Affliction Warlock PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — 12.0.5

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

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

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 will have Versatility and Haste, so these are generally the best items to go for. There are pieces available from the crafting system that have balanced Haste and Versatility stats that are useful if you wish to balance your Haste and Versatility more.

• Head: Galactic Gladiator's Silk Guise
• Neck: Galactic Gladiator's Necklace
• Shoulders: Abyssal Immolator's Fury Tier
• Cloak: Galactic Gladiator's Drape
• Chest: Abyssal Immolator's Dreadrobe Tier
• Wrists: Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands Haste / Versatility Crafted with Arcanoweave Lining
• Hands: Abyssal Immolator's Grasps Tier
• Waist: Galactic Gladiator's Silk Cord
• Legs: Abyssal Immolator's Pillars
• Feet: Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads Haste / Versatility Crafted with Arcanoweave Lining
• Ring 1: Galactic Gladiator's Ring
• Ring 2: Thalassian Competitor's Signet Haste / Versatility Crafted
• Weapon: Galactic Gladiator's Staff

Affliction Warlock's Warlock Affliction 12.0 Class Set 2pc and Warlock Affliction 12.0 Class Set 4pc are both NOT worth using in Midnight. The Warlock Affliction 12.0 Class Set 2pc causes your Unstable Affliction to deal increased damage. The Warlock Affliction 12.0 Class Set 4pc increases your Agony initial stacks and increases its damage. The loss in Versatility in order to use the Tier Set is not worth the trade off.

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

Galactic 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.

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

Here are the best enchants and gems 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

Gem all of your gear with Flawless Quick Lapis and one Cognitive Heliotrope for Precognition.