
Welcome to our Gear guide for PvE Affliction Warlock! Below you will find your Pre-Raid BiS gear, along with the BiS gear for each phase.
Phase 1 BiS - Karazhan, Gruul's Lair, Magtheridon's Lair Pre-Raid BiS Armor
- Head: Spellstrike Hood or Demonfang Ritual Helm
- Neck: Brooch of Heightened Potential
- Shoulders: Mantle of Three Terrors
- Cloak: Sethekk Oracle Cloak
- Chest: Frozen Shadoweave Robe
- Bracers: Crimson Bracers of Gloom
- Hands: Gloves of Oblivion
- Waist: Sash of Serpentra
- Legs: Spellstrike Pants
- Boots: Extravagant Boots of Malice
- Ring: Ashyen’s Gift
- Ring: Sparking Arcanite Ring
- Trinket: Scryer’s Bloodgem
- Trinket: Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Held-in-Off-Hand: Khadgar’s Knapsack (25 Badges of Justice) or Orb of the Soul-Eater (25 Badges of Justice)
- One-Handed: Blade of the Archmage (Requires Exalted with Honor Hold) or Stormcaller (Requires Exalted with Thrallmar)
- Two-Handed: Warpstaff of Arcanum or Grand Marshal’s War Staff (Alliance) or High Warlord’s War Staff (Horde)
- Ranged: Nether Core’s Control Rod
- Head: Spellstrike Hood or Voidheart Crown
- Neck: Brooch of Unquenchable Fury
- Shoulders: Voidheart Mantle
- Cloak: Ruby Drape of the Mysticant
- Chest: Voidheart Robe
- Bracers: Crimson Bracers of Gloom
- Hands: Handwraps of Flowing Thought
- Waist: Girdle of Ruination
- Legs: Spellstrike Pants
- Boots: Boots of Foretelling
- Ring: Ashyen’s Gift
- Ring: Band of Crimson Fury
- Trinket: Scryer’s Bloodgem
- Trinket: Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Held-in-Off-Hand: Talisman of Nightbane or Khadgar’s Knapsack or Orb of the Soul-Eater
- One-Handed: Nathrezim Mindblade or Bloodmaw Magus-Blade
- Two-Handed: Terokk’s Shadowstaff or Staff of Infinite Mysteries
- Ranged: Eredar Wand of Obliteration
Phase 2 BiS Armor
- Helm – Cowl of the Grand Engineer, Destruction Holo-gogs, or Hood of the Corruptor
- Neck – The Sun King's Talisman
- Shoulders – Voidheart Mantle (for T4 two piece)
- Back – Ruby Drape of the Mysticant or Royal Cloak of the Sunstriders
- Chest – Vestments of the Sea-Witch or Robe of the Corruptor
- Bracers – Mindstorm Wristbands
- Gloves – Voidheart Gloves (for T4 two piece) or Spellfire Gloves
- Belt – Belt of Blasting or Cord of Screaming Terrors
- Legs – Leggings of the Corruptor or Spellstrike Pants
- Boots – Boots of Blasting or Non-Tailoring Boots of the Shifting Nightmare
- Ring 1 – Ashyen’s Gift or Band of Crimson Fury
- Ring 2 – Ring of Endless Coils or Ring of Recurrence
- Trinket 1 – Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 – Quagmirran’s Eye or Sextant of Unstable Currents
- Weapon – Fang of the Leviathan or Talon of the Tempest
- Off-hand – Jewel of Infinite Possibilities or Fathomstone
- Wand – Wand of the Forgotten Star
Phase 3 BiS Armor
| Slot | Best in Slot | Alternative | Alternative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helm | T6 Head | ||||
| Shoulder | T6 Shoulder | ||||
| Neck | Translucent | > | Eye of the Night | > | Sun King |
| Back | Nethervoid Shadow Damage only |
> | Illidari Council | Healer Cloak Technically BiS, but should be healer Prio |
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| Chest | Vestment | > | T6 Chest | ||
| Wrist | Nimble Thought | ||||
| Hands | T6 Gloves | ||||
| Waist | Noose | = | Waistwrap | > | BoB Only BiS if you can make use of the Hit Rating |
| Legs | T6 Legs | > | Channeled Elem | ||
| Feet | Seacaller | ||||
| Ring | Ancient x2 | > | BoES | ||
| Trinket | Skull | > | Icon/Pipe | OR | Quag/Mark |
| Slot | Best in Slot | Alternative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | ZD | > | ToC |
| Off-Hand | CoDS | ||
| Wand | Forgotten Star |
Phase 4 BiS
- Head – Hood of the Malefic
- Neck – Translucent Spellthread Necklace
- Shoulders – Mantle of the Malefic
- Cape – Nethervoid Cloak
- Chest – Vestments of the Sea-Witch
- Bracers – Bracers of Nimble Thought
- Gloves – Gloves of the Malefic
- Belt – Belt of Blasting
- Legs – Leggings of the Malefic
- Boots – Slippers of the Seacaller
- Ring 1 – Mana Attuned Band
- Ring 2 – Ring of Ancient Knowledge
- Trinket 1 – The Skull of Gul'dan
- Trinket 2 – Hex Shrunken Head
- Wand – Wand of the Forgotten Star, Carved Witch Doctor's Stick (ally only)
Weapons
- Main hand – Tempest of Chaos
- Offhand – Chronicle of Dark Secrets
- Two hands – Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer
Phase 5 BiS BiS Gear
- Head – Dark Conjuror's Collar
- Neck – Pendant of Sunfire (JC) or Amulet of Unfettered Magics
- Shoulders – Mantle of the Malefic
- Cape – Tattered Cape of Antonidas
- Chest – Sunfire Robe
- Bracers – Bracers of the Malefic
- Gloves – Handguards of Defiled Worlds +
- Belt – Belt of the Malefic
- Legs – Leggings of Calamity
- Boots – Boots of the Malefic
- Ring 1 – Ring of Omnipotence
- Ring 2 – Loop of Forged Power
- Trinket 1 – The Skull of Gul'dan
- Trinket 2 – Shifting Naaru Sliver
- Wand – Wand of the Demonsoul
Weapons
- Main hand – Sunflare
- Offhand – Heart of the Pit
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