Lake of Fire
Cataclysm now leaves behind a lake of fire that deals Fire damage to enemies within it over 10 sec. Wither deals 20% increased damage to enemies within the lake of fire.
Tree position
In the Destruction Warlock talent tree, Lake of Fire sits in the Destruction specialization talents, row 6 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Destruction Talents.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Lake of Fire from Cataclysm.
CataclysmCalls forth a cataclysm at the target location, dealing (364.5% of Spell Power) Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards and afflicting them with Wither.
Connected below
Lake of Fire leads on to Summoner's Embrace or Grimoire of Sacrifice.
Summoner's EmbraceIncreases the damage dealt by your spells and your demon by 3%.
Grimoire of SacrificeSacrifices your demon pet for power, gaining its command demon ability, and causing your spells to sometimes also deal (37.2% of Spell Power) additional Shadow damage. Lasts until cancelled or until you summon a demon pet.
Same row
Also on this row: Fiendish Cruelty, Chaotic Inferno, Flashpoint, Summon Infernal, Emberstorm and Fire and Brimstone.
Fiendish CrueltyCritical strikes dealt by Chaos Bolt, Conflagrate, or Incinerate have a 10% chance to make your next cast of Shadowburn within 30 sec cost no Soul Shards and usable on any target regardless of health.
Chaotic InfernoIncreases Chaos Bolt damage by 5% and Chaos Bolt now has a 25% chance to make your next Incinerate instant.
FlashpointWhen your Wither deals periodic damage to a target above 80% health, gain 2% Haste for 10 sec.
Summon InfernalSummons an Infernal from the Twisting Nether, impacting for (60% of Spell Power) Fire damage and stunning all enemies in the area for 2 sec. The Infernal will serve you for 30 sec, dealing damage to all nearby enemies every 2 sec and generating 1 Soul Shard Fragment every 1 sec.
EmberstormIncreases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2% and reduces the cast time of your Incinerate spell by 20%.
Fire and BrimstoneIncinerate now also hits all enemies near your target for 25% damage.
Talent trees
Lake of Fire is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Warlock: Affliction (DPS), Demonology (DPS), Destruction (DPS).
Lake of Fire Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)