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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

Infernion

Infernion

<Victim Specs>Stormscale (eu)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

-

Talents (pvp)

Garboman

Garboman

<마지막처럼>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

Drain Soul
Absolute Corruption
Summoner's Embrace

Talents (hero)

Friends In Dark Places
Shared Fate
Eternal Servitude

Talents (pvp)

Rot and Decay
Nether Ward
Jinx
Langneur

Langneur

<Anima Temporis>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (class)

Nightmare
Frequent Donor
Strength of Will
Howl of Terror

Talents (spec)

Improved Shadow Bolt
Absolute Corruption
Grimoire of Sacrifice

Talents (hero)

Curse of the Satyr
Hatefury Rituals
Zevrim's Resilience

Talents (pvp)

Gateway Mastery
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 Night Elf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

77% 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)

7% of the best players use this combination
Heart of Wind

Heart of Wind

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to awaken the Heart of Wind, surrounding you with strong gales that increase your Haste by 247 for 10 sec.

Emberwing Feather

Emberwing Feather

Use: Unleash an Emberwing Heatwave, increasing your Haste by 616 for 15 sec. You have a low chance to suffer an Emberwing Burn, reducing one of your other secondary stats by 191 for 10 sec. (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)

Best Sockets

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

Flawless Quick Lapis

37%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

18%

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

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

13%

+16 Haste & +7 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 Devouring Banding on a Feet item
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

75%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 2,674 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet33%
  • Wrist22%
  • Head18%
  • Waist11%
  • Back7%
  • Hands4%
  • Main Hand2%
  • Off Hand2%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

68%

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.

  • Wrist34%
  • Feet20%
  • Back20%
  • Head15%
  • Waist12%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

17%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,142 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 160%
  • Ring 230%
  • Neck10%

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 icon

Back

Goblin Glider

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

73%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

3%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

53%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

5%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

55%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Bright Linen Spellthread

17%

+24 Intellect

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

70%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

7%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

63%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

40%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

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
81.7%
Soul Leech
81.7%
Burning Rush
10%
Fel Pact
1.7%
Demon Skin
81.7%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
81.7%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
5%
Demonic Embrace
81.7%
Nightmare
70%
Demonic Fortitude
81.7%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
81.7%
Curse of Tongues
61.7%
Infernal Beneficiary
36.7%
Mortal Coil
81.7%
Pact of the Annihilan
81.7%
Demonic Circle
81.7%
Pact of the Satyr
81.7%
Improved Mortal Coil
78.3%
Dark Pact
81.7%
Foul Mouth
76.7%
Empowered Healthstone
46.7%
Abyss Walker
75%
Fortified Soul
63.3%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
56.7%
Gorefiend's Avarice
15%
Frequent Donor
81.7%
Pact of the Eredar
81.7%
Pact of the Nathrezim
20%
Demonic Resilience
71.7%
Empowered Drain Life
13.3%
Strength of Will
81.7%
Demonic Gateway
81.7%
Howl of Terror
81.7%
Swift Artifice
6.7%
Soul Link
81.7%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
76.7%
Fel Synergy
68.3%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
68.3%
Pact of Gluttony
80%
Soulburn
81.7%
Blight of Tongues
8.3%

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
81.7%
Unstable Affliction
81.7%
Seed of Corruption
81.7%
Nightfall
81.7%
Haunt
81.7%
Shared Agony
81.7%
Improved Shadow Bolt
81.7%
Improved Haunt
75%
Absolute Corruption
81.7%
Cunning Cruelty
45%
Withering Bolt
75%
2 / 2
Creeping Death
81.7%
2 / 2
Dark Harvest
81.7%
Practiced Pestilence
81.7%
Summon Darkglare
80%
Summoner's Embrace
81.7%
Cull the Weak
58.3%
Malediction
25%
Sudden Onset
76.7%
Eye Contract
11.7%
Malefic Grasp
1.7%
Nether Plating
10%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
80%
Contagion
13.3%
Shard Instability
76.7%
Niskaran Methods
76.7%
Potent Soul Shards
73.3%
Nocturnal Yield
65%
Xavius' Gambit
75%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
80%
Seeds of Destruction
6.7%
2 / 2
Fatal Echoes
63.3%
Cascading Calamity
73.3%
Death's Embrace
78.3%
Patient Zero
6.7%
Sow the Seeds
6.7%
Shadow of Nathreza
245%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

82%

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

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

62%

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

35%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

27%

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.

Rot and Decay

Rot and Decay

23%

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.

Soul Rip

Soul Rip

10%

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.

Shadow Rift

Shadow Rift

5%

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.

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.