Tier Sets
Midnight Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses:
- (2) Set Bonus: Unstable Affliction and Seed Of Corruption damage increased by 10%
- (4) Set Bonus: Agony starts at 2 additional stacks, and its damage is increased by 20%
Tier Set Discussion:
Although this tier set is not very exciting, it is a good damage increase on both single target and AoE. There are no playstyle changes from having this tier set.
affliction warlock Best in Slot Gear
You should still prioritise the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Affliction Warlock, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.
Overall Best Gear for Affliction Warlock
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Abyssal Immolator's Smoldering Flames | Lightblinded Vanguard |
| Neck | Ribbon Of Coiled Malice | Fallen-King Salhadaar |
| Shoulders | Mantle Of Dark Devotion | Windrunner Spire |
| Cloak | Defiant Defender's Drape | Magisters’ Terrace |
| Chest | Abyssal Immolator's Dreadrobe | Chimaerus the Undreamt God |
| Wrist | Voracious Wristwraps | Vorasius |
| Gloves | Abyssal Immolator's Grasps | Vorasius |
| Belt | Endless March Waistwrap | Imperator Averzian |
| Legs | Abyssal Immolator's Pillars | Vaelgor & Ezzorak |
| Boots | Slippers Of The Midnight Flame | Vaelgor & Ezzorak |
| Ring | Omission Of Light | Nexus-Point Xenas |
| Ring | Occlusion Of Void | Nexus-Point Xenas |
| Trinket | Gaze Of The Alnseer | Chimaerus the Undreamt God |
| Trinket | Vaelgor's Final Stare | Vaelgor & Ezzorak |
| Main Hand | Blade Of The Blind Verdict | Lightblinded Vanguard |
| Off Hand | Grimoire Of The Eternal Light | Vorasius |
Best Raid Gear for Affliction Warlock
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Abyssal Immolator's Smoldering Flames | Lightblinded Vanguard |
| Neck | Ribbon Of Coiled Malice | Fallen-King Salhadaar |
| Shoulders | Echoing Void Mantle | Bole’ren, Child of A’lar |
| Cloak | Draconic Nullcape | Vaelgor & Ezzorak |
| Chest | Abyssal Immolator's Dreadrobe | Chimaerus the Undreamt God |
| Wrist | Voracious Wristwraps | Vorasius |
| Gloves | Abyssal Immolator's Grasps | Vorasius |
| Belt | Endless March Waistwrap | Imperator Averzian |
| Legs | Abyssal Immolator's Pillars | Vaelgor & Ezzorak |
| Boots | Slippers Of The Midnight Flame | Vaelgor & Ezzorak |
| Ring | Bond Of Light | Lightblinded Vanguard |
| Ring | Signet Of The Starved Beast | Vorasius |
| Trinket | Gaze Of The Alnseer | Chimaerus the Undreamt God |
| Trinket | Vaelgor's Final Stare | Vaelgor & Ezzorak |
| Main Hand | Blade Of The Blind Verdict | Lightblinded Vanguard |
| Off Hand | Grimoire Of The Eternal Light | Vorasius |
Best Dungeon Gear for Affliction Warlock
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Abyssal Immolator's Smoldering Flames | Catalyst/Vault |
| Neck | Barbed Ymirheim Choker | Catalyst / Vault |
| Shoulders | Mantle Of Dark Devotion | Windrunner Spire |
| Cloak | Defiant Defender's Drape | Magister’s Terrace |
| Chest | Abyssal Immolator's Dreadrobe | Catalyst/Vault |
| Wrist | Entropic Wristwraps | Seat of the Triumvirate |
| Gloves | Abyssal Immolator's Grasps | Catalyst/Vault |
| Belt | Clasp Of Compliance | Magisters’ Terrace |
| Legs | Abyssal Immolator's Pillars | Catalyst/vault |
| Boots | Ice-Steeped Sandals | Pit of Saron |
| Ring | Occlusion Of Void | Nexus-Point Xenas |
| Ring | Omission Of Light | Nexus-Point Xenas |
| Trinket | Emberwing Feather | Windrunner Spire |
| Trinket | Vessel Of Tortured Souls | Maisara Caverns |
| Main Hand | Splitshroud Stinger | Magisters’ Terrace |
| Off Hand | Nezhar's Netherclaw | Seat of the Triumvirate |
Trinkets
It currently looks like there are 2 trinkets that you really want to get your hands on as an Affliction Warlock:
- Vaelgor's Final Stare is a very powerful on use trinket, despite its 1 minute 30 second cooldown, it is best to hold it to use alongside Summon Darkglare every 2 minutes.
- Gaze Of The Alnseer is the best passive trinket, multiple procs in quick succession can quickly stack up how much intellect it is giving.
Outside of these stand-out Trinkets, it’s currently unclear which other trinkets are worth using. Once there have been balancing patches for them and the Sims are clearer, this section will be updated with some more options for Trinkets.
Embellishments
For embellishments, the suggested combo is:
- 1x Prismatic Focusing Iris crafted on a Masterwork Sin'dorei Band Ring.
- 1x Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier on a Adherent's Silken Shroud Cloak.
This is a single target damage effect that can only be crafted on rings, combined with an embellishment doubling the effects of other embellishments created using Jewelcrafting.