Potent Soul Shards

In the Affliction Warlock talent tree, Potent Soul Shards sits in the Affliction specialization talents, row 8 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 20 points are spent in Affliction Talents.

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The tree draws a line into Potent Soul Shards from Sacrolash's Dark Strike, Malefic Grasp and Nether Plating.

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  Sacrolash's Dark Strike
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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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  Nether Plating

  Adorns your Darkglare with armor forged from within Antorus, increasing their armor by 10%. Eye Beam now jumps to up to 4 additional targets within 10 yards and deals 10% increased damage.

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Potent Soul Shards leads on to Ravenous Afflictions and Seeds of Destruction.

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  Ravenous Afflictions

  Critical strikes from your Agony, Wither, and Unstable Affliction have a chance to grant Nightfall.

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  Seeds of Destruction2 ranks

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Also on this row: Shard Instability, Niskaran Methods and Impetuous Wrath.

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  Shard Instability

  Damage dealt by Drain Soul has a 10% chance to make your next Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption cost no Soul Shards and cast instantly.

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  Niskaran Methods

  Increases damage dealt by Agony and Wither by 10%.

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  Impetuous Wrath