Unstable Affliction

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Unstable Affliction
Unstable Affliction Level 10 Affliction warlock ability 40 yd range 1.5% of base mana 1.5 sec cast Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, causing (X + 24% of spell power) damage over 14 sec. If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause ((X + 24% of spell power) * 8) damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. This damage always critically strikes.
Usable by
Class	Warlock
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Shadow
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	10
Modified by	[Glyph of Unstable Affliction], [Glyph of Everlasting Affliction]
Related debuffs
Magic Unstable Affliction Suffering [X/7] Shadow damage every 2 sec. If dispelled, will cause Y damage to the dispeller, will always critically strike, and silence them for 4 sec. Duration: 14 seconds Magic Unstable Affliction Silenced. Duration: 4 seconds

Unstable Affliction is an Affliction warlock ability that places a damage over time debuff on the target. If the debuff is dispelled, the dispeller will be dealt substantial damage and silenced for 4 seconds.

Improvements

Glyph of Unstable Affliction
Major Glyph
Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.

Reduces the cast time of Unstable Affliction by 25%.
Classes: Warlock
Requires Level 25
Sell Price: 1

Glyph of Everlasting Affliction
Major Glyph
Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.

Increases the duration of Unstable Affliction, Corruption, Doom, and Agony by 50%, and reduces their damage by 20%.
Classes: Warlock
Requires Level 25
Sell Price: 1

The silence effect from this ability is subject to diminishing returns.
Certain abilities that "remove" harmful effects rather than "dispelling" them, such as a rogue's [Cloak of Shadows] or a mage's [Ice Block], can remove Unstable Affliction without triggering its secondary effects. The Felhunter's [Devour Magic] is considered a dispel effect, and so will trigger Unstable Affliction's effects.

This is a great spell for warlocks in arena. With all the curses a warlock has, a priest will be forced to dispel, which results in the direct damage.
In PvE, this spell is just another DoT. Most raid bosses do not dispel, and therefore the damage and silence of effects of dispelling this spell are wasted.
In PvP, it can help prevent your DoTs from being dispelled safely, as its secondary effects can cause significant damage to the dispeller.

Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Unstable Affliction's Backlash effect is now always a critical hit and deals approximately 15% more damage.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now an Affliction specialization ability available at level 10. Duration reduced from 15 to 14 sec. No longer limited to one target.
Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26):
- Unstable Affliction damage done when it is dispelled has been doubled, but this damage can no longer be critical.
- Damage dealt by Unstable Affliction when it is dispelled now properly benefits from [Shadow Mastery].
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): [Immolate] and Unstable Affliction: All ranks of these two spells will now overwrite each other.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Silence effect reduced to 3 seconds, down from 5.
Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): The silence from this ability is now subject to diminishing returns.