Affliction Warlock Guide for Dragonflight
Patch 10.1.7Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
Updated on October 1, 2023
Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Raids.
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Type | Top Choice | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Class Tree Talents | 248.8K | 22% | |
Spec Tree Talents | Siphon Life Vile Taint Pandemic Invocation Soul Swap Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Tormented Crescendo Malevolent Visionary Dread Touch Copy | 172.6K | 58% |
Full Talent Tree | 169.6K | 15% | |
Weapons | Erethos, the Empty Promise | 289.2K | 49% |
Trinkets | Spoils of Neltharus Neltharion's Call to Dominance | 289.2K | 78% |
Head | Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 77% |
Neck | Torc of Passed Time | 260.4K | 44% |
Shoulders | Amice of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 68% |
Back | Voice of the Silent Star | 282.3K | 56% |
Chest | Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 94% |
Wrist | Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps | 282.3K | 66% |
Hands | Grips of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 98% |
Waist | Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle | 289.2K | 78% |
Legs | Leggings of the Sinister Savant | 282.3K | 79% |
Feet | Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers | 282.3K | 61% |
Rings | Signet of Titanic Insight Ring-Bound Hourglass | 289.2K | 42% |
Gem | Fierce Illimited Diamond | 289.2K | 55% |
Gem Combination | Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Skillful Illimited Diamond | 282.3K | 12% |
Tier | Grips of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 98% |
Tier Combination | Leggings of the Sinister Savant Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant Grips of the Sinister Savant Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 248.8K | 32% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Graceful Avoidance | 289.2K | 84% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Waking Stats | 289.2K | 99% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracer - Devotion of Avoidance | 289.2K | 85% |
Belt Enchant | Nitro Boosts | 267.3K | 3% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Watcher's Loam | 282.3K | 63% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Devotion of Mastery Enchant Ring - Devotion of Mastery | 282.3K | 44% |
Weapon Enchant | Enchant Weapon - Sophic Devotion | 289.2K | 97% |
Class Tree Talents +
248.8K | 22% | |
248.8K | 14% | |
267.3K | 11% | |
260.4K | 5% | |
207.0K | 5% | |
210.2K | 5% | |
180.7K | 2% | |
186.2K | 2% | |
282.3K | 2% | |
289.2K | 2% |
Spec Tree Talents +
Siphon Life Vile Taint Pandemic Invocation Soul Swap Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Tormented Crescendo Malevolent Visionary Dread Touch Copy | 172.6K | 58% |
Seed of Corruption Siphon Life Vile Taint Pandemic Invocation Soul Flame Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Tormented Crescendo Malevolent Visionary Wrath of Consumption Dread Touch Copy | 220.4K | 24% |
Seed of Corruption Sow the Seeds Siphon Life Vile Taint Soul Flame Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Malevolent Visionary Grim Reach Copy | 282.3K | 5% |
Siphon Life Vile Taint Pandemic Invocation Soul Swap Withering Bolt Haunt Tormented Crescendo Seized Vitality Dread Touch Haunted Soul Copy | 149.8K | 2% |
Siphon Life Phantom Singularity Pandemic Invocation Soul Swap Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Tormented Crescendo Malevolent Visionary Dread Touch Copy | 148.4K | 1% |
Seed of Corruption Sow the Seeds Siphon Life Vile Taint Soul Flame Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Malevolent Visionary Wrath of Consumption Copy | 248.8K | 1% |
Siphon Life Vile Taint Pandemic Invocation Soul Swap Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Tormented Crescendo Malevolent Visionary Wrath of Consumption Dread Touch Copy | 175.4K | 1% |
Seed of Corruption Siphon Life Vile Taint Pandemic Invocation Soul Swap Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Tormented Crescendo Malevolent Visionary Wrath of Consumption Dread Touch Copy | 188.7K | 1% |
Seed of Corruption Sow the Seeds Siphon Life Vile Taint Soul Flame Withering Bolt Haunt Soul Rot Tormented Crescendo Malevolent Visionary Wrath of Consumption Dread Touch Copy | 224.6K | 1% |
Full Talent Tree +
169.6K | 15% | |
159.4K | 8% | |
162.5K | 6% | |
194.4K | 5% | |
204.4K | 4% | |
150.9K | 3% | |
165.1K | 3% | |
151.6K | 2% | |
206.7K | 2% | |
200.2K | 2% |
Weapons +
Erethos, the Empty Promise | 289.2K | 49% |
Illuminating Pillar of the Isles | 250.5K | 12% |
Primal Molten Spellblade Crackling Codex of the Isles | 211.2K | 6% |
Obsidian Seared Hexsword Crackling Codex of the Isles | 236.2K | 6% |
Obsidian Seared Hexsword Echo's Maddening Volume | 224.5K | 5% |
Primal Molten Spellblade Echo's Maddening Volume | 226.5K | 3% |
Obsidian Seared Hexsword Rod of Perfect Order | 210.7K | 2% |
Infinite Dragonspire | 217.2K | 2% |
Obsidian Seared Hexsword Thadrion's Erratic Arcanotrode | 236.7K | 2% |
Obsidian Seared Hexsword Irontorch Igniter | 199.7K | 1% |
Trinkets +
Spoils of Neltharus Neltharion's Call to Dominance | 289.2K | 78% |
Ominous Chromatic Essence Neltharion's Call to Dominance | 224.6K | 9% |
Irideus Fragment Neltharion's Call to Dominance | 269.2K | 5% |
Vessel of Searing Shadow Neltharion's Call to Dominance | 212.1K | 3% |
Spoils of Neltharus Ominous Chromatic Essence | 248.8K | 2% |
Spoils of Neltharus Vessel of Searing Shadow | 217.5K | 1% |
Vessel of Searing Shadow Ominous Chromatic Essence | 239.1K | 1% |
Head +
Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 77% |
Vibrant Wildercloth Headcover | 282.3K | 11% |
Attendant's Concocting Cover | 250.5K | 10% |
Cragshaper's Fitted Hood | 200.1K | 1% |
Lightweight Ocular Lenses | 213.3K | 1% |
Neck +
Torc of Passed Time | 260.4K | 44% |
Choker of Stolen Thunder | 267.3K | 15% |
Magmorax's Fourth Collar | 282.3K | 13% |
Elemental Lariat | 248.8K | 10% |
Bromach's Disentombed Locket | 219.6K | 10% |
Kagni's Scorching Talisman | 289.2K | 3% |
Chain of the Underking | 236.2K | 3% |
Red Sky Pendant | 214.9K | 2% |
Shoulders +
Amice of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 68% |
Vibrant Wildercloth Shoulderspikes | 248.8K | 26% |
Molten Magma Mantle | 193.3K | 1% |
Amice of the Blue | 200.2K | 1% |
Azureweave Mantle | 207.9K | 1% |
Mystic's Scalding Frame | 239.1K | 1% |
Back +
Voice of the Silent Star | 282.3K | 56% |
Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl | 289.2K | 17% |
Shawl of the Sinister Savant | 241.3K | 9% |
Etchings of the Captive Revenant | 269.2K | 5% |
Putrid Carapace | 190.6K | 2% |
Parrotfeather Cloak | 200.5K | 2% |
Undulating Sporecloak | 208.9K | 2% |
Billowing Skydrape | 224.6K | 2% |
Mammoth-Trainer's Drape | 230.9K | 2% |
Shadow of Perfect Bliss | 250.5K | 2% |
Chest +
Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 94% |
Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments | 239.5K | 3% |
Reanimator's Wicked Cassock | 240.2K | 3% |
Wrist +
Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps | 282.3K | 66% |
Unstable Vial Handlers | 289.2K | 11% |
Wristwraps of the Sinister Savant | 236.2K | 10% |
Clasps of the Diligent Steward | 226.7K | 5% |
Overengineered Sleeve Extenders | 248.8K | 3% |
Animated Shackles | 215.3K | 2% |
Wristwraps of Twined Morels | 178.1K | 1% |
Lily-Laced Bracelets | 207.0K | 1% |
Silk Cuffs of the Skycap'n | 239.5K | 1% |
Hands +
Grips of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 98% |
Vibrant Wildercloth Handwraps | 226.5K | 1% |
Waist +
Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle | 289.2K | 78% |
Lost Hero's Waist Wrap | 279.9K | 7% |
Discarded Creation's Restraint | 250.5K | 5% |
Sash of Abandoned Hope | 239.1K | 3% |
Sailcloth Waistband | 239.5K | 3% |
Skullstrap of the Sinister Savant | 211.2K | 2% |
Stratosphere Belt | 223.9K | 2% |
Legs +
Leggings of the Sinister Savant | 282.3K | 79% |
Coattails of the Rightful Heir | 289.2K | 16% |
Vibrant Wildercloth Slacks | 235.4K | 4% |
Feet +
Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers | 282.3K | 61% |
Treads of Fractured Realities | 289.2K | 24% |
Sandals of the Sinister Savant | 279.9K | 6% |
Azureweave Slippers | 207.9K | 2% |
Sandals of the West Wind | 217.2K | 2% |
Ancient Crosswrapped Sandals | 248.8K | 2% |
Ravenous Pursuer's Footwraps | 195.6K | 1% |
Sandals of Ancient Fury | 198.1K | 1% |
Khajin's Hailstone Footwraps | 205.2K | 1% |
Rings +
Signet of Titanic Insight Ring-Bound Hourglass | 289.2K | 42% |
Signet of Titanic Insight Entropic Convergence Loop | 260.4K | 19% |
Signet of Titanic Insight Onyx Impostor's Birthright | 282.3K | 7% |
Loop of Pulsing Veins Signet of Titanic Insight | 239.1K | 6% |
Loop of Vitriolic Intent Signet of Titanic Insight | 223.9K | 4% |
Signet of Titanic Insight Scalebane Signet | 229.1K | 4% |
Ring-Bound Hourglass Entropic Convergence Loop | 228.8K | 3% |
Entropic Convergence Loop Onyx Impostor's Birthright | 197.2K | 2% |
Loop of Pulsing Veins Entropic Convergence Loop | 225.0K | 2% |
Ring-Bound Hourglass Onyx Impostor's Birthright | 221.1K | 1% |
Gem +
Fierce Illimited Diamond | 289.2K | 55% |
Keen Neltharite | 282.3K | 52% |
Skillful Illimited Diamond | 282.3K | 35% |
Keen Ysemerald | 289.2K | 33% |
Sensei's Neltharite | 279.9K | 31% |
Sensei's Alexstraszite | 248.8K | 10% |
Crafty Alexstraszite | 241.3K | 6% |
Crafty Ysemerald | 248.8K | 6% |
Inscribed Illimited Diamond | 222.1K | 4% |
Zen Neltharite | 227.8K | 4% |
Gem Combination +
Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Skillful Illimited Diamond | 282.3K | 12% |
Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Fierce Illimited Diamond | 248.9K | 11% |
Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Skillful Illimited Diamond | 269.2K | 6% |
Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Fierce Illimited Diamond | 279.9K | 6% |
Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Fierce Illimited Diamond | 289.2K | 6% |
Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Skillful Illimited Diamond | 186.5K | 2% |
Keen Ysemerald Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Fierce Illimited Diamond | 239.5K | 2% |
Sensei's Alexstraszite Sensei's Alexstraszite Sensei's Alexstraszite Sensei's Alexstraszite Sensei's Alexstraszite Sensei's Alexstraszite Sensei's Alexstraszite Fierce Illimited Diamond | 248.8K | 2% |
Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Sensei's Neltharite Keen Neltharite Keen Neltharite Skillful Illimited Diamond | 213.6K | 1% |
Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Ysemerald Keen Neltharite Fierce Illimited Diamond | 230.9K | 1% |
Tier +
Grips of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 98% |
Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 94% |
Leggings of the Sinister Savant | 282.3K | 79% |
Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 77% |
Amice of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 68% |
Tier Combination +
Leggings of the Sinister Savant Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant Grips of the Sinister Savant Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 248.8K | 32% |
Amice of the Sinister Savant Leggings of the Sinister Savant Grips of the Sinister Savant Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 282.3K | 23% |
Amice of the Sinister Savant Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant Grips of the Sinister Savant Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 289.2K | 21% |
Amice of the Sinister Savant Leggings of the Sinister Savant Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant Grips of the Sinister Savant Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 269.2K | 16% |
Amice of the Sinister Savant Leggings of the Sinister Savant Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant Grips of the Sinister Savant | 240.2K | 6% |
Amice of the Sinister Savant Leggings of the Sinister Savant Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant | 267.3K | 2% |
Back Enchant +
Enchant Cloak - Graceful Avoidance | 289.2K | 84% |
Enchant Cloak - Regenerative Leech | 227.8K | 6% |
Enchant Cloak - Homebound Speed | 282.3K | 6% |
Enchant Cloak - Writ of Avoidance | 221.8K | 3% |
Enchant Bracer - Writ of Speed | 212.0K | 1% |
Chest Enchant +
Enchant Chest - Waking Stats | 289.2K | 99% |
Wrist Enchant +
Enchant Bracer - Devotion of Avoidance | 289.2K | 85% |
Enchant Bracer - Devotion of Speed | 282.3K | 7% |
Enchant Bracer - Devotion of Leech | 227.8K | 5% |
Enchant Cloak - Writ of Avoidance | 221.1K | 1% |
Belt Enchant +
Nitro Boosts | 267.3K | 3% |
Dimensional Shifter | 210.6K | 1% |
Feet Enchant +
Enchant Boots - Watcher's Loam | 282.3K | 63% |
Enchant Boots - Plainsrunner's Breeze | 289.2K | 35% |
Ring Enchant +
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Mastery Enchant Ring - Devotion of Mastery | 282.3K | 44% |
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Haste Enchant Ring - Devotion of Haste | 289.2K | 32% |
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Haste Enchant Ring - Devotion of Mastery | 260.4K | 13% |
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Devotion of Critical Strike | 248.8K | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Devotion of Haste | 229.1K | 3% |
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Devotion of Mastery | 248.8K | 3% |
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Versatility Enchant Ring - Devotion of Versatility | 168.9K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Devotion of Haste Enchant Ring - Devotion of Versatility | 185.9K | 1% |
Weapon Enchant +
Enchant Weapon - Sophic Devotion | 289.2K | 97% |
Enchant Weapon - Wafting Devotion | 241.3K | 2% |
Enchant Weapon - Sophic Writ | 217.2K | 1% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your DPS in Raids as Affliction Warlock.
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