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Affliction Warlock

  • 2v2
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 6 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Affliction Warlock on the 2v2 leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

Stinkie

Stinkie

<We Tried Our Best>Mal'Ganis (us)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

Improved Shadow Bolt
Absolute Corruption
Summoner's Embrace

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Shared Fate
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Jinx
Soul Rip
Exoldboss

Exoldboss

<Exgenius>Outland (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

Drain Soul
Absolute Corruption
Summoner's Embrace

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Shared Fate
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Jinx
Impish Instincts
Soul Rip
Garboman

Garboman

<마지막처럼>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

-

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

-

Talents (pvp)

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Affliction Warlock is
Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Affliction Warlock for the Alliance is Void Elf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

84% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

6% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 80 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

4% of the best players use this combination
Azhiccaran Parapodia

Azhiccaran Parapodia

Equip: Your damaging spells have a chance to attract mites to feast on your target, inflicting up to 3,691 Shadow damage over 5 sec. Well-fed mites share their meal with you, each increasing your Intellect by 44 for 30 sec.

Diamantine Voidcore

Diamantine Voidcore

Equip: Your spells have a chance to empower the Voidcore, granting you 54 Intellect for 15 sec. This chance is increased by 25% while below 25% mana. Multiple applications may overlap.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Affliction Warlock is Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

54%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

10%

+181 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition

Pure Dexterous Fiber

Pure Dexterous Fiber

8%

Pure Dexterous Fiber

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Affliction Warlock is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

190%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 242%
  • Ring 137%
  • Feet7%
  • Neck6%
  • Wrist4%
  • Waist2%
  • Legs1%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

4%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • Wrist100%
Ascendance

Ascendance

4%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 1 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

  • Off Hand100%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

78%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

12%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

98%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Council's Intellect

Council's Intellect

2%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 24 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

82%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

18%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Hands

Superior Haste

2%

+6 Haste

Shadowlands Gathering

2%

Shadowlands Gathering

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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

92%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and Stamina by 8.

Charged Armor Kit

Charged Armor Kit

6%

Use: Apply a Charged Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 55 to all Primary stats and 53 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

64%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

18%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 21 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Off Hand

Hand

2%

+6 Intellect

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Ring

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

124%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+315 Haste

+315 Haste

40%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

84%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+135 Leech

+135 Leech

10%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

68%

Casting a curse now applies Corruption and Agony to your target, but curses now costs 1 Soul Shard.

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

40%

Taking direct Physical damage reduces the cooldown of Demonic Circle by 3 sec. Cannot occur more than once every 5 sec.

Rot and Decay

Rot and Decay

36%

Shadow Bolt damage increases the duration of your Unstable Affliction, Corruption, Agony, and Siphon Life on the target by 2.0 sec. Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Oblivion damage increases the duration of your Unstable Affliction, Corruption, Agony, and Siphon Life on the target by 1.0 sec.

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

28%

Surrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 3 sec, reflecting all harmful spells cast on you.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

24%

Fracture the soul of up to 3 target players within 20 yds into the shadows, reducing their damage done by 25% and healing received by 25% for 8 sec. Souls are fractured up to 20 yds from the player's location. Players can retrieve their souls to remove this effect.

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

6%

Increases the range of your Demonic Gateway by 20 yards, and reduces the cast time by 30%. Reduces the time between how often players can take your Demonic Gateway by 30 sec.

Essence Drain

Essence Drain

4%

Whenever you heal yourself with Drain Life, the enemy target deals 9% reduced damage to you for 10 sec. Stacks up to 4 times.

Bloodstones

Bloodstones

2%

Your Healthstones are replaced with Bloodstones which increase their user's haste by 20% for 12 sec instead of healing.

Soul Swap

Soul Swap

2%

Copies your damage over time effects and Haunt from the target, preserving their duration. Your next use of Soul Swap within 10 sec will exhale a copy damage of the effects onto a new target.