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WoW Forever Affliction Warlock BiS at level 50
Summary
This is the site’s suggestion for Affliction Warlock at level 50, not an official list: we use our Affliction stat weights to score every item a Warlock can use with a required level of 50 or lower, and pick the best one for each slot. The beta does not reach this level yet (the current cap is 30): it is a forecast, and items and their sources may change.
Stat priority of the list, per point: Spell Power = Shadow Damage > Mana per 5 sec > Stamina. Percentage stats count too, per 1%: spell hit and spell critical strike. Only wand DPS is scored; other weapons count by their stats.
- Wand:
WoestaveClassic data (not in the beta client) - Main hand:
Staff of Dar'Orahil - Hands:
Deathmist Wraps - Waist:
Ban'thok SashClassic data (not in the beta client)
4 of the 16 pieces are new in Forever and 14 have a known source.
Gear by slot
For each slot, the suggested piece and the next two on the list.Head
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Ring 1
Ring 2
Trinket 1
Trinket 2
Main hand
Off hand
Two-handed weapon: the off hand stays empty If you prefer one-hand + off hand, these are the best off-hand pieces:
Wand
More on Affliction Warlock
Reasoning: 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.
Heads up: the beta is capped at level 30 and the weights are indicative, tuned for level 60 with no simulations behind them. Sources come from the WoWSims Forever database and, for items that already existed in Classic, from the Classic 1.12 database (CMaNGOS Classic-DB, marked "Classic data": they may change in Forever); an item without a source may not be obtainable yet. Set bonuses and procs are not scored. Everything will change with each build.
Treat these lists as a starting point: your talents, enchants and play style may make another piece the better pick.
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