Affliction Warlock Mists of Pandaria: Remix Guide - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Last updated on May 14, 2024 at 12:00by Motoko40 comments

Welcome to our MoP Remix Guide for Affliction Warlock! Thispage contains everything you need to know about getting the most out ofyour Affliction Warlock in the Patch 10.2.7 specialfeature, Mists of Pandaria: Remix.

This page is focused only on Affliction Warlock in MoP Remix.If you want to know more about MoP Remix in general, such as its rewards,check out our dedicated page below.

Below, you will find our recommended leveling build and talent pickup orderfor your Affliction Warlock in MoP Remix. There are various ways ofleveling in MoP Remix, and we offer some builds for the most relevant ways.

Note that this Leveling section is specific to MoP Remix. For ourDragonflight Leveling Guide for Affliction Warlock, please checkour dedicated Leveling page.

Gems are one of the unique ways to augment your character in MoP Remix,offering offensive, defensive, and utility benefits. On this page, we listthe best gems for each type. To learn more about Gems in MoP Remix ingeneral, check out our dedicated page below.

• Meta Gem: Lifestorm for Raids / Oblivion Sphere for dungeons or outdoor content
• Cogwheel Gem: Mostly personal preference, but Blink is always good, whereas Soulshape is very good for outdoor travel
• Prismatic Gems:

  You will have a tremendous amount of stats as you start unlocking all Gemslots, and there is no single best stat to stack.

• Tinker Gems:
  • Windweaver
  • Brilliance
  • Sunstrider's Flourish
  • Enkindle
  • Hailstorm
  • Incendiary Terror
  • Lightning Rod
  • Meteor Storm
  • Slay
  • Explosive Barrage
  • Brittle — Mainly for dungeons.
  • Wildfire

To keep things simple while leveling and learning the spec, use the sliderto select your level, and watch as the leveling rotation grows with eachlevel!

Move the slider below to make the guide update to your level!

Level: 10

Dungeon / AoE Open-World Build:

1. Level 10 — maintain Agony on thetarget. Prioritize it over Corruption when tagging mobs.
2. Level 13 — keep Unstable Afflictionrolling on the target. Consider recasting it on dying enemies to gain 1 Shardin the process.
3. Level 53 — Soul Rotallows Drain Life to hit multiple targets, increasing your AoEburst.
4. Level 29 — Use Vile Taintas often as possible, prioritizing multi-target situations.
5. Level 2 — the first DoT becomes available Corruption, which should be used to tag and soften up multiple enemieswhenever spamming a few shadowbolts will not kill them quicker.
6. Level 51 — Cast Summon Darkglare afterhaving applied as many Damage over Time effect as possible.
7. Level 11 — Malefic Rapture is the mainSoul Shard spender both in single target and multi-target. To maximize itsimpact, cast it when you have the highest amount of periodic damage ontargets.
8. Level 21 — Afterunlocking Sow the Seeds, Seed of Corruption can now beused whenever there are 3 targets close, over Malefic Rapture.
9. Level 19 — Seed of Corruption isunlocked, and is mostly used to spread Corruption on stacked targetsto enable Malefic Rapture burst windows quicker.

Raid / Cleave Build:

1. Level 10 — maintain Agony on thetarget. Prioritize it over Corruption when tagging mobs.
2. Level 13 — keep Unstable Afflictionrolling on the target. Consider recasting it on dying enemies to gain 1 Shardin the process.
3. Level 53 — maintain Haunton the primary target.
4. Level 29 — Use Vile Taintas often as possible, prioritizing multi-target situations.
5. Level 2 — the first DoT becomes available Corruption, which should be used to tag and soften up multiple enemieswhenever spamming a few shadowbolts will not kill them quicker.
6. Level 51 — Cast Summon Darkglare afterhaving applied as many Damage over Time effect as possible.
7. Level 11 — Malefic Rapture is the mainSoul Shard spender both in single target and multi-target. To maximize itsimpact, cast it when you have the highest amount of periodic damage ontargets.
8. Level 21 — Afterunlocking Sow the Seeds, Seed of Corruption can now beused whenever there are 3 targets close, over Malefic Rapture.
9. Level 19 — Seed of Corruption isunlocked, and is mostly used to spread Corruption on stacked targetsto enable Malefic Rapture burst windows quicker.