
Soul Harvester Affliction Warlock PvP Guide For Blitz



Welcome to Murlok.io's PvP guide for Soul Harvester Affliction Warlocks in Blitz Battlegrounds. This guide covers the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for Patch 11.1, based on data from the top 50 Soul Harvester Affliction Warlocks in The War Within Season 2 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includes Bwç (Aegwynn EU) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 2889.
Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from the Battle.net API , this guide also examines each character's recent playtime, specialization frequency, and equipment choices for greater accuracy.
Top Affliction Warlocks
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1BwçAegwynn (EU)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 617 ilvl2889
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2XldmgKelthuzad (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 619 ilvl2863
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3VelenziaSylvanas (EU)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 646 ilvl2647
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4PakapukaDer Rat Von Dalaran (EU)Gnome | Soul Harvester | 643 ilvl2590
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5ValentineSargeras (US)Human | Soul Harvester | 620 ilvl2570
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6SzarráégveAszune (EU)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 631 ilvl2557
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7CryingfaceRagnaros (EU)Orc | Soul Harvester | 634 ilvl2555
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8CalculatorTichondrius (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 609 ilvl2546
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9JoolzbloodBlackrock (US)Undead | Soul Harvester | 632 ilvl2546
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10InannaTichondrius (US)Dracthyr | Soul Harvester | 641 ilvl2506
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11DyenamikStormrage (US)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 627 ilvl2496
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12CragTichondrius (US)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 650 ilvl2472
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13NothStormscale (EU)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 622 ilvl2464
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14SlãyxYsondre (EU)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 618 ilvl2459
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15GarebiggerBlackrock (EU)Orc | Soul Harvester | 630 ilvl2438
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16EvilwolfFrostmourne (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 625 ilvl2434
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17IggyyShattered Hand (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 619 ilvl2422
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18RhytmBlackrock (EU)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 635 ilvl2422
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19ImpflipShattered Hand (US)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 623 ilvl2417
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20ÛnnaSanguino (EU)Orc | Soul Harvester | 620 ilvl2413
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21DorksFrostmourne (US)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 630 ilvl2410
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22SkafferiTarren Mill (EU)Orc | Soul Harvester | 617 ilvl2402
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23TartarosBronzebeard (EU)Undead | Soul Harvester | 623 ilvl2385
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24WarllspaceTwisting Nether (EU)Undead | Soul Harvester | 622 ilvl2347
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25CxrsêTichondrius (US)Human | Soul Harvester | 624 ilvl2345
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26JuusomoiSylvanas (EU)Troll | Soul Harvester | 609 ilvl2331
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27DebaoMalganis (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 630 ilvl2328
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28SolorotArgent Dawn (EU)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 626 ilvl2317
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29KgârñëttåîpMalganis (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 644 ilvl2311
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30LeyandrisStormrage (EU)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 634 ilvl2293
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31PoppkornSilvermoon (EU)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 630 ilvl2266
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32RexussVelen (US)Human | Soul Harvester | 633 ilvl2265
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33SatanxoxoArchimonde (EU)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 648 ilvl2265
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34AzalockAuchindoun (EU)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 629 ilvl2261
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35PaydotTarren Mill (EU)Earthen | Soul Harvester | 620 ilvl2240
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36ThestasArgent Dawn (EU)Blood Elf | Soul Harvester | 636 ilvl2232
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37SlévìnTichondrius (US)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 626 ilvl2230
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38ЛевелкHowling Fjord (EU)Orc | Soul Harvester | 621 ilvl2222
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39BabyagaIllidan (US)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 627 ilvl2220
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40BoonzorRavencrest (EU)Human | Soul Harvester | 621 ilvl2216
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41CaesisIllidan (US)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 650 ilvl2214
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42DrainiiBlackrock (EU)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 650 ilvl2212
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43DespairirMannoroth (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 618 ilvl2209
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44ImrodBlackhand (EU)Orc | Soul Harvester | 613 ilvl2200
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45StrugglesEmerald Dream (US)Night Elf | Soul Harvester | 644 ilvl2193
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46JuntsuyagoArea 52 (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 610 ilvl2190
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47MerlelockBlackrock (EU)Goblin | Soul Harvester | 626 ilvl2189
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48FrootylockStormrage (US)Dracthyr | Soul Harvester | 622 ilvl2185
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49ChlorumSilvermoon (US)Void Elf | Soul Harvester | 608 ilvl2181
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50BugkRagnaros (US)Orc | Soul Harvester | 648 ilvl2178
Stat Priority
Stats are crucial attributes that influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They determine the character's strength and overall playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various equipment pieces, consumables created by Alchemy, certain foods, some enchantments, and gems.
Each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. Optimizing a character's performance involves finding a balanced distribution. Here is the optimal way to balance Soul Harvester Affliction Warlock secondary and minor stats for Blitz:
Secondary Stats
- Versatility
- Haste
- Mastery
- Critical Strike
Minor Stats
- Speed
- Leech
- Avoidance
Class Talents
Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.
Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Warlock specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Warlock class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Warlock's overall capabilities. The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:
- Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
- Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
- Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.
Specialization Talents
Specialization talents provide Soul Harvester Affliction Warlocks with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition and shows the best talents as a heatmap:
- Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
- Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
- Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.
Hero Talents
Hero talents allow deeper customization of the Affliction Warlock class fantasy, enhancing character builds. The following trees show the Soul Harvester and Hellcaller hero talents as a heatmap, highlighting the most effective choices:
- Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
- Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
- Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.
PvP Talents
PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents optimize a Soul Harvester Affliction Warlock's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay. The following shows the best PvP talents as a heatmap:
- Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
- Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
- Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.
Best In Slot Gear
Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from various sources: dungeons, raids, world drops, crafted through professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.
Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the top items for Soul Harvester Affliction Warlocks in Blitz, tailored for each equipment slot:
Head
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrist
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Rings
Trinkets
Main Hand
Embellishments
Embellishments are unique effects associated with crafted items, either as predefined elements in a recipe or added with an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.
Given that only a maximum of two embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are the best embellishments for Soul Harvester Affliction Warlocks in Blitz:
Enchantments
Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Back, Chest, Wrist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.
Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers.
Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here is a list of the top enchantments for Soul Harvester Affliction Warlocks in Blitz, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness:
Gems
Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession that provide stat bonuses to improve gear and fine-tune character stats. These gems can be socketed into various item slots, including Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings.
While the availability of sockets on these items is generally random when they drop, Head, Wrist, and Waist items can have a single socket added using the Nerubian Gemweaver , which costs 6 Algari Token of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.
Additionally, for non-PvP Neck and Rings items, sockets can be added with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting . This item, crafted by Jewelcrafters, can increase the number of sockets to 2 for Neck and Rings slots.
Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, the following are the top gem choices for Soul Harvester Affliction Warlocks in Blitz:
Citrine Gems
Citrine Gems are a new type of gem socketed into the Cyrce’s Circlet : a powerful ring introduced in World of Warcraft’s The War Within 11.0.7 patch. These gems provide a versatile range of effects to enhance performance in battle.
Obtained through various activities on Siren Isle, Citrine Gems are a compelling choice for adventurers wielding the Cyrce’s Circlet. Here are the best Citrine Gems for Soul Harvester Affliction Warlock in Blitz:
Thunder Citrine
Sea Citrine
Wind Citrine
Races
Each race in World of Warcraft has unique traits that enhance abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits offer minor advantages, they can provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.
With Orc currently being the top race for Soul Harvester Affliction Warlocks in Blitz, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits: