Affliction Warlock PvP Gear Guide for Mists of Pandaria Classic
On this page you will find the recommended best in slot gear for an
Affliction Warlock in the current Mists of Pandaria PvP season.
Best in Slot Gear for PvP Affliction Warlock
The gear list below is following the stat priority of Hit Cap (6%) > Resilience > Haste > Spell Power/Intellect and will include items available exclusively from Professions, Battlegrounds and Arena PvP rewards.
This page only focuses on the best in slot gear for a PvP
Affliction Warlock. You can learn more about how to leverage your
unique skills by reading our full Affliction PvP guide
below.
This is a list of items that are considered to be best in each slot for
PvP-based content. If you are instead looking for a PvE-focused list for either
pre-raid or best-in-slot gear, make sure to check out our 
Warlock gearing
page below. In Season 12, there are 0 PvE items used in the best-in-slot list.
Best in Slot Gear
The items in the list below are best in slot for Mists of Pandaria Season 12 until the release of Season 13.
Please note that the list assumes you are Human by default. If you play another race, replace the
Malevolent Gladiator's Badge of Dominance with 
Malevolent Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty.
| Slot | Item | Reforging | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm |
|
Haste |
|
| Neck |
|
Hit |
|
| Shoulders |
|
Hit |
|
| Back |
|
|
|
| Chest |
|
Hit |
|
| Wrists |
|
Haste |
|
| Hands |
|
Haste |
|
| Waist |
|
Mastery |
|
| Legs |
|
|
|
| Feet |
|
Mastery |
|
| Ring |
|
Mastery |
|
| Ring |
|
Haste |
|
| Trinket |
|
|
|
| Trinket |
|
|
|
| Main-Hand Weapon |
|
Haste |
|
| Off-Hand Weapon |
|
Haste |
|
Best Enchants
| Slot | Enchantment |
|---|---|
| Head |  Arcanum of Vicious Intellect |
| Shoulders |  Greater Crane Wing Inscription |
| Back |  Lightweave Embroidery if Tailoring Enchant Cloak - Superior Intellect |
| Chest | Enchant Chest - Super Resilience |
| Wrists |  Enchant Bracer - Super Intellect |
| Hands | Enchant Gloves - Greater Haste |
| Waist |  Living Steel Belt Buckle |
| Legs |  Master's Spellthread |
| Feet | Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step |
| One-Handed Weapon | Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit |
| Off-Hand | Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect |
Best Gems
Meta Gem — 
Burning Primal Diamond
Red Gem — 
Reckless Vermilion Onyx
Yellow Gem — 
Quick Sun's Radiance
Blue Gem — 
Lightning Wild Jade until 6% hit
Meta Gem
Red Gem
Yellow Gem
Blue GemChangelog
- 14 Jul. 2025: Added Guide.
This guide is written and maintained by Chanimal, BlizzCon Champion Warlock with Rank 1 titles since 2011, competing in AWC. He streams Warlock PvP daily on Twitch, with highlights on YouTube.
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