Affliction Warlock DPS Gear and Best in Slot - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Welcome to our Gearing Page for Affliction Warlock. This sectionwill cover everything you need to know about equipping your character correctly.

If you have a new piece of gear for which you need gems and enchant advice,you can find everything on our dedicated page below.

Due to the simplicity of determining upgrades with a simulation in thecurrent game era, we recommend using the popular Raidbots tool todecide which pieces of gear offer the most potential for your character. Themain reason why this is a considerable advantage is due to the vast number ofvariables that differ from character to character, such as Stat Quotients andScale Factors.

The Top Gear function can be handy, as it allows you to comparemultiple items and item types to find the best combination of upgrades.

Learning to use the tools available will allow you to reach the most accurateconclusions with the least effort. It is highly recommended that you availyourself of these tools, which will serve you well when evaluating items.

The Droptimizer feature from Raidbots lets you identify which dungeons and Raid Bossesyou should spend your Bonus Rolls on. It simulates all of the potential upgradesin a raid or a dungeon, and lists the bosses/dungeons by rank order of how muchDPS you can expect to gain from bonus rolling on it. We have a guide for it thatyou can access using the link below.

With Season 4 Fated raids providing 3 different raids worth of high itemlevel loot, alongside crafted gear and Mythic+ sources it can be difficult toprioritize where to allocate the limited amount of Awakened Crests, and isinstead a path that originates from what gear has been acquired eachweek.

Listed Below are some guidelines defining the importance of each individualupgrades:

1. Embellishment offers the most reliable upgrades, coming from crafteditems and offering good scaling for those effects;
2. High stat tier pieces (Helm, Chest, Legs);
3. Weapons and trinket, which for the most part are tied to Amirdrassilweeks.

For more information on the new Gear Upgrades system, check out our dedicatedpage for it below.

As with Valor, the cost to upgrade scales differs per slot but now alsoincreases quickly as item levels go up.

Season 4 offers a way to target specific, powerful items with thenew Antique Bronze Bullion. Here are the best items to spend yourBullions on in Dragonflight Season 4.

1. Belor'relos, the Suncaller is arguably the best caster trinket,capable of output in both single and multitarget, while also synergisingwith another item listed below;
2. Nymue's Unraveling Spindle the second best trinket, especiallyrelevant in single target, and also another item sought after bymany;
3. Seal of Diurna's Chosen a rare drop and the best single target ringprovided the spec has some source of Fire damage, which can be obtainedthrough trinket and embellishment;
4. Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle the only weapon to sport bothsecondaries and an active ability on top;
5. Voice of the Silent Star offensive-oriented item, which sacrificesstamina in favor of more secondary stats through a proc

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BiS Gear for Affliction Warlock

Overall BiS ListMythic+ Gear BiS ListRaid Gear BiS List

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BiS List for Affliction Warlock

The list contains the highest DPS options in each slot from any source andshould be considered the end goal of gearing for single target output.

Crafted items are used to supplement either lower item level or items withworse secondary stats selection and distribution.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Blazing Dreamheart bosses
Neck	Tuskarr Bone Necklace (528)	Brackenhide Hollow
Shoulder	Boastful Stalker's Epaulets (528)	Brackenhide Hollow
Cloak	Voice of the Silent Star (535)	Scalecommander Sarkareth in Aberrus
Chest	Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Fleeting Hourglass bosses
Wrists	Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps (525)	Crafted by Tailoring with Haste/Mastery. Embellished with Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch
Gloves	Grips of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Quickened Bronzestone bosses
Belt	Whispering Fanged Cord (528)	Amirdrassil BoE
Legs	Leggings of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Ephemeral Hypersphere bosses
Boots	Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers (525)	Crafted by Tailoring with Haste/Mastery. Embellished with Blue Silken Lining
Ring #1	Seal of Filial Duty (535)	Broodkeeper Diurna in Vault of the Incarnates
Ring #2	Seal of Diurna's Chosen (528)	Eranog in Vault of the Incarnates
Main-hand + Off-hand	Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle (528)	Nymue in Amirdrassil
Trinket 1	Nymue's Unraveling Spindle (528)	Nymue in Amirdrassil
Trinket 2	Belor'relos, the Suncaller (528)	Tindral in Amirdrassil

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Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Affliction Warlock

The following list contains gear exclusively from Mythic+ Dungeons andCrafted items and, therefore, is aimed at those who have no access to raidingdue to various reasons.

Lastly, the latest tier set is taken into account, as it is the foundationfor the whole gearing process. In situations where the Catalyst is not yetavailable, consider running the previous tier 4 pieces, as it should stillprovide more DPS than a higher item level equivalent without set bonuses.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst
Neck	Tuskarr Bone Necklace (528)	Brackenhide Hollow
Shoulder	Boastful Stalker's Epaulets (528)	Brackenhide Hollow
Cloak	Fireproof Drape (528)	Ruby Life Pools
Chest	Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst
Wrists	Allied Wristguards of Time Dilation (528)	Crafted by Tailoring
Gloves	Grips of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst
Belt	Sky Saddle Cord (528)	Ruby Life Pools
Legs	Leggings of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst
Boots	Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers (525)	Crafted by Tailoring with Haste/Mastery. Embellished with Blue Silken Lining
Ring #1	Unstable Arcane Loop (528)	The Azure Vault
Ring #2	Bloodied Wedding Ring (528)	Brackenhide Hollow
Main-hand + Off-hand	Final Grade (528)	Algeth'ar Academy
Trinket 1	Tome of Unstable Power (528)	The Azure Vault
Trinket 2	Furious Ragefeather (528)	The Nokhud Offensive

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Raid Gear BiS List for Affliction Warlock

The list contains the highest DPS setup available using exclusively gear fromthe Raids, without craftable items.

As such, it is mostly useful for informing your organized guild of what lootis optimal for you for loot distribution purposes.

Consider supplementing the list with the crafted gear present in theOverall BiS List tab in the event that running Mythic+ does not appeal toyou.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Grimhorns of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Blazing Dreamheart bosses
Neck	Eye of the Rising Flame (528)	Tindral in Amirdrassil
Shoulder	Amice of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Synchronous Timestrand bosses
Cloak	Voice of the Silent Star (535)	Scalecommander Sarkareth in Aberrus
Chest	Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Fleeting Hourglass bosses
Wrists	Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps (528)	Crafted by Tailoring with Haste/Mastery. Embellished with Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch
Gloves	Grips of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Quickened Bronzestone bosses
Belt	Whispering Fanged Cord (528)	Amirdrassil BoE
Legs	Leggings of the Sinister Savant (528)	Revival Catalyst or Dreadful Ephemeral Hypersphere bosses
Boots	Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers (525)	Crafted by Tailoring with Haste/Mastery. Embellished with Blue Silken Lining
Ring #1	Seal of Filial Duty (535)	Broodkeeper Diurna in Vault of the Incarnates
Ring #2	Seal of Diurna's Chosen (528)	Eranog in Vault of the Incarnates
Main-hand + Off-hand	Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle (528)	Nymue in Amirdrassil
Trinket 1	Nymue's Unraveling Spindle (528)	Nymue in Amirdrassil
Trinket 2	Belor'relos, the Suncaller (528)	Tindral in Amirdrassil

The newly revamped crafting system gives players access to an alternateavenue of gearing, one which offers unique embellishment, which is limitedto two equipped at any time.

Spark of Awakening will remain the main limiting factor when craftinghigh-end gear, as it can be acquired once every two weeks by combiningtwo Splintered Spark of Awakening and 250 Flightstones.

At the start of a tier, it will be possible to craft two pieces (the firstfrom the initial quest and the second from the initial bi-weeklyreward).

It is essential to understand that your individual crafting strategydepends heavily on the kind of progress and therefore drops available, thespeed at which you progress through the content and whatever drop you canobtain early. As a result, there will not be a single best path, insteadlisted below will be some guidelines:

The best option in single target remains Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch to proc Seal of Diurna's Chosenand Blue Silken Lining.

For multitarget and Mythic+, some degrees of variety are retained however,offering the choice between Blue Silken Liningand Allied Wristguards of Time Dilation,with Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch still offering the single targetdamage increase.

In Dragonflight season 4 Affliction Warlock sees the return ofSeason 3 tier set with the following bonuses:

• Warlock Affliction 10.2 Class Set 2pc: Soul Rot deals 15%additional damage and lasts 4 seconds longer.
• Warlock Affliction 10.2 Class Set 4pc Soul Rot causes yournext 3 casts of Malefic Rapture within 12 seconds to deal 50%increased damage and extend the duration ofyour Agony, Corruption, Unstable Affliction, Haunt, Vile Taint and Phantom Singularity by 2 seconds.

Since both bonuses work around Soul Rot, the talent is a requirementalongside the supporting talents, but the rotation does not changesmeaningfully beside a bigger emphasis on Malefic Rapture inmultitarget as a mean to extend current dots.

It is important to note that achievingthe Warlock Affliction 10.2 Class Set 4pc is a higher gain than having the set onthe sub-optimal slots.

That said, the ideal setup has the Shoulders as the offset piece due asuboptimal stat distribution.

Two weapons stand out, and both are staves: Final Gradeand Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle, dropping respectivelyfrom Algeth'ar Academy and Nymuein Amirdrassil.

Due to the prevalence of high item level trinkets via Mythic+, raiding, andPvP, there are various suitable options for trinkets. It is always best to useRaidbots Top Gear todetermine what your optimal trinkets are.

From Raids Nymue's Unraveling Spindleand Belor'relos, the Suncaller are the overall best trinkets.

From dungeons any combinationof Tome of Unstable Power, Furious Ragefeather, Idol of Pure Decay, Spoils of Neltharus and Umbrelskul's Fractured Heart willwork.

DISCLAIMER: sims are currently being developed. Therefore, take thefollowing charts with a grain of salt.

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