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Affliction Warlock

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  • Last Updated: 17 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Affliction Warlock on the Blitz 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

Langneur

Langneur

<Oblivìon>Archimonde (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
Gorefiend's Resolve

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Jinx
Impish Instincts
Cringegame

Cringegame

<HARD SERVE>Kel'Thuzad (us)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Ichor of Devils
Strength of Will
Shadowfury

Talents (spec)

Drain Soul
Siphon Life
Grimoire of Sacrifice

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Nether Ward
Jinx
Annálena

Annálena

<TTV AnnalenaWL>Silvermoon (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)

Gateway Mastery
Rot and Decay
Jinx

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

76% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

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

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 206 primary stat for 20 sec.

6% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 208 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

4% of the best players use this combination
Emberwing Feather

Emberwing Feather

Use: Unleash an Emberwing Heatwave, increasing your Haste by 835 for 15 sec. You have a low chance to suffer an Emberwing Burn, reducing one of your other secondary stats by 259 for 10 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 32 Intellect for 12 sec. 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 Flawless Quick Lapis
Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

43%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

17%

+23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

13%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

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 Devouring Banding on a Wrist item
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

74%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,450 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist30%
  • Feet24%
  • Back16%
  • Waist14%
  • Head11%
  • Hands3%
  • Shoulders3%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

66%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 30 and your ally's Primary Stat by 8.

  • Wrist39%
  • Back30%
  • Feet21%
  • Waist6%
  • Head3%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

26%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,142 Arcane damage every second for 4 sec. Each unique gem color you have socketed empowers the Iris, causing it to deal 1% additional damage per.

  • Ring 246%
  • Ring 131%
  • Neck23%

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.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

8%

Flexweave Underlay

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

96%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden

2%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

68%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

10%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

4%

+3 Stamina

Shadowlands Gathering

2%

Shadowlands Gathering

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

90%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

2%

+32 Intellect & +70 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

72%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

16%

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

92%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

46%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

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

Talent Tree Background
Fel Domination
88%
Soul Leech
98%
Burning Rush
42%
Fel Pact
8%
Demon Skin
98%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
98%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
40%
Demonic Embrace
98%
Nightmare
92%
Demonic Fortitude
98%
Banish
2%
Curse of Exhaustion
98%
Curse of Tongues
62%
Infernal Beneficiary
44%
Mortal Coil
98%
Pact of the Annihilan
98%
Demonic Circle
98%
Pact of the Satyr
98%
Improved Mortal Coil
94%
Dark Pact
98%
Foul Mouth
88%
Empowered Healthstone
84%
Abyss Walker
78%
Fortified Soul
78%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
50%
Gorefiend's Avarice
38%
Frequent Donor
98%
Pact of the Eredar
96%
Pact of the Nathrezim
36%
Demonic Resilience
80%
Empowered Drain Life
24%
Strength of Will
98%
Demonic Gateway
98%
Howl of Terror
98%
Swift Artifice
8%
Soul Link
98%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
92%
Fel Synergy
42%
1 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
82%
Pact of Gluttony
96%
Soulburn
98%
Blight of Tongues
8%

Soul Harvester

Hero class image
Wicked Reaping
100%
Shared Fate
100%
Eternal Servitude
100%
Necrolyte Teachings
100%
Demoniac's Fervor
100%
Sataiel's Volition
100%
Quietus
100%
Soul Anathema
100%
Friends In Dark Places
100%
Demonic Soul
100%
Shadow of Death
100%
Eternal Hunger
100%
Shared Vessel
100%
Manifested Avarice
100%
Agony
98%
Unstable Affliction
98%
Seed of Corruption
98%
Nightfall
98%
Haunt
98%
Shared Agony
98%
Drain Soul
98%
Improved Haunt
96%
Absolute Corruption
98%
Cunning Cruelty
52%
Withering Bolt
80%
2 / 2
Creeping Death
98%
2 / 2
Dark Harvest
98%
Practiced Pestilence
98%
Summon Darkglare
98%
Summoner's Embrace
98%
Cull the Weak
92%
Malediction
44%
Sudden Onset
96%
Eye Contract
20%
Malefic Grasp
18%
Nether Plating
12%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
94%
Contagion
30%
Shard Instability
82%
Niskaran Methods
92%
Potent Soul Shards
76%
Nocturnal Yield
88%
Xavius' Gambit
88%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
96%
Seeds of Destruction
12%
2 / 2
Fatal Echoes
28%
Cascading Calamity
84%
Death's Embrace
92%
Patient Zero
10%
Sow the Seeds
10%
Shadow of Nathreza
294%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

96%

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

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

74%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

56%

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.

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

24%

Conjure a Shadow Rift at the target location lasting 2 sec. Enemy players within the rift when it expires are teleported to your Demonic Circle. Must be within 40 yds of your Demonic Circle to cast.

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

20%

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

16%

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

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

6%

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.

Essence Drain

Essence Drain

2%

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