Affliction Warlock Solo Shuffle PvP Guide
Discover the best race, gear and talent builds from top-rated players
Top Rated Players
Race Distribution
Void Elf
15 players
Night Elf
13 players
Highmountain Tauren
11 players
Recommended Affliction Warlock Gear
Skull of the Damned Necrolyte(62%)
Venomous Gladiator's Necklace(54%)
Spires of the Damned Necrolyte(98%)
Damned Necrolyte's Rattling Robes(92%)
Blinky's Collar(4%)
Guild Tabard(6%)
Damned Necrolyte's Charred Grasps(82%)
Venomous Gladiator's Silk Cord(60%)
Damned Necrolyte's Leg Bindings(78%)
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads(92%)
Thalassian Competitor's Signet(92%)
Venomous Gladiator's Ring(62%)
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion(96%)
Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity(86%)
Venomous Gladiator's Staff(86%)
Gear Summary
— Recommended tier set, embellishments, enchantments, and gemsTier Set Bonuses
Damned Necrolyte's Shattered Restraints
Equipped pieces:
Set: Corruption damage increased by 25%. Agony damage increased by 15%.(100%)
Set: Each active Unstable Affliction increases your damage dealt by your spells and abilities by 2%, up to 6%. Seed of Corruption applies Unstable Affliction at 20% effectiveness to your target.(100%)
Embellishments
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 45 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.
Enchantments
Recommended Affliction Warlock Talents
Class Talents
Specialization Talents
Hero Talents: Soul Harvester
Expert Analysis: Affliction Warlock Solo Shuffle
Meta Analysis
This build is based on 50 of the highest-rated Affliction Warlock players in Solo Shuffle, rated between 2,799 and 3,227.
Affliction Warlocks do well into 
Holy Paladins (54.9%), 
Frost Mages (54.0%), and 
Marksmanship Hunters (54.0%), but struggle against 
Unholy Death Knights (44.9%), 
Havoc Demon Hunters (48.4%), and 
Restoration Druids (49.9%).
This data updates as the meta shifts throughout the season.
Races & Racials
Void Elf is the most popular race for Affliction Warlock at 30%, followed by Night Elf (26%) and Highmountain Tauren (22%).
The spread is fairly even, so multiple races work well for Affliction Warlock in Solo Shuffle. Go with whichever racials fit your playstyle.
Night Elf players bring Shadowmeld, which enters stealth to drop combat.
Gear Strategy
The preferred secondary stats are Versatility and Haste, with Mastery as a third option. Since the item level of PvP gear scales in PvP, the real gearing decision comes down to picking the right items for these stats.
The recommended gear activates the 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses from Damned Necrolyte's Shattered Restraints.
Top players are doubling up on Arcanoweave Lining for both embellishment slots.
The most popular bloodstone is Cognitive Heliotrope (94%), and the most common secondary gem is Flawless Quick Lapis (64%).
Talent Insights
Soul Harvester is the dominant hero talent tree for Affliction Warlock in Solo Shuffle, picked by 80% of top players, with 20% on Hellcaller. That's a lopsided preference, suggesting Soul Harvester is significantly stronger for PvP this season.
The most commonly picked PvP talents are Jinx (98%) and Impish Instincts (68%).