Affliction Warlock Guide for Battle for Azeroth

Patch 8.3Ny'alotha

Updated on February 22, 2022

Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Raids.

Class

Specialization

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Type	Top Choice
Talents	Deathbolt Siphon Life Burning Rush Vile Taint Demonic Circle Haunt Dark Soul: Misery
Stat	Haste
Back	Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve
Feet	Hyperthread Boots
Head	Visage of Nightmarish Machinations
Legs	Corporeal Supplicant's Trousers
Neck	Heart of Azeroth
Ring	Logic Loop of Recursion
Chest	Loa Betrayer's Vestments
Hands	Emberscale Gloves
Waist	Binding of Dark Heresies
Wrist	Void-Drenched Wristwraps
Trinket	Vita-Charged Titanshard
Main Hand	Shgla'yos, Astral Malignity
Shoulders	Spaulders of Miasmic Mycelia
Azerite Essence	Lethal Strikes
Gem	Quick Sand Spinel
Azerite Power	Azerite Empowered
Race	Troll
Food	Abyssal-Fried Rissole Baked Port Tato
Rune	Battle-Scarred Augment Rune Lightning-Forged Augment Rune
Flask	Greater Flask of Endless Fathoms
Potion	Superior Battle Potion of Intellect Potion of Focused Resolve
Ring enchant	Enchant Ring - Accord of Haste
Weapon enchant	Enchant Weapon - Machinist's Brilliance
Healing Potion	Abyssal Healing Potion Coastal Healing Potion

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the data come from?

Our guides are based on statistics. We use algorithms to process thousands of Raid Logs (from Warcraft Logs) every day. By analyzing this Big Data from top parses we are able to precisely calculate what are World's Best Players using now.

How to use this guide?

We evaluate each item by their Maximum DPS and Popularity metrics. If unsure what to choose, the safest option is to pick the most popular one. Also, be sure to use our boss filter when optimizing for different Raid Bosses.