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Affliction Warlock

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 1 hour 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

Adoukens

Adoukens

<hey im old>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Ichor of Devils
Dark Accord
Shadowfury
1265799

Talents (spec)

Improved Shadow Bolt
Absolute Corruption
Summoner's Embrace

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Shared Fate
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Rot and Decay
Nether Ward
Jinx
Nosone

Nosone

Illidan (us)

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)

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 Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

93% 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 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination
Gigazap's Zap-Cap

Gigazap's Zap-Cap

Equip: Every 6 sec, Zap your target and 1 nearby enemy for 727 Nature damage. Casting 30 spells Turbo-Charges you for 15 sec, doubling the frequency of your Zaps and upgrading them into Giga-Zaps, dealing 2,181 Nature Damage instead.

Signet of the Priory

Signet of the Priory

Use: Raise your signet to the Light, increasing your highest secondary stat by 213 for 20 sec. Your act inspires nearby signetbearers within your party, granting them 5 of the same stat for 20 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

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

64%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

10%

+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

177%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 670 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 136%
  • Ring 232%
  • Feet26%
  • Neck6%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

10%

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

  • Feet100%
Ascendance

Ascendance

7%

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 Hand75%
  • Main Hand25%

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

97%

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.

+44 Leech

+44 Leech

2%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that whispers of power, granting 23 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

97%

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

97%

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

98%

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

Charged Armor Kit

Charged Armor Kit

2%

Use: Apply a Charged Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 55 to all Primary stats and 53 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

82%

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

17%

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

167%

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

25%

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

93%

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

2%

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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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

85%

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

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.

Rot and Decay

Rot and Decay

52%

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

47%

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

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

8%

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.

Soul Swap

Soul Swap

3%

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.