Life Tap

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Life Tap
Life Tap Instant cast 580 health at max level Converts X health into X mana.
Usable by
Class	Warlock
Properties
Type
School	Shadow
Cooldown	None
Other information
Ranks	9

When the dark arts call for flesh, you can only trust your own."^{TCGHoA 128}

Life Tap is a Warlock spell that converts health into mana. It is somewhat of a signature ability of the Warlock.

Functionality

Rank	Level	Type	Description	Cost
1	6	Affliction	Converts 20 health into 20 mana.	1
2	16	Affliction	Converts 65 health into 65 mana.	10 80
3	26	Affliction	Converts 130 health into 130 mana.	40
4	36	Affliction	Converts 210 health into 210 mana.	81
5	46	Affliction	Converts 300 health into 300 mana.	1 30
6	56	Affliction	Converts 420 health into 420 mana.	2 20
7	68	Affliction	Converts 580 health into 580 mana.	5 67

Strategy

This spell has a big impact on how to play Warlocks. A popular way is to maximise your hit point (using equipment with +stamina), and convert that hit point into mana whenever needed. Because of that, +int and +spirit are usually of less interest than +stamina for a Warlock. See also the usage of Demonic Sacrifice of the Voidwalker that can be used successfully in combination with Life Tap. A Warlock in a party with a healer can boost his or her mana if the healer agrees to continuously heal, but use this strategy with care since this uses the healer's mana and the healer often has more important uses for that mana in a party.

Between fights, you should always use Life Tap if you do not have full mana. That way, you will regenerate both hp and mana at the same time. This will effectively double your regeneration speed of mana.

Note

• It benefits from effects that increase the spell damage. At rank 3 and above, the base amount of health lost and mana gained increases by 80% of your bonus spell damage effects. Talents and items can further modify those values. Rank 1 and 2 receive reduced effect. It is also affected by and uses charges of the Zandalarian Hero Charm (and comparable items).
• Life Tap does not generate any threat.
• The health cost can be reduced by the 8-set bonus of the Plagueheart Raiment.
• The life cost and mana restoration of Life Tap rank 7 increases by one point per level. At level 70, it consumes 582 life to restore 582 mana.
• The life cost and mana restoration of other ranks of Life Tap increase by up to 10 points based on level. At level 70, each rank below rank 7 actually consumes 10 more life and restores 10 more mana than listed in the table above.

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