Blizzard has announced tier set tuning for Affliction Warlocks, going live on the next weekly maintenance.
The 2-piece bonus now increases the damage of Malefic Rapture by 25% (up from 15%); The 4-piece bonus now gives Shadow Bolt a 30% chance (up from 20%) and Drain Soul a 25% (up from 10%) to make your next Malefic Rapture cost no shards and cast instantly. We’re currently working on the following adjustment to Affliction Warlock’s set bonuses, which we intend to make live with scheduled weekly maintenance on Tuesday, March 8 in this region.(2) Set Bonus: Malefic Rapture’s damage is now increased by 25% (was 15%).(4) Set Bonus: Shadow Bolt now has a 30% chance and Drain Soul now has a 20% chance to make your next Malefic Rapture cost no Soul Shards and cast instantly (was 20% and 10% respectively). Affliction’s set bonus wasn’t providing enough of an impactful reward for executing its mechanic.
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