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Affliction Warlock

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  • 36 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days 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

Johanan

Johanan

<ye>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Shadowfury

Talents (spec)

Drain Soul
Absolute Corruption
Summoner's Embrace

Talents (hero)

Shared Fate
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Rot and Decay
Nether Ward
Jinx
Kill

Kill

Barthilas (us)

Talents (class)

6789
Nightmare
Strength of Will
Frequent Donor

Talents (spec)

Siphon Life
Improved Shadow Bolt
Grimoire of Sacrifice

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Bleakheart Tactics
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Nether Ward
Jinx
Johanan

Johanan

<ye>Outland (eu)

Talents (class)

Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Shadowfury

Talents (spec)

Drain Soul
Absolute Corruption
Summoner's Embrace

Talents (hero)

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 Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

94% 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 68 primary stat for 20 sec.

3% of the best players use this combination
Soulbreaker's Sigil

Soulbreaker's Sigil

Equip: Your harmful spells and abilities have a chance to fracture the enemy's soul, dealing 2,515 Shadow damage over 10 sec. If a fractured enemy dies, you absorb their lingering energy, increasing your Versatility by 51 for 10 sec.

Void-Touched Fragment

Void-Touched Fragment

Equip: Your harmful spells and abilities have a chance to grant you a Void Fragment. Slaying an enemy guarantees a Void Fragment. Upon collecting 15 Fragments, you absorb their void energy, increasing your Mastery by 311 for 10 sec.

3% 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 Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

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

27%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

27%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

12%

+147 Mastery and +49 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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

175%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 241%
  • Ring 138%
  • Neck11%
  • Feet8%
  • Wrist2%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

6%

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

  • Feet100%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

6%

Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 756 Versatility when over 80% health.

  • Waist50%
  • Wrist50%

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

64%

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.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

25%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

100%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

89%

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

3%

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

97%

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

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Main Hand

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

33%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

33%

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

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

72%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

72%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 3 of your Critical Strike while granting 16 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

86%

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

+1090 Avoidance

+1090 Avoidance

3%

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
88.9%
Soul Leech
100%
Burning Rush
69.4%
Fel Pact
0%
Demon Skin
100%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
100%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
61.1%
Demonic Embrace
100%
Nightmare
50%
Demonic Fortitude
83.3%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
61.1%
Curse of Tongues
16.7%
Infernal Beneficiary
36.1%
Mortal Coil
94.4%
Pact of the Annihilan
61.1%
Demonic Circle
88.9%
Pact of the Satyr
61.1%
Improved Mortal Coil
8.3%
Dark Pact
91.7%
Foul Mouth
44.4%
Empowered Healthstone
38.9%
Abyss Walker
44.4%
Fortified Soul
52.8%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
27.8%
Gorefiend's Avarice
75%
Frequent Donor
75%
Pact of the Eredar
61.1%
Pact of the Nathrezim
33.3%
Demonic Resilience
47.2%
Empowered Drain Life
41.7%
Strength of Will
86.1%
Demonic Gateway
83.3%
Shadowfury
86.1%
Swift Artifice
11.1%
Soul Link
47.2%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
16.7%
Fel Synergy
61.1%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
22.2%
Pact of Gluttony
83.3%
Soulburn
83.3%
Blight of Weakness
2.8%

Soul Harvester

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Wicked Reaping
62.5%
Shared Fate
83.3%
Eternal Servitude
100%
Necrolyte Teachings
100%
Demoniac's Fervor
100%
Sataiel's Volition
100%
Quietus
83.3%
Soul Anathema
100%
Friends In Dark Places
87.5%
Demonic Soul
100%
Shadow of Death
100%
Eternal Hunger
16.7%
Shared Vessel
29.2%
Manifested Avarice
37.5%
Agony
100%
Unstable Affliction
61.1%
Seed of Corruption
100%
Nightfall
91.7%
Haunt
83.3%
Shared Agony
61.1%
Improved Shadow Bolt
91.7%
Improved Haunt
69.4%
Absolute Corruption
91.7%
Cunning Cruelty
33.3%
Withering Bolt
77.8%
2 / 2
Creeping Death
88.9%
1 / 2
Dark Harvest
55.6%
Practiced Pestilence
58.3%
Summon Darkglare
91.7%
Summoner's Embrace
91.7%
Cull the Weak
50%
Malediction
44.4%
Sudden Onset
58.3%
Eye Contract
38.9%
Malefic Grasp
38.9%
Nether Plating
63.9%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
55.6%
Contagion
33.3%
Shard Instability
27.8%
Niskaran Methods
61.1%
Potent Soul Shards
52.8%
Nocturnal Yield
41.7%
Xavius' Gambit
47.2%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
72.2%
Seeds of Destruction
22.2%
2 / 2
Fatal Echoes
11.1%
Cascading Calamity
30.6%
Death's Embrace
69.4%
Patient Zero
13.9%
Sow the Seeds
16.7%
Shadow of Nathreza
0%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

100%

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

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

83%

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

Rot and Decay

Rot and Decay

44%

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

39%

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.

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

11%

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

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

11%

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.

Essence Drain

Essence Drain

8%

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 Rip

Soul Rip

3%

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.