Xalan's Cruelty

In the Affliction Warlock talent tree, Xalan's Cruelty sits in the Hellcaller hero talent tree, row 2 of 5. It is a single-point node.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Xalan's Cruelty from Wither.

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  Wither

  Bestows a vile malediction upon the target, burning the sinew and muscle of its host, dealing (24.8% of Spell Power) Shadowflame damage immediately and an additional (370.7% of Spell Power) Shadowflame damage over 18 sec. Periodic damage generates 1 Soul Shard Fragment and has a 50% chance to generate an additional 1 on critical strikes. Replaces Immolate.

Connected below

Xalan's Cruelty leads on to Zevrim's Resilience or Illhoof's Design.

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  Zevrim's Resilience

  Dark Pact heals you for (205.7% of Spell Power) every 1 sec while active.

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  Illhoof's Design

  Sacrifice 10% of your maximum health. Soul Leech now absorbs an additional 15% of your maximum health.

Same row

Also on this row: Xalan's Ferocity, Blackened Soul and Through the Felvine.

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  Xalan's Ferocity

  Fire damage dealt by your spells and abilities is increased by 6% and your Fire spells gain 10% more critical strike chance from all sources.

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  Blackened Soul

  If the target is afflicted with your Wither, casting Unstable Affliction increase its stack count by 1. Each time Wither gains a stack it has a chance to collapse, consuming a stack every 1 sec to deal (144.5% of Spell Power) Shadowflame damage to its host until 1 stack remains.

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  Through the Felvine

  Increases the damage of Unstable Affliction by 8% and Seed of Corruption by 4%. This effect is doubled while Malevolence is active.