Banish

Banish
Banish Row 4 warlock talent 30 yd range 1.5% of base mana 1.5 sec cast Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration, or Elemental, preventing any action for 30 sec. Limit 1. Casting Banish again on the target will cancel the effect.
Properties
Class	Warlock
School	Shadow
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Talents
Talent required	[Howl of Terror]/ [Mortal Coil]
Glyphs	[Glyph of Crimson Banish]
Related debuff
Magic Banish Invulnerable, but unable to act. Duration: 30 seconds

"When you draw power from demons, it's a good idea to have a backup plan in case they disagree."

Banish is a warlock crowd control spell, usable only on Elementals, Demons and Aberrations. It prevents the target from taking any action, and also makes it invulnerable, preventing the target from being affected by attacks, heals or spells of almost any kind.

Notes

• Banish has a PvP duration of 6 seconds and is subject to diminishing returns.
• Banished mobs can still be taunted.
• Even though this spell is classified as a Magic effect, it cannot be dispelled with normal Magic-dispelling abilities, but can be removed with a priest's [Mass Dispel].

Patch changes

• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Duration decreased to 6 seconds in PvP combat (was 8 seconds).
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 4 class talent (was a level 46 ability).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 46 (was 32).
  
• Hotfix (2017-01-10): Affliction Warlocks will no longer enter combat when using Banish on creatures who are not in combat.
  
• Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): Now effective against Aberrations.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Many crowd control abilities no longer cause creatures to attack players when they are cast. The creature will not attack the player when the crowd control wears off, and nearby creatures will not become hostile to the player either. However, if a visible player gets too close to the target creature, the creature will remember and attack the player when the crowd control effect wears off. This includes Banish.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Ranks removed. Banish can no longer be used against players who shapeshift into demon or elemental forms. Now learned at level 32 (was 28).
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Effect will now be canceled if Banish is recast on a banished target.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Now has a 6-second PvP duration.
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Banish can no longer be cast on targets tapped by other players or groups.
  
• Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): Duration against PvP targets has been reduced to 10 seconds.
  
• Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Removed facing requirement.
  

See also

• Banish, TCG card

Other versions

• Classic

  Banish
  Banish (2 ranks) Level 28 warlock ability 30 yd range 100 Mana 1.5 sec cast Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration, or Elemental, preventing any action for 30 sec. Limit 1. Casting Banish again on the target will cancel the effect.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	28
  Related debuff
  Magic Banish Invulnerable, but unable to act. Duration: 20 seconds

• BC Classic

  Banish
  Banish (2 ranks) Level 28 warlock ability 30 yd range 100 Mana 1.5 sec cast Banishes the enemy target, preventing all action but making it invulnerable for up to 20 sec. Only one target can be banished at a time. Only works on Demons and Elementals.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	28
  Related debuff
  Magic Banish Invulnerable, but unable to act. Duration: 20 seconds

• Wrath Classic

  Banish
  Banish (2 ranks) Level 28 warlock ability 30 yd range 8% of base mana 1.5 sec cast Banishes the enemy target, preventing all action but making it invulnerable for up to 20 sec. Only one target can be banished at a time. Casting Banish on a banished target will cancel the spell. Only works on Demons and Elementals.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	28
  Related debuff
  Magic Banish Invulnerable, but unable to act. Duration: 20 seconds

• Cataclysm Classic

  Banish
  Banish Level 32 warlock ability 30 yd range 8% of base mana 1.5 sec cast Banishes the enemy target, preventing all action but making it invulnerable for up to 30 sec. Only one target can be banished at a time. Casting Banish on a banished target will cancel the spell. Only works on Demons and Elementals.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	32
  Related debuff
  Magic Banish Invulnerable, but unable to act. Duration: 30 seconds

• MoP Classic

  Banish
  Banish Level 32 warlock ability 30 yd range 3% of base mana/ 30 Demonic Fury 1.5 sec cast Banishes an enemy Demon, Aberration or Elemental for up to 30 sec. Banished The target cannot act but is invulnerable. Limit 1 target. Casting Banish again will cancel the spell.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	32
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Crimson Banish]
  Related debuff
  Magic Banish Invulnerable, but unable to act. Duration: 30 seconds

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