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Devouring Plague

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Devouring Plague
  • Devouring Plague
  • Instant cast
  • 30 yd range
  • 25% of base mana
  • Afflicts the target with a disease that causes X Shadow damage over 24 sec. 15% of damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster. This spell can only affect one target at a time.
Usable by
ClassPriest
Properties
TypeOffensive
SchoolShadow
Cooldown24 sec
Other information
Ranks7
Related debuff
  • Disease
  • Devouring Plague
  • Causes {X/8} damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.
  • Duration: 24 seconds
"When the shadows are through with you, there will be nothing left, not even your bones."
—Deacon Markus HallowTCGSW 69

Devouring Plague is a Shadow-based Life Drain Damage over Time spell, which heals the caster for 15% of the damage done.

Contents

Rank table

Rank Mana Cost Damage Level Cost
1 28% of base mana 152 20 90c
2 28% of base mana 272 28 3s 60c
3 28% of base mana 400 36 6s 30c
4 28% of base mana 544 44 10s 80c
5 28% of base mana 712 52 17s 10c
6 28% of base mana 904 60 20s 70c
7 25% of base mana 1088 68 58s 50c
8 25% of base mana 1144 73 18s
9 25% of base mana 1376 79 18s

Talent improvement

Tips and Tactics

  • If you are Shadow specced, you can deal an immense amount of damage with just Shadow Word: Pain and Devouring Plague.
  • Devouring Plague cannot be dispelled by a Warlock's felhunter, which makes it an interesting option in duels..

Notes

  • It will do extra healing if Vampiric Embrace is placed on the target.
  • It is worth mentioning that this spell is classified as a Disease, not as a magical debuff.

Patch changes

  • Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Cooldown removed but may only be inflicted upon a single target.
  • Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): This spell now has a new icon.
  • Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Hymn of Hope (previously "Symbol of Hope") and Devouring Plague made available to all priests. All other racial spells has been removed.