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Pandemic Pandemic

Warlock · Affliction · Row 3 of 7 · 3 ranks
NEW in Forever

Pandemic sits in row 3 of the Warlock Affliction tree. A talent tree is simply the grid of talents for one class role. It can take up to 3 points. Max it fully, or put in a few points just to open the rows below.

New in Forever. This talent never existed in Classic, so don't go looking for an old version to compare. There is none.

What Pandemic does at each rank

A rank is one level of a talent. Every rank makes the effect a bit stronger. The list below uses the exact wording from the beta client, word for word.

  1. Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 33%.
  2. Rank 2: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 67%.
  3. Rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 100%.

How to reach Pandemic

Row 3 opens after you spend 10 points in the earlier Affliction rows. Level 20 is the earliest you can pick up Pandemic.

Is Pandemic worth the points?

Every rank makes the effect stronger, so putting in a few points while leveling is totally fine. Max it when the final rank is the heart of your endgame build. And if you only need it as a stepping stone, no shame in stopping early.

Try Pandemic in the Warlock calculator

Elsewhere in Affliction

Planning the rest of the tree? These talents sit right next to Pandemic:

Improved Life Tap · Suppression · Improved Corruption · Malediction · Soul Harvesting · Improved Drains · Improved Bane of Agony · Fel Concentration · Amplify Curse · Malevolence · Nightfall · Curse of Exhaustion