Unstable Affliction

Unstable Affliction1 point

Afflicts the target with (417.3% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 8 sec. Multiple uses of this ability may overlap. If dispelled, deals damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec. This damage is increased by 15% per stack on the target. Generates 1 Soul Shards if the target dies while afflicted.

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TypeTalent

Ranks1 point

ClassWarlock

Specializations3

Tree sectionAffliction specialization talents

Row2 of 11

Game build12.1.5

Tree position

In the Affliction Warlock talent tree, Unstable Affliction sits in the Affliction specialization talents, row 2 of 11. It is a single-point node.

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The tree draws a line into Unstable Affliction from Agony.

Agony
Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level. Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard.

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Unstable Affliction leads on to Nightfall and Haunt.

Nightfall
Wither damage has a chance to cause your next Drain Soul or Malefic Grasp to deal 25% increased damage. Drain Soul and Malefic Grasp channel 50% faster while affected.
Haunt
A ghostly soul haunts a single target, dealing (720.6% of Spell Power) Shadow damage and increasing your damage dealt to the target by 16% for 18 sec. While active, Haunt deals Shadow damage to its host and 1 enemies suffering from your Corruption or Wither. If the target dies, Haunt's cooldown is reset.

Same row

Also on this row: Seed of Corruption.

Seed of Corruption
Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after 12 sec, dealing (236.5% of Spell Power) Shadow damage to all enemies and applying Wither to them. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. The seed will detonate early if the target is hit by other detonations, or takes damage from your spells.