Warlock Hero Talents — The War Within (11.0.5)

Last updated on Oct 29, 2024 at 20:56 by Motoko 46 comments

This guide will walk you through the best Hero Talents for Affliction Warlock for Raiding and Mythic+, how they impact your gameplay, and more.

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Best Hero Talents for Affliction Warlock in The War Within

This page is specifically about Hero Talents in The War Within. If you want to learn more about the best regular talents for Affliction Warlock, check out our Talents page:

1.1.

Raiding Hero Talents for Affliction Warlock

The Current recommendation for Hero Talents is Soul Harvester.

Soul Harvester's current tuning and overall talent design make it the preferred single target and small target count cleave option, unless an encounter design makes the 1-minute burst windows disproportionally important over sustained output.

Hellcaller provides stronger burst around 1-minute marks and generally better AoE at higher target count at the expense of noticeably lower single target overall.

1.2.

Mythic+ Hero Talents for Affliction Warlock

The Current recommendation for Hero Talents is Soul Harvester.

Soul Harvester offers better priority damage and slightly better funnel capabilities, making an apt choice for groups that already have specialised AoE DPS and are looking towards key target damage.

Hellcaller with a damage profile that accentuates burst windows and mass AoE is suited for Mythic+ scenarios while also being somewhat easier to pilot, but does not offer in practice a substantially higher AoE output.

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Best Hero Talents Builds for Affliction Warlock

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Best Hero Talent Builds for Affliction Warlock

Hellcaller Universal Build Soul Harvester Universal Build
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Hellcaller Universal Build for Affliction Warlock

Hatefury Rituals Icon Hatefury Rituals is now the default choice regardless of the target count; as for the other choice nodes centered around utility, Aura of Enfeeblement Icon Aura of Enfeeblement has too little uptime to warrant its usage over Curse of the Satyr Icon Curse of the Satyr and Illhoof's Design Icon Illhoof's Design has too big of a downside to consider over the already minimal value provided by Zevrim's Resilience Icon Zevrim's Resilience.

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Soul Harvester Universal Build for Affliction Warlock

Shared Fate Icon Shared Fate is universally better than Feast of Souls Icon Feast of Souls, Gorefiend's Resolve Icon Gorefiend's Resolve is the more appealing option. The choice between Gorebound Fortitude Icon Gorebound Fortitude and Friends In Dark Places Icon Friends In Dark Places is not universal, with the former offering improved Healthstones without the Shard tax, while the latter gives extra active mitigation with a bigger Dark Pact Icon Dark Pact shield.

3.1.

Hero Talents Rotation for Affliction Warlock

3.1.1.

Hellcaller

Hellcaller focus is on Wither Icon Wither uptime, which is technically trivialised by Absolute Corruption Icon Absolute Corruption, making the Hero tree simple to play, with the main goal of hitting burst windows with Soul Rot Icon Soul Rot and Malevolence Icon Malevolence with as many Wither Icon Wither active.

3.1.2.

Soul Harvester

Soul Harvester brings an emphasis on Nightfall Icon Nightfall procs, various sources of passive damage and Malefic Rapture Icon Malefic Rapture burst windows during Soul Rot Icon Soul Rot. While it does not drastically alter the default playstyle of Affliction, it does create a more dynamic and reactive gameplay.

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Changelog

  • 21 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Updated recommendations for use case and choice nodes.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Page Created.
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