Affliction Warlock PvP Guide (Season 4)

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Affliction Warlock in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Warlock PvP guide.

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3. Affliction Warlock Strengths and Weaknesses

Affliction Warlocks in Dragonflight PvP

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, abilities like Soul Swap Icon Soul Swap help to alleviate this problem.

Patch 10.2.6 / Season 4

There are no notable changes for Season 4 for Affliction Warlocks. The Tier set continues to be the Season 3 Amirdrassil Tier Warlock Affliction 10.2 Class Set 2pc and Warlock Affliction 10.2 Class Set 4pc.

Affliction Warlock Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

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

Weaknesses

Struggle to cast against teams with many interrupts
Lack of reliable crowd control
Only one casting school

Changelog

22 Apr. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4
22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
19 Mar. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
19 Mar. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
19 Mar. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
19 Mar. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
19 Mar. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
19 Mar. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
19 Mar. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
15 Jan. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
06 Nov. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
04 Sep. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
10 Jul. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflgiht Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
09 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
16 Mar. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
16 Mar. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
16 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
16 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
16 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
16 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
16 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
16 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
11 Dec. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
30 Jul. 2022 (races): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
30 Jul. 2022 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
30 Jul. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
30 Jul. 2022 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
30 Jul. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
30 Jul. 2022 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
30 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
30 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
02 Mar. 2022 (races): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
02 Mar. 2022 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
02 Mar. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
02 Mar. 2022 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
02 Mar. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
02 Mar. 2022 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
02 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
02 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
17 Nov. 2021 (races): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.5.
17 Nov. 2021 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.5.
17 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.5.
17 Nov. 2021 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.5.
17 Nov. 2021 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.5.
17 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.5.
17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
11 Aug. 2021 (gear): Added mention of the Shackles trinket and Domination Shards.
06 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands 9.1.
06 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands 9.1.
06 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
06 Jul. 2021 (comps): Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.
06 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.
06 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.
06 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.
06 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.1.
30 Mar. 2021 (races): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.5.
30 Mar. 2021 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.5.
30 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.5.
30 Mar. 2021 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.5.
30 Mar. 2021 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.5.
30 Mar. 2021 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.5.
30 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.5.
30 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.5.
08 Jan. 2021 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
07 Jan. 2021 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
07 Jan. 2021 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
01 Jan. 2021 (races): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
01 Jan. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
01 Jan. 2021 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
27 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1
27 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1
06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Rotations to include Covenant Ability.
29 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands release.
29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands release.
27 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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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