Affliction Warlock - Solo Shuffle (US)

Affliction Warlock on the US Solo Shuffle ladder

Affliction Warlock is the tenth most played of 34 specs on the US Solo Shuffle ladder: 3,029 rated characters, 3.8% of everyone ranked in the bracket.

Rated characters

3,029

Share of the bracket

3.8% (tenth of 34 specs)

Highest rating

2,585

Median rating

1,154

Top 10% start at

1,860

Average win rate

47.2%

Games played

36 median, 2,265 most

Realms represented

220

Faction split

Alliance 1,618 (53.4%) Horde 1,411 (46.6%)

Affliction Warlock by rank

Rank	Rating	Rated characters	Share
Elite	2,400+	20	0.7%
Duelist	2,100+	99	3.3%
Rival	1,800+	313	10.3%
Challenger	1,400+	683	22.5%
Combatant	1,000+	588	19.4%
Unranked	below 1,000	1,326	43.8%

Realms with the most rated Affliction Warlock characters

1. Tichondrius 598 rated, best 2,585
2. Illidan 166 rated, best 2,518
3. Stormrage 149 rated, best 2,526
4. Sargeras 142 rated, best 2,530
5. Area 52 140 rated, best 2,415
6. Frostmourne 114 rated, best 2,132

How Affliction Warlock compares

Every Warlock spec on this ladder

Spec	Rated	Share	Avg rating	Top rating	At 1,800+
Affliction	3,029	3.8%	1,088	2,585	14%
Destruction	2,056	2.6%	1,059	2,745	16%
Demonology	959	1.2%	944	2,585	11%

In Battleground Blitz the same spec has 1,776 rated characters in US, the eighth most played of 34 specs, with a top rating of 2,486 and an average of 1,059. Affliction Warlock in Battleground Blitz.

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
• 
  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.