption and Drain Life a 2% / 4% chance, when they deal damage, to put you in a Shadow Trance that makes your next Shadow Bolt instant. can make your next Shadow Bolt3 sec castSends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, dealing 694 to 775 Shadow damage. instant.
End of fight and survival
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. increases Shadow spell damage against a nearly dead target, and Soul SiphonAffliction · Row 2 · 2 ranksIncreases the amount drained by Drain Life and Drain Soul by an additional 3% / 6% for each of your Affliction effects on the target, up to 9% / 18%. strengthens drains. 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%. restores health each time CorruptionInstant · Duration 18 secCorrupts the target, dealing 1080 Shadow damage over 18 seconds. deals damage.
Which talents to prioritize?
Improved Curse of AgonyAffliction · Row 1 · 2 ranksIncreases the damage of Curse of Agony by 5% / 10%., SuppressionAffliction · Row 1 · 3 ranksIncreases your spell hit chance by 1% / 2% / 3% and reduces the mana cost of your Affliction spells by 2% / 4% / 6%., Improved CorruptionAffliction · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases the damage of Corruption by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10% and the critical strike chance of Seed of Corruption by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%., Soul SiphonAffliction · Row 2 · 2 ranksIncreases the amount drained by Drain Life and Drain Soul by an additional 3% / 6% for each of your Affliction effects on the target, up to 9% / 18%., Empowered CorruptionAffliction · Row 4 · 3 ranksIncreases the damage of Corruption by 12% / 24% / 36% of your spell power., Shadow EmbraceAffliction · Row 5 · 5 ranksShadow Bolt and Haunt apply Shadow Embrace for 12 seconds: your periodic Shadow damage on the target is increased by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% and the periodic healing it receives is reduced by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. Stacks up to 3 times., 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%., Shadow MasteryAffliction · Row 6 · 5 ranksRequires: Siphon Life (1 rank)Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells and your Felhunter's Shadow Bite by 3% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15%., EradicationAffliction · Row 7 · 3 ranksWhen Corruption deals damage, you have a 6% chance to increase your casting speed by 6% / 12% / 20% for 10 seconds., 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 effects are dispelled by an additional 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30%., MaledictionAffliction · Row 8 · 3 ranksIncreases your spell damage by 1% / 2% / 3% and the periodic critical strike chance of Corruption and Unstable Affliction by 3% / 6% / 9%., 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., 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., PandemicAffliction · Row 9 · 1 rankRequires: Unstable Affliction (1 rank)The periodic damage of Corruption and Unstable Affliction can critically strike for 100% more damage, and the critical strike damage bonus of Haunt is increased by 100%. and 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. form the core of Affliction, up to 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..
