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Comment by 623675

i can see it now. end of fight, life tap to full mana, then use this ability to gain back hp plus any soulshards you might have used

Comment by ShadowProphet

Frostmourn Hungers!.....oh wait. ><

Comment by Toldry

A total of 15% of your health and 3 soul shards after the full 9 seconds

Comment by Shapeman

effect increased by Soul Harvester ;)

Comment by 85139

Seems Blizz will in fact continue to use soul shards in Cataclysm.

Comment by 246065

Depending on spec, locks have always been more of a slow starter in terms of dps rampup time, while this mechanic gives them a bit more burst utility with 3 shards usable per fight (perhaps more). This gives locks an advantage in quick burst fights / phases without giving them too much in the long run. Using them on every trash pull will be kind of awkward though, given the 9 seconds time before you can regain all shards.

I am interested in the added mechanic to (possibly?) generate shards in-combat. Maybe some sort of soul-power meter that increases when you deal damage, and when it is filled up you gain a shard. Or perhaps another variation on this ability to make it usable in-combat, à la mage Evocation.

Comment by TheAwakened369

If I remember right, blizzard said that soul shards will regen quickly out of combat. Then what's of point of this spell (besides 15% hp after 9 sec) if it's only usable while out of combat?

Comment by monstermoul

WoW this make warlocks look like grim reapers

I like idea that this will heal you as well because: Lesser invisibility potion + run away + soul harvest = quick way to get health (15%); like a last resort way to save your self

Comment by Beboshi

I hope this is usable in arena. In that case I won't have to worry about spending my soul shards. If anyone finds out, please share the wisdom.

Comment by 129409

Just so all of you know, if you kill someone in Arena with Drain Soul you'll gain 3 Soul Shards for the use of Soul Shard spending spells. So I guess we will see a lot more Drain Soul usage in PvP, not that we shouldn't already for the x4 damage on targets with 25% or lower health. This is of course if Drain Soul's current WoWhead tooltip doesn't change. Waiting until Cata comes out to get back into the game and reroll a warlock.

Wish I was in the beta though. Warlocks are looking really promising now. Had so many things I didn't like about them before and now they look really solid. Glad to know my old main class choice is getting the attention it deserves.

Comment by Derren

heal you for 15% max hp or 45%max hp total? Im gonna guess 15% but I ask anyways.

Comment by JustAnt

Is it me... or this thing can be used in arenas, where if you can manage to get out of combat... you can try to regain some of your HP! Even if you manage to pull one tick out of this, it means you did well :P.

Comment by matornot

Haste does affect this in the same way it affects dots. When I pop my Hyperspeed Accelerators I get 5 ticks over approximately 9 sec. The healing received is also affected by Demon Armor (and Demonic Aegis), so Soul Harvest can top you up even if you start at 1% hp.

P.S. LOL @ Undead racial

Comment by 706428

The guy in the spell Icon has a sick moustache.

Comment by 708694

Sending mail interrupts this. USE WITH CAUTION!

Comment by Kanariya

It now has a new, fitting animation. We don't look like we're using Evocation anymore.

Comment by diamondstor2

So I just read the new Patch notes, can anybody tell me what the "new effect" is going to be?

Comment by 830112

What did add to it because their gona give it a new spell efect witch one?

Comment by Eviloverlord

check the latest screenshot, "new spell effect" means a new animation :)

Comment by 223607

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC7gs0IQU6U

Comment by 552496

I always giggle uncontrollably when lock casts this spell. The new spell animation is so... unfitting. It's like pink ribbons coming from ground and trying to wrap the lock into millions of little ribbons.

Comment by rammsteintor

my lock have 22 or 27% haste and i get 4 ticks. pretty good. MUCH better then the mage's evocation!

Comment by Aliok

Not really on topic, but that stickied screenshot submitted by Metalfenrir is Awesome. <3

Comment by adelbert4

Just had to deal with this ability in arena, the 30 second CD and 30 second CD on teleport, the warlocks used them together and ended up abusing it horribly.

Comment by Kanariya

In 4.3 Soul Harvest will still directly benefit from Haste, despite early rumors of it not. It now ticks more frequently, restoring 5% HP per tick. Example - No haste restores 45% hp over 9 seconds, ticking every second for 9 ticks. 14.56% Haste restores 50% HP over 8.73 seconds, with 10 ticks (.87 seconds). Soul Shard regen remains unchanged.

Comment by Derren

Im a little worried about this.. I mean: in MoP whats happens? Warlock wont benefits from soulshards anymore, well not all specs. Is this going to be removed?

I hope not, i can imagine the healers pain already.

Comment by Misy

the change they made to it is amazing! Now it doesn't tick 3 times for large amount of heals but more times for tiny heals, just as it should be! Ty for that blizz!

Comment by Valesti

As of now, the MoP talent trees are view-able (though likely subject to change as release gets closer) and Soul Harvest is not in any of the talents. Instead there is some sort of boosted up Drain Life spell you can choose to get (or however that seems to work). In the "new talent tree" you do get a new healing spell but it is only available in one of the trees (I don't remember which tho). This saddens me as I use it all the time when I am low on mana and have no time for food/drink. Life Tap + Soul Harvest. It's a perfect combo. If only they hadn't removed Drain Mana...

Comment by Knuckx117

Souls... Give me strength!

Comment by noctraptor

Why is the icon for this spell Charles Bronson next to a skull?

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Soul Harvest

Soul Harvest

Channeled (9 sec cast)	30 sec cooldown

You seek out nearby wandering souls, regenerating 45% health and 3 soul shards over 9 sec. Cannot be cast when in combat.

Buff

Spell Details

Duration

9 seconds

School

Shadow

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

Normal

Cost

None

Range

0 yards (Self)

Cast time

Channeled

Cooldown

30 seconds

GCD

1.5 seconds

Effect #1

Apply Aura: Periodic Dummy (7)
Value: 1 every 1 second
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #2

Apply Aura: Mod Total Health Regen %
Value: 6% every 1 second
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #3

(Unknown Effect #0)
Value: 2
PVP Multiplier: 1

Flags

Cannot be used in combat
Channeled
Spell Haste Affects Periodic

Soul Harvest

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