Affliction Warlock raid quick read based on top player talent snapshots. Candidate player list sourced from Murlok.io (Raider.IO rankings endpoint unavailable), with talents validated from Raider.IO character profiles and spec checks. Core picks trend around Shadow of Nathreza, Creeping Death, Demon Skin, Fel Armor.
build factors
Patch: 12.0.5
Source sample: 35 players
Data model: Raid guide with M+ proxy data
Common high-rank talents: Shadow of Nathreza, Creeping Death, Demon Skin, Fel Armor
primary rotation
Maintain core single-target uptime, line major cooldowns with boss damage windows, and avoid dropping globals during movement-heavy mechanics.
[talents — 74 spec nodes]
[ swift artifice ][ demonic fortitude ][ pact of gluttony ][ demonic embrace ][ fel domination ][ soul leech ][ dark pact ][ frequent donor ][ oppressive darkness ][ mortal coil ][ banish ][ shadowfury ][ fiendish stride ][ burning rush ][ fel armor ×2 ][ demon skin ×2 ][ demonic gateway ][ dark accord ][ soulburn ][ nether plating ][ haunt ][ death's embrace ][ summon darkglare ][ summoner's embrace ][ contagion ][ drain soul ][ nightfall ][ agony ][ seed of corruption ][ absolute corruption ][ cunning cruelty ][ creeping death ×2 ][ wicked reaping ][ shared fate ][ gorefiend's resolve ][ necrolyte teachings ][ demoniac's fervor ][ sataiel's volition ][ quietus ][ soul anathema ][ friends in dark places ][ demonic soul ][ shadow of death ][ demonic circle ][ improved haunt ][ ravenous afflictions ][ eternal hunger ][ shared vessel ][ manifested avarice ][ foul mouth ][ soul link ×2 ][ pact of the eredar ][ improved mortal coil ][ curse of tongues ][ blight of weakness ][ sudden onset ][ nocturnal yield ][ patient zero ][ sow the seeds ][ shard instability ][ cull the weak ][ dark harvest ][ shared agony ][ unstable affliction ][ niskaran methods ][ potent soul shards ][ seeds of destruction ×2 ][ pact of the annihilan ][ pact of the satyr ][ pact of the nathrezim ][ fortified soul ][ empowered healthstone ][ practiced pestilence ][ shadow of nathreza ×4 ]
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Top 35 players. Candidate player list sourced from Murlok.io (Raider.IO rankings endpoint unavailable), with talents validated from Raider.IO character profiles and spec checks.