Affliction Warlock DPS Battle of Dazar'alor Raid Guide — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Affliction Warlock for each boss of the following raid: Battle of Dazar'alor. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5.
Introduction for Affliction Warlock Boss Advice in Battle of Dazar'alor
In this section you will find information pertaining to each boss individually in the Battle of Dazar'alor raid.
The advice in this section is in a state of continual updates, as the content is still extremely fresh. As we experience the bosses in their live and properly finished states, additional tips and advanced techniques will be added.
Talent Cheatsheet for Affliction Warlock
We advise to use the following talents on Champion of the Light.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life (situational options:
Writhe in Agony or
Absolute Corruption)
- Level 30:
Dark Pact (situational options:
Demon Skin or
Burning Rush)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery (or
Creeping Death, situationally)
We advise to use the following talents on Grong.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
We advise to use the following talents on Jadefire Masters.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life (or
Absolute Corruption, situationally)
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
We advise to use the following talents on Opulence.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
We advise to use the following talents on Conclave of the Chosen.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life (or
Writhe in Agony, situationally)
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
We advise to use the following talents on King Rastakhan.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Absolute Corruption or
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
We advise to use the following talents on High Tinker Mekkatorque.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
We advise to use the following talents on Stormwall Blockade.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Writhe in Agony or
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
We advise to use the following talents on Lady Jaina Proudmoore.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery (or
Creeping Death, situationally)
Champion of the Light
We advise you to use the following talents against Champion of the Light.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life (situational options:
Writhe in Agony or
Absolute Corruption)
- Level 30:
Dark Pact (situational options:
Demon Skin or
Burning Rush)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery (or
Creeping Death, situationally)
This fight is 50/50 between multi-target and single target phases. In
Normal and Heroic, focus on a single target build, while in Mythic or if your
group lacks multi-target, consider talenting Writhe in Agony or
Absolute Corruption. Use Felhunter to help interrupt caster adds.
Grong
We advise you to use the following talents against Grong, the Revenant / Grong, the JungleLord.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
This is a single target fight; try to use Demonic Circle and
possibly
Demonic Gateway to reduce the amount of movement required. If
you can save a
Deathbolt for when the add spawn consider doing so, but
do not delay it; in any case try to have at least a couple of shards available
for
Unstable Affliction. Consider using
Dark Pact to mitigate
the damage from the missile.
Jadefire Masters
We advise you to use the following talents against Jadefire Masters.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life (or
Absolute Corruption, situationally)
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
This fight will have at least 2 targets up the whole time, and some adds
that need to die as quickly as possible.
Warlocks can soak Magma Traps by preplacing
Demonic Circle and thus avoiding falling damage. Demonic Gateway is
also invaluable during the Maze phase.
In Mythic, remember the dance is a fixed sequence of colours: Blue, Green, Red, Green, Blue.
Opulence
We advise you to use the following talents against Opulence.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
The boss is split into 2 phases: the first is a gauntlet where the raid has
to split into two groups, and during the second phase you will fight the boss.
Plenty of movement is required during the Gauntlet, so try to minimize it as
much as you can. You can use Burning Rush to activate the buff in the
4th room by dropping below 50% health, and remember to save cooldowns for the
final room.
You generally want to pick up the Opal jewel, unless specified otherwise by your raidleader.
Use Shadowfury on
Spirits of Gold and try to save
a
Phantom Singularity for them.
In Mythic, when you are being swapped, remember to refresh all DoTs before it happens.
Make use of Demonic Circle in Phase Two to place pools at the edges of the room quicker.
Conclave of the Chosen
We advise you to use the following talents against Conclave of the Chosen.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life (or
Writhe in Agony, situationally)
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
Despite its appearance, this is mostly a single target fight. Maintain
Agony (especially if you have
Inevitable Demise) on
secondary boss to increase your resource generation. Make use of
Burning Rush to avoid orbs and to rush inside the Pa'ku safe zone
during its AoE. Consider bringing the Imp to help with defensive dispels.
King Rastakhan
We advise you to use the following talents against King Rastakhan.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Absolute Corruption or
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
This is a cleave fight in Phase One and single target with multiple targets later on. Maintain DoTs on all 3 minibosses and try to delay your Summon Darkglare until Rastakhan joins the fight. Avoid frogs and various abilities during
Phase Two and try to enter Phase Three in the Death Realm with all cooldowns available since
Bloodlust/
Heroism will be used there. During Phase Four pay
attention to where you run. Make use of
Demonic Circle in Phases 3 and 4 to minimize movements and avoid Inevitable End.
High Tinker Mekkatorque
We advise you to use the following talents against High Tinker Mekkatorque.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
This is a single target encounter with various movement requirements.
Make the best use of Demonic Gateway,
Demonic Circle, and
Burning Rush
to deal with both the
Shrunk debuff and
Gigavolt Charge.
Try to enter Phase Three with cooldowns up for when your raid uses
Bloodlust/
Heroism.
Your Imp can be used to dispel Polymorph.
Stormwall Blockade
We advise you to use the following talents against Stormwall Blockade.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Writhe in Agony or
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Burning Rush (or
Dark Pact, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery
This is a single target fight with periodic add spawns.
Phase One is pretty straightforward, so focus on dodging abilities and coordinate with the rest of the raid to bring down both bosses at the same time.
During Phase Two, if your raid is short on slows, you could consider
swapping to Succubus for the 50% permanent slow on 1 of the adds. Try to save a
couple of Unstable Afflictions to burst them down as quickly as
possible if required.
Use Demonic Gateway and
Demonic Circle to minimize the
movement when dropping debuffs at the back of the room.
Lady Jaina Proudmoore
We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Jaina Proudmoore.
- Level 15:
Drain Soul
- Level 25:
Siphon Life
- Level 30:
Dark Pact (or
Burning Rush, situationally)
- Level 35:
Phantom Singularity
- Level 40:
Howl of Terror
- Level 45:
Haunt
- Level 50:
Dark Soul: Misery (or
Creeping Death, situationally)
This is a single target fight with periodic adds during Phase One. During
the whole fight, pay attention to your total health and Chilling Touch
stacks: remember that
Burning Rush can be used to bypass the slow but
if you dip below 80% of maximum health you become stunned inside an Ice Block
that has to be destroyed by your teammates.
Save a couple of shards and possibly Haunt for every Marine wave, unless your Priests just Mind Control them.
In Phase Two, position
Demonic Gateway in conjunction with
Demonic Circle to help with the
Siegebreaker Blast mechanic
and to dodge the
Glacial Ray.
In Mythic difficulty, make sure to get into the Phase 3 intermission with all cooldowns up to get the maximum amount of boss damage while Bloodlust is active. You may have to place your Felhunter on the boss to kick Jaina's channeling, once Nathanos is free.
Changelog
- 25 Jun. 2019: This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
- 14 Apr. 2019: Updated after recent raid nerfs.
- 11 Feb. 2019: Updated with better talent choices, and more tips.
- 21 Jan. 2019: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Motoko, Warlock main since The Burning Crusade, co-admin in the Warlock Discord, and theorycrafter and contributor for LockOneStopShop.
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