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Affliction Warlock

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 3 days 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

Infernion

Infernion

<Victim Specs>Stormscale (eu)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Infý

Infý

<Victim Specs>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Langneurnino

Langneurnino

<Anima Temporis>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Shadowfury
Blight of Tongues

Talents (spec)

Drain Soul
Absolute Corruption
Summoner's Embrace

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Feast of Souls
Gorefiend's Resolve

Talents (pvp)

Rot and Decay
Jinx
Impish Instincts

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 Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

90% 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.

3% 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 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.

Nevermelting Ice Crystal

Nevermelting Ice Crystal

Use: Increases your Critical Strike by 885 for 20 sec. Every time one of your non-periodic spells deals a critical strike, the bonus is reduced by 177. (3 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

69%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

16%

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

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

9%

+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 Feet item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

151%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Feet29%
  • Wrist28%
  • Back17%
  • Waist13%
  • Head12%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

34%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,463 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet35%
  • Waist20%
  • Wrist20%
  • Chest10%
  • Back10%
  • Head5%
Voidstone Barrier

Voidstone Barrier

5%

On Use: Activate the array and generate a Voidstone Barrier, absorbing 126,242 damage for the next 10 sec. The barrier is further empowered by 1% per unique gem color you have socketed.

  • Neck100%

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.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

100%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

90%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

7%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

2%

+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

83%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

12%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

141%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

22%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

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
88.1%
Soul Leech
88.1%
Burning Rush
1.7%
Fel Pact
6.8%
Demon Skin
88.1%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
88.1%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
1.7%
Demonic Embrace
88.1%
Nightmare
76.3%
Demonic Fortitude
88.1%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
88.1%
Curse of Tongues
74.6%
Infernal Beneficiary
62.7%
Mortal Coil
88.1%
Pact of the Annihilan
88.1%
Demonic Circle
88.1%
Pact of the Satyr
88.1%
Improved Mortal Coil
83.1%
Dark Pact
88.1%
Foul Mouth
83.1%
Empowered Healthstone
61%
Abyss Walker
86.4%
Fortified Soul
62.7%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
69.5%
Gorefiend's Avarice
27.1%
Frequent Donor
88.1%
Pact of the Eredar
88.1%
Pact of the Nathrezim
3.4%
Demonic Resilience
86.4%
Empowered Drain Life
6.8%
Strength of Will
88.1%
Demonic Gateway
88.1%
Howl of Terror
88.1%
Swift Artifice
1.7%
Soul Link
88.1%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
88.1%
Fel Synergy
50.8%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
88.1%
Pact of Gluttony
88.1%
Soulburn
88.1%
Blight of Tongues
1.7%

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
88.1%
Unstable Affliction
88.1%
Seed of Corruption
88.1%
Nightfall
88.1%
Haunt
88.1%
Shared Agony
88.1%
Drain Soul
88.1%
Improved Haunt
88.1%
Absolute Corruption
88.1%
Cunning Cruelty
30.5%
Withering Bolt
84.7%
2 / 2
Creeping Death
88.1%
2 / 2
Dark Harvest
88.1%
Practiced Pestilence
88.1%
Summon Darkglare
88.1%
Summoner's Embrace
88.1%
Cull the Weak
76.3%
Malediction
33.9%
Sudden Onset
86.4%
Eye Contract
10.2%
Malefic Grasp
0%
Nether Plating
1.7%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
86.4%
Contagion
8.5%
Shard Instability
83.1%
Niskaran Methods
83.1%
Potent Soul Shards
86.4%
Nocturnal Yield
78%
Xavius' Gambit
84.7%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
88.1%
Seeds of Destruction
6.8%
2 / 2
Fatal Echoes
39%
Cascading Calamity
81.4%
Death's Embrace
88.1%
Patient Zero
5.1%
Sow the Seeds
5.1%
Shadow of Nathreza
264.4%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

88%

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

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

69%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

42%

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.

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

32%

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

Rot and Decay

Rot and Decay

27%

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 Swap

Soul Swap

3%

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

2%

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.