Affliction Warlock DPS Simulations — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1
On this page, you will find a number of useful simulation results for your Affliction Warlocks in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.
1. Disclaimer Page
With the advent of certain tools such as Raid Bots, simulating your character has now become simple enough that we can recommend even the average player to sim their own character. It is through advanced simulations that many of the recommendations in this guide are found, and by doing your own you can easily figure out what talents you should be using with your particular gearing combination, what gear to equip, what Azerite Traits to use, and much more.
2. Affliction Warlock Racial Bonus Simulation
2.1. Single Target
2.2. Cleave
3. Changelog
- 19 Dec. 2018: Updated page with new sims.
- 10 Dec. 2018: This page has been reviewed for Patch 8.1 and no changes are necessary.
- 13 Aug. 2018: Page created for Battle for Azeroth launch.
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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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