Affliction Warlock - Battleground Blitz (US)

Affliction Warlock on the US Battleground Blitz ladder

Affliction Warlock is the eighth most played of 34 specs on the US Battleground Blitz ladder: 1,779 rated characters, 4.3% of everyone ranked in the bracket.

Rated characters

1,779

Share of the bracket

4.3% (eighth of 34 specs)

Highest rating

2,486

Median rating

1,140

Top 10% start at

1,781

Average win rate

56.1%

Games played

8 median, 257 most

Realms represented

206

Faction split

Alliance 922 (51.8%) Horde 857 (48.2%)

Affliction Warlock by rank

Rank	Rating	Rated characters	Share
Elite	2,400+	3	0.2%
Duelist	2,100+	22	1.2%
Rival	1,800+	141	7.9%
Challenger	1,400+	561	31.5%
Combatant	1,000+	225	12.6%
Unranked	below 1,000	827	46.5%

Realms with the most rated Affliction Warlock characters

1. Tichondrius 286 rated, best 2,276
2. Stormrage 93 rated, best 2,055
3. Area 52 85 rated, best 1,818
4. Illidan 79 rated, best 1,824
5. Sargeras 72 rated, best 1,947
6. Frostmourne 70 rated, best 2,479

How Affliction Warlock compares

Every Warlock spec on this ladder

Spec	Rated	Share	Avg rating	Top rating	At 1,800+
Affliction	1,779	4.3%	1,060	2,486	9%
Destruction	1,333	3.2%	1,088	2,527	11%
Demonology	343	0.8%	919	2,222	7%

In Solo Shuffle the same spec has 3,039 rated characters in US, the tenth most played of 34 specs, with a top rating of 2,585 and an average of 1,088. Affliction Warlock in Solo Shuffle.

The Affliction Warlock specialization

A master of shadow magic who specializes in drains and damage-over-time spells.

Class

Warlock

Role

DPS

Preferred weapons

Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword

Mastery

Mastery: Potent AfflictionsIncreases damage done by Agony, Wither, Siphon Life, Phantom Singularity, Vile Taint, Soul Rot, Unstable Affliction, and Seed of Corruption.1%.

PvP talents in the client

11

Affliction Warlock talent tree · Affliction Warlock spec page

Affliction Warlock PvP talents

The 11 PvP talents the current game client lists for Affliction Warlock, in alphabetical order.

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  BloodstonesUnlocks at level 40

  Your Healthstones are replaced with Bloodstones which increase their user's haste by 20% for 12 sec instead of healing.

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  Bonds of FelUnlocks at level 55

  Encircle enemy players with Bonds of Fel. If any affected player leaves the 12 yd radius they explode, dealing Fire damage split amongst all nearby enemies.

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  Essence Drain
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  Gateway MasteryUnlocks at level 49

  Increases the range of your Demonic Gateway by 20 yards, and reduces the cast time by 30%. Reduces the time between how often players can take your Demonic Gateway by 30 sec.

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  Impish Instincts
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  Jinx

  Casting a curse now applies Corruption and Agony to your target, but curses now costs 1 Soul Shards.

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  Nether Ward

  Surrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 3 sec, reflecting all harmful spells cast on you.

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  Rot and Decay

  Shadow Bolt damage increases the duration of your Corruption and Agony on the target by 2.1 sec. Drain Life and Drain Soul damage increases the duration of your Corruption and Agony on the target by 1.1 sec.

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  Shadow RiftUnlocks at level 55

  Conjure a Shadow Rift at the target location lasting 2 sec. Enemy players within the rift when it expires are teleported to your Demonic Circle. Must be within 40 yds of your Demonic Circle to cast.

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  Soul Rip
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  Soul SwapUnlocks at level 40

  Copies your damage over time effects and Haunt from the target, preserving their duration. Your next use of Soul Swap within 10 sec will exhale a copy damage of the effects onto a new target.