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For the Classic version, see Spell shadow darkritual [Dark Pact].
Dark Pact
Spell shadow deathpact
  • Dark Pact
  • Row 6 warlock talent
  • 1 min cooldown
  • Instant
  • Sacrifices 20% of your current health to shield you for 200% of the sacrificed health plus an additional (250% of Spell power) for 20 sec. Usable while suffering from control impairing effects.
Properties
Class Warlock
School Physical
Cooldown 1 minute
Talents
Talent required Spell shadow carrionswarm [Teachings of the Satyr] or Spell shadow lifedrain [Accrued Vitality] or Spell shadow soulleech [Sweet Souls]
Improvements Ability ironmaidens bloodritual [Frequent Donor], Spell yorsahj bloodboil greenoil [Ichor of Devils]
Related buff
Spell shadow deathpact
  • Dark Pact
  • Absorbs X damage.
  • Duration: 20 seconds

Dark Pact is a warlock class talent. It is useful for survival, dealing 25% of your demon's or your own HP to give you a shield their maximum HP assuming that there is a half to be sacrificed. It is the possible replacement of the voidwalker's Sacrifice.

Trivia[]

Patch changes[]

  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): No longer increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2022-11-11):
    • Now shields you for 200% of health sacrificed (was 250%).
    • Additional shield amount has been reduced by 50%.
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 6 class talent (was a level 30 talent).
  • Shadowlands Hotfix (2022-06-24): Now provides an absorb shield based on 300% of health sacrificed in PvP combat (was 250%).
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Dark Pact's additional absorb shield has been increased by 316%.
  • Shadowlands Hotfix (2021-03-31): The absorption value of Dark Pact will now match the tooltip.
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Spell power bonus has been increased to 120% (was 40%).
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now also provides additional health over 20 seconds. Now available at level 30 (was 45). Icon updated from Warlock sacrificial pact
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Redesigned: Sacrifices 20% of your current health to shield you for 400% of the sacrificed health for 20 sec. Now available at level 45 (was 75).
    Old: Sacrifices 20% of your demon's current health to shield you for 400% of the sacrificed health for 20 sec. If you have no demon, your health is sacrificed instead.
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Sacrificial Pact has been renamed Dark Pact. Now available at level 75 (was 45).
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now requires the pet to sacrifice 20% of its health to activate (was 25%).
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now requires the pet to sacrifice 25% of its health to activate (was 50%).
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.

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