Affliction Warlock
Patch 7.2
Introduction
Welcome to my Affliction Warlock guide for Legion! Currently Affliction is one of the highest simming and performing DPS in the game. They're excellent at sustaining high single-target damage whilst still being able to maintain a good amount of burst with preparation. Affliction Warlocks also have insane AoE damage through Seed of Corruption and Soul Flame too which we will talk more about later in the guide! Most of the damage you will deal will come from damage over time effects known as DoTs. Like every Warlock Specilization they also bring Demonic Gateway to the raid which can be used in several different scenarios and make certain abilities much easier.
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Important Patch 7.2 Changes
- New Artifact traits added.
- Reap Souls can now be refreshed and have an extended period instead of overwriting the buff. To a maximum of 60 seconds. Also when you start an encounter now you start with 0 souls however you have an increased chance to get the first 3 Tormented Souls which helps greatly with Affliction burst.
Important Patch 7.1.5 Changes
- Grimoire of Sacrifice has been nerfed.
- Haunt now also increases damage dealt to the target by 30% for 15 seconds.
- Malefic Grasp has replaced Drain Soul as a talent.
- Contagion has been buffed.
- Demonic Circle now lasts 15 minutes, up from 6.
- Soul Harvest has been buffed to last 15 seconds, up from 10, with a maximum of 35 seconds, up from 30.
- Mana Tap has been removed and replaced with Empowered Life Tap.
- Soul Effigy has been updated to correctly give the proper amount of Soul Shards.
- Seed of Corruption and unstable affliction have been buffed.