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Rune of Shadows

Rune of Shadows2 ranks

Reduces the cast time of Shadow Bolt by 10% and increases its damage by 15%.

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TypeTalent
Ranks2 ranks
ClassWarlock
Specializations3
Tree sectionDemonology specialization talents
Row5 of 11
Opens at8 points spent
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Demonology Warlock talent tree, Rune of Shadows sits in the Demonology specialization talents, row 5 of 11. It takes 2 points to fill. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Demonology Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Rune of Shadows from Imp-erator and Implosion or Power Siphon.

  • Imp-erator

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Wild Imp's Fel Firebolt by 15%.

  • Implosion

    Demonic forces suck 6 of your Wild Imps toward the target, and then cause them to violently explode, dealing Shadowflame damage to all enemies.

  • Power Siphon

    Instantly sacrifice up to 2 Wild Imps, generating 2 charges of Demonic Core that cause Demonbolt to deal 30% additional damage.

Connected below

Rune of Shadows leads on to Demonic Brutality, Inner Demons and Summon Demonic Tyrant.

  • Demonic Brutality

    Damaging critical strikes dealt by you and your demons deal 230% damage instead of the usual 200%.

  • Inner Demons

    You passively summon a Wild Imp to fight for you every 12 sec.

  • Summon Demonic Tyrant

    Summon a Demonic Tyrant that damages your target for 15 sec. Damage dealt by Demonic Tyrant is increased by 10% for each Wild Imp and Dreadstalker active. Generates Soul Shards.

Same row

Also on this row: Infernal Rapidity, Carnivorous Stalkers and Fel Armaments.

  • Infernal Rapidity

    When your Wild Imps cast Fel Firebolt, they have 10% chance to instantly cast another Fel Firebolt at 200% effectiveness.

  • Carnivorous Stalkers2 ranks

    Your Dreadstalkers' attacks have a 10% chance to trigger an additional Dreadbite.

  • Fel Armaments

    The cooldown of your Felguard's Felstorm is reduced by 10 sec and damage dealt to your primary demon is reduced by 10%.

Talent trees

Rune of Shadows is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Warlock: Affliction (DPS), Demonology (DPS), Destruction (DPS).

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Rune of Shadows Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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