Affliction Warlock Hero Talent Showdown in The War Within - Hellcaller vs. Soul Harvester

The War Within Geposted 15.08.2024 um 10:28 von Kalamazi

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Affliction Warlock in the War WithinHero Talent Showdown: Soul Harvester vs. Hellcaller Soul Harvester

Strengths

Weaknesses

Hellcaller

Strengths

Weaknesses

What's Changed? Soul Harvester HellcallerAnd the Winner Is...

Class Fantasy & Visuals: Soul Harvester (Winner).
Both Hero Talents have exciting visuals to work with! Hellcaller has which turns your character a shadowy purple color with horns, while Soul Harvester has your which spawns behind you every time you consume a or effect. In the end, your Demonic Soul is visible much more often than Hellcaller with Malevolence, so the nod has to go to Soul Harvester for Class Fantasy and Visuals, but both looks great.

Fun & Rewarding Gameplay: Hellcaller (Winner)
Both have their own varying playstyles, but I have found Hellcaller to be more exciting to play when compared to Soul Harvester and that is mainly due to . Having a 1-minute cooldown that grants Haste (a stat you can feel), does damage and interacts directly with is too hard to pass up.

Difficulty: Soul Harvester (More Difficult)
Hellcaller and Soul Harvester both have their own intricacies, but Soul Harvester does feel slightly more challenging than its counterpart due to the synergies between abilities. It is very important to not over cap on stacks, while also being sure to spend enough Soul Shards before you cast , to not "waste" the 3 it generates upon cast. There is also the potential to want to hold shards going into a Rapture window if they are , which is a baseline Soul Harvester mechanic.

Defensiveness & Utility: Tie between both Soul Harvester and Hellcaller (Tie)
I feel that its quite close when it comes to utility and defensives for both Hero Talents, which is why I am calling it a draw. is quite a powerful ability from the Soul Harvester tree, but also has other mediocre choices in and at times . Hellcaller has / which can be incredibly powerful in the right settings, but overall are seen as niche.

Leveling: Hellcaller (Winner)
The clear winner here to me is Hellcaller. is an exceptionally powerful spell and you begin to get damage amplifications to it quite early in and such. While won't essentially be available while leveling (being a capstone), Hellcaller is strong enough to stand on its own (while leveling) without it.

Mythic+: Hellcaller (Winner, but close)
Both Hero Talents are close when it comes to Mythic +, but I would CURRENTLY give a slight edge to Hellcaller. As mentioned, is an incredibly powerful ability and having as a 1-minute cooldown (essentially every pack), is quite powerful. Soul Harvester does have certain abilities like and , but they feel a bit lackluster at times on certain pulls or during boss encounters.

Raid: Tie between both Soul Harvester and Hellcaller (Tie)
When it comes to raiding however, both Hero Talents feel very close at the moment. In Raid settings, cooldowns and boss abilities are often known/planned in advance, which can make a case for Soul Harvester having additional value based around knowing optimal windows and death effects if adds are present. It also feels (currently) that both Hero Talents are very close to each other when it comes to single target damage tuning, potentially even favoring Soul Harvester. Soul Harvester also has a bit more stationary gameplay, which can be punishing at times. Having a strong 1-minute cooldown in is also quite relevant however, so I think its best to call the Raid category a draw, with MAYBE a SLIGHT bias towards Hellcaller, but that could change at any moment with tuning.

Best Overall: Hellcaller (Winner)
Soul Harvester and Hellcaller each have their own strengths and weaknesses, but I feel the overall winner with current tuning is Hellcaller by a slight margin. Having as a short, 1-minute cooldown is quite impactful in raid settings and Mythic + alike. Having the ability to allocate a short cooldown to a certain chokepoint in a raid encounter, then have it available a minute later is quite strong. The fact that it is available essentially every trash pack in M+ as well (and how it interacts with ) make it an incredibly potent ability.

With all that being said however, Soul Harvester is not far behind and in certain settings (potentially Hectic Add Cleave) I could easily see it being the play over Hellcaller. Soul Harvester also does appear to have higher initial AOE burst when compared to Hellcaller, which can be relevant. Blizzard has done a great job at making both Hero Talents powerful, but also having exceptional, niche value in their own respective settings, it just feels that Soul Harvester may be a TAD bit more niche than Hellcaller.

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