Patch 7.0.3 (class changes)/Warlock

* Destruction warlocks now use Soul Shards instead of Burning Embers.
 * Demonology warlocks now use Soul Shards instead of Demonic Fury.
 * Warlock minions now cost 1 Soul Shard instead of mana, and had their cast time reduced to 2.5 seconds.


 * Ability changes
 * Agony's damage has been increased by 644%, and its duration reduced to 18 seconds (down from 24).
 * Backdraft is now a level 15 talent.
 * Call Dreadstalkers added.
 * Chaos Bolt now costs Soul Shards and inflicts Chaos damage instead of Shadow. Damage increased by 26.3%
 * Conflagrate no longer reduces movement speed on targets afflicted by Immolate.
 * Corruption is now only available to Affliction. Damage per tick reduced by 11%, but lasts now for 14 seconds (down from 18 seconds), effectively increasing damage by 14.47%.
 * Demonic Empowerment added.
 * Demonic Gateway now has a 10 second cooldown.
 * Demonwrath added.
 * Doom has been redesigned. It now deals damage after 20 seconds, generating a Soul Shard.
 * Drain Life is once again a baseline ability. Healing significantly increased.
 * Enslave Demon no longer reduces the enslaved demon's haste.
 * Eradication is now a level 60 Destruction talent.
 * Eye of Kilrogg (warlock ability) now also detects invisibility.
 * Fire and Brimstone is now a level 60 talent and redesigned.
 * Hand of Gul'dan has been redesigned. It now deals damage to the target and nearby enemies, summoning Wild Imps.
 * Havoc is no longer limited to 3 casts (or 1 Chaos Bolt). Duration reduced to 8 seconds (down from 15), cooldown reduced to 20 seconds (down from 25).
 * Health Funnel is now available to all specializations. Now sacrifices 24% of the player's health (from 12%) to heal the demon for double the amount (from 36% of the demon's health).
 * Immolate now has a 15% chance to generate a Soul Shard (double on critical strikes). Direct damage increased by 162%, damage over time increased by 42%, duration increased to 18 seconds (up from 15).
 * Incinerate's damage has been reduced by 18.46%.
 * Life Tap now sacrifices 10% of the warlock's maximum health (down from 15%) to restore 30% of maximum mana (from mana equal to health sacrificed).
 * Mastery: Chaotic Energies added.
 * Mastery: Master Demonologist is now learned at level 78 and has been redesigned.
 * Mastery: Potent Afflictions is now learned at level 78.
 * Rain of Fire now costs Soul Shards and is no longer channeled. Damage increased by 100%.
 * Secrets of the Necrolyte added.
 * Seed of Corruption no longer deals damage over time. Its detonation now deals 75.8% more damage and applies Corruption to all affected targets. Now requires 217.5% more damage to be detonated.
 * Shadow Bolt is now available only to Demonology and generates 1 Soul Shard. Its damage has been reduced by 15%.
 * Shadowburn is now a level 15 talent.
 * Soul Swap has been changed to an honor talent. No longer cost a Soul Shard but has a 20 second cooldown. Now lasts for 10 seconds (up from 3 seconds) and deals 6% of the target's total health in Shadow damage.
 * Soulburn is now a rank 25 honor talent and redesigned.
 * Summon Doomguard's duration has been reduced from 1 minute to 25 seconds, and its cooldown reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes.
 * Summon Infernal's duration has been reduced from 1 minute to 25 seconds, and its cooldown reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes. Damage reduced by 50%.
 * Unending Breath now also increases swim speed by 20%.
 * Unending Resolve now reduces damage taken by 40%, down from 50%. Duration reduced from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.
 * Unstable Affliction now deals 138% more per tick, and its duration has been reduced to 8 seconds (down from 14). Damage when dispelled is now affected by remaining duration. Now cost a Soul Shard instead of mana.


 * Talent changes
 * Absolute Corruption added.]
 * Cataclysm (warlock ability) is now only available to Destruction warlocks. Damage reduced by 7%.
 * Contagion added.
 * Demonic Calling added.
 * Demon Skin added.
 * Demonbolt's damage has been reduced by 80%, but is increased by 20% per active demon. No longer amplifies further Demonbolts.
 * Grimoire of Sacrifice has been redesigned. Now sacrifices the demon to sometimes deal additional Shadow damage to the target and other enemies within 8 yards for 1 hour.
 * Grimoire of Service's cooldown has been reduced from 2 minutes to 1.5 minutes.
 * Grimoire of Supremacy has been redesigned. Now causes the demons from Summon Doomguard and Summon Infernal to be permanent pets.
 * Grimoire of Synergy now increases damage by 40%, up from 15%.
 * Hand of Doom added.
 * Howl of Terror is now only available to Affliction. No longer causes damaging attacks to reduce the cooldown.
 * Impending Doom added.
 * Implosion added.
 * Improved Dreadstalkers added.
 * Mana Tap (warlock ability) added.
 * Phantom Singularity added.
 * Power Trip added.
 * Sacrificial Pact has been renamed Dark Pact.
 * Shadowflame added.
 * Shadowfury is no longer available to Affliction and has a 1.5 second cast time.
 * Shadowy Inspiration added.
 * Siphon Life (warlock ability) added.
 * Soul Conduit added.
 * Soul Effigy added.
 * Soul Harvest added.
 * Soul Leech is now a passive baseline warlock ability and has been redesigned. All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 10% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 15% of maximum health.
 * Soul Link has been changed to a passive Demonology ability. Effective healing reduced to 2.5% for the warlock but increased to 5% for the demon (was 3%).
 * Sow the Seeds added.
 * Writhe in Agony added.


 * Removed abilities
 * Aftermath
 * Chaos Wave
 * Chaotic Energy
 * Dark Intent
 * Dark Soul: Instability
 * Dark Soul: Knowledge
 * Dark Soul: Misery
 * Decimation (warlock ability)
 * Demonic Leap
 * Demonic Slash
 * Demonic Tactics
 * Devastation (warlock ability)
 * Ember Tap
 * Flames of Xoroth
 * Mastery: Emberstorm
 * Metamorphosis (warlock ability)
 * Molten Core (warlock ability)
 * Nightfall (warlock ability)
 * Soul Harvest (old)
 * Soulburn: Curse
 * Soulburn: Demonic Circle: Teleport
 * Soulburn: Health Funnel
 * Soulshatter (warlock ability)
 * Summon Abyssal
 * Summon Terrorguard
 * Touch of Chaos
 * Wild Imps


 * Removed talents
 * Archimonde's Darkness
 * Blood Horror
 * Charred Remains
 * Dark Bargain
 * Dark Regeneration
 * Demonic Servitude
 * Harvest Life
 * Kil'jaeden's Cunning
 * Mannoroth's Fury
 * Searing Flames (warlock ability)
 * Soulburn: Haunt
 * Unbound Will