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Comment by Huurka

In Warcraft III Demon Hunters have this ability, making them into a demon and gives him Chaos attacks and increases hitpoints, and it even made him ranged.

"Transforms the Demon Hunter into a powerful demon with a ranged attack and 500 bonus hit points"

Comment by chazkohler

Do you think this will look like Illidan after he consumed the skull of Gul'dan?

Comment by 83567

Hmm... wonder how many non-Demon spec warlocks will re-spec right away just to get this spell?

Comment by feces

it reminds me of when locks first got the felguard. everyone and their mom had one

anyways, this new talent really excites me because maybe it'll finally give me a fighting chance when i've got a rogue or warrior on me that i can't shake off

Comment by 174212

If you will transform in a demon you can be enslaved. :))

Comment by 98645

Skills (in Alpha):

- Shadowbolt
- Shadowbolt Volley
- Immolation
- Shadow Cleave
- Howl of Terror
- Charge

Screenshot: http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6461/metamorphjc0uf3.jpg

Comment by 92493

To be honest I was expecting it to be a little better, when I heard that this might be the potential final tier for demonology in WotLK, I thought that was fantastic but when I saw its spells in Alpha I was a little disapointed, but considering this is only Alpha it could be improved by levels like all other final tiers for the other classes. I'm not sure if I would respecc just for Metamorphosis, I'd only respecc for the felguard because that helps leveling so much easier. I'll still grab the spell though considering it is very unique :)

Comment by 166358

Blizz should make this a pure iwin-button. seriously. Demo locks will really suck when this is on cooldown if they dont buff felguard.

this should be the arena specc of some sort?

Blizz make it an iwin-button plz

Comment by 152119

This spell will be great lika a lay on hands
with 5 min cd but u get full mana to ;D

Comment by 176454

im pritty sure that dreadlord is only a placeholder....

Comment by 166358

i hope (and think) this will look sort of like the demonhunters Metamorphosis in WC3. just pure black darkness in demon form along with wings.

Comment by 169612

it will be a very usefull spell in Arena , when a warlock Health in below 20 % , he uses it and back to 100 % with 360 % armor ......OP

Comment by 158541

Yeah its great for areana until you fight a pally then your screwed because in this form you are a full demon so I cast Turn Evil are guess what your cc'ed. Plus I know have 2 more attacks I can use against you. So yeah its an e button if your not fighting pally's.

Comment by 158727

If your low just pop this baby and it will be a full heal and increased armor. KINDA like Lay of Hands. Take it that way.

Have a heal ready to land on you when it's over though.. (if you were low when you popped it)

Comment by NeoBlackheart

For those that are looking at the current spells think like this. These are the spells at lvl 60 this is almost like most of the 60 spells a lock have at the time in ranks of power. They must go up over time meaning that at lvl 80 these would most likly be very strong or at least somewhat as strong as your current spells.

Comment by 42728

the only thing this spell is good for is so other locks have a big ass BANISH ME target. i will laugh at any lock with this, then proceed to destroy them with my lock.

Comment by 180362

Just to make sure-Is the demon form's Immolate ability similar to that of the Demon Hunters' in Warcraft 3?
(Damages nearby enemies over time)

EDIT-Nvm =]

Anyways, just love to see a similar ability carried over from Warcraft 3 ^^

memories~

Comment by 166358

yay! Blizz screwed this up a bit but reduced the cooldown to 3 minutes.
GG blizz

Comment by 174212

demo locks needed this because they lacked both spell damange and dots damange

Comment by Luxor0

If this talent doesn't reset your HP anymore what is the point of it in PvP?
Sure the 50% stun and snare reduction is nice. But every class that can snare does it without a cooldown so what would it help. And sure maybe you won't get stun locked to death by that rogue. But I haven't seen any abilities to get away from that rogue afterward other then Howl of terror that now have a 3min cooldown.

Besides the extra armor you get will most likely, if you don't get a armor upgrade as a warlock at 80, only be slightly better then if you stay Soul Linked with I assume a Felguard if you are that far down the tree.

I don't see it as the "oh noes" button anymore and more of a PvE ability to allow warlocks to possibly tank aoe packs or something in Wrath. But I could be wrong.

Comment by sLiBu

give ous the HP reset again =(

btw that picture is by me >-< its awsome isnt it?^^

Comment by 181398

Skills (in beta atm):

Demon strike (instant attack, does shadow damage)
Demon bolt (like shadow bolt)
Shadow Cleave (like cleave but with shadow damage)
Demon Leap (a copy of heroic leap https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=6544)
Immolation
Howl of Terror (instant)

You don't get any hp back when you use it, just when it wears off or you cancel it.

And it does not look like a dreadlord, it would take more than wings to do that.

Comment by 102770

Its not going to look like a Nathrezim(Dreadlord). That doesn't even make sense. In warcraft III it made a demon hunter turn into a void looking version of himself. If anything its going to look like the screen shot shows OR its going to be version of your race with the same effect. I doubt blizzard will really go back and create a new skin for every race / sex though.

Comment by 76710

Does anyone have links to the new spells that you use in Demon Form? Some of the ones linked in the first part are no longer valid according to the post two above this one.

Comment by 182514

Imagine a gnome lock casting Metamorphosis.... XD Can't wait to see a screenshot with that.

I've been wondering like some of you above: how will female locks look like? Will they turn into giant Succubi or what? Gnomes could turn into some giant imp or something, now that would be fun :D

EDIT: just checked the post above me mentioning the spells in beta... locks in melee? LOL

Comment by 180230

It's Shame, but there is no female version yet. Really stupid to see blood elf or human females transforming into male demons =(
Here is video of lastest build
http://wotlkwiki.info/index.php/Warlock#tab=Media

Comment by 174212

here are the links of demon spells:

Demon strike (instant attack, does shadow damage)https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=54767
Demon bolt (like shadow bolt)https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=50587
Shadow Cleave (like cleave but with shadow damage)did not found:((
Demon Leap https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=54785
Howl of Terror (instant)https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=5484

Comment by hpavc

Much rather have a functional doomguard or a voidwalker with a shield and some avoidance, and for what its worth my armor spells being shared with my pet.

Comment by Afilo

if we could also fly in this form :D
what are the wings for othewise...

tbh i don't like this spell at all... for a 51 pointer... it doesn't really help against melee since you're still stuck... without escape mechanics....

Comment by 193622

errr... what happened if you die on metamorph condition? will it back to normal form? that would be OP i think :(

Comment by 90582

Female version looks exactly the same as the male version atm. Tested on my female blood elf warlock. Still looks very cool though.

Comment by 182361

Looks very cool. I sure hope I don't hear any more about locks being boring after this =)

Comment by 23914

What I want to know, is that do you count as your own pet?
Let me explain. Loads of the Locks Demonology abilities add a passive boost to their pets or some effect, so simply I want to know that if you're in demon form, would you say get the Demonic Pact proc against enemies? Or the reduced damage from demonic resilience?
Any beta players know?

Comment by 95968

Does any1 know if it is a dispellable buff O_o ? Probably no though, as it would be too underpowered...

Comment by mrgummage

Lollock gains Demon Form.
Hottage casts Holy Wrath.
Lollock is afflicted by Holy Wrath.
Hottage casts Turn Evil.
Lollock is afflicted by Turn Evil.

Ahhh the sweet ironic revenge of chain fearing a warlock!

Comment by 202095

congrats u are not illdian lol :D :D :D
i like this move in warcraft 3 when illdian use it, he kills like everyone

Comment by YuriElite

Bad news, if your in this form against a Pally, because your classed as a Demon then they can fear you like if you were casting Fear on them. This is basically how Paladins can get their revenge on Warlocks. =p

Comment by 157204

When metamorph ends, will your health go back to what it was before you activated it?

Comment by 166026

only smart players will figure they can use demon related cc on you, or shackle a deathknight going undead. but smart players are limited fortunately.

have only tested this spell with the placeholder skin so far, this new one looks pretty good. Will try it soon.

Comment by 99092

New changes:

- It will no longer remove your pet (your pet remains)
- It increases your armor by 600%, up from 360%
- It increases all your damage by 40%
- You can still cast your regular Warlock spells
- You gain access two a few new unique Demon Form abilities that can only be used in Demon Form

From mmo-champion.

Comment by crusader666

The Form has the same model as illidian xD

Comment by grimnos

note: when you cast Metamorphosis you speak in demonic till the end of the duration

Comment by 192996

Dude this from is AWSOME i cant wait to go demonology and get to turn into this but i need to know does it do shdowbolt volley?

Comment by Zitarro

As Gambleing said... This spell will be OP for solo / PvP... But about time to get this! Finally a good spell we can have =) Metamorphosis ofc =D

Comment by 85997

this looks like its gonna be a good spell for pvp, am i correct on that one?

Comment by 154447

I wish it was permanent.

Comment by 159329

It's a 45 second buff with a 5 minute cool down, are we really gonna be able the grind with it?

Comment by 144640

Spells from the latest Patch (09/17)
Demon Charge: https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=54785
Immolation Aura: https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=50589
Shadow Cleve: https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=50581

Comment by 203462

damage increased by 40%

well looks like we'll be seeing 45 second warlocks

Comment by 131974

Anyone else notice the typo?

Metamorphosis
Demon Form.
Armor increased by 600%.
Chance to be critically hit be melee reduced by 6%.
Damage increased by 40%.
Stun and snare duration reduced by 50%.
45 seconds remaining

Comment by bkevol

cast metamorphasis . type /dance fwt? i wonder.. since druids can /dance in their forms.. hmm definately one of the first things ill try with my lock =)

Comment by Faxe

and it no longer gives you full health when used :)

Comment by Killmekos

It kinda looks like Illidan when he uses demon form in WC3, dont u think?

Comment by 140510

OMG...
They just don't stop nerfing the Demon Form

decreased to 30 seconds
damage decreased to 20%

I wonder what Blizzard is going to do next -.-'

Comment by 212003

som1 in beta plz bost a screen with /dance on

/beg

Comment by 223821

As we keep our old spells now, how effective is demon form when it comes to melee damage?

Comment by darkkeijp

Its not meant for melee damage. Its just a tank casterform made to escape/survive. Wonder if banish will work

Comment by 182356

Palladins revenge will come.. Turn evil and pop goes teh big lock

Comment by 229973

did anyone train to Metamorphosis that did not get 3 abilities, I only got cleave,charge,and taunt.

Comment by marcimi

If you spent 51 talent points in to the demonic tree, you'll be able to transform into a demon every 3 minutes. While you're transformed, you'll get the following benefits:

Your armory increased by 600%
Your damage increased by 20%
Your demon is still active
You can cast any of your spells while in demon form
Additionally, you're able to use the following abilities while in demon form:

Challeging Howl
An aoe mass-taunt, similar to the warrior's Challeging Shout.
Demon Charge
A simple but powerful Charge.
Immolation Aura
An aura, which deals an heavy amount of fire damage to all enemies within range for 15 seconds. Semilar to the paladins Consecration and the Immolation Aura of your own Inferno.
Shadow Cleave
A cleave, that hits up to 3 targets in front of you and deals shadow damage.

You appearance changes to something more evil than a tiny gnome :)
You have one of the coolest abilities in the World of Warcraft. Use it and kick ass!
While you're a demon you're forced to speak demonic. Let's have a talk with Illidan the demonic way!

Some usefull informations

While you're a demon, you are vulnerable to Turn Evil and Exorcism. Paladins are not your friends anymore. And they can instant fear you with Glyph of Turn Evil. That's evil, demon!
By the way, all enemy warlocks can banish us in demon form but we can not be enslaved.

Feel free to add more informations about this!

Comment by 211100

When a lock uses this any paladin spell that affects demons will affect them

Comment by Augos

can this be used when a lock is under the influence of Fel Rage on the Bloodboil encounter?

Comment by 233355

This is the coolest thing ever i cant wait till im lvl 60 look in youtube its awsome you can grind a hole bunch of mobs for quests in thoes 30secs

Comment by crystalbal90

If anyone can answer my question? I'm a little confused as to how to access this spell. I have the buff in my demonology talent tree but there is no new spell in my book and I don't know how to use this. Does it make a difference that I applied the talent points when I was dead waiting for a rez? I'm a little confused.

Comment by 245724

I was a little underwhelmed when I got this spell. You don't get a new set of hp like it was in beta. It just turns you into another form and all your hp is still the same, so none of that clutch cast metamorphosis when you are at 10% hp thing. It also doesn't change your action bar (kind of like when priest use shadowform, or rogue stealths). I don't know about you guys but I don't have room to put 4 more new spells. Especially for something that I can only use every 3 minutes. The spells are OK, the only thing that is really good is Immolation Aura and Demon charge. Due to it's cooldown and Metamorphosis lasting only 30 sec. You can only use these spells once. It also adds a little spell button on top of your left action bar (the same place they put warrior's stances, or hunter's aspects). Except you only have 1 spell, so it's a little awkward seeing them move your chat frames and everything up for this one button, your pet bars are also moved to the middle from this.

One good thing however is it cost no mana. Overall though, it's a good spell. Immolation Aura is great for killing lots of mob at a time. It's not as OP as it was on PTR though.

Comment by toastmaster7727

A very useful paladin ability against this spell is https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=10326#comments. You can chain fear them almost until the end of its duration if you happen to be facing a pvp warlock 1v1. Not to mention the irony in chain fearing a warlock seeming that is one of their most annoying moves in pvp. WotLK pvp is gonna be fun :).

Comment by 82411

Clicking the Flight Path persons while in Demon Form removes metamorphosis instantly. So no demon on a flappy :(

Comment by Naughtelos

another note: The wings don't work when you're falling.

Comment by 357855

Levitate + Metamorphosis = coolest player in game (just dont talk or walk around)

Comment by hilary

Not really sure if it's the best idea to turn into Illidan when raiding Arthas. x_x

Comment by 457222

Waking the demon....

Comment by hilary

Just a heads up; as of this writing you CANNOT use the rocket packs to jump between ships in the Gunship encounter in ICC while you are in demon form. There's a myriad of other things that you can't interact with while in demon form, but this one is pretty important. Your options are to fall off the edge or right-click dispel it before you jump. Otherwise you're getting clocked in the back of your demonic head by a storm hammer when your tank jumps ship.

I'd also like to add that every meta-specced warlock should be using the following macro:

/y YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!
/cast Metamorphosis

Comment by 98260

This is an "I lose" button against paladins. Turn evil has no diminishing returns.

Comment by Quell

These removes buffs that transform you with the exception of Noggenfogger, can we get this fixed

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Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Instant	3 min cooldown

You transform into a Demon for 30 sec. This form increases your armor contribution from items 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.

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Metamorphosis

Demon Form.
Armor contribution from items increased by 600%.
Chance to be critically hit by melee reduced by 6%.
Damage increased by 20%.
Stun and snare duration reduced by 50%.
30 seconds remaining

Spell Details

Duration

30 seconds

School

Physical

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

n/a

Cost

None

Range

0 yards (Self)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

3 minutes

GCD

0 seconds

Effect #1

Apply Aura: Shapeshift (Metamorphosis)
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #2

Apply Aura: Mod Base Resistance - % (Physical)
Value: 600%
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #3

Apply Aura: Mod Damage Done % (Arcane, Fire, Frost, Holy, Nature, Physical, Shadow)
Value: 20%
PVP Multiplier: 1

Flags

Is Ability
No AutoCast (AI)
Reset cooldown upon ending an encounter

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