Patch 7.0.3 (class changes)/Warlock

* Destruction warlocks now use Soul Shards instead of Burning Embers.
* Demonology warlocks now use Soul Shards instead of Demonic Fury.
* Warlock minions now cost 1 Soul Shard instead of mana, and had their cast time reduced to 2.5 seconds.
;Ability changes
* Agony's damage has been increased by 644%, and its duration reduced to 18 seconds (down from 24).
* Backdraft is now a level 15 talent.
* Call Dreadstalkers added.
* Chaos Bolt now costs Soul Shards and inflicts Chaos damage instead of Shadow. Damage increased by 26.3%
* Conflagrate no longer reduces movement speed on targets afflicted by Immolate.
* Corruption is now only available to Affliction. Damage per tick reduced by 11%, but lasts now for 14 seconds (down from 18 seconds), effectively increasing damage by 14.47%.
* Demonic Empowerment added.
* Demonic Gateway now has a 10 second cooldown.
* Demonwrath added.
* Doom has been redesigned. It now deals damage after 20 seconds, generating a Soul Shard.
* Drain Life is once again a baseline ability. Healing significantly increased.
* Enslave Demon no longer reduces the enslaved demon's haste.
* Eradication is now a level 60 Destruction talent.
* Eye of Kilrogg (warlock ability) now also detects invisibility.
* Fire and Brimstone is now a level 60 talent and redesigned.
* Hand of Gul'dan has been redesigned. It now deals damage to the target and nearby enemies, summoning Wild Imps.
* Havoc is no longer limited to 3 casts (or 1 Chaos Bolt). Duration reduced to 8 seconds (down from 15), cooldown reduced to 20 seconds (down from 25).
* Health Funnel is now available to all specializations. Now sacrifices 24% of the player's health (from 12%) to heal the demon for double the amount (from 36% of the demon's health).
* Immolate now has a 15% chance to generate a Soul Shard (double on critical strikes). Direct damage increased by 162%, damage over time increased by 42%, duration increased to 18 seconds (up from 15).
* Incinerate's damage has been reduced by 18.46%.
* Life Tap now sacrifices 10% of the warlock's maximum health (down from 15%) to restore 30% of maximum mana (from mana equal to health sacrificed).
* Mastery: Chaotic Energies added.
* Mastery: Master Demonologist is now learned at level 78 and has been redesigned.
* Mastery: Potent Afflictions is now learned at level 78.
* Rain of Fire now costs Soul Shards and is no longer channeled. Damage increased by 100%.
* Secrets of the Necrolyte added.
* Seed of Corruption no longer deals damage over time. Its detonation now deals 75.8% more damage and applies Corruption to all affected targets. Now requires 217.5% more damage to be detonated.
* Shadow Bolt is now available only to Demonology and generates 1 Soul Shard. Its damage has been reduced by 15%.
* Shadowburn is now a level 15 talent.
* Soul Swap has been changed to an honor talent. No longer cost a Soul Shard but has a 20 second cooldown. Now lasts for 10 seconds (up from 3 seconds) and deals 6% of the target's total health in Shadow damage.
* Soulburn is now a rank 25 honor talent and redesigned.
* Summon Doomguard's duration has been reduced from 1 minute to 25 seconds, and its cooldown reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes.
* Summon Infernal's duration has been reduced from 1 minute to 25 seconds, and its cooldown reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes. Damage reduced by 50%.
* Unending Breath now also increases swim speed by 20%.
* Unending Resolve now reduces damage taken by 40%, down from 50%. Duration reduced from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.
* Unstable Affliction now deals 138% more per tick, and its duration has been reduced to 8 seconds (down from 14). Damage when dispelled is now affected by remaining duration. Now cost a Soul Shard instead of mana.
;Talent changes
* Absolute Corruption added.]
* Cataclysm (warlock talent) is now only available to Destruction warlocks. Damage reduced by 7%.
* Contagion added.
* Demonic Calling added.
* Demon Skin added.
* Demonbolt's damage has been reduced by 80%, but is increased by 20% per active demon. No longer amplifies further Demonbolts.
* Grimoire of Sacrifice has been redesigned. Now sacrifices the demon to sometimes deal additional Shadow damage to the target and other enemies within 8 yards for 1 hour.
* Grimoire of Service's cooldown has been reduced from 2 minutes to 1.5 minutes.
* Grimoire of Supremacy has been redesigned. Now causes the demons from Summon Doomguard and Summon Infernal to be permanent pets.
* Grimoire of Synergy now increases damage by 40%, up from 15%.
* Hand of Doom added.
* Howl of Terror is now only available to Affliction. No longer causes damaging attacks to reduce the cooldown.
* Impending Doom added.
* Implosion added.
* Improved Dreadstalkers added.
* Mana Tap (warlock ability) added.
* Phantom Singularity added.
* Power Trip added.
* Sacrificial Pact has been renamed Dark Pact.
* Shadowflame (Wrath Classic) added.
* Shadowfury is no longer available to Affliction and has a 1.5 second cast time.
* Shadowy Inspiration added.
* Siphon Life added.
* Soul Conduit added.
* Soul Effigy added.
* Soul Harvest added.
* Soul Leech is now a passive baseline warlock ability and has been redesigned. All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 10% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 15% of maximum health.
* Soul Link has been changed to a passive Demonology ability. Effective healing reduced to 2.5% for the warlock but increased to 5% for the demon (was 3%).
* Sow the Seeds added.
* Writhe in Agony added.
;Removed abilities
* Aftermath
* Chaos Wave
* Chaotic Energy
* Dark Intent
* Dark Soul: Instability
* Dark Soul: Knowledge
* Dark Soul: Misery
* Demonic Leap
* Demonic Slash
* Demonic Tactics
* Devastation (warlock ability)
* Ember Tap
* Flames of Xoroth
* Mastery: Emberstorm
* Metamorphosis (warlock ability)
* Molten Core (warlock ability)
* Nightfall (warlock talent)
* Soul Harvest (old)
* Soulburn: Curse
* Soulburn: Demonic Circle: Teleport
* Soulburn: Health Funnel
* Soulshatter (warlock ability)
* Summon Abyssal
* Summon Terrorguard
* Touch of Chaos
* Wild Imps
;Removed talents
* Archimonde's Darkness
* Blood Horror
* Charred Remains
* Dark Bargain
* Dark Regeneration
* Demonic Servitude
* Harvest Life
* Kil'jaeden's Cunning
* Mannoroth's Fury
* Searing Flames (warlock talent)
* Soulburn: Haunt
* Unbound Will