Malevolence

Malevolence1 point

Dark magic erupts from you and corrupts your soul for 20 sec, causing enemies suffering from your Wither to take (1265.5% of Spell Power) Shadowflame damage and increase its stack count by 6. While corrupted your Haste is increased by 8% and spending Soul Shards on damaging spells grants 1 additional stack of Wither.

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TypeTalent

Ranks1 point

ClassWarlock

Specializations3

Tree sectionHellcaller hero talent tree

Row5 of 5

Game build12.1.5

Tree position

In the Affliction Warlock talent tree, Malevolence sits in the Hellcaller hero talent tree, row 5 of 5. It is a single-point node.

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The tree draws a line into Malevolence from Seeds of Their Demise, Mark of Xavius, Mark of Peroth'arn and Alzzin's Iniquity.

Seeds of Their Demise
After Wither reaches 8 stacks or when its host reaches 20% health, Wither deals (144.5% of Spell Power) Shadowflame damage to its host every 1 sec until 1 stack remains. When Blackened Soul deals damage, you have a chance to gain 2 stacks of Flashpoint.
Mark of Xavius
Agony damage increased by 30%. Blackened Soul deals 2% increased damage per stack of Wither.
Mark of Peroth'arn
Damaging critical strikes dealt by Wither deal 215% damage instead of the usual 200%. Damaging critical strikes dealt by Blackened Soul deal 225% damage instead of the usual 200%.
Alzzin's Iniquity
Malevolence grants an additional 4% Haste and when cast increases the stack count of active Withers by an additional 2 stacks.