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Affliction Warlock

  • 3v3
  • 43 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Affliction Warlock on the 3v3 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

Medivh (us)

Talents (class)

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Nightmare
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

Absolute Corruption
Improved Shadow Bolt
Summoner's Embrace

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Shared Fate
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Jinx
Impish Instincts
Лагнур

Лагнур

<Melk Trupp>Deathguard (eu)

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
Gorefiend's Resolve

Talents (pvp)

Nether Ward
Jinx
Impish Instincts
Velvlol

Velvlol

<GLØBÁL>Twisting Nether (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

Improved Shadow Bolt
Absolute Corruption
Grimoire of Sacrifice

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Shared Fate
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 Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

88% 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.

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 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 49 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 Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 12,158 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

58%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

10%

+12 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

186%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 148,554 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 245%
  • Ring 138%
  • Feet11%
  • Neck6%
Ascendance

Ascendance

5%

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%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

2%

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

  • Feet100%

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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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

95%

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.

+160 Speed

+160 Speed

5%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that whispers of power, granting 6 Speed. 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.

Waking Stats

Waking Stats

2%

Use: Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your primary stats by 6. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 10.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

81%

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

9%

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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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

98%

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

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Main Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

70%

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.

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

21%

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.

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Ring

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

174%

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

12%

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

91%

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

+72 Avoidance

+72 Avoidance

5%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 50 Avoidance. 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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Fel Domination
81.4%
Soul Leech
93%
Burning Rush
11.6%
Fel Pact
2.3%
Demon Skin
93%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
93%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
11.6%
Demonic Embrace
93%
Nightmare
37.2%
Demonic Fortitude
93%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
48.8%
Curse of Tongues
16.3%
Infernal Beneficiary
32.6%
Mortal Coil
72.1%
Pact of the Annihilan
48.8%
Demonic Circle
76.7%
Pact of the Satyr
48.8%
Improved Mortal Coil
20.9%
Dark Pact
81.4%
Foul Mouth
41.9%
Empowered Healthstone
37.2%
Abyss Walker
55.8%
Fortified Soul
34.9%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
46.5%
Gorefiend's Avarice
69.8%
Frequent Donor
81.4%
Pact of the Eredar
48.8%
Pact of the Nathrezim
18.6%
Demonic Resilience
69.8%
Empowered Drain Life
25.6%
Strength of Will
76.7%
Demonic Gateway
74.4%
Howl of Terror
76.7%
Swift Artifice
16.3%
Soul Link
39.5%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
20.9%
Fel Synergy
44.2%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
25.6%
Pact of Gluttony
67.4%
Soulburn
65.1%
Blight of Tongues
11.6%

Soul Harvester

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Wicked Reaping
94.1%
Shared Fate
97.1%
Eternal Servitude
97.1%
Necrolyte Teachings
100%
Demoniac's Fervor
97.1%
Sataiel's Volition
94.1%
Quietus
97.1%
Soul Anathema
100%
Friends In Dark Places
94.1%
Demonic Soul
100%
Shadow of Death
94.1%
Eternal Hunger
2.9%
Shared Vessel
14.7%
Manifested Avarice
17.6%
Agony
93%
Unstable Affliction
48.8%
Seed of Corruption
93%
Nightfall
83.7%
Haunt
93%
Shared Agony
48.8%
Improved Shadow Bolt
83.7%
Improved Haunt
74.4%
Absolute Corruption
83.7%
Cunning Cruelty
62.8%
Withering Bolt
74.4%
1 / 2
Creeping Death
81.4%
2 / 2
Dark Harvest
41.9%
Practiced Pestilence
48.8%
Summon Darkglare
81.4%
Summoner's Embrace
83.7%
Cull the Weak
39.5%
Malediction
23.3%
Sudden Onset
48.8%
Eye Contract
32.6%
Malefic Grasp
14%
Nether Plating
60.5%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
39.5%
Contagion
27.9%
Shard Instability
41.9%
Niskaran Methods
46.5%
Potent Soul Shards
37.2%
Nocturnal Yield
25.6%
Xavius' Gambit
39.5%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
48.8%
Seeds of Destruction
16.3%
2 / 2
Fatal Echoes
18.6%
Cascading Calamity
23.3%
Death's Embrace
48.8%
Patient Zero
9.3%
Sow the Seeds
9.3%
Shadow of Nathreza
0%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

88%

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

Rot and Decay

Rot and Decay

67%

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.

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

53%

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

51%

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

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

7%

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

5%

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

5%

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

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 until canceled will exhale a copy damage of the effects onto a new target.