Affliction Warlock PvP Gear Guide for Cataclysm Classic

The gear list below is following the stat priority of Hit Cap (4%) > Spell Penetration(195) > Resilience > Haste > Spell Power/Intellect and will include items available exclusively from Professions, Battlegrounds and Arena PvP rewards.

This page only focuses on the best in slot gear for a PvP Affliction Warlock. You can learn more about how to leverage your unique skills by reading our full Affliction PvP guide below.

This is a list of items that are considered to be best in each slot for PvP-based content. If you are instead looking for a PvE-focused list for either pre-raid or best-in-slot gear, make sure to check out our Warlock gearing page below. In Season 9, there are no PvE items used in the best-in-slot list.

The items in the list below are best in slot for Cataclysm Season 9 until the release of Season 10. Please note that the list assumes you are Human by default. If you play another race, replace the Vicious Gladiator's Insignia of Dominance with Vicious Gladiator's Medallion of Tenacity.

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades gem Burning Shadowspirit Diamond, Quick Cogwheel and Mystic Cogwheel	–	Engineering
Neck	Vicious Gladiator's Pendant of Alacrity	–	Conquest Vendor
Shoulders	Vicious Gladiator's Felweave Amice gem Mystic Amberjewel	Mastery → Haste	Conquest Vendor
Back	Vicious Gladiator's Drape of Diffusion	–	Conquest Vendor
Chest	Vicious Gladiator's Felweave Raiment gem Mystic Amberjewel and Willful Ember Topaz	Crit → Haste	Conquest Vendor
Wrists	Vicious Gladiator's Cuffs of Accuracy	–	Conquest Vendor
Hands	Vicious Gladiator's Felweave Handguards gem Mystic Amberjewel	–	Conquest Vendor
Waist	Vicious Gladiator's Cord of Accuracy gem two Mystic Amberjewel	–	Conquest Vendor
Legs	Vicious Gladiator's Felweave Trousers gem Willful Ember Topaz and Veiled Demonseye	–	Conquest Vendor
Feet	Vicious Gladiator's Treads of Alacrity gem Mystic Amberjewel	–	Conquest Vendor
Ring	Vicious Gladiator's Band of Accuracy	Hit → Haste	Conquest Vendor
Ring	Vicious Gladiator's Band of Cruelty	Crit → Haste	Conquest Vendor
Trinket	Vicious Gladiator's Insignia of Dominance	–	Conquest Vendor
Trinket	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Haste → Mastery	Darkmoon Faire
Main-Hand Weapon	Vicious Gladiator's Spellblade	Crit → Haste	Conquest Vendor
Off-Hand Weapon	Vicious Gladiator's Endgame	Crit → Haste	Conquest Vendor
Wand	Vicious Gladiator's Touch of Defeat	–	Conquest Vendor

Slot	Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Vicious Intellect
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of Vicious Intellect
Back	Lightweave Embroidery if Tailoring Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect
Chest	Enchant Chest - Mighty Resilience
Wrists	Enchant Bracer - Greater Speed
Hands	Synapse Springs if Engineering Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle
Legs	Powerful Enchanted Spellthread
Feet	Enchant Boots - Lavawalker
One-Handed Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent
Off-Hand	Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect

• Meta Gem — Burning Shadowspirit Diamond
• Red Gem — Willful Ember Topaz
• Yellow Gem — Mystic Amberjewel
• Blue Gem — Veiled Demonseye until 4% hit