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Affliction Warlock

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 2 hours 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)

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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
Jinx
Soul Rip
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)

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
Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 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)

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

19%

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

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

14%

+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

73%

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.

  • Feet34%
  • Wrist20%
  • Head18%
  • Waist11%
  • Back7%
  • Hands5%
  • 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

72%

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

52%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Bright Linen Spellthread

20%

+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

62%

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
90%
Soul Leech
90%
Burning Rush
15%
Fel Pact
0%
Demon Skin
90%
2 / 2
Fel Armor
90%
2 / 2
Fiendish Stride
8.3%
Demonic Embrace
90%
Nightmare
73.3%
Demonic Fortitude
90%
Banish
0%
Curse of Exhaustion
90%
Curse of Tongues
66.7%
Infernal Beneficiary
36.7%
Mortal Coil
90%
Pact of the Annihilan
90%
Demonic Circle
90%
Pact of the Satyr
90%
Improved Mortal Coil
83.3%
Dark Pact
90%
Foul Mouth
85%
Empowered Healthstone
56.7%
Abyss Walker
78.3%
Fortified Soul
73.3%
Teachings of the Black Harvest
61.7%
Gorefiend's Avarice
16.7%
Frequent Donor
90%
Pact of the Eredar
90%
Pact of the Nathrezim
25%
Demonic Resilience
80%
Empowered Drain Life
13.3%
Strength of Will
90%
Demonic Gateway
90%
Howl of Terror
90%
Swift Artifice
11.7%
Soul Link
90%
2 / 2
Frequent Traveler
83.3%
Fel Synergy
70%
2 / 2
Oppressive Darkness
76.7%
Pact of Gluttony
88.3%
Soulburn
90%
Blight of Tongues
13.3%

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
90%
Unstable Affliction
90%
Seed of Corruption
90%
Nightfall
90%
Haunt
90%
Shared Agony
90%
Improved Shadow Bolt
90%
Improved Haunt
78.3%
Absolute Corruption
90%
Cunning Cruelty
55%
Withering Bolt
76.7%
2 / 2
Creeping Death
90%
2 / 2
Dark Harvest
90%
Practiced Pestilence
90%
Summon Darkglare
88.3%
Summoner's Embrace
90%
Cull the Weak
63.3%
Malediction
25%
Sudden Onset
85%
Eye Contract
16.7%
Malefic Grasp
1.7%
Nether Plating
15%
Sacrolash's Dark Strike
88.3%
Contagion
20%
Shard Instability
80%
Niskaran Methods
85%
Potent Soul Shards
80%
Nocturnal Yield
73.3%
Xavius' Gambit
78.3%
2 / 2
Ravenous Afflictions
88.3%
Seeds of Destruction
11.7%
2 / 2
Fatal Echoes
68.3%
Cascading Calamity
76.7%
Death's Embrace
86.7%
Patient Zero
11.7%
Sow the Seeds
11.7%
Shadow of Nathreza
270%

Best PvP Talents

Jinx

Jinx

90%

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

Impish Instincts

Impish Instincts

63%

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

40%

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

Gateway Mastery

Gateway Mastery

30%

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

27%

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

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.

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

3%

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.