Affliction Warlock PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.0.7)

Affliction Warlocks are looking to be much stronger in Dragonflight 10.0.7. Affliction Warlocks struggle against melee, however they perform well into casters and have the potential to do incredible amounts of spread damage. If left alone for a few seconds, they can easily apply their DoTs to multiple targets and begin melting entire teams simultaneously. If an Affliction Warlock is being focused by enemies, it is difficult to deal damage. However, new abilities like Soul Swap help to alleviate this problem.

This patch sees a huge increase to damage dealt from Summon Darkglare and Drain Soul through the new talents Dark Virtuosity and Sargerei Technique. In addition, Inquisitor's Gaze has been buffed in power. Affliction Warlocks, if able to cast, will deal incredible amounts of damage through the use of their DoTs and Malefic Rapture.

• Great spread damage
• Great utility
• Good against teams with low self healing or no hybrids

• Struggle to cast against teams with many interrupts
• Lack of reliable crowd control
• Weak single target damage and burst
• Only one casting school

This guide ended up being very long, so we decided to split it in different pages.

• On the Affliction Warlock PvP Talents page, you will find a talent build recommended. In addition, different talent choices for specific situations will be considered
• On the Affliction Warlock PvP Rotation and Playstyle page, you will learn how to use your spells, depending on the situation (opener, burst damage, surviving, controlling enemy players, etc.), and what is generally expected of your class and spec in PvP.
• On the Affliction Warlock PvP Stat Priority and Gear page, you will find the stat priority to follow in PvP, as well as advice for choosing your gear, particularly trinkets.
• On the Affliction Warlock PvP Best Races page, you will find lists of the Alliance and Horde races, ranked by how good they are for Affliction Warlocks in PvP, as well as explanations regarding why and how their racials benefit you.
• On the Affliction Warlock PvP Useful Macros page, you will find a collection of useful macros for PvP for Affliction Warlocks.
• On the Affliction Warlock Arena Composition page, you will find the list of the most powerful Arena compositions featuring Affliction Warlocks, in both 2v2 and 3v3 modes.