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|description=Causes (192.5% of Spell power) damage over 14 sec. If dispelled, the dispeller suffers [(27.5% of Spell power) * 8] instant Shadow damage and is silenced for 4 sec. This damage is always a critical strike.
  
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Afflicts one target with (184% of spell power) Shadow damage over 16 sec. <br> <br>If dispelled, deals (460% of Spell power) damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec.
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|improvements=[[Bane of Shadows]], [[Creeping Death (warlock talent)|Creeping Death]], [[Mastery: Potent Afflictions]], [[Rampant Afflictions]], [[Rot and Decay]]
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|glyphs=[[Glyph of Unstable Affliction]]
  
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|rank2=Refunds 1 Soul Shard if the target dies while afflicted.
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|rank3=Unstable Affliction's duration is increased by 5 seconds.
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|debuff_desc=Suffering (27.5% of Spell power) Shadow damage every 2 sec.<br/>If dispelled, will cause [(27.5% of Spell power) * 8] damage to the dispeller, will always critically strike, and silence them for 4 sec.them for 4 sec.
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'''Unstable Affliction''' is an [[Warlock specs|Affliction]] [[Warlock abilities|warlock ability]] that places a [[damage over time]] debuff on the target. If the debuff is [[dispel]]led, the dispeller will be dealt substantial damage and [[silence effect|silenced]] for 4 seconds.
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'''Unstable Affliction''' is a level 13 [[Warlock specs#Affliction|Affliction]] [[Warlock abilities|warlock ability]] that places a [[damage over time]] debuff on the target. If the debuff is [[dispel]]led, the dispeller will be dealt substantial damage and [[silence effect|silenced]] for 4 seconds.
   
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Rank 2 is learned at level 42, causing it to refund 1 [[Soul Shard]] if the target dies while afflicted. Rank 3 is learned at level 56, increasing the duration to 21 seconds.
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==Improvements==
  
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===Passives===
  
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* [[Potent Afflictions]] ([[mastery]])
  
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* [[Pandemic]]
  
   
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===Glyphs===
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==Improvements==
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* [[Mastery: Potent Afflictions]]
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{{tip|Glyph of Unstable Affliction}}{{clrl}}
  
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====Talents====
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* [[Creeping Death (warlock talent)|Creeping Death]] - Causes Unstable Affliction to deal its damage 15% faster.
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====PvP Talents====
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* [[Bane of Shadows]] - Causes each tick of Unstable Affliction to strike the target a second time for 20% of the damage while active.
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* [[Rampant Afflictions]] - Unstable Affliction can now be applied to up to 3 targets.
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* [[Rot and Decay]] - Each time Drain Life deals damage it increases the remaining duration of Unstable Affliction your target by 1 second.
   
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== Notes==
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==Notes==
 
* The [[silence effect]] from this ability is subject to [[diminishing returns]].
  
* The [[silence effect]] from this ability is subject to [[diminishing returns]].
 
* Certain abilities that "remove" harmful effects rather than "[[dispel]]ling" 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.
  
* Certain abilities that "remove" harmful effects rather than "[[dispel]]ling" 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.
   
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== Tips and tactics==
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==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.
  
* 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 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.
  
* In PvP, it can help prevent your DoTs from being dispelled safely, as its secondary effects can cause significant damage to the dispeller.
   
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== Patch changes==
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==Patches and hotfixes==
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* {{Patch 9.1.0|note=Fixed an issue that prevented Unstable Affliction from contributing towards [[Soul Leech]] absorb when [[Rampant Afflictions]] was selected.}}
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* {{Patch 9.0.1|note=Redesigned. Soul Shard cost removed. Duration increased to 16 seconds (was 8 seconds). No longer increases the target's damage taken. Only one instance may be applied at a time and is now limited to one target.}}
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* {{Patch 8.1.0|note=Damage reduced by 9%.}}
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* {{Patch 8.0.1|note=The effect from the former talent [[Contagion]] has been built into Unstable Affliction.}}
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* {{Hotfix|date=2017-06-15|bluenote=Unstable Affliction's dispel backlash can no longer be reflected or grounded.|link=http://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/20863656/}}
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* {{Patch 7.1.0|note=Redesigned.
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** The Warlock may now afflict a target with up to 5 Unstable Afflictions at once.
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** Now learned at level 14 (was 10).
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** Damage increased by 5%.}}
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* {{Hotfix|date=2016-09-23|bluenote=Unstable Affliction damage increased by 15%.|link=http://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/20252902/}}
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* {{Hotfix|date=2016-08-11|bluenote=When Unstable Affliction is dispelled, it now deals 120% of the remaining spell damage (was 200%).|link=https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/20195220}}
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* {{Patch 7.0.3|note=Redesigned. Damage per tick increased by 138%, duration reduced to 8 seconds (down from 14). Damage when dispelled is now affected by remaining duration. Now cost a Soul Shard instead of mana.}}
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* {{Patch 6.2.2|note=Now deals 10% less damage in PvP combat.}}
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* {{Patch 6.2.0|note=Now deals 12% more damage.}}
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* {{Hotfix|date=2014-12-15|bluenote=Unstable Affliction's damage has been increased by 20%.|link=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/16561637/#dec15}}
 
* {{Patch 5.4.0|note=Damage has been increased by 21%.}}
  
* {{Patch 5.4.0|note=Damage has been increased by 21%.}}
 
* {{Patch 5.2.0|note=Unstable Affliction's Backlash effect is now always a critical hit and deals approximately 15% more damage.}}
  
* {{Patch 5.2.0|note=Unstable Affliction's Backlash effect is now always a critical hit and deals approximately 15% more damage.}}
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* {{Patch 2.3.0|note=The silence from this ability is now subject to diminishing returns.}}
  
* {{Patch 2.3.0|note=The silence from this ability is now subject to diminishing returns.}}
 
* {{Patch 2.2.0|note=This spell will no longer fail when a Warlock deselects their target midway through the cast.}}
  
* {{Patch 2.2.0|note=This spell will no longer fail when a Warlock deselects their target midway through the cast.}}
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* {{Patch 2.0.3|note=The feedback from dispelling Unstable Affliction is now affected by [[Shadow Mastery]].
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* {{Patch 2.0.3|note=The feedback from dispelling Unstable Affliction is now affected by [[Shadow Mastery]].}}
 
* {{Patch 2.0.1|note=Added.}}
  
* {{Patch 2.0.1|note=Added.}}
   
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== See also ==
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==See also==
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*[[TCG Fires of Outland/90|Unstable Affliction TCG card]]
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*[[Unstable Affliction (Fires of Outland)]], TCG card
   
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Revision as of 20:43, 2 September 2021

Unstable Affliction
Spell shadow unstableaffliction 3
  • Unstable Affliction
  • Level 13 Affliction warlock ability
  • 40 yd range
  • 1% of base mana
  • 1.5 sec cast
  • Afflicts one target with (184% of spell power) Shadow damage over 16 sec.

    If dispelled, deals (460% of Spell power) damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec.
  • Rank 2: Refunds 1 Soul Shard if the target dies while afflicted.
    Rank 3: Unstable Affliction's duration is increased by 5 seconds.
Properties
Class Warlock
School Shadow
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned 13
Rank levels 43 (rank 2); 56 (rank 3)
Improvements Warlock curse shadow [Bane of Shadows], Creeping Death, Ability warlock jinx [Mastery: Potent Afflictions], Spell shadow unstableaffliction 3 purple [Rampant Afflictions], Spell warlock soulburn haunt [Rot and Decay]
Related debuffs
Spell shadow unstableaffliction 3
  • Magic
  • Unstable Affliction
  • Suffering (23% of spell power) Shadow damage every 2 sec. If dispelled, will cause (460% of spell power) damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec.
  • Duration: 8 seconds

Spell holy silence
  • Magic
  • Unstable Affliction
  • Silenced.
  • Duration: 4 seconds

Unstable Affliction is a level 13 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.

Rank 2 is learned at level 42, causing it to refund 1 Soul Shard if the target dies while afflicted. Rank 3 is learned at level 56, increasing the duration to 21 seconds.

Improvements

Talents

  • Creeping Death - Causes Unstable Affliction to deal its damage 15% faster.

PvP Talents

  • Warlock curse shadow [Bane of Shadows] - Causes each tick of Unstable Affliction to strike the target a second time for 20% of the damage while active.
  • Spell shadow unstableaffliction 3 purple [Rampant Afflictions] - Unstable Affliction can now be applied to up to 3 targets.
  • Spell warlock soulburn haunt [Rot and Decay] - Each time Drain Life deals damage it increases the remaining duration of Unstable Affliction your target by 1 second.

Notes

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.

Patches and hotfixes

  • Shadowlands Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Fixed an issue that prevented Unstable Affliction from contributing towards Warlock siphonlife [Soul Leech] absorb when Spell shadow unstableaffliction 3 purple [Rampant Afflictions] was selected.
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Redesigned. Soul Shard cost removed. Duration increased to 16 seconds (was 8 seconds). No longer increases the target's damage taken. Only one instance may be applied at a time and is now limited to one target.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Damage reduced by 9%.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): The effect from the former talent Ability creature disease 03 [Contagion] has been built into Unstable Affliction.
  • Legion Hotfix (2017-06-15): Unstable Affliction's dispel backlash can no longer be reflected or grounded.
  • Legion Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Redesigned.
    • The Warlock may now afflict a target with up to 5 Unstable Afflictions at once.
    • Now learned at level 14 (was 10).
    • Damage increased by 5%.
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-09-23): Unstable Affliction damage increased by 15%.
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-08-11): When Unstable Affliction is dispelled, it now deals 120% of the remaining spell damage (was 200%).
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Redesigned. Damage per tick increased by 138%, duration reduced to 8 seconds (down from 14). Damage when dispelled is now affected by remaining duration. Now cost a Soul Shard instead of mana.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.2.2 (2015-09-01): Now deals 10% less damage in PvP combat.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Now deals 12% more damage.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2014-12-15): Unstable Affliction's damage has been increased by 20%.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Damage has been increased by 21%.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Unstable Affliction's Backlash effect is now always a critical hit and deals approximately 15% more damage.
  • Mists of Pandaria 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.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): 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 Spell shadow spectralsight [Shadow Mastery].
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Silence effect has been reduced to 4 seconds, down from 5.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now a primary spell in the Affliction tree.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): The feedback damage from when this spell is dispelled is now affected by resilience as intended. Tooltip clarified to state that this spell is exclusive with Immolate.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Spell fire immolation [Immolate] and Unstable Affliction: All ranks of these two spells will now overwrite each other.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Feedback damage from dispelling this debuff will no longer be modified by effects on the victim which modify the damage the victim does.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Will now gain the correct damage modifiers for the creature type of the target.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Silence effect reduced to 3 seconds, down from 5.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): The silence from this ability is now subject to diminishing returns.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): This spell will no longer fail when a Warlock deselects their target midway through the cast.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): The feedback from dispelling Unstable Affliction is now affected by Spell shadow spectralsight [Shadow Mastery].
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.

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