Shadow Embraceedit

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Shadow Embrace
  • Your Shadow Bolt and Haunt spells apply the Shadow Embrace effect, increasing all shadow periodic damage dealt to the target by you by X%, and reduces all periodic healing done to the target by Y%. Lasts for 12 sec. Stacks up to 3 times.
Usable by
ClassWarlock
Properties
LocationAffliction, Tier 5
AffectsShadow Bolt, Haunt, Damage over Time and Heal over Time spells on target.
Ranks5
Requirements
Points required20 Affliction
Related debuff
  • Magic
  • Shadow Embrace
  • Periodic Shadow damage taken increased by X%, and periodic healing received reduced by Y%.
  • Duration: 12 seconds

Shadow Embrace is a stacking warlock Affliction talent that both increases the damage done by the warlock's Shadow damage-over-time spells to the target and reduces the effect of healing-over-time spells.

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Rank Table

Rank DoT increase HoT reduction
1 1% 2%
2 2% 4%
3 3% 6%
4 4% 8%
5 5% 10%

Notes

This talent plays an important part in the spell rotation of high-level Affliction warlocks. By beginning the attack with a Shadow Bolt and a Haunt the warlock can apply two layers of Shadow Embrace on the target, increasing the damage of subsequent Shadow DoT spells until the effect wears off.

Patch changes

  • Patch 3.3.2 (2010-01-02): This effect can now stack up to 3 times, up from 2. However, the periodic healing reduction effect has been reduced from 3/6/9/12/15% to 2/4/6/8/10% per application.
  • Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Now only increases the damage done by your shadow damage periodic spells.
  • Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): This talent completely changed with version 3 of World of Warcraft. Previously it reduced physical damage done by the target by 5%, and did not stack.
  • Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): This talent's effect can no longer trigger other effects.

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