Warlock · Affliction · PvP · DPS
Affliction Warlock PvP build (30/21/0)
Siphon Life, Curse of Exhaustion, Nightfall, Soul Siphon and Shadow Mastery with Soul Link, Demonic Sacrifice, Fel Domination, Demonic Embrace and Master Summoner.
How to play it
- Soul Link with the Voidwalker (Improved Voidwalker for a stronger Sacrifice), Curse of Exhaustion to kite melee, Siphon Life and Corruption with Grim Reach range.
- Fel Domination resummons a pet instantly after it dies.
Talents taken
Affliction (30)
- Suppression 3/5: Improves your chance to hit by 3% and reduces all threat you generate by 12%.
- Improved Corruption 5/5: Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 sec and increases the damage it deals by 10%.
- Grim Reach 2/2: Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.
- Improved Drains 3/3: Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%.
- Improved Bane of Agony 2/2: Increases the damage done by your Bane of Agony by 10%.
- Fel Concentration 3/3: Gives your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
- Amplify Curse 1/1: Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Bane of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.
- Malevolence 2/5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 2%.
- Nightfall 2/2: Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
- Curse of Exhaustion 1/1: Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
- Siphon Life 1/1: Transfers 11 health from the target to the caster every 3 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
- Shadow Mastery 5/5: Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 10%.
Demonology (21)
- Improved Health Funnel 2/2: Increases the amount of health transferred by your Health Funnel spell by 40%, reduces its health cost by 30%, and reduces all threat your Health Funnel generates by 100%. Allows Health Funnel to be used regardless of your demon's health.
- Demonic Embrace 5/5: Increases your total Stamina by 15%.
- Demonic Aegis 2/2: Increases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
- Improved Voidwalker 3/3: Increases the effectiveness of your Voidwalker's Torment, Consume Shadows, Sacrifice, and Suffering spells by 30%.
- Fel Vitality 3/3: Increases the maximum health and Mana of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter by 15%, and increases your maximum Mana by 15%.
- Demonic Sacrifice 1/1: When activated, sacrifices your summoned Demon to enhance the opposing aspect of your power, granting you an effect that lasts 2 hrs. The effect is canceled if any Demon is summoned. Imp: Increases your Shadow damage by 15%. Voidwalker: Restores 2% of your total Mana every 4 sec. Succubus/Incubus: Increases your Fire damage by 15%. Felhunter: Restores 3% of your total Health every 4 sec.
- Master Summoner 2/2: Reduces the casting time of your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, and Felhunter Summoning spells by 4 sec and the Mana cost by 40%.
- Fel Domination 1/1: Your next Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Summon spell has its casting time reduced by 5.5 sec and its Mana cost reduced by 50%.
- Demonic Brand 1/3: Your Searing Pain generates 17% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 2 attacks against the target deal 65 to 68 Fire or Shadow damage based on the pet. If Shadow damage is dealt, it has high threat.
- Soul Link 1/1: When active, 30% of all damage taken by the caster is taken by your Imp, Voidwalker, Succubus, Incubus, or Felhunter Demon instead. In addition, both the Demon and the master will inflict 3% more damage. Lasts as long as the Demon is active.
Point order by level
First point at level 10 (set the Talented perk in the calculator if you start earlier).
| Levels | Spend on |
|---|---|
| 1–10 | Suppression ×1 |
| 11–20 | Suppression ×2, Improved Corruption ×5, Grim Reach ×2, Improved Health Funnel ×1 |
| 21–30 | Improved Health Funnel ×1, Improved Drains ×3, Demonic Embrace ×4, Improved Bane of Agony ×2 |
| 31–40 | Demonic Embrace ×1, Fel Concentration ×3, Demonic Aegis ×2, Improved Voidwalker ×2, Amplify Curse ×1, Malevolence ×1 |
| 41–50 | Improved Voidwalker ×1, Malevolence ×1, Fel Vitality ×3, Nightfall ×2, Curse of Exhaustion ×1, Demonic Sacrifice ×1, Siphon Life ×1 |
| 51–60 | Master Summoner ×2, Shadow Mastery ×5, Fel Domination ×1, Demonic Brand ×1, Soul Link ×1 |
Every point, one per level
- L10 Suppression (Affliction)
- L11 Suppression (Affliction)
- L12 Suppression (Affliction)
- L13 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
- L14 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
- L15 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
- L16 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
- L17 Improved Corruption (Affliction)
- L18 Grim Reach (Affliction)
- L19 Improved Health Funnel (Demonology)
- L20 Grim Reach (Affliction)
- L21 Improved Health Funnel (Demonology)
- L22 Improved Drains (Affliction)
- L23 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
- L24 Improved Drains (Affliction)
- L25 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
- L26 Improved Drains (Affliction)
- L27 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
- L28 Improved Bane of Agony (Affliction)
- L29 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
- L30 Improved Bane of Agony (Affliction)
- L31 Demonic Embrace (Demonology)
- L32 Fel Concentration (Affliction)
- L33 Demonic Aegis (Demonology)
- L34 Fel Concentration (Affliction)
- L35 Demonic Aegis (Demonology)
- L36 Fel Concentration (Affliction)
- L37 Improved Voidwalker (Demonology)
- L38 Amplify Curse (Affliction)
- L39 Improved Voidwalker (Demonology)
- L40 Malevolence (Affliction)
- L41 Improved Voidwalker (Demonology)
- L42 Malevolence (Affliction)
- L43 Fel Vitality (Demonology)
- L44 Nightfall (Affliction)
- L45 Fel Vitality (Demonology)
- L46 Nightfall (Affliction)
- L47 Fel Vitality (Demonology)
- L48 Curse of Exhaustion (Affliction)
- L49 Demonic Sacrifice (Demonology)
- L50 Siphon Life (Affliction)
- L51 Master Summoner (Demonology)
- L52 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
- L53 Master Summoner (Demonology)
- L54 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
- L55 Fel Domination (Demonology)
- L56 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
- L57 Demonic Brand (Demonology)
- L58 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
- L59 Soul Link (Demonology)
- L60 Shadow Mastery (Affliction)
Questions players ask
What is the point split for this Affliction Warlock build?
30/21/0 across Affliction, Demonology, Destruction at level 60.
Can I change it?
Yes. Open it in the calculator, add or remove points, and copy your own link. The order shown here is the order the calculator will replay.