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Affliction Warlock Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Affliction Warlock PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in The War Within Season 3.

Using data from the top 50 Affliction Warlocks across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive runs in Patch 11.1.7.

Top Affliction Warlocks

  1. Heartfels's icon
    1
    Heartfels
    Jubeithos (US)
    Mag'har Orc | Hellcaller | 729 ilvl
    3781
  2. Vhare's icon
    2
    Vhare
    Emerald Dream (US)
    Dracthyr | Soul Harvester | 730 ilvl
    3737
  3. Fear's icon
    3
    Fear
    Auchindoun (EU)
    Void Elf | Hellcaller | 728 ilvl
    3692
  4. Hardtek's icon
    4
    Hardtek
    Earthen Ring (EU)
    Dwarf | Hellcaller | 728 ilvl
    3687
  5. Dopëy's icon
    5
    Dopëy
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Nightborne | Hellcaller | 729 ilvl
    3686

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +20642
    34% Critical Strike
  • +18671
    28% Haste
  • +17571
    83% Mastery
  • +4362
    6% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +1844
    3% Avoidance
  • +793
    1% Leech
  • +0
    3% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Mythic+ Dungeons. This section highlights the most popular Affliction Warlock class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 3.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  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

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for Mythic+.

Head

  1. Inquisitor's Portal to Madness

    • Set
    • 47
    Inquisitor's Portal to Madness icon

  2. Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings

    • 2
    Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings icon

  3. Consecrated Hood

    • 1
    Consecrated Hood icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 20
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 9
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  3. Duskblaze's Desperation

    • 7
    Duskblaze's Desperation icon

  4. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 7
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  5. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 4
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

Shoulders

  1. Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness

    • Set
    • 46
    Inquisitor's Gaze of Madness icon

  2. Harmonious Spaulders

    • 2
    Harmonious Spaulders icon

  3. Mounted Manacannons

    • 2
    Mounted Manacannons icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Inquisitor's Robes of Madness

    • Set
    • 47
    Inquisitor's Robes of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Robe

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Robe icon

  3. Frock of Spirit's Reunion

    • 1
    Frock of Spirit's Reunion icon

  4. Saboteur's Rubber Jacket

    • 1
    Saboteur's Rubber Jacket icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 41
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Conjoined Glass Bracers

    • 4
    Conjoined Glass Bracers icon

  3. Singed Sievecuffs

    • 3
    Singed Sievecuffs icon

  4. Auctioneer's Counting Bracers

    • 1
    Auctioneer's Counting Bracers icon

  5. Fizzlefuse Cuffs

    • 1
    Fizzlefuse Cuffs icon

Hands

  1. Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness

    • Set
    • 29
    Inquisitor's Clutches of Madness icon

  2. Consecrated Gloves

    • Craft
    • 9
    Consecrated Gloves icon

  3. Stonefiend Shaper's Mitts

    • 5
    Stonefiend Shaper's Mitts icon

  4. Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws

    • 3
    Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws icon

  5. Cyphered Gloves

    • 2
    Cyphered Gloves icon

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord

    • Craft
    • 23
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Forgeweaver's Journal Holster

    • 9
    Forgeweaver's Journal Holster icon

  3. Cord of the Dark Word

    • 7
    Cord of the Dark Word icon

  4. Burrower's Cinch

    • 5
    Burrower's Cinch icon

  5. Honorbound Retainer's Sash

    • 3
    Honorbound Retainer's Sash icon

Legs

  1. Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness

    • Set
    • 49
    Inquisitor's Leggings of Madness icon

  2. Razorchoke Slacks

    • 1
    Razorchoke Slacks icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 47
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Inquisitor's Treads of Madness

    • 1
    Inquisitor's Treads of Madness icon

  3. Laced Lair-Steppers

    • 1
    Laced Lair-Steppers icon

  4. Membranous Slippers

    • 1
    Membranous Slippers icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 27
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 25
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  3. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 13
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  4. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 9
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  5. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 8
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

Trinkets

  1. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 43
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  2. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 19
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 18
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 17
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  5. Signet of the Priory

    • 2
    Signet of the Priory icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 19
    Voidglass Kris icon

  2. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 18
    Voidglass Spire icon

  3. Voidglass Sovereign's Blade

    • Set
    • 4
    Voidglass Sovereign's Blade icon

  4. Staff of Fractured Spacetime

    • 2
    Staff of Fractured Spacetime icon

  5. Arachnoid Soulcleaver

    • 1
    Arachnoid Soulcleaver icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 27
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Fractillus' Last Breath

    • 1
    Fractillus' Last Breath icon

  3. Nathrian Reliquary

    • 1
    Nathrian Reliquary icon

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Affliction Warlock builds for Mythic+.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 29
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 27
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  3. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 25
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  4. Duskthread Lining

    • 9
    Consecrated Cord icon

  5. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 5
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 3 Mythic+ builds.

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 37
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 10
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 3
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 50
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 40
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 7
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 2
    +1000 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 50
    Sunset Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 38
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 11
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Mastery

    • 36
    +315 Mastery icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 29
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Critical Strike

    • 28
    +315 Critical Strike icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 16
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 15
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  3. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 9
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated Mythic+.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 44
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 5
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 16
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 15
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 10
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  4. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 9
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Onyx

    • 62
    Deadly Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Ruby

    • 62
    Masterful Ruby icon

  3. Quick Onyx

    • 49
    Quick Onyx icon

  4. Masterful Emerald

    • 46
    Masterful Emerald icon

  5. Deadly Emerald

    • 25
    Deadly Emerald 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. Static Charge

    • 1
    Static Charge icon

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvE, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

  1. Human

    • 7
    Human icon

  2. Orc

    • 7
    Orc icon

  3. Undead

    • 6
    Undead icon

  4. Night Elf

    • 4
    Night Elf icon

  5. Void Elf

    • 4
    Void Elf icon

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How is this Affliction Warlock Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Affliction Warlocks in Mythic+, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 3.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 8 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvE format.