Soul Link

Soul Link
Soul Link (1 rank) Warlock ability 100 yd range 16% of base mana Instant When active, 20% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter, Felguard, or enslaved demon instead. That damage cannot be prevented. Lasts as long as the demon is active and controlled.
Properties
Class	Warlock
School	Shadow
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Talents
Talent tree	Demonology, Tier 3
Other information
Requirements	Must be controlling a demon.

[[Category:warlock abilities]][[Category:warlock abilities]]

Share the pain!

Soul Link is a warlock Demonology talent and spell, which redirects damage from the warlock to its minion. It's not dispellable, and the migitation is applied after all other sources.

Rank	Mana Cost	Level	Cost
1	16% of base	20	Talent

Notes

If a Warlock's demon is Banished, this effect will be removed until the demon is back under control of the master. The druid spell [Cyclone] also temporarily suspends the Soul Link effect if cast on the demon.

Past changes

Patch 3.0.2 - Shared damage increased to 20%.

Patch 3.0.1 - Bonus damage removed. Shared damage reduced to 15%. Moved to tier 3.

Patch 2.1 - "Adjusted tooltip to explain that the damage transferred to the pet cannot be prevented. The functionality remains unchanged. This ability will now work with enslaved demons."

Prior to Patch 1.8, it redirected 50% of all damage and lasted for 30 seconds, but was dispellable.