Affliction Warlock PvE Guide — Midnight
679 viewsAbout the Class
This is a ranged caster whose primary attribute is Intellect. The Affliction Warlock is a master of curses, diseases and Shadow magic who slowly and painfully drains the life force from their victims.
The defining feature of the specialization is managing multiple periodic damage effects and accumulating Soul Shards to fuel powerful spells. Gameplay revolves around flawless maintenance of damage-over-time effects on several targets at once and efficient use of burst-damage windows.
Strengths
- One of the best damage-over-time classes in the game.
- Extremely strong in fights with 2–3 long-lived targets.
- High mobility compared to other Warlock specs thanks to an abundance of instant-cast spells.
- Excellent self-healing through
Drain Life.
Weaknesses
- Requires close tracking of many timers and debuffs.
- Very low damage against targets that die too quickly.
- Complex and demanding rotation that does not forgive mistakes in DoT refreshes.
Stat Priority
Intellect
Mastery
Haste
Critical Strike
VersatilityTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Best in Slot (BiS)
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Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling
Run through mob camps, applying Agony and 
Corruption as you go.
Once you gather 5–7 targets, use 
Seed of Corruption and finish off survivors with Drain Life.
Your Abyssal Demon will hold threat well while your DoTs do the work.
Useful Tips
Macros
#showtooltip Agony /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Agony
#showtooltip Seed of Corruption /cast [@cursor] Seed of Corruption
#showtooltip Healthstone /use Healthstone /cast Dark Pact
Author
Rasl
Rasl is a well-known World of Warcraft streamer who has been playing since 2009. For more than 7 years he played in the Banhammer guild, with which he reached the world top 10. In Mythic+ he plays various meta specializations and holds leading positions. His main class is Warlock.
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