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Affliction Warlock

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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

Merce

Merce

Ravencrest (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
Feast of Souls
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Jinx
Impish Instincts
Langneurnino

Langneurnino

<COURS ZEMEL>Ravencrest (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
Jinx
Impish Instincts
Infý

Infý

<Victim Specs>Ravencrest (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)

Rot and Decay
Nether Ward
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 Night Elf and for the Horde is Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

94% 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 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

4% 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)

2% 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 Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

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

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

73%

+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

4%

+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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

172%

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 29 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Wrist30%
  • Feet26%
  • Back24%
  • Waist10%
  • Head7%
  • Legs2%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

10%

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.

  • Feet40%
  • Wrist20%
  • Head20%
  • Back20%
Void

Void

8%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have the chance to embolden you in Void Glass granting 60 Versatility over 15 sec. Multiple applications can overlap.

  • Main Hand50%
  • Off Hand50%

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

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

100%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

92%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

4%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

18%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

100%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

86%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

10%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

160%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

20%

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
100%
Soul Leech
100%
Burning Rush
0%
Fel Pact
6%
Demon Skin
100%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
100%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
0%
Demonic Embrace
100%
Nightmare
96%
Demonic Fortitude
100%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
100%
Curse of Tongues
86%
Infernal Beneficiary
88%
Mortal Coil
100%
Pact of the Annihilan
100%
Demonic Circle
100%
Pact of the Satyr
100%
Improved Mortal Coil
100%
Dark Pact
100%
Foul Mouth
98%
Empowered Healthstone
88%
Abyss Walker
100%
Fortified Soul
70%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
80%
Gorefiend's Avarice
46%
Frequent Donor
100%
Pact of the Eredar
100%
Pact of the Nathrezim
4%
Demonic Resilience
100%
Empowered Drain Life
6%
Strength of Will
100%
Demonic Gateway
100%
Howl of Terror
100%
Swift Artifice
0%
Soul Link
100%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
100%
Fel Synergy
30%
1 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
100%
Pact of Gluttony
100%
Soulburn
100%
Blight of Weakness
0%

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
100%
Unstable Affliction
100%
Seed of Corruption
100%
Nightfall
100%
Haunt
100%
Shared Agony
100%
Drain Soul
100%
Improved Haunt
100%
Absolute Corruption
100%
Cunning Cruelty
8%
Withering Bolt
98%
2 / 2
Creeping Death
100%
2 / 2
Dark Harvest
100%
Practiced Pestilence
100%
Summon Darkglare
100%
Summoner's Embrace
100%
Cull the Weak
94%
Malediction
14%
Sudden Onset
100%
Eye Contract
0%
Malefic Grasp
0%
Nether Plating
0%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
100%
Contagion
6%
Shard Instability
100%
Niskaran Methods
100%
Potent Soul Shards
100%
Nocturnal Yield
100%
Xavius' Gambit
100%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
100%
Seeds of Destruction
0%
1 / 2
Fatal Echoes
82%
Cascading Calamity
100%
Death's Embrace
100%
Patient Zero
0%
Sow the Seeds
0%
Shadow of Nathreza
100%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

100%

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

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

80%

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

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

46%

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

Rot and Decay

Rot and Decay

38%

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.

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

28%

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

8%

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.