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Warlock Specialization

Affliction Warlock

DPS specialization of the Warlock.

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Affliction Warlock at a glance

Class
Warlock
Role
DPS
Armor
Cloth
Resource
Mana and Soul Shards
Introduced in
Classic
Sibling specs
2
Spec spells
3
PvP talents
11
Solo Shuffle4,688 rankedtop rating 3,116

Affliction Warlock spellbook

Spells the Affliction specialization teaches or changes, in the game's order.

Hidden passives the client applies to Affliction (not shown in the spellbook): Affliction Warlock (137043), Stat Negation Aura - Intellect DPS, Affliction Warlock (462111), Warlock, Affliction Warlock (1256906).

Affliction Warlock PvP talents

Affliction Warlock PvP talents.

  • BloodstonesYour Healthstones are replaced with Bloodstones which increase their user's haste by 20% for 18 sec instead of healing.
  • Bonds of FelEncircle 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.
  • Essence DrainWhenever you heal yourself with Drain Life, the enemy target deals 9% reduced damage to you for 10 sec.
  • Gateway MasteryIncreases 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.
  • Impish InstinctsTaking direct Physical damage reduces the cooldown of Demonic Circle by 3 sec. Cannot occur more than once.
  • JinxCasting a curse now applies Corruption and Agony to your target, but curses now costs 1 Soul Shards.
  • Nether WardSurrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 3 sec, reflecting all harmful spells cast on you.
  • Rot and DecayShadow 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.
  • Shadow RiftConjure 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.
  • Soul RipFracture 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.
  • Soul SwapCopies 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.

Other Warlock specializations

Warlock appearance sets

Recent Affliction Warlock hotfixes

  • October 27, 2026 Classes › Warlock › Affliction

    Unstable Affliction damage increased by 20%. Does not affect PvP combat.

  • October 26, 2026 Classes › Warlock › Affliction

    Fixed an issue where the Cooldown Manager would sometimes not display Summon Darkglare correctly.

  • October 23, 2026 Classes › Warlock

    Fixed issues that caused some warlock summons and Diabolic Occuli to sometimes incorrectly target enemies outside of combat. This corrects summons from Affliction's Shadows of Nath'reza, Demonology's Dominion of Argus, as well as Diabolist summons.

  • October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Warlock

    Bonds of Fel damage increased by 100%.

  • October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Warlock

    Bloodstone duration increased to 18 seconds (was 12 seconds).

  • October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Warlock

    Bloodstone now has a unique visual and updated sound effect.

  • September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Warlock › Affliction

    Agony damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.

  • September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Warlock › Affliction

    Unstable Affliction damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

Every Warlock hotfix, by date: Warlock hotfixes.

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