Destruction Warlock

Destruction changes

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  NewIncinerate

  31-point talent, requires Bane of Havoc. 2.5-second Fire spell, 25% more damage against Immolated targets.

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  NewBane of Havoc

  21-point talent. For 5 minutes, 15% of your damage to other targets also hits the cursed one; one target at a time.

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  NewShadow and Flame

  Row 6. Conflagrate boosts Shadow damage and Shadowburn boosts Fire damage for 20 seconds.

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  NewFire and Brimstone

  Row 5, requires Conflagrate. More crit chance.

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  NewMolten Skin

  Row 2. Up to 10% less damage taken.

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  ChangedConflagrate

  Now the 16-point talent.

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  ChangedAftermath

  Up to 50% more Immolate initial damage, and Conflagrate can Daze for 5 seconds.

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  ChangedRuin

  Row 3 with 5 points.

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  ChangedImproved Shadow Bolt

  Only boosts your own Shadow damage and no longer uses charges.

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  ChangedDestructive Reach and Bane

  Both move to row 1; Destructive Reach covers all damage spells, Bane covers Incinerate.

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  ChangedAgonizing Flames and Intensity

  Agonizing Flames (was Improved Searing Pain) adds Destruction damage; Intensity covers all Destruction spells.

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  RemovedRemoved talents

  Improved Firebolt, Improved Lash of Pain, Devastation, Improved Immolate and Emberstorm.

Baseline changes — every Warlock

These apply to Destruction 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.