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Patch 7.0.3 (class changes)/Warlock

Last wiki revision 2023-08-17

  • Destruction warlocks now use Soul Shards instead of Burning Embers.
  • Demonology warlocks now use Soul Shards instead of Demonic Fury.
  • Warlock minions now cost 1 Soul Shard instead of mana, and had their cast time reduced to 2.5 seconds.
  • Ability changes
  • Agony's damage has been increased by 644%, and its duration reduced to 18 seconds (down from 24).
  • Backdraft is now a level 15 talent.
  • Call Dreadstalkers added.
  • Chaos Bolt now costs Soul Shards and inflicts Chaos damage instead of Shadow. Damage increased by 26.3%
  • Conflagrate no longer reduces movement speed on targets afflicted by Immolate.
  • Corruption is now only available to Affliction. Damage per tick reduced by 11%, but lasts now for 14 seconds (down from 18 seconds), effectively increasing damage by 14.47%.
  • Demonic Empowerment added.
  • Demonic Gateway now has a 10 second cooldown.
  • Demonwrath added.
  • Doom has been redesigned. It now deals damage after 20 seconds, generating a Soul Shard.
  • Drain Life is once again a baseline ability. Healing significantly increased.
  • Enslave Demon no longer reduces the enslaved demon's haste.
  • Eradication is now a level 60 Destruction talent.
  • Eye of Kilrogg (warlock ability) now also detects invisibility.
  • Fire and Brimstone is now a level 60 talent and redesigned.
  • Hand of Gul'dan has been redesigned. It now deals damage to the target and nearby enemies, summoning Wild Imps.
  • Havoc is no longer limited to 3 casts (or 1 Chaos Bolt). Duration reduced to 8 seconds (down from 15), cooldown reduced to 20 seconds (down from 25).
  • Health Funnel is now available to all specializations. Now sacrifices 24% of the player's health (from 12%) to heal the demon for double the amount (from 36% of the demon's health).
  • Immolate now has a 15% chance to generate a Soul Shard (double on critical strikes). Direct damage increased by 162%, damage over time increased by 42%, duration increased to 18 seconds (up from 15).
  • Incinerate's damage has been reduced by 18.46%.
  • Life Tap now sacrifices 10% of the warlock's maximum health (down from 15%) to restore 30% of maximum mana (from mana equal to health sacrificed).
  • Mastery: Chaotic Energies added.
  • Mastery: Master Demonologist is now learned at level 78 and has been redesigned.
  • Mastery: Potent Afflictions is now learned at level 78.
  • Rain of Fire now costs Soul Shards and is no longer channeled. Damage increased by 100%.
  • Secrets of the Necrolyte added.
  • Seed of Corruption no longer deals damage over time. Its detonation now deals 75.8% more damage and applies Corruption to all affected targets. Now requires 217.5% more damage to be detonated.
  • Shadow Bolt is now available only to Demonology and generates 1 Soul Shard. Its damage has been reduced by 15%.
  • Shadowburn is now a level 15 talent.
  • Soul Swap has been changed to an honor talent. No longer cost a Soul Shard but has a 20 second cooldown. Now lasts for 10 seconds (up from 3 seconds) and deals 6% of the target's total health in Shadow damage.
  • Soulburn is now a rank 25 honor talent and redesigned.
  • Summon Doomguard's duration has been reduced from 1 minute to 25 seconds, and its cooldown reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes.
  • Summon Infernal's duration has been reduced from 1 minute to 25 seconds, and its cooldown reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes. Damage reduced by 50%.
  • Unending Breath now also increases swim speed by 20%.
  • Unending Resolve now reduces damage taken by 40%, down from 50%. Duration reduced from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.
  • Unstable Affliction now deals 138% more per tick, and its duration has been reduced to 8 seconds (down from 14). Damage when dispelled is now affected by remaining duration. Now cost a Soul Shard instead of mana.
  • Talent changes
  • Absolute Corruption added.]
  • Cataclysm (warlock talent) is now only available to Destruction warlocks. Damage reduced by 7%.
  • Contagion added.
  • Demonic Calling added.
  • Demon Skin added.
  • Demonbolt's damage has been reduced by 80%, but is increased by 20% per active demon. No longer amplifies further Demonbolts.
  • Grimoire of Sacrifice has been redesigned. Now sacrifices the demon to sometimes deal additional Shadow damage to the target and other enemies within 8 yards for 1 hour.
  • Grimoire of Service's cooldown has been reduced from 2 minutes to 1.5 minutes.
  • Grimoire of Supremacy has been redesigned. Now causes the demons from Summon Doomguard and Summon Infernal to be permanent pets.
  • Grimoire of Synergy now increases damage by 40%, up from 15%.
  • Hand of Doom added.
  • Howl of Terror is now only available to Affliction. No longer causes damaging attacks to reduce the cooldown.
  • Impending Doom added.
  • Implosion added.
  • Improved Dreadstalkers added.
  • Mana Tap (warlock ability) added.
  • Phantom Singularity added.
  • Power Trip added.
  • Sacrificial Pact has been renamed Dark Pact.
  • Shadowflame (Wrath Classic) added.
  • Shadowfury is no longer available to Affliction and has a 1.5 second cast time.
  • Shadowy Inspiration added.
  • Siphon Life added.
  • Soul Conduit added.
  • Soul Effigy added.
  • Soul Harvest added.
  • Soul Leech is now a passive baseline warlock ability and has been redesigned. All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 10% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 15% of maximum health.
  • Soul Link has been changed to a passive Demonology ability. Effective healing reduced to 2.5% for the warlock but increased to 5% for the demon (was 3%).
  • Sow the Seeds added.
  • Writhe in Agony added.
  • Removed abilities
  • Aftermath
  • Chaos Wave
  • Chaotic Energy
  • Dark Intent
  • Dark Soul: Instability
  • Dark Soul: Knowledge
  • Dark Soul: Misery
  • Demonic Leap
  • Demonic Slash
  • Demonic Tactics
  • Devastation (warlock ability)
  • Ember Tap
  • Flames of Xoroth
  • Mastery: Emberstorm
  • Metamorphosis (warlock ability)
  • Molten Core (warlock ability)
  • Nightfall (warlock talent)
  • Soul Harvest (old)
  • Soulburn: Curse
  • Soulburn: Demonic Circle: Teleport
  • Soulburn: Health Funnel
  • Soulshatter (warlock ability)
  • Summon Abyssal
  • Summon Terrorguard
  • Touch of Chaos
  • Wild Imps
  • Removed talents
  • Archimonde's Darkness
  • Blood Horror
  • Charred Remains
  • Dark Bargain
  • Dark Regeneration
  • Demonic Servitude
  • Harvest Life
  • Kil'jaeden's Cunning
  • Mannoroth's Fury
  • Searing Flames (warlock talent)
  • Soulburn: Haunt
  • Unbound Will

Source

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