Siphon Life

In the Affliction Warlock talent tree, Siphon Life sits in the Affliction specialization talents, row 4 of 11. It is a single-point node.

Choice node

Siphon Life shares its node with Absolute Corruption. A character takes one of the two.

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  Absolute Corruption

  Wither is now permanent and deals 15% increased damage. Duration reduced to 24 sec against players.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Siphon Life from Shared Agony.

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  Shared Agony

  Increases Agony damage by 10% and Agony now hits another nearby enemy within 15 yds of the target.

Connected below

Siphon Life leads on to Creeping Death and Dark Harvest.

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  Creeping Death2 ranks

  Your Agony, Wither, and Unstable Affliction deal damage 10% faster.

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  Dark Harvest

  Consume the life force of each target afflicted by your damaging periodic effects, dealing Shadowflame damage over 3 sec. Damage dealt by Dark Harvest heals you of damage done.

Same row

Also on this row: Improved Shadow Bolt or Drain Soul and Improved Haunt.

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  Improved Shadow Bolt

  Reduces the cast time of Shadow Bolt by 15% and increases its damage by 40%.

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  Drain Soul

  Drains the target's soul, causing (556.9% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 5 sec. Damage is increased by 100% against enemies below 20% health. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies during this effect.

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  Improved Haunt