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Affliction Warlock

  • 2v2
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 2 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Affliction Warlock on the 2v2 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

Garboman

Garboman

<마지막처럼>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
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Jinx
Impish Instincts
Soul Rip
Aneel

Aneel

<Honor Capped>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
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
Jinx
Impish Instincts
Rcat

Rcat

Tichondrius (us)

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

Stat Priority

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

52% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

5% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 159 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

3% of the best players use this combination
Crucible of Erratic Energies

Crucible of Erratic Energies

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to induce Voidlust. Voidlust increases your Critical Strike by 135, Leech by 1%, and Movement Speed by 10%. Engage the Protocol of Violence to increase the frequency of Voidlust episodes. Protocol of Sustenance: Voidlust episodes last longer. Engage the Protocol of Predation to increase the intensity of Voidlust episodes.

Locus-Walker's Ribbon

Locus-Walker's Ribbon

Equip: Casting spells has a high chance to tempt you with the power of the Void, increasing your Intellect by 211 for 10 sec. Each temptation permanently increases this effect by 5%, up to 10 times, diminishing quickly upon leaving combat.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Affliction Warlock is Cognitive Heliotrope
Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

17%

+23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

15%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

14%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

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 Devouring Banding on a Wrist item
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

52%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,450 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist39%
  • Feet29%
  • Back10%
  • Head6%
  • Legs3%
  • Waist3%
  • Hands3%
  • Main Hand3%
  • Off Hand3%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

43%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Wrist38%
  • Back27%
  • Waist15%
  • Feet15%
  • Head4%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

27%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,165 Arcane damage every second for 4 sec. Each unique gem color you have socketed empowers the Iris, causing it to deal 1% additional damage per.

  • Ring 244%
  • Ring 138%
  • Neck19%

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.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

67%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

2%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

32%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

12%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

35%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

15%

+32 Intellect & +70 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

42%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

5%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

42%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

32%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

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
76.7%
Soul Leech
76.7%
Burning Rush
26.7%
Fel Pact
3.3%
Demon Skin
76.7%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
76.7%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
13.3%
Demonic Embrace
76.7%
Nightmare
46.7%
Demonic Fortitude
76.7%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
76.7%
Curse of Tongues
50%
Infernal Beneficiary
43.3%
Mortal Coil
76.7%
Pact of the Annihilan
76.7%
Demonic Circle
76.7%
Pact of the Satyr
76.7%
Improved Mortal Coil
70%
Dark Pact
76.7%
Foul Mouth
63.3%
Empowered Healthstone
55%
Abyss Walker
55%
Fortified Soul
60%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
43.3%
Gorefiend's Avarice
38.3%
Frequent Donor
76.7%
Pact of the Eredar
76.7%
Pact of the Nathrezim
43.3%
Demonic Resilience
55%
Empowered Drain Life
23.3%
Strength of Will
76.7%
Demonic Gateway
76.7%
Howl of Terror
70%
Swift Artifice
23.3%
Soul Link
76.7%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
58.3%
Fel Synergy
51.7%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
60%
Pact of Gluttony
75%
Soulburn
76.7%
Blight of Tongues
11.7%

Soul Harvester

Hero class image
Wicked Reaping
100%
Shared Fate
100%
Eternal Servitude
100%
Necrolyte Teachings
100%
Demoniac's Fervor
100%
Sataiel's Volition
100%
Quietus
100%
Soul Anathema
100%
Friends In Dark Places
100%
Demonic Soul
100%
Shadow of Death
100%
Eternal Hunger
100%
Shared Vessel
100%
Manifested Avarice
100%
Agony
76.7%
Unstable Affliction
76.7%
Seed of Corruption
76.7%
Nightfall
76.7%
Haunt
76.7%
Shared Agony
76.7%
Improved Shadow Bolt
76.7%
Improved Haunt
60%
Absolute Corruption
76.7%
Cunning Cruelty
51.7%
Withering Bolt
53.3%
2 / 2
Creeping Death
76.7%
2 / 2
Dark Harvest
76.7%
Practiced Pestilence
76.7%
Summon Darkglare
71.7%
Summoner's Embrace
76.7%
Cull the Weak
75%
Malediction
40%
Sudden Onset
70%
Eye Contract
18.3%
Malefic Grasp
5%
Nether Plating
20%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
70%
Contagion
30%
Shard Instability
56.7%
Niskaran Methods
71.7%
Potent Soul Shards
63.3%
Nocturnal Yield
58.3%
Xavius' Gambit
53.3%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
75%
Seeds of Destruction
23.3%
2 / 2
Fatal Echoes
41.7%
Cascading Calamity
53.3%
Death's Embrace
75%
Patient Zero
23.3%
Sow the Seeds
23.3%
Shadow of Nathreza
223.3%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

70%

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

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

47%

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

32%

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.

Nether Ward

Nether Ward

28%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

23%

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

12%

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

5%

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.

Bloodstones

Bloodstones

3%

Your Healthstones are replaced with Bloodstones which increase their user's haste by 20% for 12 sec instead of healing.

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.