Cataclysm Classic Affliction Warlock Gear and Best in Slot

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Last updated on Nov 06, 2024 at 12:00 by Abide

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Affliction Warlock in Cataclysm Classic.

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1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Affliction Warlock Best in Slot

2. Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Affliction Warlock Best in Slot

The following list is considered to be pre raid best in slot. This will be a list of the best gear you can get before stepping foot into the raid. Your gear list will mostly follow the stat priority of the Affliction Warlock spec, which is as follows:

Intellect
Hit Rating(17% - 1742 rating is Hit Cap)
Haste Rating
Critical Strike Rating
Mastery Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Phase 3 Phase 1 & 2

2.1.

Phase 1 & 2 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Crown of the Twilight Queen	Crit → Hit	Sinestra (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Neck	Planetary Amulet of the Wildfire	–	Al'Akir (H) Throne of the Four Winds
Shoulder	Shadowflame Mantle	Haste → Mastery	Al'Akir or Chogall (H) Throne of the Four Winds; (H) Blackwing Descent
Cloak	Shroud of Endless Grief	Haste → Hit	Sinestra (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Chest	Shadowflame Robes	Crit → Hit	Halfus Wyrmbreaker (H) Blackwing Descent
Bracer	Bracers of the Bronze Flight	Haste → Hit	Halfus Wyrmbreaker (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Gloves	Shadowflame Handwraps	Crit → Hit	Atramedes (H) Blackwing Descent
Belt	Soul Breath Belt of the Fireflash	–	Anshal,Nezir or Rohash (H) Throne of the Four Winds
Legs	Shadowflame Leggings	Haste → Mastery	Maloriak (H) Blackwing Descent
Boots	Einhorn's Galoshes	Haste → Hit	Chimaeron (H) Blackwing Descent
Ring 1	Planetary Band of the Wildfire	–	Anshal,Nezir or Rohash (H) Throne of the Four Winds
Ring 2	Signet of the Fifth Circle	Mastery → Hit	Chogall (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Trinket 1	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Hit	Darkmoon Volcanic Deck
Trinket 2	Bell of Enraging Resonance	Crit → Hit	Atramedes (H) Blackwing Descent
Weapon	Stormwake, the Tempest's Reach of the Wildfire	–	Al'Akir (H) Throne of the Four Winds
Off-Hand	Book of Binding Will	–	Halfus Wyrmbreaker (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Wand	Theresa's Booklight	–	Bind on Equip (H) Blackwing Descent

2.2.

Phase 3 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Balespider's Hood	Mastery → Hit	Ragnaros (H) Firelands;
Neck	Flowform Choker	Mastery → Hit	Majordomo Staghelm (H) Firelands
Shoulder	Balespider's Mantle	–	Majordomo Staghelm (H) Firelands
Cloak	Wings of Flame	Mastery → Haste	Alysrazor (H) Firelands
Chest	Balespider's Robes	–	Alysrazor (H) Firelands
Bracer	Wristwraps of Arrogant Doom	Crit → Hit	Majordomo Staghelm (H) Firelands
Gloves	Fingers of Incineration	Crit → Hit	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Belt	Majordomo's Chain of Office	Mastery → Hit	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Legs	Balespider's Leggings	Mastery → Hit	Shannox (H) Firelands
Boots	Coalwalker Sandals	Crit → Hit	Shannox (H) Firelands
Ring 1	Infernal Signet of the Avengers	–	Satchel of the Planetary Band 12 × Fissure Stone Fragment;
Ring 2	Crystal Prison Band	Mastery → Haste	Shannox (H) Firelands
Trinket 1	Variable Pulse Lightning Capacitor	–	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Trinket 2	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Hit	Darkmoon Volcanic Deck
Weapon	Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest	–	Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest
Wand	Trail of Embers	–	1 × Trail of Embers 1 × Crystallized Firestone

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06 Nov. 2024: Page updated for Phase 3.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.

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