Patch 7.0.3 (class changes)/Warlock

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Destruction warlocks now use [Soul Shards] instead of [Burning Embers].
Demonology warlocks now use [Soul Shards] instead of [Demonic Fury].
Warlock minions now cost 1 Soul Shard instead of mana, and had their cast time reduced to 2.5 seconds.

Ability changes

[Agony]'s damage has been increased by 644%, and its duration reduced to 18 seconds (down from 24).
[Backdraft] is now a level 15 talent.
[Call Dreadstalkers] added.
[Chaos Bolt] now costs Soul Shards and inflicts Chaos damage instead of Shadow. Damage increased by 26.3%
[Conflagrate] no longer reduces movement speed on targets afflicted by [Immolate].
[Corruption] is now only available to Affliction. Damage per tick reduced by 11%, but lasts now for 14 seconds (down from 18 seconds), effectively increasing damage by 14.47%.
[Demonic Empowerment] added.
[Demonic Gateway] now has a 10 second cooldown.
[Demonwrath] added.
[Doom] has been redesigned. It now deals damage after 20 seconds, generating a Soul Shard.
[Drain Life] is once again a baseline ability. Healing significantly increased.
Enslave Demon no longer reduces the enslaved demon's haste.
[Eradication] is now a level 60 Destruction talent.
[Eye of Kilrogg] now also detects invisibility.
[Fire and Brimstone] is now a level 60 talent and redesigned.
[Hand of Gul'dan] has been redesigned. It now deals damage to the target and nearby enemies, summoning Wild Imps.
[Havoc] is no longer limited to 3 casts (or 1 [Chaos Bolt]). Duration reduced to 8 seconds (down from 15), cooldown reduced to 20 seconds (down from 25).
[Health Funnel] is now available to all specializations. Now sacrifices 24% of the player's health (from 12%) to heal the demon for double the amount (from 36% of the demon's health).
[Immolate] now has a 15% chance to generate a Soul Shard (double on critical strikes). Direct damage increased by 162%, damage over time increased by 42%, duration increased to 18 seconds (up from 15).
[Incinerate]'s damage has been reduced by 18.46%.
[Life Tap] now sacrifices 10% of the warlock's maximum health (down from 15%) to restore 30% of maximum mana (from mana equal to health sacrificed).
[Mastery: Chaotic Energies] added.
[Mastery: Master Demonologist] is now learned at level 78 and has been redesigned.
[Mastery: Potent Afflictions] is now learned at level 78.
[Rain of Fire] now costs [Soul Shards] and is no longer channeled. Damage increased by 100%.
[Secrets of the Necrolyte] added.
[Seed of Corruption] no longer deals damage over time. Its detonation now deals 75.8% more damage and applies [Corruption] to all affected targets. Now requires 217.5% more damage to be detonated.
[Shadow Bolt] is now available only to Demonology and generates 1 Soul Shard. Its damage has been reduced by 15%.
[Shadowburn] is now a level 15 talent.
[Soul Swap] has been changed to an honor talent. No longer cost a Soul Shard but has a 20 second cooldown. Now lasts for 10 seconds (up from 3 seconds) and deals 6% of the target's total health in Shadow damage.
[Soulburn] is now a rank 25 honor talent and redesigned.
[Summon Doomguard]'s duration has been reduced from 1 minute to 25 seconds, and its cooldown reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes.
[Summon Infernal]'s duration has been reduced from 1 minute to 25 seconds, and its cooldown reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes. Damage reduced by 50%.
[Unending Breath] now also increases swim speed by 20%.
[Unending Resolve] now reduces damage taken by 40%, down from 50%. Duration reduced from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.
[Unstable Affliction] now deals 138% more per tick, and its duration has been reduced to 8 seconds (down from 14). Damage when dispelled is now affected by remaining duration. Now cost a Soul Shard instead of mana.

Talent changes

[Absolute Corruption] added.]
[Cataclysm] is now only available to Destruction warlocks. Damage reduced by 7%.
[Contagion] added.
[Demonic Calling] added.
[Demon Skin] added.
[Demonbolt]'s damage has been reduced by 80%, but is increased by 20% per active demon. No longer amplifies further Demonbolts.
[Grimoire of Sacrifice] has been redesigned. Now sacrifices the demon to sometimes deal additional Shadow damage to the target and other enemies within 8 yards for 1 hour.
[Grimoire of Service]'s cooldown has been reduced from 2 minutes to 1.5 minutes.
[Grimoire of Supremacy] has been redesigned. Now causes the demons from [Summon Doomguard] and [Summon Infernal] to be permanent pets.
[Grimoire of Synergy] now increases damage by 40%, up from 15%.
[Hand of Doom] added.
[Howl of Terror] is now only available to Affliction. No longer causes damaging attacks to reduce the cooldown.
[Impending Doom] added.
[Implosion] added.
[Improved Dreadstalkers] added.
[Mana Tap] added.
[Phantom Singularity] added.
[Power Trip] added.
Sacrificial Pact has been renamed [Dark Pact].
[Shadowflame] added.
[Shadowfury] is no longer available to Affliction and has a 1.5 second cast time.
[Shadowy Inspiration] added.
[Siphon Life] added.
[Soul Conduit] added.
[Soul Effigy] added.
[Soul Harvest] added.
[Soul Leech] is now a passive baseline warlock ability and has been redesigned. All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 10% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 15% of maximum health.
[Soul Link] has been changed to a passive Demonology ability. Effective healing reduced to 2.5% for the warlock but increased to 5% for the demon (was 3%).
[Sow the Seeds] added.
[Writhe in Agony] added.