Affliction Warlock

Affliction changes

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  NewWrack

  31-point talent. A Shadow damage effect that raises your other Shadow damage over time by 10%.

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  NewSoul Siphon

  Row 5. Drain spells deal 12% more per other Affliction effect on the target, up to 36%.

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  NewPandemic

  Row 3. Up to 100% more critical damage bonus.

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  NewMalediction, Malevolence and Improved Drains

  Up to 5% periodic damage, up to 5% Shadow crit, and up to 20% more from Drain Life, Drain Soul and Wrack.

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  ChangedCurse of Exhaustion

  Now the 16-point talent, 30% slow.

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  ChangedNightfall

  Row 4, now triggered by Drain Soul and Wrack.

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  ChangedSuppression

  Up to 5% hit and 20% less threat.

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  ChangedImproved Corruption and Improved Bane of Agony

  Both now add damage; Improved Bane of Agony takes 2 points.

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  ChangedSoul Harvest

  The new name for Improved Drain Soul.

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  ChangedShadow Mastery

  Smaller damage bonus.

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  RemovedRemoved talents

  Improved Curse of Weakness, Improved Drain Life, Improved Drain Mana, Improved Curse of Exhaustion, Grim Reach and Dark Pact.

Baseline changes — every Warlock

These apply to Affliction too, regardless of where talent points go.

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  ChangedBanes

  Curse of Agony and Curse of Doom become Banes, one Bane per target per Warlock.

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  ChangedCurse of the Elements

  Now covers all magic damage.

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  ChangedFirestone and Spellstone

  Weapon imbues that stack with enchants: Firestone adds Fire damage and crit, Spellstone adds Shadow damage and spell haste.

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  ChangedPets

  Scale from the Warlock’s stats.

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  ChangedLife Tap

  Scales with Spirit.

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  ChangedDrain Soul

  Each tick has a rising chance to give a Soul Shard, guaranteed if none dropped earlier.

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  RemovedCurse of Shadows

  Removed.