Affliction Warlock

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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!

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Players

See a short summary of the highest rated players in this category

Talents

See what the most popular talents are for every dungeon and raid boss

Stat Priority

See what the most important secondary stats are

Races

Find out what the best races for both Horde and Alliance are

Best Items

Scroll through the best items for each armor and weapon slot

Sockets

Discover what gems you should add to your armor

Embellishments

See what the most popular embellishments are for your class

Enchants

See what the best enchants to add to your armor are

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<hehe xd>Aegwynn (eu)

3692

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Johanan

<ye>Ravencrest (eu)

3632

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Soisix

Nagrand (us)

3563

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Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Affliction Warlock is

Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike

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Best Races

The best race for a Affliction Warlock for the Alliance is Night Elf and for the Horde is Orc

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Best Items

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Trinket Combinations

95% of the best players use this combination

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

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination

Soulbreaker's Sigil

Equip: Your harmful spells and abilities have a chance to fracture the enemy's soul, dealing 520,247 Shadow damage over 10 sec. If a fractured enemy dies, you absorb their lingering energy, increasing your Versatility by 2,298 for 10 sec.

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 13,912 for 10 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination

Diamantine Voidcore

Equip: Your spells have a chance to empower the Voidcore, granting you 48 Intellect for 15 sec. This chance is increased by 25% while below 25% mana. Multiple applications may overlap.

Ara-Kara Sacbrood

Equip: Your abilities have a chance to stir the sac, releasing an egg which grants you 15 Intellect. Each egg hatches after 1 min, and the new brood attacks your next target, inflicting 2,979 Nature damage over 8 sec.

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

28%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Quick Onyx

17%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Versatile Onyx

13%

+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

184%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 632 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

Ring 243%
Ring 138%
Neck13%
Feet3%
Wrist3%

Writhing Armor Banding

4%

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

Feet100%

Dawnthread Lining

4%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 6 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

Wrist50%
Hands50%

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

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

72%

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

16%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chest

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.

Feet

Scout's March

74%

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

19%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Legs

Sunset Spellthread

98%

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

Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

39%

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.

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.

Ring

+21 Versatility

70%

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

+21 Haste

47%

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

Wrist

+66 Speed

79%

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

+135 Leech

9%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. 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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Best Class Talents

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Best Hero Talents

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Best Specialization Talents

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Best PvP Talents

Jinx

88%

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

Nether Ward

67%

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

Rot and Decay

54%

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.

Gateway Mastery

33%

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

11%

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

Shadow Rift

9%

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

2%

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