Soul Link
5% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead.
Tree position
In the Affliction Warlock talent tree, Soul Link sits in the Warlock class talents, row 9 of 10. It takes 2 points to fill. Its row opens once 23 points are spent in Class Talents.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Soul Link from Demonic Gateway and Strength of Will or Dark Accord.
Demonic GatewayCreates a demonic gateway between two locations. Activating the gateway transports the user to the other gateway. Each player can use a Demonic Gateway only once per.
Strength of WillUnending Resolve reduces damage taken by an additional 15%.
Dark AccordReduces the cooldown of Unending Resolve by 45 sec.
Connected below
Soul Link leads on to Pact of Gluttony and Soulburn.
Pact of GluttonyHealthstones you conjure for yourself are now Demonic Healthstones and can be used multiple times in combat. Demonic Healthstones cannot be traded. Instantly restores 25% health, plus over 6 sec. 60 sec cooldown.
SoulburnConsumes a Soul Shard, unlocking the hidden power of your spells. Demonic Circle: Teleport: Increases your movement speed by 50% and makes you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. Demonic Gateway: Can be cast instantly. Drain Life: Gain an absorb shield equal to the amount of healing done for 30 sec. This shield cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Healthstone: Increases the healing of your Healthstone by 30% and increases your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec.
Same row
Also on this row: Swift Artifice, Frequent Traveler, Fel Synergy and Oppressive Darkness.
Swift ArtificeReduces the cast time of Soulstone and Create Healthstone by 50%.

Fel Synergy2 ranksSoul Leech also heals you for 8% and your pet for 25% of the absorption it grants.
Oppressive DarknessReduces the cooldown of Shadowfury by 15 sec and increases its radius by 2 yds. Reduces the cooldown of Howl of Terror by 5 sec and it now fears 5 additional enemies.
Talent trees
Soul Link is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Warlock: Affliction (DPS), Demonology (DPS), Destruction (DPS).
Soul Link Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)