8.0 Warlock changes from Beta

[xskarma]

I'll try to get the actual datamine text in here, but OH BOY, there's some interesting stuff in there. I saw Shadowbolt adn Nightfall and Shadow's Embrace and Soulfire.

Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)

• Banish Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration, or Elemental, preventing any action for until cancelled. Limit 1. Casting Banish again on the target will cancel the effect. 2.5% 1.5% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
• Chaos Barrage Deals [*55% Deals [*13.75% of Spell Power*] Chaos damage. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Chaos Bolt Unleashes a devastating blast of chaos, causing [*800% [*200% of Spell Power*] Chaos damage. Chaos Bolt always critically strikes and your critical strike chance increases its damage. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Command Demon Commands your demon to perform its most powerful ability. This spell will transform based on your active pet. Imp: Cauterize Master Voidwalker: Suffering Succubus: Whiplash Singe Magic Voidwalker: Suffering Succubus: Seduction Felhunter: Spell Lock Felguard: Felstorm Doomguard: Shadow Lock Infernal: Meteor Strike Instant. Instant.
• Corruption Corrupts the target, causing [*32.4% [*9% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage over until cancelled. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Create Healthstone Creates a Healthstone that can be consumed to restore 25% health. 5% 40% health. 2% of Base Mana. 3 sec cast.
• Create Soulwell Creates a Soulwell for until cancelled. Party and raid members can use the Soulwell to acquire a Healthstone. 10% 5% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 3 sec cast. 2 min cooldown.
• Demonic Gateway Creates a demonic gateway between two locations. Activating the gateway transports the user to the other gateway. Each player can use a Demonic Gateway only once per until cancelled. 10% 3% of Base Mana. 10-40 yd range. 3 2 sec cast. 10 sec cooldown.
• Drain Life Drains life from the target, causing [*40.4% [*10% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage over until cancelled, and healing you for 600% of the damage done. Warlock - Demonology & Destruction Spec. 0% of Base Mana, plus 3% 0% of Base Mana, plus 1% per sec. 40 yd range. 6 sec cast (Channeled).
• Enslave Demon Enslaves the target demon up to level 57, forcing it to do your bidding for until cancelled. 5% 2% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 3 sec cast.
• Eye of Kilrogg Summons an Eye of Kilrogg and binds your vision to it. The eye is stealthed and moves quickly but is very fragile. 4% 3% of Base Mana. Unlimited range. 45 sec cast (Channeled).
• Fear Strikes fear in the enemy, disorienting for until cancelled. Damage may cancel the effect. Limit 1. 10% 1.5% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 1.7 sec cast.
• Rain of Fire Calls down a rain of hellfire, dealing [*640% [*128% of Spell Power*] Fire damage over until cancelled to enemies in the area. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Ritual of Summoning Begins a ritual to create a summoning portal, requiring the caster and 2 allies to complete. This portal can be used to summon party and raid members. 4% 5% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 2 min cast (Channeled). 2 min cooldown.
• Seed of Corruption Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after until cancelled, dealing [*172% [*50% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards and applying Corruption to them. The seed will detonate early if the target is hit by other detonations, or takes [*300% [*50% of Shadow Spell Power*] damage from your spells. Unlimited range. Instant.
• Shadow Bolt Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing [*200% [*50% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Shadowfury Stuns all enemies within 8 yds for until cancelled. Warlock - Level 45 Talent. 30 35 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 30 sec cooldown. 60 sec cooldown.
• Soul Leech All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 10% 8% of the damage dealt, up to 20% 15% of maximum health. Talent. Unlimited range. Instant.
• Soul Leech All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 10% 8% of the damage dealt, up to 20% of maximum health. 15% of maximum health.
• Soul Shards Affliction, Demonology: Soul Shards are generated by some of your spells and consumed to cast your most powerful spells and summon demons to serve you. While out of combat you regenerate up to 3 Soul Shards.Destruction: Soul Shards and Soul Shard Fragments are generated by some of your spells and consumed to cast your most powerful spells and summon demons to serve you. 10 Soul Shard Fragments make up 1 Soul Shard. While out of combat you regenerate up to 3 Soul Shards.
• Soulstone Stores the soul of the target party or raid member, allowing resurrection upon death. Also castable to resurrect a dead target. Targets resurrect with 60% 100% health and 20% mana. Can be cast in Metamorphosis, Spirit of Redemption. 5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 3 sec cast. 10 min cooldown.
• Unending Resolve Hardens your skin, reducing all damage you take by 40% and granting immunity to interrupt and silence effects for until cancelled. 10% 2% of Base Mana. Instant. 3 min cooldown.

Talents

• Absolute Corruption Corruption is now permanent and deals 25% 20% increased damage. Duration reduced to 24 sec against players. Affliction Warlock - Level 30 Talent.
• Burning Rush Increases your movement speed by 50% [*50 + 25% of Spell Power*]%, but also damages you for 4% of your maximum health every 1 sec. Movement impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% [*100 + 25% of Spell Power*]% of normal movement speed. Lasts until cancelled. Warlock - Level 75 Talent. Instant. 45 Talent. Instant.
• Cataclysm Conjures a cataclysm at the target location, dealing [*750% [*150% of Spell Power*] Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards and afflicting them with Immolate. Destruction Warlock - Level 60 Talent. 40 yd range. 2.5 2 sec cast. 30 sec cooldown.
• Channel Demonfire Launches 15 bolts of felfire over until cancelled at random targets afflicted by your Immolate within 40 yds. Each bolt deals [*100% [*25% of Spell Power*] Fire damage to the target and [*50% [*10% of Spell Power*] Fire damage to nearby enemies. Destruction Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 4.8% 1.5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 3 sec cast (Channeled). 25 sec cooldown.
• Creeping Death (New) Your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction deal their full damage 15% faster. Affliction Warlock - Level 100 Talent.
• Dark Pact Sacrifices 20% of your demon's current health to shield you for 400% of the sacrificed health for until cancelled. If you have no demon, your health is sacrificed instead. Usable while suffering from control impairing effects. Warlock - Level 75 45 Talent. 100 yd range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Deathbolt (New) Launches a bolt of death at the target, dealing 15% of the total remaining damage of your damage over time effects on the target. Counts up to 16 sec of your Corruption's damage. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast. 25 sec cooldown.
• Death's Embrace Agony, Corruption, Unstable Affliction, Siphon Life, Seed of Corruption, Phantom Singularity, and Drain Soul Shadow Bolt deal up to 50% increased damage on targets below 35% health. Higher damage increase Damage increase is higher against lower health targets. Affliction Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 90 Talent.
• Demon Skin Your Soul Leech absorption now passively recharges at a rate of 1% 0.5% of maximum health every 1 sec, and may now absorb up to 20% 15% of maximum health. Warlock - Level 75 Talent. 45 Talent.
• Demonbolt Draws energy from your demons and launches a ball of demonic energy at the target, dealing [*125% [*31.25% of Spell Power*] Chaos damage. Damage increased 10% for each demon you have active. Generates 1 Soul Shard. Demonology Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 4.8% 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.
• Demonic Circle Summons a Demonic Circle for until cancelled, allowing you to cast it again to teleport to its location and remove all movement slowing effects. Limit 1. Warlock - Level 45 Talent. 5% 75 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 0.5 sec cast.
• Empowered Healthstone (New) Healthstone heals you for an additional 0% of your maximum health over until cancelled and makes your spell casts not delayed by taking damage. Warlock - Level 75 Talent.
• Eradication Chaos Bolt increases the damage you deal to the target by 15% for until cancelled. Destruction Warlock - Level 30 Talent. 15 Talent.
• Fire and Brimstone Incinerate now hits all enemies near your target. for 50% damage. Destruction Warlock - Level 60 Talent.
• Grimoire of Sacrifice Sacrifice your demon to gain Demonic Power, causing your spells to sometimes also deal [*75% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage to the target and other enemies within 8 yds pet for power, gaining its command demon ability and 15% increased damage done. Lasts until cancelled or until you summon a demon pet. Warlock - Level 90 Talent. Unlimited range. Instant. 30 sec cooldown.
• Grimoire of Service Affliction, Destruction: Summons a second demon which fights for you for 25 sec and deals 100% increased damage. 1.5 min cooldown. The demon will immmediately use one of its special abilities when summoned: Grimoire: Imp: Cleanses 1 harmful Magic effect from you. Grimoire: Voidwalker Taunts its target. Grimoire: Succubus Seduces its target. Grimoire: Felhunter Interrupts its target. Demonology: Summons a second demon which fights for you for 25 sec and deals 100% increased damage. 1.5 min cooldown. The demon will immmediately use one of its special abilities when summoned: Grimoire: Imp: Cleanses 1 harmful Magic effect from you. Grimoire: Voidwalker Taunts its target. Grimoire: Succubus Seduces its target. Grimoire: Felhunter Interrupts its target. Grimoire: Felguard Stuns its target. Demonology Warlock - Level 90 Talent. 1.5 min cooldown.
• Grimoire of Synergy Damage done by you or your demon has a chance to grant the other one 25% increased damage for until cancelled. Demonology 10% increased damage for until cancelled Warlock - Level 90 Talent. Approximately 2.5 procs per minute.
• Haunt A ghostly soul haunts the target, dealing [*500% [*100% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage and increasing your damage dealt to the target by 15% 10% for until cancelled. If the target dies, Haunt's cooldown is reset. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 5% 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 25 sec cooldown. 10 sec cooldown.
• Life Tap Restores 30% of your maximum mana, at the cost of 10% of your maximum health. Instant. Grants 1 Soul Shard at the cost of 15% of your maximum health. Warlock - Level 30 Talent. Instant.
• Mortal Coil Horrifies an enemy target into fleeing, incapacitating for until cancelled and healing you for 20% of maximum health. Warlock - Level 45 Talent. 6% 75 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 20 yd range. Instant. 45 sec cooldown.
• Nightfall (New) Corruption has a chance when it deals damage to cause your next Shadow Bolt to be instant and deal 25% increased damage. Affliction Warlock - Level 90 Talent. Approximately 3.5 procs per minute.
• Phantom Singularity Places a phantom singularity above the target, which consumes the life of all enemies within 15 yards, dealing [*1,440% [*200% of Spell Power*] damage over until cancelled, healing you for 20% 25% of the damage done. Warlock - Level 60 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant. 40 sec cooldown.
• Shadow Embrace (New) Shadow Bolt applies Shadow Embrace, increasing your damage dealt to the target by 3% for until cancelled. Stacks up to 3 times. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent.
• Shadowburn Blasts a target for [*315% of Spell Power*] Shadowflame damage. Generates 5 Soul Shard Fragments and an additional 5 Soul Shard Fragments [*60% of Spell Power*] Shadowflame damage if the target dies within until cancelled. Destruction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 2% and yields experience or honor, Shadowburn's cooldown is reset. Generates 3 Soul Shard Fragments. Destruction Warlock - Level 30 Talent. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Shadowflame Lobs a ball of Shadowflame at the target, dealing [*110% [*27.5% of Spell Power*] Shadowflame damage immediately, and another [*38.5% [*9.62% of Spell Power*] Shadowflame damage over until cancelled, stacking up to 3 times. Generates 1 Soul Shard. Demonology Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Siphon Life Siphons the target's life essence, dealing [*75% [*12% of Spell Power*] damage over until cancelled and healing you for 60% 30% of the damage done. Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Soul Conduit Every Soul Shard you spend has a 20% 15% chance to be refunded. Warlock - Level 100 Talent.
• Soul Fire (New) Burns the enemy's soul, dealing a critical strike for [*280% of Spell Power*] Fire damage. Damage is further increased by your critical strike chance. Destruction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 10 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 4 sec cast. 45 sec cooldown.
• Soul Harvest (Affliction) Lasts until cancelled, increased by 4 6 sec for each target afflicted by your Agony, up to a maximum of 36 sec.
• Soul Harvest (Demonology) Lasts until cancelled, increased by 4 6 sec for each target afflicted by your Doom, up to a maximum of 36 sec.
• Soul Harvest (Destruction) Lasts until cancelled, increased by 4 6 sec for each target afflicted by your Immolate, up to a maximum of 36 sec.
• Sow the Seeds Seed of Corruption will now embed a demon seed in 2 additional nearby enemies now embeds a demon seed into 1 additional nearby enemy. Affliction Warlock - Level 60 Talent.
• Summon Darkglare Summons a Darkglare for until cancelled that launches Eye Lasers at all targets afflicted by your Doom, dealing [*110% [*22% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage. Demonology Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 10 Soul Shard. Instant. 24 sec cooldown.
• Writhe in Agony Agony's damage may now ramp up to 15 stacks. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 30 Talent.

PvP Talents

• Casting Circle Summons a Casting Circle for until cancelled. While within the casting circle, the duration of silence and interrupt effects are reduced by 70%. Limit 1. Warlock - Tier 3 PvP Talent. 5% 2% of Base Mana. 0.5 sec cast. 30 sec cooldown.
• Curse of Fragility Reduces the target's maximum health by 20% for until cancelled. Warlock - Tier 2 PvP Talent. 4% 1.25% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 45 sec cooldown.
• Curse of Shadows Magical damage over time effects will strike the target an additional time for 20% of their damage as Shadow. Lasts until cancelled. Affliction Warlock - Tier 5 PvP Talent. 4% 1.25% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 30 sec cooldown.
• Curse of Tongues Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for until cancelled. Warlock - Tier 2 PvP Talent. 4% 1.25% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 15 sec cooldown.
• Curse of Weakness Reduces the target's Physical damage dealt by 25% for until cancelled. Warlock - Tier 2 PvP Talent. 4% 1.25% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 20 sec cooldown.
• Essence Drain Affliction: Whenever you heal yourself with Drain Soul, the enemy target deals 5% reduced damage to you for until cancelled. Stacks up to 5 times. Demonology, Destruction: Whenever you heal yourself with Drain Life, the enemy target deals 5% reduced damage to you for until cancelled. Stacks up to 5 times. Warlock - Tier 3 PvP Talent.

Affliction

• Affliction Warlock Increases damage/healing by 14%: Agony, Compounding Horror, Corruption, Drain Soul 20%: Agony, Cataclysm, Channel Demonfire, Compounding Horror, Corruption, Demonbolt, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Harvester of Souls, Haunt, Phantom Singularity, Rend Soul, Seed of Corruption, Siphon Life Rain of Fire, Rend Soul, Seed of Corruption, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn, Shadowflame, Siphon Life, Soul Fire, Soul Flame, Unstable Affliction Increases periodic damage/healing by 14%: Agony, Compounding Horror, Corruption, Drain Soul 20%: Agony, Cataclysm, Channel Demonfire, Compounding Horror, Corruption, Demonbolt, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Harvester of Souls, Haunt, Phantom Singularity, Rend Soul, Seed of Corruption, Siphon Life, Soul Flame, Unstable Affliction Decreases damage/healing by 33%: Grimoire of Sacrifice Warlock - Affliction Spec. Rain of Fire, Rend Soul, Seed of Corruption, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn, Shadowflame, Siphon Life, Soul Fire, Soul Flame, Unstable Affliction Warlock - Affliction Spec.
• Agony Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to [*21.2% [*4.5% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage over until cancelled. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level. Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 3% 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Corruption Corrupts the target, causing [*32.4% [*9% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage over until cancelled. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 3% 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Seed of Corruption Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after until cancelled, dealing [*172% [*50% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards and applying Corruption to them. The seed will detonate early if the target is hit by other detonations, or takes [*300% [*50% of Shadow Spell Power*] damage from your spells. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 10 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
• Shadow Bolt Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing [*160% [*50% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 6% 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.
• Unstable Affliction Afflicts the target with [*92.7% [*16% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage over until cancelled. You may afflict a target with up to 5 Unstable Afflictions at once. If dispelled, deals [*370.8% You deal 10% increased damage to targets affected by your Unstable Affliction. If dispelled, deals [*64% of Spell Power*] damage to the dispeller and silences them for until cancelled. Refunds 1 Soul Shards if the target dies while afflicted. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 10 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.

Demonology

• Demonic Empowerment Empowers your active demons with dark energies, increasing their haste by 50%, health by 20%, and damage by 0% for until cancelled. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 6% 1.5% of Base Mana. 100 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
• Demonwrath Causes your demons to crackle with demonic energy, dealing [*103.5% [*21% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yds of any of your demons over until cancelled. Castable while moving. Demonwrath damage has a 15% chance to generate 1 Soul Shard. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 0% of Base Mana, plus 2.5% 1% per sec. 100 yd range. 3 sec cast (Channeled).
• Doom Inflicts impending doom upon the target, causing [*550% [*137.5% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage after until cancelled. Doom damage generates 1 Soul Shard. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 2% 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Hand of Gul'dan Calls down a demonic meteor full of Wild Imps which burst forth to attack the target for until cancelled. Deals up to [*480% of Spell Power* Spell Power;] Shadowflame damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target, applies Doom to each target, and summons up to 4 Wild Imps, based on Soul Shards consumed. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 10 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.

Demonology & Destruction

• Shadow Bolt (Demonology) Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing [*125% [*31.25% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage.
• Shadow Bolt (Destruction) Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing [*125% [*31.25% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage.
• Shadow Bolt 6% 2% of Base Mana.

Destruction

• Chaos Bolt Unleashes a devastating blast of chaos, dealing a critical strike for [*1,120% [*240% of Spell Power*] Chaos damage. Damage is further increased by your critical strike chance. Warlock - Destruction Spec. 20 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 3 sec cast.
• Conflagrate Triggers an explosion on the target, dealing [*226.55% [*75% of Spell Power*] Fire damage. Reduces the cast time of your next two Incinerates or Chaos Bolts by 30% for until cancelled. Generates 5 Soul Shard Fragments. Warlock - Destruction Spec. 2% of Base Chi. 40 yd range. Instant. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Destruction Warlock Increases damage/healing by 15%: Cataclysm, Channel Demonfire, Chaos Bolt, Conflagrate, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Immolate, Incinerate, Rain of Fire, Shadowburn Corruption, Demonbolt, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Haunt, Immolate, Incinerate, Phantom Singularity, Rain of Fire, Seed of Corruption, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn, Shadowflame, Siphon Life, Soul Fire Increases periodic damage/healing by 15%: Cataclysm, Channel Demonfire, Chaos Bolt, Conflagrate, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Immolate, Incinerate, Rain of Fire, Shadowburn Warlock - Destruction Spec. Corruption, Demonbolt, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Haunt, Immolate, Incinerate, Phantom Singularity, Rain of Fire, Seed of Corruption, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn, Shadowflame, Siphon Life, Soul Fire Warlock - Destruction Spec.
• Havoc Marks a target with Havoc for until cancelled, causing your single target spells to also strike the Havoc victim. Limit 1. Warlock - Destruction Spec. 8% Warlock - Destruction Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 45 sec cooldown. 25 sec cooldown.
• Immolate Burns the enemy, causing [*133.2% [*40% of Spell Power*] Fire damage immediately and an additional [*72.15% [*25% of Spell Power*] Fire damage over until cancelled. Periodic damage generates 1 Soul Shard Fragment and has a 50% chance to generate an additional 1 on critical strikes. Warlock - Destruction Spec.
• Immolate Burns the enemy, causing [*133.2% [*40% of Spell Power*] Fire damage immediately and an additional [*72.15% [*25% of Spell Power*] Fire damage over until cancelled. Periodic damage generates 1 Soul Shard Fragment and has a 50% chance to generate an additional 1 on critical strikes. Warlock - Destruction Spec. 6% 1.5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
• Incinerate Draws fire toward the enemy, dealing [*233.1% [*58.28% of Spell Power*] Fire damage. Generates 2 Soul Shard Fragments and an additional 1 on critical strikes. Warlock - Destruction Spec. 5% 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.
• Rain of Fire Calls down a rain of hellfire, dealing [*640% [*128% of Spell Power*] Fire damage over until cancelled to enemies in the area. Warlock - Destruction Spec. 30 Soul Shard. 35 yd range. 8 sec cast (Channeled).
• Summon Infernal Summons an Infernal from the Twisting Nether, impacting for [*50% [*60% of Spell Power*] Fire damage and stunning all enemy targets enemies in the area for until cancelled. The Infernal will serve you for until cancelled, dealing strong area-of-effect damage. Guardian [*50% of Spell Power*] damage to all nearby enemies every 2 sec and generating 1 Soul Shard Fragment every 0.5 sec. Warlock - Destruction Spec. 10 Soul Shard. 30 yd range. Instant. 3 min cooldown.

Pets

• Felstorm The Felguard recklessly swings its weapon, striking all nearby targets within 8 yards for 130% 34% weapon damage every 1 sec for until cancelled. The Felguard cannot take any other action during Felstorm. Special Ability. 60 Energy. Instant. 45 sec cooldown.
• Firebolt Deals [*100% Deals [*25% of Spell Power*] Fire damage to a target. (Right-Click to toggle) Basic Attack. 40 Energy. 40 yd range. 1.8 sec cast.
• Lash of Pain Lashes the target for [*110% [*27.5% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage. (Right-Click to toggle) Basic Attack. 60 Energy. 20 yd range. Instant.
• Legion Strike A sweeping attack that does 160% 44% of the Felguard's weapon damage to all enemies in front of it, and reduces the effectiveness of any healing the victim receives by 10% for until cancelled. (Right-Click to toggle) Basic Attack. 60 Energy. Melee range. Instant.
• Meteor Strike The infernal releases a powerful burst of flames, dealing [*50% [*12.5% of Spell Power*] Fire damage to nearby targets, and stunning them for until cancelled. Unlimited range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Seduction Seduces the target, disorienting for until cancelled. Damage will break the effect. Only usable against Humanoids. Auto-Cast: Cast upon targets who attack, stun, silence or fear the master. (Right-Click to toggle) Special Ability. 20 Energy Command Demon Ability. 30 yd range. 30 sec cast (Channeled). 30 sec cooldown.
• Shadow Bite Bites the enemy, causing [*45% [*11.25% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage. (Right-Click to toggle) Basic Attack. 60 Energy. Melee range. Instant.
• Shadow Shield Encases the Voidwalker in shadow energy, reducing physical damage taken by 60% for until cancelled. Each time the Voidwalker is struck, a blast of Shadow damage is released, dealing [*100% [*25% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage and reducing the power of Shadow Shield by 20%. Auto-Cast: Use this ability when being attacked. (Right-Click to toggle) Special Ability. 60 Energy. Instant. 10 sec cooldown.
• Singe Magic Burns harmful spells, removing 1 harmful Magic effect from an ally. Auto-Cast: Cast only upon master when he is unable to cast spells due to a Magic effect. (Right-Click to toggle) Can be cast in Shadowform. Special Ability. 40 Energy. 30 yd range. Instant. 10 sec cooldown. Command Demon Ability. 30 yd range. Instant. 15 sec cooldown.
• Spell Lock Counters the enemy's spellcast, preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for until cancelled. Special Ability. 20 Energy Command Demon Ability. 40 yd range. Instant. 24 sec cooldown.
• Whiplash Deals [*46% Deals [*11.5% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage and knocks back all enemies within 5 yards. Special Ability. 40 Energy. 30 yd range. Instant. 25 sec cooldown.

[Anoregon]

Demonic Empowerment looks unchanged, so that's not great.

[xskarma]

Life tap seems a talent now

15% life for a Soul Shard.

Tempting...

[Netherspark]

• Soul Fire is back for destruction, but we don't know in what context.
• Infernal is heavily buffed for Destruction, and it looks like they no longer have Doomguard.
• Some inkling Destro may get an ability from the Dimensional Rifts (artifact ability).
• Soul Leech is nerfed.
• Affliction gets "Death Bolt".
• Dark Pact is now always based on your own health
• Grimoire of Sacrifice reverted to the WoD version

[Kirroth]

Looks like Affliction is exchanging Drain Soul for Shadow Bolt as its filler again. As proof: "Nightfall (New) Corruption has a chance when it deals damage to cause your next Shadow Bolt to be instant and deal 25% increased damage. Affliction Warlock - Level 90 Talent. Approximately 3.5 procs per minute."

ETA: Also "Shadow Embrace (New) Shadow Bolt applies Shadow Embrace, increasing your damage dealt to the target by 3% for until cancelled. Stacks up to 3 times. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent." This would make the Afflic Lvl 15 talent row that, revised Haunt (+10% damage, 10s cooldown), and "Deathbolt (New) Launches a bolt of death at the target, dealing 15% of the total remaining damage of your damage over time effects on the target. Counts up to 16 sec of your Corruption's damage. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast. 25 sec cooldown."

[xskarma]

That Deathbolt talent sounds interesting, some kind of burst damage ability for Affliction is very welcome, but....doesn't that kind of go against their watercooler idea of classes/specs being made more specifically to a particular niche? Not sure I understood what they meant now, or if this just flies in the face of it.

[Toastiekins]

Does this mean hand of doom is baseline?

[Kirroth]

Another Afflic change is that a 10% Contagion effect now seems to be baseline for UA. That plus the loss of Reap Soul definitely seems to be pushing Afflic in a certain direction for BfA.

[Biomega]

Changes look interesting but very incomplete. I do not believe for a second that they would put in a lot of changes for Affliction, but leave Demonology largely untouched.

That being said, most of the changes look reasonable. I personally did not see an immediate need to get Shadow Bolt back into Affliction, but I suppose it doesn't change much except it front-loads more damage compared to a channeled Drain Soul so that helps with burst.

I do applaud them for removing Life Tap baseline and turning it into a DPS talent only, something I've been suggesting for the longest time. Not sure if no-CD LT for 1 Shard is balanced, 1 Shard per GCD is too good I think.

[xskarma]

I do applaud them for removing Life Tap baseline and turning it into a DPS talent only, something I've been suggesting for the longest time. Not sure if no-CD LT for 1 Shard is balanced, 1 Shard per GCD is too good I think.

I mean, if you want your healers to hate you, sure.

Also, if we are going back to Shadowbolt then that means no more Drain for health passively, which makes getting back life spent on tapping that much harder. Currently I'd laugh at lifetapping for shards cause I can heal it back in no time. Without Draining to help me though, gets tricky.

[Silent One]

Sigh, their getting rid of locks self healing, one of the last things the Warlock has and they are taking it away... I hate this game sometimes.

[Toastiekins]

The selfhealing by affliction is incredibly unbalanced.

[Kirroth]

So I pulled up a text file and tried to plug the new talents into a matrix to see what's on offer. From the look of it Afflic is complete, Destro is nearly complete, and Demo is very incomplete.

Afflic -
15: Deathbolt, Haunt, Shadow Embrace
30: Absolute Corruption, Life Tap, Writhe in Agony
45: Burning Rush, Dark Pact, Demon Skin
60: Phantom Singularity, Soul Harvest, Sow the Seeds
75: Demonic Circle, Empowered Healthstone, Mortal Coil
90: Death's Embrace, Nightfall, Grimoire of Sac/Syn(?)
100: Creeping Death, Siphon Life, Soul Conduit

Destro -
15: Eradication, Soul Fire, (???)
30: Life Tap, Shadowburn, (????)
45: Burning Rush, Dark Pact, Demon Skin
60: Cataclysm, Fire and Brimstone, Soul Harvest
75: Demonic Circle, Empowered Healthstone, Mortal Coil
90: (????), (????), Grimoire of Sac/Syn(?)
100: Channel Demonfire, Siphon Life(?), Soul Conduit

Of the missing old talents, Contagion for Afflic and Backdraft for Destro both seem to be going baseline. Summoning an Infernal is also listed in the Destro only section and generates Soul Shard fragments over its duration. Shadowfury may be baseline for all three specs, with a 1m cooldown.

[xskarma]

Sigh, their getting rid of locks self healing, one of the last things the Warlock has and they are taking it away... I hate this game sometimes.

Eh. It's getting nerfed a bit, but it is truly a bit odd how much sefl healing we have and how tanky we are. I'm not too phased by changes there. I'm sure other classes have impopular changes too. If this is the worst of what we can expect, then it could definitely be far worse than this.

- - - Updated - - -

So I pulled up a text file and tried to plug the new talents into a matrix to see what's on offer. From the look of it Afflic is complete, Destro is nearly complete, and Demo is very incomplete.

Afflic -
15: Deathbolt, Haunt, Shadow Embrace
30: Absolute Corruption, Life Tap, Writhe in Agony
45: Burning Rush, Dark Pact, Demon Skin
60: Phantom Singularity, Soul Harvest, Sow the Seeds
75: Demonic Circle, Empowered Healthstone, Mortal Coil
90: Death's Embrace, Nightfall, Grimoire of Sac/Syn(?)
100: Creeping Death, Siphon Life, Soul Conduit

Destro -
15: Eradication, Soul Fire, (???)
30: Life Tap, Shadowburn, (????)
45: Burning Rush, Dark Pact, Demon Skin
60: Cataclysm, Fire and Brimstone,
75: Demonic Circle, Empowered Healthstone, Mortal Coil
90: (????), (????), Grimoire of Sac/Syn(?)
100: Channel Demonfire, Siphon Life(?), Soul Conduit

Nice work!

From the datamining it seems Demo is very much incomplete though. Will be something to monitor, cause we need all 3 specs to be in working shape.

[Azelas]

Looks like Affliction is exchanging Drain Soul for Shadow Bolt as its filler again. As proof: "Nightfall (New) Corruption has a chance when it deals damage to cause your next Shadow Bolt to be instant and deal 25% increased damage. Affliction Warlock - Level 90 Talent. Approximately 3.5 procs per minute."

ETA: Also "Shadow Embrace (New) Shadow Bolt applies Shadow Embrace, increasing your damage dealt to the target by 3% for until cancelled. Stacks up to 3 times. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent." This would make the Afflic Lvl 15 talent row that, revised Haunt (+10% damage, 10s cooldown), and "Deathbolt (New) Launches a bolt of death at the target, dealing 15% of the total remaining damage of your damage over time effects on the target. Counts up to 16 sec of your Corruption's damage. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast. 25 sec cooldown."

Thank god I fucking hate Drain Soul. I can't even say why, the spell just ticks me off the wrong way.

[Kithelle]

Absolutely no changes to Demo when they said it would be one of the few classes getting a major overhaul? It looks like Aff and Destru got more fucking work done on it than Demo.

[Lucrece]

Soulfire should have been a demonology spell. Destro's hardest hitting spell should be chaosbolt, and it makes no sense to dilute their burst by introducing a spell that works just like chaosbolt but does 40% more spell damage, which means chaos bolt will have to be balanced around that output.

[Baconeggcheese]

Changes look interesting but very incomplete.

Its the initial data mining of the very first build, its not even remotely close to complete.

Gives us a good idea of where their heads are at though. Some really good changes in there that pull popular feedback directly from the community / hearken back to old designs that people loved.

Not sure if no-CD LT for 1 Shard is balanced, 1 Shard per GCD is too good I think.

Have to consider the opportunity cost of the GCD you're spending to do it, the other talent on the row you're not taking, and the enormous health cost. Doesn't sound nearly as exciting when you factor all that in.

You figure its 2 GCD's (3s) for the shards + 3s for the CB cast and you're looking at 6s of missed incinerates which is 58.28% spellpower x 3 = 174.84. You minus that from the 240% spellpower for CB and you're looking at a gain of 65.16% spellpower during that time spent before factoring in whatever you're losing from the other talents on the row and the massive health loss. Really crappy napkin math but you get the idea.

I'm super excited that they're going in that direction and overhauling it though. I love that they're going in that direction with it as opposed to the mana thing, its just going to need some work. Anything like that that doesn't have a CD is going to either be not good enough or create degenerate gameplay.

[Lucrece]

They should just make it a 30 sec cd that costs 20% health and gives 1 shard every 1 second for 4 seconds. Off the gcd.

[wholol]

Shadowbolt and nightfall... only took em 9 years to realize those were the most fun part of the spec, I'm looking forward to it.

Demo's looking grim though, but I'm guessing they haven't really tackled the issue since most of it is unchanged, let's hope they don't get lazy and come up with a half baked design to hide their problem under the rug.