Mists of Pandaria Classic Affliction Warlock Spell Summary

Last updated on Jun 10, 2025 at 12:00 by Crix

On this page, we present you with all spells and procs that you need to understand as a Affliction Warlock in Mists of Pandaria Classic.

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Affliction Warlock Spells, Cooldowns and Abilities

AfflictionAffliction Warlock has a plethora of spells available to them and more than most other classes. Knowing your important spells and when to use them is a crucial part of playing a Warlock. The sections below aim to show you your most important spells by each category and give you a brief example of what each spell does.

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Damage Spells

As an AfflictionAffliction Warlock, you will be mainly dealing damage. These are all of your main damaging spells that you will want to focus on using. If you don't see a spell listed, then you will never use it.

  • Malefic Grasp Icon Malefic Grasp — This is your main filler spell that's casted while waiting for your other abilites to come off cooldown. Generates Burning Embers Icon Burning Embers. Crits double this effect.
  • Drain Soul Icon Drain Soul — Your main spender spell. Unleashes a massive blast of chaos damage to a target. Able to hit two targets when paired with Havoc Icon Havoc.
  • Corruption Icon Corruption — One of your main Damage over Time Spells. You want this up on the boss as close to 100% uptime as humanly possible.
  • Unstable Affliction Icon Unstable Affliction — Another one of your main Damage over Time Spells. You want this up on the boss as close to 100% uptime as humanly possible.
  • Agony Icon Agony — The last of your main Damage over Time Spells. You want this up on the boss as close to 100% uptime as humanly possible
  • Seed of Corruption Icon Seed of Corruption — Your main AoE. This puts a seed on a target that blows up when enough damage is done or when the target dies or the Seed timer runs out. Upon explosion, it applies Corruption Icon Corruption to all nearby enemies.
  • Fel Flame Icon Fel Flame — This is an instant cast spell that does moderate damage. This is typically used whenever moving for a mechanic. ALWAYS BE CASTING!
  • Soul Fire Icon Soul Fire — A huge nuke of a fire spell. Deals extrememly high damage and deals more damage if the target is below 30%.
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Cooldowns

AfflictionAffliction Warlock doesn't have too many personal cooldowns, but the ones you have are some of the biggest cooldowns in the game.

  • Dark Soul: Instability Icon Dark Soul: Instability — Infuses your soul with unstable power, increasing your critical strike chance by 30% for 20 sec.
  • Summon Doomguard Icon Summon Doomguard — This is a powerful cooldown that summons a massive Doomguardto fight for you for 60 seconds. This does extraordinarily high single-target damage to whatever target you'rehitting.
  • Summon Infernal Icon Summon Infernal — This is a powerful cooldown that summons a massive Infernal to fight for you for 60 seconds. This does extraordinarily high AoE damage attacks whatever you're attacking.
  • Grimoire of Service Icon Grimoire of Service — A talent that summons a second demon for 20 seconds.
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Utility Spells

In addition to your main spells and cooldowns, you also have many utility spells that can be game changing when used in the proper scenario. Make sure you understand each of the spells listed below to fully take advantage of your entire spellbook.

  • Mortal Coil Icon Mortal Coil — Talent: This is an instant cast ability that not does damage and heals you for the damage done, but also forces it's target to run around in horror for 3 seconds. This is used frequently on the move simply to help give you some health back.
  • Fear Icon Fear — This spell strikes Fear into the enemy, forcing it to run around in fear for 20 seconds. Any damage has a chance to break the fear and you can only have one target feared at a time.
  • Howl of Terror Icon Howl of Terror — This is an AoE fear, much like Fear Icon Fear, but an fears 5 people.
  • Demonic Gateway Icon Demonic Gateway — Puts down two Demonic Gateways. If you click one, it will teleport you to the other side. Limit 5 charges. The portal generates one charges every 10 seconds and lasts 15 minutes.
  • Curse of the Elements Icon Curse of the Elements — This curses the target for 5 minutes, increasing the magical damage taken by the target by 5% for 5 minutes. Can only have 1 curse active per target.
  • Curse of Enfeeblement Icon Curse of Enfeeblement — Reduces the target physical damage by 10% and increases the casting time of all spells by 50% (10% on player targets) for 30 seconds. Can only have 1 curse active per target.
  • Health Funnel Icon Health Funnel — This spell transfers some of your health and gives it to your demon.
  • Ritual of Summoning Icon Ritual of Summoning — This will put down a soulwell that anyone in your party or raid can click to get a Healthstone. You must have two other people to click the Soulwell to summon it.
  • Banish Icon Banish — Banishes any demon, aberration or elemental for up to 30 seconds, making it not be able to do anything, including take damage.
  • Create Soulwell Icon Create Soulwell — Puts down a Soulwell that your party/raid members can click to obtain a Healthstone.
  • Create Soulstone Icon Create Soulstone — This creates a Soulstone that you can either put on a party or raid member and when they die, they'll be able to resurrect. Or you can use this item on a dead member and it will battleres them.
  • Subjugate Demon Icon Subjugate Demon — Forces a Demon to fight for you for 5 minutes. The subjugated demon's attacks is increased by 30% and it's casting pseed slowed by 20%.
  • Demonic Circle: Summon Icon Demonic Circle — This spell allows you to put a Demonic Circle on the ground for 8 minutes and you can use Demonic Circle: Teleport Icon Demonic Circle: Teleport to teleport to that spot. This has a 40 yard range and you get a 50% movement speed buff for 8 seconds after if you use Soulburn Icon Soulburn with it.
  • Soulshatter Icon Soulshatter — A spell that reduces your threat by 90% for all enemies within 50 yards. Use this when you're about to pull threat.
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Buffs

There is not many buffs that Warlocks get in MoP Classic, but the ones you do have are pretty important.

  • Dark Intent Icon Dark Intent — Infuses all party and raid members with shadow, increasing their spell power by 10% and Stamina by 10% for 1 hour.
  • Unending Resolve Icon Unending Resolve — Hardens your skin, reducing all damage taken by 40% and prevents your spells from being interrupted or silenced for 8 seconds.
  • Twilight Ward Icon Twilight Ward — Gives you shield that will absorb a big chunk of Shadow and Holy damage. Lasts 30 second.
  • Unending Breath Icon Unending Breath — This is a buff that you can apply to anyone that grants you 20% increased Swim speed. The target also gains swim speed if using Glyph of Unending Breath Icon Glyph of Unending Breath.
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Changelog

  • 01 Jun. 2025: Guide created.
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