Affliction

Affliction spells are spells that hit for a bit of damage and apply a DoT effect to the target that ticks 12 times.

Affliction DoTs can stack up to three times and are shared between all mages. Weakness debuffs from the Affinity talent can stack twice on every enemy and are shared between mages and scoundrels (flint card).

Affliction
A black projectile that hits for a bit of damage and also applies a damage-over-time effect.

Greater Affliction
A black projectile that hits for a bit of damage and also applies a damage-over-time effect. Greater Affliction is the spell with the highest (cumulative) damage.

Shortcuts
The complexity of the Greater Affliction spell led to the creation of a variety of shortcuts:

Images
TombStone Greater Affliction by Espiticus



Affliction 2 - From Finn R Video - From Null's Discord