Nether Plating

In the Affliction Warlock talent tree, Nether Plating sits in the Affliction specialization talents, row 7 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Affliction Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Nether Plating from Summon Darkglare.

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  Summon Darkglare

  Summons a Darkglare from the Twisting Nether that increases the damage of your Agony, Wither, and Unstable Affliction by 20% while active. The Darkglare will serve you for 20 sec, blasting its target for (487% of Spell Power) Shadow damage, increased by 10% for every damage over time effect you have active on their current target.

Connected below

Nether Plating leads on to Potent Soul Shards.

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  Potent Soul Shards

  Increases damage dealt by Unstable Affliction and Seed of Corruption by 5%.

Same row

Also on this row: Malediction, Sudden Onset, Eye Contract, Malefic Grasp, Sacrolash's Dark Strike and Contagion.

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  Malediction

  Increases the critical strike chance of Agony, Wither, and Unstable Affliction by 5%.

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  Sudden Onset

  Agony damage is increased by 10% and starts at 3 stacks.

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  Eye Contract

  Increases the duration of Summon Darkglare by 5.1 sec.

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  Malefic Grasp

  While Darkglare is active, your Drain Soul becomes Malefic Grasp. Binds the target in twilight, dealing (1053% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 4 sec. When Malefic Grasp deals damage, it causes all of your other periodic Affliction damage effects to instantly deal 30% of their normal periodic damage.

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  Sacrolash's Dark Strike
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  Contagion

  Increases critical strike damage dealt by Agony, Wither, and Unstable Affliction by 15%.