Class Guide

Affliction Warlock

How this spec actually plays, read from real archived arena matches: the talents top-rated players converge on, which of them earn their slot in-game, and the burst window.

10 matches · rated 3123–2710

Death Knight

Blood• Frost• Unholy•

Demon Hunter

Devourer• Havoc• Vengeance

Druid

Balance• Feral• Guardian• Restoration•

Evoker

Augmentation• Devastation• Preservation•

Hunter

Beast Mastery• Marksmanship• Survival•

Mage

Arcane• Fire• Frost•

Monk

Brewmaster• Mistweaver• Windwalker•

Paladin

Holy• Protection• Retribution•

Priest

Discipline• Holy• Shadow•

Rogue

Assassination• Outlaw• Subtlety•

Shaman

Elemental• Enhancement• Restoration•

Warlock

Affliction Demonology• Destruction•

Warrior

Arms• Fury• Protection•

• = match sample analysed

The core kit

Taken by nearly every sampled player, and put to work in nearly every game.

Dark Pact

used in 10/10

Oppressive Darkness

used in 10/10

Mortal Coil

used in 10/10

Fel Armor

used in 10/10

Demon Skin

used in 10/10

Abyss Walker

used in 10/10

Demonic Gateway

used in 10/10

Soulburn

used in 10/10

Haunt

used in 10/10

Summon Darkglare

used in 10/10

Nightfall

used in 10/10

Agony

used in 10/10

Creeping Death

used in 10/10

Necrolyte Teachings

used in 10/10

Sataiel's Volition

used in 10/10

Improved Haunt

used in 10/10

Frequent Traveler

used in 10/10

Improved Mortal Coil

used in 10/10

Curse of Exhaustion

used in 10/10

Sudden Onset

used in 10/10

Sacrolash's Dark Strike

used in 10/10

Cascading Calamity

used in 10/10

Dark Harvest

used in 10/10

Shared Agony

used in 10/10

Unstable Affliction

used in 10/10

Niskaran Methods

used in 10/10

Potent Soul Shards

used in 10/10

Xavius' Gambit

used in 10/10

Absolute Corruption

used in 10/10

Nocturnal Yield

used in 10/10

Shard Instability

used in 9/10

Pact of Gluttony

used in 8/10

Curse of Tongues

used in 8/10

Empowered Healthstone

used in 8/10

Burst window

View the full talent build →

The single highest-damage real 12s window in the sample

Gladiator's Badge
→
Malevolence
→
Drain Soul
→
Wither
→
Fear
→
Unstable Affliction
→
Drain Soul
→
Drain Soul
→
Haunt

Also commonly taken

Soul Anathema 10/10 Demonic Circle 10/10 Demonic Fortitude 10/10 Demonic Embrace 10/10 Death's Embrace 10/10 Withering Bolt 10/10 Wicked Reaping 10/10 Demoniac's Fervor 10/10 Quietus 10/10 Shadow of Death 10/10 Ravenous Afflictions 10/10 Eternal Hunger 10/10 Shared Vessel 10/10 Foul Mouth 10/10 Pact of the Eredar 10/10 Infernal Beneficiary 10/10 Fatal Echoes 10/10 Cull the Weak 10/10 Pact of the Annihilan 10/10 Pact of the Satyr 10/10 Practiced Pestilence 10/10 Shadow of Nathreza 10/10 Demonic Soul 10/10 Nightmare 10/10 Frequent Donor 10/10 Friends In Dark Places 10/10 Drain Soul 10/10 Jinx 10/10 Impish Instincts 9/10 Gateway Mastery 6/10 Summoner's Embrace 6/10 Shared Fate 6/10 Nether Ward 5/10

▶ The sample — 10 matches

Match	Rating	Length	Flagged talents
Match 1	3123	412s	7
Match 2	3088	353s	8
Match 3	3004	215s	13
Match 4	2943	241s	9
Match 5·i18n	2757	111s	10
Match 6·i18n	2757	100s	11
Match 7·i18n	2744	127s	10
Match 8·i18n	2738	81s	10
Match 9·i18n	2721	140s	8
Match 10	2710	122s	9