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Sum of the equipped pieces only: no character base stats, buffs, enchants or talents.
Alternatives per slot
The best pieces for every slot at this spec and level; the first one is the equipped pick. Click a slot in the gear card to jump here.Head6
Neck6
Shoulders6
Back6
Chest6
Wrists6
Hands6
Waist6
Legs6
Feet6
Ring 16
Ring 26
Trinket 16
Trinket 26
Main hand6
Off hand6
Wand6
Summary: Affliction at level 60
This is the site’s suggestion for Affliction Warlock at level 60, not an official list: we use our Affliction stat weights to score every item a Warlock can use with a required level of 60 or lower, and pick the best one for each slot. Level 60 is the WoW Forever level cap.
Stat priority of the list, per point: Spell Power = Shadow Damage > Mana per 5 sec > Stamina.
The highest-scoring pieces: Wand: Doomfinger Classic data (not in the game client); Main hand: Wraith Blade Classic data (not in the game client); Chest: Plagueheart Robe; Head: Plagueheart Circlet.
Methodology
Affliction is DoTs and drains: DoTs scale with spell power; crit is worth little and hit a lot (a missed DoT is a whole cycle lost). Stamina is worth more than for other casters because Life Tap turns health into mana. Wanding targets down is real damage while levelling.
Each item's score is the sum of its stats multiplied by these weights. Percent stats (crit, hit, dodge, parry, block) are weighted per 1%. Weapons add their DPS (per point) and speed ((speed − 2) × weight: positive favours slow weapons). Armour pieces are multiplied by the factor of their type (cloth, leather, mail, plate). Items without a required level (quest rewards) are placed at item level − 5, the rule almost every green and blue in the game follows. On equal score the item with a known source wins. Items the client does not include yet, whose data only the beta server sent, are listed when they have a known source; without one they are left out, since nobody knows how to get them.
Heads up: the weights are indicative, tuned for level 60 with no simulations behind them. Sources come from the Classic 1.12 database (CMaNGOS Classic-DB, marked "Classic data": they may change in Forever) and, for recipes, from the game client; an item without a source may not be obtainable yet. Set bonuses and procs are not scored. Anything may change with each build.
Treat these lists as a starting point: your talents, enchants and play style may make another piece the better pick.
Stat weights
| Stat | Weight |
|---|---|
| Per point | |
| Spell Power | 1 |
| Shadow Damage | 1 |
| Mana per 5 sec | 0.8 |
| Stamina | 0.45 |
| Intellect | 0.3 |
| Spirit | 0.15 |
| Per 1% | |
| Hit | 12 |
| Spell Hit | 12 |
| Critical Strike | 5 |
| Spell Critical Strike | 5 |
| Weapons and armour | |
| Ranged weapon DPS | 2 |
Demonology raises stamina by 15% with Demonic Embrace and lives off Life Tap, so stamina is the secondary stat. Generic spell power above specific schools because it mixes shadow (Corruption, Shadow Bolt) and fire (Immolate).
Each item's score is the sum of its stats multiplied by these weights. Percent stats (crit, hit, dodge, parry, block) are weighted per 1%. Weapons add their DPS (per point) and speed ((speed − 2) × weight: positive favours slow weapons). Armour pieces are multiplied by the factor of their type (cloth, leather, mail, plate). Items without a required level (quest rewards) are placed at item level − 5, the rule almost every green and blue in the game follows. On equal score the item with a known source wins. Items the client does not include yet, whose data only the beta server sent, are listed when they have a known source; without one they are left out, since nobody knows how to get them.
Heads up: the weights are indicative, tuned for level 60 with no simulations behind them. Sources come from the Classic 1.12 database (CMaNGOS Classic-DB, marked "Classic data": they may change in Forever) and, for recipes, from the game client; an item without a source may not be obtainable yet. Set bonuses and procs are not scored. Anything may change with each build.
Treat these lists as a starting point: your talents, enchants and play style may make another piece the better pick.
Stat weights
| Stat | Weight |
|---|---|
| Per point | |
| Spell Power | 1 |
| Shadow Damage | 0.9 |
| Mana per 5 sec | 0.8 |
| Fire Damage | 0.6 |
| Stamina | 0.5 |
| Intellect | 0.35 |
| Spirit | 0.15 |
| Per 1% | |
| Hit | 12 |
| Spell Hit | 12 |
| Critical Strike | 6 |
| Spell Critical Strike | 6 |
| Weapons and armour | |
| Ranged weapon DPS | 2 |
Destruction casts Shadow Bolt and Conflagrate: everything crits here (Ruin doubles crit damage), so 1% crit ≈ 10 spell power. Hit weighs as for any direct-damage caster: in Classic its cap against bosses was 16%, and Blizzard has not given Forever's now that hit is one shared stat.
Each item's score is the sum of its stats multiplied by these weights. Percent stats (crit, hit, dodge, parry, block) are weighted per 1%. Weapons add their DPS (per point) and speed ((speed − 2) × weight: positive favours slow weapons). Armour pieces are multiplied by the factor of their type (cloth, leather, mail, plate). Items without a required level (quest rewards) are placed at item level − 5, the rule almost every green and blue in the game follows. On equal score the item with a known source wins. Items the client does not include yet, whose data only the beta server sent, are listed when they have a known source; without one they are left out, since nobody knows how to get them.
Heads up: the weights are indicative, tuned for level 60 with no simulations behind them. Sources come from the Classic 1.12 database (CMaNGOS Classic-DB, marked "Classic data": they may change in Forever) and, for recipes, from the game client; an item without a source may not be obtainable yet. Set bonuses and procs are not scored. Anything may change with each build.
Treat these lists as a starting point: your talents, enchants and play style may make another piece the better pick.
Stat weights
| Stat | Weight |
|---|---|
| Per point | |
| Spell Power | 1 |
| Shadow Damage | 0.9 |
| Fire Damage | 0.9 |
| Mana per 5 sec | 0.6 |
| Intellect | 0.35 |
| Stamina | 0.35 |
| Spirit | 0.1 |
| Per 1% | |
| Hit | 12 |
| Spell Hit | 12 |
| Critical Strike | 10 |
| Spell Critical Strike | 10 |
| Weapons and armour | |
| Ranged weapon DPS | 2 |