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For the Classic version, see Spell shadow gathershadows [Soul Link].
Soul Link
Ability warlock soullink
  • Soul Link
  • Row 8 warlock talent
  • Passive
  • 10% of all damage you take is taken by your demon pet instead.

    While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 5%.
Properties
Class Warlock
Talents
Talent required Spell fire soulburn [Socrethar's Guile] or 70 inscription glyph demonhunter major [Sargerei Technique]
Other information
Affects Warlock grimoireofsacrifice [Grimoire of Sacrifice]
Improvements Ability argus deathfog [Profane Bargain]
You'll do as I say, even if it means the death of you.[1]

Soul Link is a warlock class talent.

Notes and trivia[]

  • 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[]

Soul Link TCG

In the TCG.

  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2023-06-26): Soul Link's shared damage with the Warlock's pet is now 50% effective in PvP Combat.
  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2022-11-07): Now increases Stamina by 5% (was 10%) if Warlock grimoireofsacrifice [Grimoire of Sacrifice] is active.
  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2022-10-31): Fixed an issue where Soul Link was not granting its Stamina increase while Grimoire of Sacrifice was active.
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): No longer increases healing from Warlock siphonlife [Soul Leech]. Now increases Stamina while Grimoire of Sacrifice is active. Now a row 8 class talent (was a level 43 Demonology ability).
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 43 (was 52).
  • Legion Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 52 (was 42).
  • Legion 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.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2015-02-27): Soul Link's healing now ignores effects that increase or decrease the amount of healing received.
  • Mists of Pandaria Hotfix (2013-10-22): Damage from Soul Link should no longer incorrectly activate the Voidlord's Spell shadow rune [Void Shield] effect.
  • Mists of Pandaria Hotfix (2013-09-13): Soul Link is no longer incorrectly being applied to the second demon summoned through Grimoire of Service.
  • Mists of Pandaria 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).
  • Mists of Pandaria 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 Spell shadow gathershadows
    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.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Will no longer be removed by mounting when in a Rated Battleground.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now learnable by all warlocks at level 20 (was a tier 3 Demonology talent).
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Damage transferred via this ability can now be prevented by damage absorption effects.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Shared damage increased to 20%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small 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).
  • Bc icon 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.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): The damage increase component has been improved. The damage mitigation component has been reduced.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.12.0 (2006-08-22): Soul Link will persist across instance boundaries.
  • WoW Icon update 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.
  • WoW Icon update 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.
  • WoW Icon update 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.
  • WoW Icon update 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.
  • WoW Icon update Hotfix (2005-07-28): Hotfixed a bug which was preventing warlocks from targeting their pets with various spells and abilities, including Soul Link.

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