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Affliction Warlock

  • 2v2
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 5 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

Rutena

Rutena

<Viciøus PvP>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Mortal Coil
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

Absolute Corruption
Improved Shadow Bolt
Grimoire of Sacrifice
Phantom Singularity

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Jinx
Impish Instincts
Adoukenop

Adoukenop

<hey im old>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Howl of Terror
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

Absolute Corruption
Improved Shadow Bolt
Summoner's Embrace
Phantom Singularity

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Shared Fate
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Jinx
Impish Instincts
Exoldboss

Exoldboss

<Original Gangster>Shattered Hand (eu)

Talents (class)

Mortal Coil
Nightmare
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

Absolute Corruption
Improved Shadow Bolt
Summoner's Embrace
Phantom Singularity

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Shared Fate
Eternal Servitude

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 Night Elf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

86% 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.

8% 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)

Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 9,612 primary stat for 20 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination
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.

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 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 Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

52%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

11%

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

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

10%

+147 Versatility and +49 Mastery

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 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

198%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 140,238 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 145%
  • Ring 234%
  • Feet13%
  • Neck5%
  • Legs1%
  • Wrist1%
Captured Starlight

Captured Starlight

2%

Equip: When damaged below 30% health, gain a shield for 8 sec which absorbs up to 1.8 million damage. This effect can only be triggered once every 4 min but is reduced by 12 sec per unique Algari gem color socketed.

  • Ring 2100%

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

84%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Chant of Winged Grace

Chant of Winged Grace

8%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 380 Avoidance and reducing fall damage by 10%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

98%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Council's Intellect

Council's Intellect

2%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 360 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

94%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Defender's March

Defender's March

2%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

94%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and Stamina by 895.

Frozen Spellthread

Frozen Spellthread

4%

Use: Apply Frozen Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 177 and Stamina by 131. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

62%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 11,362 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 184. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

24%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 323 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Ring

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

124%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+315 Haste

+315 Haste

48%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

96%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

2%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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

100%

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

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

72%

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

64%

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

38%

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

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

12%

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

10%

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.

Rampant Afflictions

Rampant Afflictions

2%

Unstable Affliction can now be applied to up to 3 targets, but its damage is reduced by 45%.

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.