Affliction Warlock
Ranged · Tree 1 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Dots. Corruption, Bane of Agony, Drain.
Build. Wrack is the bottom talent. Nightfall makes Shadow Bolt free. Shadow Mastery is the percent.
Spells. Corruption and Bane of Agony up, Drain to fill, Shadow Bolt when Nightfall procs.
Stats. Spell hit so the dots land. Spell power after.
Gear. A caster weapon. Life Tap means stamina is not wasted.
Build. Curse of Exhaustion and Amplify Curse slow a melee. Fel Concentration lets Drain finish.
Spells. Dots, Exhaustion, Fear, Death Coil if they reach you.
Stats. Stamina. You are the kill target.
Gear. Spell power and health.
Build
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Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Affliction in PvE.
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Corruption Corrupts the target, causing 438 Shadow damage over 18 sec. -
Bane of Agony Afflicts the target with agony, causing 552 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target. -
Drain Life Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec. -
Shadow Bolt Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 237 to 265 Shadow damage. -
Siphon Life Transfers 41 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Spell power - 2
Hit - 3
Crit - 4
Stamina
Gear
What suits Affliction at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Frostfire Circlet Head Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Crit · Sta -
Plagueheart Shoulderpads Shoulder Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Sta -
Frostfire Robe Chest Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Crit · Sta -
Frostfire Leggings Legs Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Sta -
Gem of Trapped Innocents Neck +Spell power · Crit · Sta -
Seal of the Damned Ring +Spell power · Hit · Crit · Sta -
Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit -
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Weapon +Spell power · Hit · Sta
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Affliction in PvP.
- Corruption Corrupts the target, causing 438 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
- Bane of Agony Afflicts the target with agony, causing 552 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.
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Fear Strikes fear in the enemy, causing it to run in fear for up to 20 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only 1 target can be feared at a time. -
Curse of Exhaustion Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target. - Death Coil Causes the enemy target to run in horror for 3 sec and causes 460 Shadow damage. The caster gains 100% of the damage caused in health.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1 Stamina
- 2 Spell power
- 3 Hit
- 4 Crit
Gear
What suits Affliction at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Champion's Dreadweave Cowl Head Cloth · Sta · +Spell power · Crit -
Champion's Dreadweave Spaulders Shoulder Cloth · Sta · +Spell power · Crit -
Field Marshal's Dreadweave Robe Chest Cloth · Sta · +Spell power -
Marshal's Dreadweave Leggings Legs Cloth · Sta · +Spell power -
Senior Sergeant's Insignia Neck Sta - Seal of the Damned Ring Sta · +Spell power · Hit · Crit
- Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit
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Grand Marshal's Stave Weapon Sta · +Spell power
What changed vs Classic
21 Affliction talents differ from Classic Era.
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Amplify Curse Reworded
Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
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Curse of Exhaustion Changed
Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
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Dark Pact Removed
Drains 150 of your pet's Mana, returning 100% to you.
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Fel Concentration Changed
Rank 3Gives your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
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Improved Bane of Agony New
Rank 2Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.
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Improved Corruption Changed
Rank 5Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
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Improved Curse of Agony Removed
Rank 3Increases the damage done by your Curse of Agony by 6%.
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Improved Curse of Exhaustion Removed
Rank 4Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 20%.
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Improved Curse of Weakness Removed
Rank 3Increases the effect of your Curse of Weakness by 20%.
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Improved Drain Life Removed
Rank 5Increases the Health drained by your Drain Life spell by 10%.
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Improved Drain Mana Removed
Rank 2Causes 30% of the Mana drained by your Drain Mana spell to damage the opponent.
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Improved Drain Soul Removed
Rank 2Gives you a 100% chance to get a 100% increase to your Mana regeneration for 10 sec if the target is killed by you while you drain its soul. In addition your Mana may continue to regenerate while casting at 50% of normal.
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Improved Drains New
Rank 3Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%.
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Malevolence New
Rank 5Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.
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Nightfall Reworded
Rank 2Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
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Pandemic New
Rank 3Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 100%.
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Siphon Life Changed
Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
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Soul Harvest New
Rank 2Killing a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 100% for 10 sec and allows 100% of normal Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
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Soul Siphon New
Rank 3Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 12% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 36%.
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Suppression Changed
Rank 5Improves your chance to hit by 5% and reduces all threat you generate by 20%.
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Wrack New
Tears the target apart from within, inflicting 86 Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow damage over time effects by 10% for 6 sec.