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|name=Shadow Embrace
 
|name=Shadow Embrace
 
|image=Spell_Shadow_ShadowEmbrace.png
 
|image=Spell_Shadow_ShadowEmbrace.png
|description=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 2 times.
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|description=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.
 
|class=Warlock
 
|class=Warlock
 
|location=Affliction, Tier 5
 
|location=Affliction, Tier 5
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! Rank !! DoT increase !! HoT reduction
 
! Rank !! DoT increase !! HoT reduction
 
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| 1 || 1% || 3%
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| 1 || 1% || 2%
 
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| 2 || 2% || 6%
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| 2 || 2% || 4%
 
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| 3 || 3% || 9%
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| 3 || 3% || 6%
 
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| 4 || 4% || 12%
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| 4 || 4% || 8%
 
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| 5 || 5% || 15%
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| 5 || 5% || 10%
 
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==Notes==
 
==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.
 
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 changes==
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* {{Patch 3.3.2|note=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|note=Now only increases the damage done by your shadow damage periodic spells.}}
 
* {{Patch 3.1.0|note=Now only increases the damage done by your shadow damage periodic spells.}}
 
* {{Patch 3.0.2|note=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 3.0.2|note=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|note=This talent's effect can no longer trigger other effects.}}
 
* {{Patch 2.3.0|note=This talent's effect can no longer trigger other effects.}}
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Revision as of 12:49, 2 February 2010

Shadow Embrace
Spell shadow shadowembrace
  • Shadow Embrace (5 ranks)
  • 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.
Requirements
Class Warlock
Properties
Affects Spell shadow shadowbolt [Shadow Bolt], Haunt, Damage over Time and Heal over Time spells on target.
Related debuff
Inv misc questionmark
  • 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.

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 Spell shadow shadowbolt [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

  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.2 (2010-02-01): 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.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Now only increases the damage done by your shadow damage periodic spells.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small 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.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): This talent's effect can no longer trigger other effects.

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