Affliction spec is one of the strongest in WoTLK because it has excellent damage and high survivability. But to show these results, you need to know this spec's subtleties.
If you play as an alliance, create gnome because of +5% INT and crit % buff. If horde - orc, Blood Fury spell gives 168SP/15s buff. And buff for pets +5% DMG.
Breakdown:
1. Talents
2. Glyphs
3. Gems
4. Professions
5. Equipment Enchants
6. Weapons Enchants
7. Rotation
8. DPS Stat Priority
9. Best in Slot
10. Consumables
11. Conclusion
This build gives a high amount of damage and survivability.
Best major glyphs, but you can take what you need in minor (expect drain soul glyph), here the most optimized glyphs for any situation.
Major Glyphs:
Minor Glyphs:
Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps, but here are the best gems.
Meta: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Red: Runed Cardinal Ruby
Blue: Purified Dreadstone - 2x for meta (Only if the socket bonus is +7 Spell Power)
Yellow: Reckless Ametrine (Only if the socket bonus is +7 Spell Power)
In WoTLK all professions are balanced, but the most useful professions for the Affliction are:
• Jewelry – must need. 3 stones that give +117 SP.
• Leatherworking - wrist enchant (+76 SP)
• Alchemy - +46 SP from the potion.
• Enchantment - Rings enchant (+46 SP each)
• Blacksmithing - 2 prismatic sockets for the gloves and wrist.
• Inscription – Shoulder enchant +70 SP and 8 mana restore/5s
• Tailoring – Cloak enchant +60 SP.
Many enchants can be used while you have specific professions, so you can manage what you need, but here is a very popular enchant build.
Head: Arcanum of Burning Mysteries
Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Storm
Back: Enchant Cloak - Greater Speed
Chest: Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Bracers: Enchant Bracers - Superior Spellpower
Gloves: Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Spellpower
Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs: Brilliant Spellthread
Boots: Enchant Boots - Icewalker
Here is the best enchants for 1H and 2H weapons:
Two-Handed Weapon: Enchant Staff - Greater Spellpower
One-Handed Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Mighty Spellpower
Easy rotation, but ensure not to re-apply DoTs earlier than necessary as this will lower your DPS.
Begin by casting Life Tap before the boss is engaged.
Ensure the boss has a Curse of the Elements on him at all times.
Corruption → Unstable Affliction → Haunt (Mostly for the buff) → Curse of Agony → Drain Soul (When the boss is below 25%)→ Shadow Bolt
Here are the main stats that you need. INT or spirit isn't so important, so don't focus on them.
Hit (17%) (14% with Suppression)
Haste (softcap - 1100) cap - 1400.
Critical Strike needs to be >40%
Spell Power - more - better.
Here is the best equipment that you can have.
Head - Sanctified Dark Coven Hood
Neck - Blood Queen's Crimson Choker
Shoulder - Sanctified Dark Coven Shoulderpads
Cloak - Greatcloak of the Turned Champion
Chest - Sanctified Dark Coven Robe
Wrist - Bracers of Fiery Night
Hands - Sanctified Dark Coven Gloves
Waist - Crushing Coldwraith Belt
Legs - Plaguebringer's Stained Pants
Feet - Plague Scientist's Boots
Fingers - Ashen Band of Endless Destruction, Loop of the Endless Labyrinth
Trinkets - Charred Twilight Scale, Phylactery of the Nameless Lich or Dislodged Foreign Object
Weapon - Bloodsurge, Kel'Thuzad's Blade of Agony and Shadow Silk Spindle (1H), Archus, Greatstaff of Antonidas (2H)
Wand - Corpse-Impaling Spike
Best flasks and food.
Flask of the Frost Wyrm - 125SP/1 hour
Potion of Speed - 500 haste/15s
Potion of Wild Magic - 200 crit rating and SP/15s
Elixir of Mighty Thoughts - 45INT/1h
Food:
Fish feast: 80 AP, 46SP, 40 stamina.
Tender Shoveltusk Steak - 46SP, 40 stamina.
Today you looked at the Affliction Warlock guide. Thank you for your attention. Hope you get better results with this guide!
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