Talent · Warlock changed
Soul Link
Soul Link was changed in WoW Forever: moved from row 7 to row 5, rank 1 reworked: "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 the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active." Warlock Demonology talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Soul Link details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The ability this talent grants, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.
Classic Era Oct 27, 2026
Soul Link
Shadow school
20% of base mana · 100 yd range · Instant
Requires level 40
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.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Soul Link
Shadow school
20% of base mana · 100 yd range · Instant
Changed: 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 the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Also changed behind the tooltip: spellLevel
(not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.
Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell
| Field | Classic Era | Forever |
| baseLevel | 40 | 0 |
| description | When active, $18814s1% 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 $25228s1% more damage. Lasts as long as the demon is active.$?s435395[
Cannot be used while Metamorphosis is active.][]
| When active, $18814s1% 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 the master will inflict $25228s1% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active. |
| spellLevel | 40 | 1 |
Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
| Field | Classic Era | Forever |
| rankTexts | [
"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."
] | [
"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 the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active."
] |
| tier | 6 | 4 |
Soul Link changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Soul Link
Was Soul Link nerfed in WoW Forever?
Soul Link is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: moved from row 7 to row 5, rank 1 reworked: "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 the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active."
What changed for Soul Link in WoW Forever?
Moved from row 7 to row 5, rank 1 reworked: "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 the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.