Affliction Warlock Rotation & Talent Build

Class

Spec

Introduction

Welcome to the PvE Class Guide for Affliction Warlock in Mist of Pandaria Classic. We'll look at the rotation and opener, best talent build, stat priority, consumables, and more so that you can dps at a high level in raids, dungeons, and challenge modes.

MoP Classic Affliction Warlock Rotation

Opener

Pre-pot
Potion of the Jade Serpent
.
Pre-cast
Haunt
.
Cast
Dark Soul: Misery
and any on-use effects.
Cast
Soulburn
and
Soul Swap
.
Channel
Malefic Grasp
until you get your procs (trinkets, enchants, etc).
Cast
Soulburn
and
Soul Swap
.
Cast
Summon Terrorguard
for1-3 targets or
Summon Abyssal
for more.
Cast
Haunt
.
Proceed with single target rotation.

Single Target

Use
Summon Observer
.
Maintain
Curse of the Elements
if assigned.
Cast
Dark Soul: Misery
.
Cast
Summon Terrorguard
for 1-3 targets or
Summon Abyssal
for more.
Maintain
Agony
,
Unstable Affliction
, and
Corruption
. You can refresh them early to snapshot powerful procs or buffs, otherwise wait until less than half their base duration remains. You usually do this by manually recasting them but if there's a small window of procs, you can use
Soulburn
and
Soul Swap
to refresh them all instantly.
Maintain
Haunt
if your dots have a strong snapshot (cds, procs, etc).
Cast
Haunt
with 4 Soul Shards.
Cast
Drain Soul
on targets below 20% HP.
Cast
Life Tap
for mana, ideally during downtime or movement.
Cast
Malefic Grasp
as your filler.