Warlock Talents (updated for Patch 5.2)

This area lists the current warlock talents. The talent system completely changed as of patch 5.0.4 now there are 6 talent tiers, each tier has 3 talents and when a tier is unlocked you have the ability to select one talent from each unlocked tier. At level 15 the first warlock talent tier opens up and a new tier opens up every 15 levels.

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    Demonology Talents Updated for 5.2

    Tier 1 (level 15)
    Description

    Restores 30% of you and your pet's maximum health and increases all healing received by 25% over 12 sec.

    2 minute cooldown

    Affliction: Your Malefic Grasp, Drain Soul, Fel Flame or Haunt spell grant you and your pet a shadowy shield that absorbs 20% of the damage dealt for 15 seconds.

    Demonology: Your Shadow Bolt, Soul Fire, Fel Flame and Touch of Chaos spells grant you and your pet a shadowy shield that absorbs 10% of the damage dealt for 15 seconds.
    Destruction: Your Incinerate, Fel Flame and Chaos Bolt spells grant you and your pet a shadowy shield that absorbs 10% of the damage dealt for 15 seconds.

    This is a replacement spell for Drain Life.

    Drains the life from all enemies within 15 yards of the target, causing (187 + 17.5% of SP + 25% of Spell Power) Shadow damage and restoring 3-4.5% of the caster's total health every 1 sec. Lasts 6 sec. Replaces Drain Life. Addition properties:

    Affliction: Soulburn: Healing increased by 33%.

    Demonology: Generates 10 Demonic Fury per second plus 3 Demonic Fury per second on secondary targets.

    Tier 2 (level 30)
    Description

    Howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear for 20 sec. Damage caused may cancel Howl of Terror.
    When hit by a damaging attack, the cooldown on Howl of Terror is reduced by 1 sec.

    40 second cooldown

    Causes the enemy target to run in horror for 3 sec. The caster restores 15% of their maximum health.

    45 second cooldown

    Shadowfury is unleashed, stunning all enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec.

    30 second cooldown

    Tier 3 (level 45)
    Description

    When active, all damage and healing you and your demon take is shared, but your demon's health is reduced by 50%. Recasting this spell cancels the effect. Replaces Health Funnel.

    10 second cooldown

    Your demon sacrifices 25% its current health to shield its master for 400% of the sacrificed health. Lasts 20 sec. If you have no demon, your health is sacrificed instead.

    60 second cooldown

    Prevents all damage for 8 sec. When the shield fades, 50% of the damage prevented is dealt over 8 sec.

    3 minute cooldown

    Tier 4 (level 60)
    Description

    Instantly strike fear in the enemy, causing it to flee for up to 20 seconds. This spell replaces Fear.

    Drains 4% of your maximum health per second to increase your movement speed by 50%. During Burning Rush, movement-impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% of normal movement speed.

    Lasts until cancelled.

    Purge all Magic effects, movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character but costs 20% of your total health.

    60 second cooldown

    Tier 5 (level 75)
    Description
    You command stronger demons, replacing your normal minions. These demons deal 20% additional damage and have more powerful abilities. 

    Instantly summon a second demon, who fights for 20 sec.

    2 minute cooldown

    You sacrifice your demon to gain one of its abilities, increase the power of many of your single target spells and regenerate 2% of maximum health every 5 sec. Lasts for 60 min. Summoning another demon cancels the effect.

    2 minute cooldown

    Tier 6 (level 90)
    Description

    Causes an enemy to suffer 25% of all damage you take. Lasts 8 seconds.

    Passive:
    Enemies who attack you suffer 5% of all damage they deal to you. This effect is disabled while on cooldown.

     

    60 second cooldown

    You can cast and channel while moving, but each cast reduces your movement speed by 15% for 6 sec, stacking up to 2 times.

    Increases the area of your area of effect spells by 500%.