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== Licensing ==
<onlyinclude>{{Infobox ability
 
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{{Licensing|NPC}}
|name=Metamorphosis
 
|image=Spell Shadow DemonForm.png
 
|description=You transform into a Demon for 30 sec. This form increases your armor by 600%, damage by 20%, reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee attacks by 6% and reduces the duration of stun and snare effects by 50%. You gain some unique demon abilities in addition to your normal abilities.
 
|class=[[Warlock]]
 
|type=Utility
 
|school=Physical
 
|cast_time=Instant
 
|cooldown=3 min
 
|talented=Yes
 
|talent_tree=Demonology
 
|talent_req=61
 
|improvement=
 
|buff_desc=Demon Form.
 
Armor increased by 600%.
 
Chance to be critically hit by melee reduced by 6%.
 
Damage increased by 20%.
 
Stun and snare duration reduced by 50%.
 
|buff_dur=30 seconds
 
}}</onlyinclude>
 
 
[[Image:Warlock in demon form.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A warlock in demon form]]
 
 
'''Metamorphosis''' is a 51-point talent in the [[Warlock talents#Demonology|Demonology]] tree of [[Warlock]]s.
 
 
The Demon Form abilities are the following:
 
 
*[[Challenging Howl]] (Instant, 15 sec cooldown): Taunts all enemies within 10 yards for 6 sec.
 
*[[Demon Charge]] (Instant, 45 sec cooldown): Charge an enemy, stunning it for 3 sec.
 
*[[Immolation Aura]] (Instant, 30 sec cooldown): Ignites the area surrounds you, causing X Fire damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec. Lasts 15 sec. [[Spell power coefficient]]s: 243.23% total (~214.5% before the 20% damage bonus), 16.22% per tick (~14.3% before the damage bonus). Damage also increases based on level.
 
*[[Shadow Cleave]] (Next melee, 6 sec cooldown): Inflicts 110 Shadow damage to an enemy target and nearby allies, affecting up to 3 targets. Spell power coefficient: ~25.6% (~21.3% before the 20% damage bonus).
 
 
== Description ==
 
When you learn this talent all demonic spells are learned automatically and added to the Demonology tree of the [[spellbook]]. It's shapeshifting, like [[shadowform]], and can't be dispelled.
 
 
While shapeshifted, the demon-form warlock is able to be [[banish]]ed. Demon-form is also susceptible to [[Turn Evil]] and grants an auto-crit on [[Exorcism]] but is immune to [[enslave demon]].
 
 
== Utilization ==
 
Metamorphosis can be used for [[Area of Effect|AoE]] [[Farming]] by picking up a bunch of [[Mob]]s an then using Immolation Aura and Shadow Cleave.
 
 
In PvP, it's only advisable when fighting in a one-on-one situation (primarily against [[Rogues]]), as in a brawl, a big, black and horned demon is the favorite target for everyone.
 
 
Of course, Metamorphosis can also be used as a flat damage boost for 30 seconds.
 
 
An interesting fact you should notice about this is it reduces your chance to be critically hit by 6%, which is just above what you need to be uncritable by a raid boss. Coupled with the 600% armor increase and taunt it makes this an option for lock tanking bosses that primarily use spells. The lack of avoidance enhancements in addition to the fact that demon form only lasts for 30 seconds makes it somewhat dangerous to tank very hard and fast-hitting melee bosses. There are currently no 80 range raid bosses that specifically require lock tanking.
 
 
== Inspiration ==
 
Metamorphosis is adapted from the iconic [[demon hunter]] ability of the same name, and is visually based on [[Illidan Stormrage]]'s demon form.
 
 
==Trivia==
 
*Metamorphosis is considered [form:2] in macros.
 
*At one point, warlocks in demon form could be [[Enslave Demon|enslaved]].
 
 
== External links ==
 
{{Elinks-spell|47241}}
 
 
{{Classfooter|Warlock}}
 
[[Category:Warlock abilities]]
 
[[Category:Warlock talents]]
 

Revision as of 00:19, 21 July 2011

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