Affliction Warlock PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Shadowlands / 9.2)

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

1. Intellect;
2. Versatility;
3. Haste;
4. Mastery;
5. Critical Strike.

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 trinkets that line up well with Dark Soul: Misery. These trinkets can have a passive or on-use effect. The stat you want to be increasing is Intellect. The reason you want to increase Intellect is because it drastically increases your overall damage output. Here is the best gear we recommend you using as an Affliction Warlock.

Note that in Patch 9.2, the Tier Sets for Affliction Warlocks are underwhelming and are not used in PvP.

• Head: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Guise
• Neck: Cosmic Gladiator's Necklace
• Shoulders: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Mantle
• Cloak: Cosmic Gladiator's Drape
• Chest: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Robe
• Wrists: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Armbands
• Hands: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Gloves
• Waist: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Cord or Claw of Endereth
• Legs: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Leggings
• Feet: Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Treads or Decaying Soul Satchel
• Ring 1: Cosmic Gladiator's Ring
• Ring 2: Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet
• Weapon: Cosmic Gladiator's Vesper.

Note: It is important to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Intellect boost that will increase your damage and 350 Stamina.

Cosmic 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. Note that if you play a Human, Sinful Gladiator's Relentless Brooch is a better option, as Will to Survive in combination with the Brooch is very good.

Cosmic Gladiator's Resonator is a damage trinket that acts like a grenade. At the time of writing of this guide, this trinket is very powerful and is more valuable than any of the other newly-introduced trinkets.

Here are the best enchants and gems for an Affliction Warlock:

• Bracers: Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
• Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
• Weapon Enchant: Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

Gem all of your gear with Versatile Jewel Cluster.