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Nether Protection
Spell shadow netherprotection
  • Nether Protection (2 ranks)
  • Destruction, Tier 5
  • When you absorb damage through Shadow Ward, Nether Ward or other effects, you gain Nether Protection, reducing all damage by that spell school by 15/30% for 12 sec.
Requirements
Class Warlock
Tree Destruction
Points required 20
Talent required Spell fire felfireward [Nether Ward]
Properties
Affects All spell absorption effects.

Nether Protection is a Tier 5 Destruction warlock talent.

Notes[]

  • Nether Protection can be triggered by Spell fire felfireward [Nether Ward], Spell shadow antishadow [Shadow Ward] and the Voidwalker's Sacrifice. It is not triggered by Spell holy powerwordshield [Power Word: Shield] or damage mitigated through Ability warlock soullink [Soul Link].
  • Nether Protection will proc a different buff for each spell school. Each buff can be refreshed to its full duration by receiving further damage from that spell school.
  • Multiple Nether Protection buffs can be active on the warlock at the same time.
  • Once procced, Nether Protection buffs will last the full duration even if Spell fire felfireward [Nether Ward] expires.
  • As a passive ability, this does not mitigate or affect the damage that triggered it.
  • One of the few forms of defense against Holy magic.

Tips[]

  • Extremely useful against casters.
  • This talent gives the warlock a steady 30% damage reduction against all spell schools provided Spell fire felfireward [Nether Ward] is used regularly.
  • Many hunter and rogue attacks also deal magical damage and so work with Nether Ward and Nether Protection.

Patch changes[]

  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Removed.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Mechanics changed so that it now procs on absorbing spell damage instead of a chance on every spell hit.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.2 (2009-05-19): Reduced to 30% damage reduction, down from 60%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Hotfix (2009-04-30): The Warlock ability Nether Protection will reduce spell damage by 30% instead of 60%.

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