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Affliction Warlock RBG PvP Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Affliction Warlock PvP guide for Rated Battlegrounds in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Affliction Warlock DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive RBG.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top RBG Affliction Warlocks

  1. Eggbreath's icon
    1
    Eggbreath
    Tichondrius (US)
    Void Elf | Hellcaller | 635 ilvl
    2413
  2. Luku's icon
    2
    Luku
    Kiljaeden (US)
    Undead | Soul Harvester | 639 ilvl
    2305
  3. Boonzor's icon
    3
    Boonzor
    Ravencrest (EU)
    Human | Soul Harvester | 658 ilvl
    2220
  4. Qùíck's icon
    4
    Qùíck
    Destromath (US)
    Night Elf | Hellcaller | 635 ilvl
    2206
  5. Tøhuwabohu's icon
    5
    Tøhuwabohu
    Blackmoore (EU)
    Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 665 ilvl
    2138

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Affliction Warlock's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 7% Critical Strike +1457
  • 26% Haste +17025
  • 34% Mastery +3923
  • 21% Versatility +16061

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike

Additional Minor Stats

  • 0% Avoidance +0
  • 0% Leech +446
  • 7% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Rated Battlegrounds. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Affliction Warlocks.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for RBG

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Affliction Warlocks in Rated Battlegrounds.

Head

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence

    • Set
    • 25
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Transcendence icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • Craft
    • 18
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Necklace

    • 6
    Prized Gladiator's Necklace icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Amulet

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Amulet icon

Shoulders

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants

    • Set
    • 25
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Loyal Servants icon

Back

  1. Prized Gladiator's Drape

    • 12
    Prized Gladiator's Drape icon

  2. Prized Warmonger's Cloak

    • 5
    Prized Warmonger's Cloak icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Shawl

    • 4
    Prized Gladiator's Shawl icon

  4. Reshii Wraps

    • 3
    Reshii Wraps icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Cape

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Cape icon

Chest

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown

    • Set
    • 25
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Surgical Gown icon

Wrist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Silk Armbands

    • 16
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Armbands icon

  2. Prized Warmonger's Bindings

    • 5
    Prized Warmonger's Bindings icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands icon

  4. Spliced Fiendtrader's Skinbands

    • 1
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Skinbands icon

Hands

  1. Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp

    • Set
    • 21
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Demonic Grasp icon

  2. Fathom Dredgers

    • 2
    Fathom Dredgers icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Silk Gloves

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Gloves icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Silk Handwraps

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Handwraps icon

Waist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Silk Cord

    • 15
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Cord icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash

    • 9
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash icon

  3. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 1
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

Legs

  1. Prized Gladiator's Silk Leggings

    • 12
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Leggings icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Trousers

    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Trousers icon

  3. Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights

    • Set
    • 4
    Spliced Fiendtrader's Skin Tights icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Pants

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Pants icon

Feet

  1. Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads

    • 9
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Treads

    • 9
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Treads icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Slippers

    • 7
    Prized Warmonger's Slippers icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • Craft
    • 45
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Ring

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Ring icon

  3. Band of Boundless Hunger

    • 1
    Band of Boundless Hunger icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Signet

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Signet icon

Trinkets

  1. Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 25
    Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 21
    Prized Gladiator's Medallion icon

  3. Prized Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 3
    Prized Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity icon

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Staff

    • 20
    Prized Gladiator's Staff icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Skewer

    • Craft
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Skewer icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Staff

    • Craft
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Staff icon

  4. Entropic-Shadow Staff

    • 1
    Entropic-Shadow Staff icon

  5. Prized Gladiator's Greatstaff

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Greatstaff icon

Off Hand

  1. Algari Competitor's Lamp

    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Lamp icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Affliction Warlocks.

  1. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 41
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Lamp icon

  4. Dawnthread Lining

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings icon

  5. Duskthread Lining

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Affliction Warlock gear in Rated Battlegrounds during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 7
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 6
    Greater Rune of Gushing Wound icon

  3. Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 3
    Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual icon

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 17
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 3
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +160 Speed

    • 2
    +160 Speed icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 22
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Crystalline Radiance

    • 2
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 20
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 2
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1735 Leech

    • 1
    +1735 Leech icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Superior Haste

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Superior Haste icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 23
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Charged Armor Kit

    • 2
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 19
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 2
    Defender's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Haste

    • 20
    +315 Haste icon

  2. +315 Versatility

    • 16
    +315 Versatility icon

  3. Cursed Mastery

    • 8
    Cursed Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 17
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Stormrider's Fury

    • 4
    Stormrider's Fury icon

  3. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 1
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Affliction Warlocks in Rated Battlegrounds.

Algari Diamond

  1. Cognitive Bloodstone

    • 24
    Cognitive Bloodstone icon

  2. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 1
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

Fiber

  1. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 3
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Sapphire

    • 58
    Quick Sapphire icon

  2. Quick Onyx

    • 20
    Quick Onyx icon

  3. Versatile Onyx

    • 18
    Versatile Onyx icon

  4. Versatile Emerald

    • 13
    Versatile Emerald icon

  5. Versatile Sapphire

    • 11
    Versatile Sapphire icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Spark Burst

    • 1
    Spark Burst icon

Most Played Races for Affliction Warlock RBG

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvP, giving a competitive edge in Rated Battlegrounds.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Affliction Warlock DPS players in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Human

    • 9
    Human icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 7
    Night Elf icon

  3. Void Elf

    • 3
    Void Elf icon

  4. Orc

    • 3
    Orc icon

  5. Undead

    • 2
    Undead icon

Affliction Warlock Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this RBG PvP guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Affliction Warlocks in Rated Battlegrounds using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 2 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvP.