Affliction Warlock - Battleground Blitz (US)

Affliction Warlock on the US Battleground Blitz ladder

Affliction Warlock is the seventh most played of 34 specs on the US Battleground Blitz ladder: 2,973 rated characters, 4.5% of everyone ranked in the bracket.

Rated characters

2,973

Share of the bracket

4.5% (seventh of 34 specs)

Highest rating

2,891

Median rating

1,433

Top 10% start at

2,027

Average win rate

56.0%

Games played

11 median, 499 most

Realms represented

230

Faction split

Alliance 1,537 (51.7%) Horde 1,436 (48.3%)

Affliction Warlock by rank

Rank	Rating	Rated characters	Share
Elite	2,400+	78	2.6%
Duelist	2,100+	166	5.6%
Rival	1,800+	535	18.0%
Challenger	1,400+	762	25.6%
Combatant	1,000+	238	8.0%
Unranked	below 1,000	1,194	40.2%

Realms with the most rated Affliction Warlock characters

1. Tichondrius 492 rated, best 2,719
2. Stormrage 168 rated, best 2,612
3. Area 52 146 rated, best 2,791
4. Illidan 137 rated, best 2,544
5. Moon Guard 109 rated, best 2,784
6. Sargeras 107 rated, best 2,403

How Affliction Warlock compares

Every Warlock spec on this ladder

Spec	Rated	Share	Avg rating	Top rating	At 1,800+
Affliction	2,979	4.5%	1,232	2,891	26%
Destruction	2,092	3.2%	1,219	3,005	26%
Demonology	567	0.9%	1,029	2,794	17%

In Solo Shuffle the same spec has 4,760 rated characters in US, the tenth most played of 34 specs, with a top rating of 3,116 and an average of 1,269. 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 18 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 (2912% of Spell Power) Fire damage split amongst all nearby enemies.

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  Essence Drain

  Whenever you heal yourself with Drain Life, the enemy target deals 9% reduced damage to you for 10 sec.

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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

  Taking direct Physical damage reduces the cooldown of Demonic Circle by 3 sec. Cannot occur more than once.

• 
  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

  Fracture the soul of up to target players into the shadows, reducing their damage done by 25% and healing received by 25% for 8 sec. Souls are fractured up to 20 yds from the player's location. Players can retrieve their souls to remove this effect.

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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.