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Affliction Warlock

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 47 players
  • Last Updated: 11 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

Langneurnino

Langneurnino

<French Heroes>Ravencrest (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)

Rot and Decay
Nether Ward
Jinx
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
Chanibad

Chanibad

Tarren Mill (eu)

Talents (class)

6789
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)

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 Undead

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

91% 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.

2% of the best players use this combination
Essence-Hunter's Eyeglass

Essence-Hunter's Eyeglass

Equip: Your harmful spells and ranged abilities critical strikes have a high chance to grant you Arcane Hunter up to 5 times, increasing your Critical Strike rating by 11 per stack for 8 sec.

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.

2% 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 47 primary stat for 20 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

Quick Sapphire

70%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

11%

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

Pure Dexterous Fiber

Pure Dexterous Fiber

9%

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 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

179%

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 133%
  • Ring 233%
  • Feet30%
  • Neck4%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

9%

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

  • Feet100%
Ascendance

Ascendance

6%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 89 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

  • Off Hand100%

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

100%

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.

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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.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

96%

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

4%

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

100%

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

91%

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

6%

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

181%

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

11%

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

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

96%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. 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

Talent Tree Background
Fel Domination
87.2%
Soul Leech
93.6%
Burning Rush
6.4%
Fel Pact
0%
Demon Skin
93.6%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
93.6%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
4.3%
Demonic Embrace
93.6%
Nightmare
23.4%
Demonic Fortitude
93.6%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
25.5%
Curse of Tongues
10.6%
Infernal Beneficiary
19.1%
Mortal Coil
87.2%
Pact of the Annihilan
25.5%
Demonic Circle
78.7%
Pact of the Satyr
25.5%
Improved Mortal Coil
10.6%
Dark Pact
80.9%
Foul Mouth
17%
Empowered Healthstone
14.9%
Abyss Walker
70.2%
Fortified Soul
19.1%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
63.8%
Gorefiend's Avarice
70.2%
Frequent Donor
80.9%
Pact of the Eredar
25.5%
Pact of the Nathrezim
8.5%
Demonic Resilience
76.6%
Empowered Drain Life
12.8%
Strength of Will
78.7%
Demonic Gateway
78.7%
Howl of Terror
76.6%
Swift Artifice
2.1%
Soul Link
23.4%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
14.9%
Fel Synergy
59.6%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
12.8%
Pact of Gluttony
78.7%
Soulburn
76.6%
Blight of Tongues
6.4%

Soul Harvester

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Wicked Reaping
100%
Shared Fate
100%
Eternal Servitude
97.4%
Necrolyte Teachings
100%
Demoniac's Fervor
97.4%
Sataiel's Volition
97.4%
Quietus
100%
Soul Anathema
100%
Friends In Dark Places
100%
Demonic Soul
100%
Shadow of Death
100%
Eternal Hunger
2.6%
Shared Vessel
2.6%
Manifested Avarice
2.6%
Agony
93.6%
Unstable Affliction
25.5%
Seed of Corruption
93.6%
Nightfall
80.9%
Haunt
93.6%
Shared Agony
25.5%
Improved Shadow Bolt
80.9%
Improved Haunt
89.4%
Absolute Corruption
80.9%
Cunning Cruelty
68.1%
Withering Bolt
80.9%
1 / 2
Creeping Death
76.6%
1 / 2
Dark Harvest
23.4%
Practiced Pestilence
25.5%
Summon Darkglare
80.9%
Summoner's Embrace
80.9%
Cull the Weak
23.4%
Malediction
8.5%
Sudden Onset
25.5%
Eye Contract
17%
Malefic Grasp
8.5%
Nether Plating
63.8%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
19.1%
Contagion
6.4%
Shard Instability
23.4%
Niskaran Methods
25.5%
Potent Soul Shards
17%
Nocturnal Yield
10.6%
Xavius' Gambit
25.5%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
25.5%
Seeds of Destruction
2.1%
2 / 2
Fatal Echoes
14.9%
Cascading Calamity
21.3%
Death's Embrace
25.5%
Patient Zero
0%
Sow the Seeds
0%
Shadow of Nathreza
0%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

91%

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

Rot and Decay

Rot and Decay

62%

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

60%

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

53%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

9%

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

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.

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.

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.