WoW Forever Affliction Warlock Guide

Hunting

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Apply a Spellstone from Create Spellstone to your weapon. Apply Curse of the Elements first, then Corruption. Add Bane of Agony on enemies that will last and Immolate on enemies with a lot of health. Then fill with Drain Life. When the enemy is about to die, don't start a new drain or damage over time; finish it with your wand. Put Siphon Life on every enemy too. It restores your health as it deals damage. Cast Shadow Bolt right away when Nightfall triggers. If an enemy turns on you, keep channeling Drain Life. It heals the damage back. If your health is high and your mana is low, cast Life Tap instead of Drain Life.

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• ManaWhen mana runs short, use Life Tap while your health is high. If an enemy is hitting you, check your health first.
• Recovering healthRecover lost health with Drain Life. If an enemy turns on you, keep channeling; it heals the damage back. Its range is short, so stay close.
• Soul ShardsWhen you need Soul Shards, finish enemies with rank 1 Drain Soul. You always get one if an enemy that gives experience dies while drained, and its damage can also give one. Summoning demons other than your Imp, creating Healthstones, Soulstones, Spellstones and Firestones, the Ritual of Summoning all use Soul Shards.
• Stronger BaneWhenever Amplify Curse is ready, use it right before Bane of Agony to make it 50% stronger.
• Extra enemiesWith two enemies, put your damage over time on one and send it away with Fear while you kill the other. Damage can break it early. Its range is short, so fight away from other packs and watch where it runs.
• Fleeing enemiesIf a feared enemy runs the wrong way, put rank 1 Curse of Recklessness on it. Cursed enemies ignore fear effects and come back.
• In troubleKeep a Healthstone from Create Healthstone ready and use it as soon as you are in danger.
• Just in caseWhen hunting alone, keep a Soulstone from Create Soulstone on yourself.
• Demons, elementalsIf an extra demon or elemental joins, take it out with Banish. Banished enemies can't be damaged.
• Shadow damageAgainst enemies that cast Shadow spells, absorb them in advance with Shadow Ward.
• SurroundedWhen surrounded, scatter enemies with Howl of Terror. Damage can break it and fleeing enemies can bring others, so save it for emergencies.
• Enemy on youWhen an enemy reaches you, send it running with Death Coil and regain health. It also stops the enemy's cast.
• Big pullsWhere many enemies gather, bring your Voidwalker and use Sacrifice when in danger. This gives up your Voidwalker.
• HumanoidsIf another humanoid joins, hold one without your damage over time with Seduction. Damage breaks it.
• Pet healthKeep your demon alive. Between fights, a bandage or summoning it again usually beats Health Funnel. Your spell damage also heals it a little.

Party

Put damage over time on enemies your tank is holding, and help your party with Healthstones, Soulstones and summons.

• ThreatWait for your tank to hold the enemy before attacking.
• High-threat spellSearing Pain generates a lot of threat, so don't use it in dungeons.
• Single targetUse Bane of Agony and Corruption on bosses and enemies that last, then fill with your wand or Drain Life. On packs that die fast, spread only Corruption.
• Instant castsFire Shadow Bolt right away when Nightfall triggers. In packs, aim at the enemy with the most health.
• Before the dungeonBefore entering, make Healthstones with Create Healthstone and hand them out.
• Healer backupPut a Soulstone from Create Soulstone on your healer so they can bring everyone back after a wipe.
• SummoningMeeting Stones don't summon, so bring late party members with Ritual of Summoning. Two other party members must help, and keep a couple of Soul Shards spare.
• ManaRefill mana with Life Tap and recover the lost health with Drain Life. Health you spend this way adds to your healer's work.
• PacksStand in the pack your tank has gathered and use Hellfire. It burns you too and costs a lot of mana, so watch your health.
• Boss curseOn every boss, use Curse of the Elements if your group has more spellcasters, or Curse of Recklessness if it has more melee. Add Bane of Agony on top either way.
• Dangerous castsUse Curse of Tongues on enemies that cast dangerous spells or heals.
• Demons, elementalsTaking a demon or elemental out with Banish makes your tank's job easier.
• Pet settingsIf you bring your Voidwalker, turn off Torment autocast so it doesn't take enemies from your tank.
• DispelsWith your Felhunter out, remove harmful magic from allies with Devour Magic.
• InterruptsTurn off autocast on your Felhunter's Spell Lock and press it yourself to stop dangerous casts.

Dungeons

• Lower Blackrock Spire57–60
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• Dire Maul West59–60
• Dire Maul North59–60
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• Stratholme Main Gate59–60
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• Stratholme Service Gate59–60
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• Scholomance59–60
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Build Order

Affliction40Demonology7Destruction4

1. LV 10–14Improved Corruption5/5
2. LV 15–19Suppression5/5
3. LV 20–24Unholy Power5/5
4. LV 25–26Demonic Energies2/2
5. LV 27–29Improved Drains3/3
6. LV 30Amplify Curse1/1
7. LV 31–32Improved Life Tap2/2
8. LV 33–34Improved Bane of Agony2/2
9. LV 35–37Pandemic3/3
10. LV 38–40Soul Siphon3/3
11. LV 41–45Malevolence5/5
12. LV 46–50Shadow Mastery5/5
13. LV 51Siphon Life1/1
14. LV 52–54Fel Concentration3/3
15. LV 55–56Nightfall2/2
16. LV 57–60Improved Shadow Bolt4/5

Recommended professions

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  Tailoring

  Your trainer has no green gear here, so use patterns for runecloth gear. From 57, expensive gear with hard-to-find patterns such as Robe of the Void is worth chasing.

  • LV 56Runecloth ShouldersSkill 260×7×2×4×1
    Pattern · world drop
  • LV 57Robe of the VoidSkill 295×12×20×40×8×8×2×10
    Pattern · drops in Scholomance
  • LV 57Felcloth GlovesSkill 280×12×20×6×8×2
    Pattern · Knot Thimblejack's Cache
  • LV 57Felcloth ShouldersSkill 265×7×6×4×4×2
    Pattern · world drop
  • LV 57Belt of the ArchmageSkill 295×16×8×8×10×10×4×6×10
    Pattern · Knot Thimblejack's Cache
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  Enchanting

  Raise the Intellect on your wrists, and with the formula and materials, upgrade your wand and chest enchant too.

  • LV 55Greater Eternal WandSkill 275×2×1×1
  • LV 58Enchant Chest - Major IntellectSkill 290×3×1
    Formula · drops in Eastern Plaguelands

Camping

• LV 6Faction BannerSkill 20×1×1
• LV 6Faction BannerSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28Spinning WheelSkill 140×2×5×3
  Blueprint · drops in City of Dalaran
• LV 6Enchanted LuteSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28Arcane SalvagerSkill 140×2×1
  Blueprint · drops in Ruins of Lordaeron · Razorfen Kraul

• A Tailoring camp gives Spirit, which feeds Life Tap.
• A Skinning camp adds 2% critical strike chance.
• An Enchanting camp gives all stats and armor; an Alchemy camp gives mana per 5 seconds.

Mounts

• Apprentice Riding90g
• Summon Felsteed