Soul Link

Soul Link
Soul Link (2 ranks) Row 9 warlock talent Passive 5/10% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead. While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 3/6%.
Properties
Class	Warlock
Talents
Talent required	[Demonic Tactics] or [Teachings of the Black Harvest]
Other information
Affects	[Grimoire of Sacrifice]

You'll do as I say, even if it means the death of you.

Soul Link is a warlock class talent.

Notes and trivia

In the TCG.

• If a warlock's demon is Banished, this effect will be removed until the demon is back under control of the master.
• During the MoP beta, it had the flavor text "The strongest of bonds is one which shares pain and pleasure equally." by Kanrethad. It becomes available to warlocks who complete the green fire quest chain.

Patch changes

• Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Moved to row 9 (was row 8). Now has 2 ranks (was 1).
  
• Hotfix (2023-06-26): Soul Link's shared damage with the Warlock's pet is now 50% effective in PvP Combat.
  
• Hotfix (2022-11-07): Now increases Stamina by 5% (was 10%) if [Grimoire of Sacrifice] is active.
  
• Hotfix (2022-10-31): Fixed an issue where Soul Link was not granting its Stamina increase while Grimoire of Sacrifice was active.
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): No longer increases healing from [Soul Leech]. Now increases Stamina while Grimoire of Sacrifice is active. Now a row 8 class talent (was a level 43 Demonology ability).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 43 (was 52).
  
• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 52 (was 42).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Redesigned as a level 42 Demonology ability (was a level 45 talent for all warlocks). 20% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead. Soul Leech also heals you for 25% and your pet for 50% of the absorption it grants.

  Old: 20% of all damage taken is split with your demon pet, and 3% of damage you deal heals you and your demon.
  

• Hotfix (2015-02-27): Soul Link's healing now ignores effects that increase or decrease the amount of healing received.
  
• Hotfix (2013-10-22): Damage from Soul Link should no longer incorrectly activate the Voidlord's [Void Shield] effect.
  
• Hotfix (2013-09-13): Soul Link is no longer incorrectly being applied to the second demon summoned through Grimoire of Service.
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Now transfers 20% of damage taken by the Warlock to their pet, and 3% of all damage dealt by the Warlock will be returned as healing for the Warlock and their pet. This ability is always active while the Warlock's pet is active (was an active ability with a 10-second cooldown).
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Redesigned as a level 45 talent (was a level 20 ability). When active, all damage and healing you and your demon take is shared, but your demon's health is reduced by 50%. Recasting this spell cancels the effect. Icon updated from

  Old: When active, 20% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter, Felguard, or enslaved demon instead. That damage cannot be prevented. Lasts as long as the demon is active and controlled.
  

• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Will no longer be removed by mounting when in a Rated Battleground.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now learnable by all warlocks at level 20 (was a tier 3 Demonology talent).
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Damage transferred via this ability can now be prevented by damage absorption effects.
  
• Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Shared damage increased to 20%.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Bonus damage removed. Shared damage reduced to 15%, down from 20%. Moved to tier 3 (was tier 7).
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Adjusted tooltip to explain that the damage transferred to the pet cannot be prevented. The functionality remains unchanged. This ability will now work with enslaved demons.
  
• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): The damage increase component has been improved. The damage mitigation component has been reduced.
  
• Patch 1.12.0 (2006-08-22): Soul Link will persist across instance boundaries.
  
• Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): If your pet is banished, Soul Link will stop functioning until Banish wears off. In addition, Soul Link's tooltip has been clarified to indicate it only works with your imp, voidwalker, succubus, or felhunter.
  
• Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): Can no longer be dispelled off the warlock. In addition, Soul Link can no longer be used on non-demon pets.
  
• Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Percentage of damage split with pet has been reduced. Is now a spell cast on your pet that gives an aura to both you and the pet. This aura increases all damage caused by you and your pet by 3% and splits 30% of all damage taken by the caster to the pet. The aura will last as long as the pet is active, and the pet must be the target of a dispel effect in order to dispel this ability.

  Formerly redirected 50% of all damage and lasted for 30 seconds, but was dispellable.
  

• Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13): Fixed a bug where Soul Link and Power Word: Shield, when used together, would heal the Warlock instead of splitting or absorbing damage.
  
• Hotfix (2005-07-28): Hotfixed a bug which was preventing warlocks from targeting their pets with various spells and abilities, including Soul Link.
  

See also

• Soul Link, TCG card

Other versions

• Classic

  Soul Link
  Soul Link Tier 7 Demonology warlock talent 100 yd range 20% of base mana Instant When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter demon instead. In addition, both the demon and master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is active.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Talents
  Talent required	[Demonic Sacrifice]
  Related buff
  Magic Soul Link 30% of damage taken by master is split with demon. All damage increased by 3%.

• BC Classic

  Soul Link
  Soul Link Tier 7 Demonology warlock talent 100 yd range 16% of base mana Instant When active, 20% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, Felhunter, Felguard, or enslaved demon instead. That damage cannot be prevented. In addition, both the demon and master will inflict 5% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is active and controlled.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Talents
  Talent required	[Demonic Sacrifice]
  Related buff
  Soul Link 20% of damage taken by master is split with demon. All damage increased by 5%.

• Wrath Classic

  Soul Link
  Soul Link Tier 3 Demonology warlock talent 100 yd range 16% of base mana Instant When active, 20% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter, Felguard, or subjugated demon instead. That damage cannot be prevented. Lasts as long as the demon is active and controlled.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Soul Link]
  Related buff
  Soul Link 20% of damage taken by master is taken by the demon instead.

• Cataclysm Classic

  Soul Link
  Soul Link Level 20 warlock ability 100 yd range 16% of base mana Instant When active, 20% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Felhunter, Felguard, or enslaved demon instead. That damage cannot be prevented. Lasts as long as the demon is active and controlled.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	20
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Soul Link]
  Related buff
  Soul Link 20% of damage taken by master is taken by the demon instead.

• MoP Classic

  Soul Link
  Soul Link Level 45 Warlock talent Passive 20% of all damage taken is split with your summoned demon. Additionally, 3% of all damage you deal is converted to healing on you and your summoned demon.
  Properties
  Class	Warlock
  Other information
  Level available	45

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