Damage specialisation · Tier B in PvP, 3.3% of the sample
A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.
Secondary stat split across the 21 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.
21
Synced RBG players
792
Average rating sampled
1,940
Highest rating sampled
The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.
Casting a curse now applies Corruption and Agony to your target, but curses now costs 1 Soul Shard.
14 players
Surrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 3 sec, reflecting all harmful spells cast on you.
10 players
Increases the range of your Demonic Gateway by 20 yards, and reduces the cast time by 30%. Reduces the time between how often players can take your Demonic Gateway by 30 sec.
5 players
Taking direct Physical damage reduces the cooldown of Demonic Circle by 3 sec. Cannot occur more than once every 5 sec.
5 players
Shadow Bolt damage increases the duration of your Corruption and Agony on the target by 2.0 sec. Drain Life and Drain Soul damage increases the duration of your Corruption and Agony on the target by 1.0 sec.
3 players
Conjure a Shadow Rift at the target location lasting 2 sec. Enemy players within the rift when it expires are teleported to your Demonic Circle. Must be within 40 yds of your Demonic Circle to cast.
3 players
Encircle enemy players with Bonds of Fel. If any affected player leaves the 12 yd radius they explode, dealing 40,620 Fire damage split amongst all nearby enemies.
1 players
Copies your damage over time effects and Haunt from the target, preserving their duration. Your next use of Soul Swap within 10 sec will exhale a copy damage of the effects onto a new target.
1 players
Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.
Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to 47,707 Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level. Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard.
Your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction deal damage 40% faster.
Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.
Back
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak
38% equipped · 288 ilvl
Back
Venomous Aspirant's Cloak
38% equipped · 263 ilvl
Chest
Damned Necrolyte's Rattling Robes
43% equipped · 308 ilvl
Only 21 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.
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Summons a Demonic Circle for 15 min. Cast Demonic Circle: Teleport to teleport to its location and remove all movement slowing effects. You also learn: Demonic Circle: Teleport Teleports you to your Demonic Circle and removes all movement slowing effects.
Stamina increased by 10%.
Creates a demonic gateway between two locations. Activating the gateway transports the user to the other gateway. Each player can use a Demonic Gateway only once per 90 sec.
Corruption deals 30% increased damage and its periodic damage heals you for 5% of the damage dealt.
Consume the life force of each target afflicted by your damaging periodic effects, dealing 100,454 Shadowflame damage over 2.3 sec. Damage dealt by Dark Harvest heals you for 50% of damage done.
Sacrifices 20% of your current health to shield you for 200% of the sacrificed health plus an additional 4,822 for 20 sec. Usable while suffering from control impairing effects.
Agony, Corruption, Unstable Affliction, Seed of Corruption, and Shadow Bolt deal up to 40% increased damage on targets below 35% health. Damage increase is higher against lower health targets.
Your Soul Leech absorption now passively recharges at a rate of 0.2% of maximum health every 1 sec, and may now absorb an additional 10% of maximum health. Increases your armor by 90%.
Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 12 sec. Curses: A warlock can only have one Curse active per target.
Let loose a terrifying howl, causing 10 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear, disorienting them for 20 sec. Damage may cancel the effect.
Consumes a Soul Shard, unlocking the hidden power of your spells. Demonic Circle: Teleport: Increases your movement speed by 50% and makes you immune to snares and roots for 6 sec. Demonic Gateway: Can be cast instantly. Drain Life: Gain an absorb shield equal to the amount of healing done for 30 sec. This shield cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Healthstone: Increases the healing of your Healthstone by 30% and increases your maximum health by 20% for 12 sec.
Afflicts the target with 18,551 Shadow damage over 8 sec. Multiple uses of this ability may overlap. If dispelled, deals 152,981 damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec. This damage is increased by 15% per stack on the target. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies while afflicted.
Increases the amount of damage required to break your fear effects by 60%.
Chest
Venomous Aspirant's Silk Robe
43% equipped · 263 ilvl
Feet
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads
52% equipped · 292 ilvl
Feet
Venomous Aspirant's Silk Footwraps
29% equipped · 263 ilvl
Hands
Venomous Gladiator's Silk Gloves
33% equipped · 292 ilvl
Hands
Venomous Aspirant's Silk Gloves
29% equipped · 263 ilvl
Head
Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cover
62% equipped · 263 ilvl
Head
Skull of the Damned Necrolyte
29% equipped · 292 ilvl
Legs
Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings
67% equipped · 263 ilvl
Legs
Damned Necrolyte's Leg Bindings
14% equipped · 292 ilvl
Main Hand
Venomous Aspirant's Stave
86% equipped · 263 ilvl
Neck
Venomous Aspirant's Necklace
48% equipped · 263 ilvl
Neck
Thalassian Competitor's Amulet
33% equipped · 288 ilvl
Off Hand
Galactic Gladiator's Tome
5% equipped · 246 ilvl
Ring 1
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
52% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 1
Venomous Aspirant's Ring
24% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 2
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
48% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 2
Venomous Aspirant's Ring
33% equipped · 263 ilvl
Shirt
Painted Raptor-Tooth Shirt
5% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shirt
The Boomshirt
5% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shoulders
Spires of the Damned Necrolyte
81% equipped · 292 ilvl
Shoulders
Venomous Gladiator's Silk Mantle
10% equipped · 292 ilvl
Tabard
Galactic Gladiator's Tabard
29% equipped · 1 ilvl
Tabard
Galactic Gladiator's Tabard
10% equipped · 1 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
33% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
33% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
33% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
33% equipped · 263 ilvl
Waist
Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cord
81% equipped · 263 ilvl
Waist
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash
5% equipped · 288 ilvl
Wrist
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands
48% equipped · 288 ilvl
Wrist
Venomous Aspirant's Silk Bindings
38% equipped · 263 ilvl