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Affliction
Suppression
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- Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 2%.
- Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 4%.
- Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 6%.
- Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 8%.
- Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 10%.
Improved Corruption
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- Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.4 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 0.8 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.2 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 1.6 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 seconds.
Improved Curse of Weakness
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- Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 10%.
- Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 20%.
Improved Drain Soul
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- Returns 7% of your maximum mana if the target is killed by you while you drain its soul. In addition,your Affliction spells generate 5% less threat.
- Returns 15% of your maximum mana if the target is killed by you while you drain its soul. In addition,your Affliction spells generate 10% less threat.
Improved Life Tap
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- Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 10%.
- Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.
Soul Siphon
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- Increases the amount drained by your Drain Life spell by an additional 2% for each Affliction effect on the target,up to a maximum of 24% additional effect.
- Increases the amount drained by your Drain Life spell by an additional 4% for each Affliction effect on the target,up to a maximum of 60% additional effect.
Improved Curse of Agony
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- Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 5%.
- Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 10%.
Fel Concentration
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- Gives you a 14% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life,Drain Mana,or Drain Soul spell.
- Gives you a 28% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life,Drain Mana,or Drain Soul spell.
- Gives you a 42% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life,Drain Mana,or Drain Soul spell.
- Gives you a 56% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life,Drain Mana,or Drain Soul spell.
- Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling the Drain Life,Drain Mana,or Drain Soul spell.
Amplify Curse
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- Increases the effect of your next Curse of Doom or Curse of Agony by 50%,or your next Curse of Exhaustion by an additional 20%. Lasts 30 seconds.
Grim Reach
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- Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 10%.
- Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.
Nightfall
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- Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 2% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
- Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
Empowered Corruption
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- Your Corruption spell gains an additional 12% of your bonus spell damage effects.
- Your Corruption spell gains an additional 24% of your bonus spell damage effects.
- Your Corruption spell gains an additional 36% of your bonus spell damage effects.
Shadow Embrace
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- Your Corruption,Curse of Agony,Siphon Life and Seed of Corruption spells also cause the Shadow Embrace effect,which reduces physical damage caused by 1%.
- Your Corruption,Curse of Agony,Siphon Life and Seed of Corruption spells also cause the Shadow Embrace effect,which reduces physical damage caused by 2%.
- Your Corruption,Curse of Agony,Siphon Life and Seed of Corruption spells also cause the Shadow Embrace effect,which reduces physical damage caused by 3%.
- Your Corruption,Curse of Agony,Siphon Life and Seed of Corruption spells also cause the Shadow Embrace effect,which reduces physical damage caused by 4%.
- Your Corruption,Curse of Agony,Siphon Life and Seed of Corruption spells also cause the Shadow Embrace effect,which reduces physical damage caused by 5%.
Siphon Life
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- Transfers 15 health from the target to the caster every 3 seconds. Lasts 30 seconds.
Curse of Exhaustion
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- Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 seconds. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Shadow Mastery
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- Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 2%.
- Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 4%.
- Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 6%.
- Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 8%.
- Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 10%.
Contagion
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- Increases the damage of Curse of Agony,Corruption and Seed of Corruption by 1% and reduces the chance your Affliction spells will be dispelled by an additional 6%.
- Increases the damage of Curse of Agony,Corruption and Seed of Corruption by 2% and reduces the chance your Affliction spells will be dispelled by an additional 12%.
- Increases the damage of Curse of Agony,Corruption and Seed of Corruption by 3% and reduces the chance your Affliction spells will be dispelled by an additional 18%.
- Increases the damage of Curse of Agony,Corruption and Seed of Corruption by 4% and reduces the chance your Affliction spells will be dispelled by an additional 24%.
- Increases the damage of Curse of Agony,Corruption and Seed of Corruption by 5% and reduces the chance your Affliction spells will be dispelled by an additional 30%.
Dark Pact
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- Drains 305 of your pet's Mana,returning 100% to you.
Improved Howl of Terror
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- Reduces the casting time of your Howl of Terror spell by 0.8 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Howl of Terror spell by 1.5 second.
Malediction
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- Increases the damage bonus effect of your Curse of the Elements spell by an additional 1%.
- Increases the damage bonus effect of your Curse of the Elements spell by an additional 2%.
- Increases the damage bonus effect of your Curse of the Elements spell by an additional 3%.
Unstable Affliction
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- Shadow energy slowly destroys the target,causing 660 damage over 18 seconds. In addition,if the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause 990 damage to the dispeller and silence them for 5 seconds.
Demonology
Improved Healthstone
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- Increases the amount of Health restored by your Healthstone by 10%.
- Increases the amount of Health restored by your Healthstone by 20%.
Improved Imp
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- Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt,Fire Shield,and Blood Pact spells by 10%.
- Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt,Fire Shield,and Blood Pact spells by 20%.
- Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt,Fire Shield,and Blood Pact spells by 30%.
Demonic Embrace
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- Increases your total Stamina by 3% but reduces your total Spirit by 1%.
- Increases your total Stamina by 6% but reduces your total Spirit by 2%.
- Increases your total Stamina by 9% but reduces your total Spirit by 3%.
- Increases your total Stamina by 12% but reduces your total Spirit by 4%.
- Increases your total Stamina by 15% but reduces your total Spirit by 5%.
Improved Health Funnel
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- Increases the amount of Health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 10% and reduces the initial health cost by 10%.
- Increases the amount of Health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 20% and reduces the initial health cost by 20%.
Improved Voidwalker
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- Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment,Consume Shadows,Sacrifice and Suffering spells by 10%.
- Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment,Consume Shadows,Sacrifice and Suffering spells by 20%.
- Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment,Consume Shadows,Sacrifice and Suffering spells by 30%.
Fel Intellect
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- Increases the Intellect of your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard by 5% and increases your maximum mana by 1%.
- Increases the Intellect of your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard by 10% and increases your maximum mana by 2%.
- Increases the Intellect of your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard by 15% and increases your maximum mana by 3%.
Improved Succubus
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- Increases the effect of your Succubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 10%,and increases the duration of your Succubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 10%.
- Increases the effect of your Succubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 20%,and increases the duration of your Succubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 20%.
- Increases the effect of your Succubus' Lash of Pain and Soothing Kiss spells by 30%,and increases the duration of your Succubus' Seduction and Lesser Invisibility spells by 30%.
Fel Domination
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- Your next Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter or Felguard Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 seconds and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
Fel Stamina
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- Increases the Stamina of your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard by 5% and increases your maximum health by 1%.
- Increases the Stamina of your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard by 10% and increases your maximum health by 2%.
- Increases the Stamina of your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard by 15% and increases your maximum health by 3%.
Demonic Aegis
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- Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Armor and Fel Armor spells by 10%.
- Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Armor and Fel Armor spells by 20%.
- Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Armor and Fel Armor spells by 30%.
Master Summoner
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- Reduces the casting time of your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Fel Guard Summoning spells by 2 seconds and the Mana cost by 20%.
- Reduces the casting time of your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Fel Guard Summoning spells by 4 seconds and the Mana cost by 40%.
Unholy Power
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- Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard's melee attacks and your Imp's Firebolt by 4%.
- Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard's melee attacks and your Imp's Firebolt by 8%.
- Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard's melee attacks and your Imp's Firebolt by 12%.
- Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard's melee attacks and your Imp's Firebolt by 16%.
- Increases the damage done by your Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter and Felguard's melee attacks and your Imp's Firebolt by 20%.
Improved Enslave Demon
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- Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Enslave Demon spell by 5% and reduces the resist chance by 5%.
- Reduces the Attack Speed and Casting Speed penalty of your Enslave Demon spell by 10% and reduces the resist chance by 10%.
Demonic Sacrifice
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- When activated,sacrifices your summoned demon to grant you an effect that lasts 30 minutes. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 2% of total health every 4 seconds. Succubus: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 3% of total mana every 4 seconds. Felguard: Increases your Shadow damage by 10% and restores 2% of total mana every 4 seconds.
Master Conjuror
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- Increases the bonus Fire damage from Firestones and the Firestone effect by 15% and increases the spell critical strike rating bonus of your Spellstone by 15%.
- Increases the bonus Fire damage from Firestones and the Firestone effect by 30% and increases the spell critical strike rating bonus of your Spellstone by 30%.
Mana Feed
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- When you gain mana from Drain Mana or Life Tap spells,your pet gains 33% of the mana you gain.
- When you gain mana from Drain Mana or Life Tap spells,your pet gains 66% of the mana you gain.
- When you gain mana from Drain Mana or Life Tap spells,your pet gains 100% of the mana you gain.
Master Demonologist
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- Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Reduces threat caused by 4%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by 2%. Succubus - Increases all damage caused by 2%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances by .2 per level. Felguard - Increases all damage caused by 1% and all resistances by .1 per level.
- Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Reduces threat caused by 8%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by 4%. Succubus - Increases all damage caused by 4%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances by .4 per level. Felguard - Increases all damage caused by 2% and all resistances by .2 per level.
- Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Reduces threat caused by 12%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by 6%. Succubus - Increases all damage caused by 6%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances by .6 per level. Felguard - Increases all damage caused by 3% and all resistances by .3 per level.
- Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Reduces threat caused by 16%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by 8%. Succubus - Increases all damage caused by 8%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances by .8 per level. Felguard - Increases all damage caused by 4% and all resistances by .4 per level.
- Grants both the Warlock and the summoned demon an effect as long as that demon is active. Imp - Reduces threat caused by 20%. Voidwalker - Reduces physical damage taken by 10%. Succubus - Increases all damage caused by 10%. Felhunter - Increases all resistances by 1 per level. Felguard - Increases all damage caused by 5% and all resistances by .5 per level.
Demonic Resilience
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- Reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee and spells by 1% and reduces all damage your summoned demon takes by 5%.
- Reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee and spells by 2% and reduces all damage your summoned demon takes by 10%.
- Reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee and spells by 3% and reduces all damage your summoned demon takes by 15%.
Soul Link
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- When active,20% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp,Voidwalker,Succubus,Felhunter,Felguard,or enslaved demon instead. That damage cannot be prevented. In addition,both the demon and master will inflict 5% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is active and controlled.
Demonic Knowledge
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- Increases your spell damage by an amount equal to 4% of the total of your active demon's Stamina plus Intellect.
- Increases your spell damage by an amount equal to 8% of the total of your active demon's Stamina plus Intellect.
- Increases your spell damage by an amount equal to 12% of the total of your active demon's Stamina plus Intellect.
Demonic Tactics
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- Increases melee and spell critical strike chance for you and your summoned demon by 1%.
- Increases melee and spell critical strike chance for you and your summoned demon by 2%.
- Increases melee and spell critical strike chance for you and your summoned demon by 3%.
- Increases melee and spell critical strike chance for you and your summoned demon by 4%.
- Increases melee and spell critical strike chance for you and your summoned demon by 5%.
Summon Felguard
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- Summons a Felguard under the command of the Warlock.
Destruction
Improved Shadow Bolt
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- Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by 4% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum of 12 seconds.
- Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by 8% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum of 12 seconds.
- Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by 12% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum of 12 seconds.
- Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by 16% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum of 12 seconds.
- Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage dealt to the target by 20% until 4 non-periodic damage sources are applied. Effect lasts a maximum of 12 seconds.
Cataclysm
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- Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 1%.
- Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 2%.
- Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%.
- Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 4%.
- Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 5%.
Bane
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- Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.1 second and your Soul Fire spell by 0.4 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.2 second and your Soul Fire spell by 0.8 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.3 second and your Soul Fire spell by 1.2 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.4 second and your Soul Fire spell by 1.6 second.
- Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.5 second and your Soul Fire spell by 2 seconds.
Aftermath
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- Gives your Destruction spells a 2% chance to daze the target for 5 seconds.
- Gives your Destruction spells a 4% chance to daze the target for 5 seconds.
- Gives your Destruction spells a 6% chance to daze the target for 5 seconds.
- Gives your Destruction spells a 8% chance to daze the target for 5 seconds.
- Gives your Destruction spells a 10% chance to daze the target for 5 seconds.
Improved Firebolt
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- Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 0.25 seconds.
- Reduces the casting time of your Imp's Firebolt spell by 0.5 second.
Improved Lash of Pain
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- Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' Lash of Pain spell by 3 seconds.
- Reduces the cooldown of your Succubus' Lash of Pain spell by 6 seconds.
Devastation
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- Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 1%.
- Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 2%.
- Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 3%.
- Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 4%.
- Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 5%.
Shadowburn
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- Instantly blasts the target for 87 to 99 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 seconds of Shadowburn,and yields experience or honor,the caster gains a Soul Shard.
Intensity
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- Gives you a 35% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
- Gives you a 70% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while casting or channeling any Destruction spell.
Destructive Reach
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- Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 10% and reduces threat caused by Destruction spells by 5%.
- Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20% and reduces threat caused by Destruction spells by 10%.
Improved Searing Pain
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- Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 4%.
- Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 7%.
- Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10%.
Pyroclasm
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- Gives your Rain of Fire,Hellfire,and Soul Fire spells a 13% chance to stun the target for 3 seconds.
- Gives your Rain of Fire,Hellfire,and Soul Fire spells a 26% chance to stun the target for 3 seconds.
Improved Immolate
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- Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 5%.
- Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 10%.
- Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 15%.
- Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 20%.
- Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 25%.
Ruin
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- Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.
Nether Protection
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- After being hit with a Shadow or Fire spell,you have a 10% chance to become immune to Shadow and Fire spells for 4 seconds.
- After being hit with a Shadow or Fire spell,you have a 20% chance to become immune to Shadow and Fire spells for 4 seconds.
- After being hit with a Shadow or Fire spell,you have a 30% chance to become immune to Shadow and Fire spells for 4 seconds.
Emberstorm
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- Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2% and reduces the cast time of your Incinerate spell by 2%.
- Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 4%,and reduces the cast time of your Incinerate spell by 4%.
- Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 6%,and reduces the cast time of your Incinerate spell by 6%.
- Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 8%,and reduces the cast time of your Incinerate spell by 8%.
- Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%,and reduces the cast time of your Incinerate spell by 10%.
Backlash
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- Increases your critical strike chance with spells by an additional 1% and gives you a 8% chance when hit by a physical attack to reduce the cast time of your next Shadow Bolt or Incinerate spell by 100%. This effect lasts 8 seconds and will not occur more than once every 8 seconds.
- Increases your critical strike chance with spells by an additional 2% and gives you a 16% chance when hit by a physical attack to reduce the cast time of your next Shadow Bolt or Incinerate spell by 100%. This effect lasts 8 seconds and will not occur more than once every 8 seconds.
- Increases your critical strike chance with spells by an additional 3% and gives you a 25% chance when hit by a physical attack to reduce the cast time of your next Shadow Bolt or Incinerate spell by 100%. This effect lasts 8 seconds and will not occur more than once every 8 seconds.
Conflagrate
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- Ignites a target that is already afflicted by your Immolate,dealing 240 to 306 Fire damage and consuming the Immolate spell.
Soul Leech
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- Gives your Shadow Bolt,Shadowburn,Soul Fire,Incinerate,Searing Pain and Conflagrate spells a 10% chance to return health equal to 20% of the damage caused.
- Gives your Shadow Bolt,Shadowburn,Soul Fire,Incinerate,Searing Pain and Conflagrate spells a 20% chance to return health equal to 20% of the damage caused.
- Gives your Shadow Bolt,Shadowburn,Soul Fire,Incinerate,Searing Pain and Conflagrate spells a 30% chance to return health equal to 20% of the damage caused.
Shadow and Flame
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- Your Shadow Bolt and Incinerate spells gain an additional 4% of your bonus spell damage effects.
- Your Shadow Bolt and Incinerate spells gain an additional 8% of your bonus spell damage effects.
- Your Shadow Bolt and Incinerate spells gain an additional 12% of your bonus spell damage effects.
- Your Shadow Bolt and Incinerate spells gain an additional 16% of your bonus spell damage effects.
- Your Shadow Bolt and Incinerate spells gain an additional 20% of your bonus spell damage effects.
Shadowfury
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- Shadowfury is unleashed,causing 343 to 407 Shadow damage and stunning all enemies within 8 yds for 2 seconds.
