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|description=Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, causing (X + 29% of SP) damage over 14 sec.<br /><br />If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause (Y + 232% of SP) damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. This damage always critically strikes. |
|description=Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, causing (X + 29% of SP) damage over 14 sec.<br /><br />If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause (Y + 232% of SP) damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. This damage always critically strikes. |
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|debuff_desc=Suffering [X/7] Shadow damage every 2 sec.<br />If dispelled, will cause (Y + 232% of SP) damage to the dispeller, will always critically strike, and silence them for 4 sec. |
|debuff_desc=Suffering [X/7] Shadow damage every 2 sec.<br />If dispelled, will cause (Y + 232% of SP) damage to the dispeller, will always critically strike, and silence them for 4 sec. |
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|debuff_dur=14 seconds |
|debuff_dur=14 seconds |
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|debuff2_type=Magic |
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|debuff2_desc=Silenced. |
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Revision as of 21:37, 24 August 2014
| Unstable Affliction | |
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| Properties | |
| Class | Warlock |
| School | Shadow |
| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
| Other information | |
| Level learned | 10 |
| Related debuffs | |
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[[Category:warlock abilities]][[Category:warlock abilities]]
Unstable Affliction is an Affliction warlock ability that places a damage over time debuff on the target. If the debuff is dispelled, the dispeller will be dealt substantial damage and silenced for 4 seconds.
Improvements
Passives
Glyphs
- Glyph of Unstable Affliction
- Major Glyph
- Reduces the cast time of Unstable Affliction by 25%.
- Instant cast
- Requires Level 25
Notes
- The silence effect from this ability is subject to diminishing returns.
- Certain abilities that "remove" harmful effects rather than "dispelling" them, such as a rogue's
[Cloak of Shadows] or a mage's 
[Ice Block], can remove Unstable Affliction without triggering its secondary effects. The Felhunter's 
[Devour Magic] is considered a dispel effect, and so will trigger Unstable Affliction's effects.
Tips and tactics
- This is a great spell for warlocks in arena. With all the curses a warlock has, a priest will be forced to dispel, which results in the direct damage.
- In PvE, this spell is just another DoT. Most raid bosses do not dispel, and therefore the damage and silence of effects of dispelling this spell are wasted.
- In PvP, it can help prevent your DoTs from being dispelled safely, as its secondary effects can cause significant damage to the dispeller.
Patch changes
- Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Damage has been increased by 21%.
- Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Unstable Affliction's Backlash effect is now always a critical hit and deals approximately 15% more damage.
- Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now an Affliction specialization ability available at level 10. Duration reduced from 15 to 14 sec. No longer limited to one target.
- Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26):
- Unstable Affliction damage done when it is dispelled has been doubled, but this damage can no longer be critical.
- Damage dealt by Unstable Affliction when it is dispelled now properly benefits from [Shadow Mastery].
- Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): [Immolate] and Unstable Affliction: All ranks of these two spells will now overwrite each other.
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Silence effect reduced to 3 seconds, down from 5.
- Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): The silence from this ability is now subject to diminishing returns.
See also
- Unstable Affliction TCG card
External links
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