- For the plague eruptor, see Bane (mob). For the warlock debuff, see Bane (spell).
| Bane | |
|---|---|
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| Requirements | |
| Class | Warlock |
| Tree | Destruction |
| Points required | 5 |
| Properties | |
| Affects |
 [Immolate],  [Shadow Bolt],  [Soul Fire],  [Chaos Bolt] |
Bane is a warlock talent which reduces the casting time of key damage spells in the Destruction tree: [Immolate], [Shadow Bolt], [Chaos Bolt] and [Soul Fire].
| Rank | SB/CB/Imm reduction | Soul Fire reduction |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
Notes
At rank 5, Immolate's cast time will be 1.5 sec, Chaos Bolt will be 2 sec, most ranks of Shadow Bolt will be 2.5 sec, and Soul Fire will be 4 sec.
This talent is a nice boost to Immolate and Chaos Bolt, but has a much greater effect on Shadow Bolt. It works out to slightly more than 20% increase in DPS when spamming Shadow Bolts.
Patch changes
Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Now reduces casting time of the Soul Fire spell in addition to Immolate and Shadow Bolt.
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