Affliction Warlock PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — 12.1

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The stat priority for Affliction Warlock in PvP is as follows:

Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Versatility is your next best stat, as this increases the damage and healing you do while also reducing the damage you take. Haste is another strong secondary stat due to it reducing the Global Cooldown on casts, abilities, and increasing the tick rate of your DoTs.

In general, Affliction Warlocks want to get gear that gives both Versatility and Haste, with a priority on Versatility. Most PvP pieces from Honor and Conquest come with Versatility and Haste, so these are generally the best items to go for.

It is important to note that ALL tier sets are nerfed to 33% effectiveness in PvP. Although this nerf is significant, some tier sets are still important to acquire to maximize your chances to win. For Affliction Warlocks, your tier set is Damned Necrolyte's Shattered Restraints:

• 2-set: Corruption damage increased by 25% and Agony damage increased by 15%.
• 4-set: Each active Unstable Affliction increases the damage dealt by your spells and abilities by 2%, up to 6%. Seed of Corruption applies Unstable Affliction at 20% effectiveness to your target.

Note: It is important to be wearing two PvP trinkets. This will give you a Intellect boost that will increase your damage and Stamina.

Venomous Gladiator's Medallion is a mandatory trinket to have equipped at all times. This allows you to remove any crowd control on yourself. You will normally use this when you are stuck in crowd control, and a teammate is at low health.

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity is the best offensive trinket to wear. This gives you an Intellect proc, which will boost your damage.

Embellishments are bonuses that can be put on crafted gear. These effects can have a drastic impact on the game. You are only allowed to have two Embellishments equipped at the same time, so these go on your crafted bracers and boots:

• Arcanoweave Lining. This Embellishment gives your spells and abilities a chance to summon a Mana Wyrm that grants Arcanoweave Insight to you and a nearby ally, increasing the primary stat of both players. Overall, this will give you and your team the highest damage output.

Here are the best enchants for an Affliction Warlock:

• Helm: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed
• Shoulders: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul
• Legs: Sunfire Silk Spellthread
• Feet: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

You can use one Heliotrope gem in Midnight, and for Affliction Warlocks that should be Cognitive Heliotrope to gain access to Precognition. Fill your remaining sockets with Flawless Quick Lapis.