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WoW Midnight Keystone: Affliction Warlock DPS Rotation Perfect Guide
This video provides a detailed explanation of the Affliction Warlock's role and DPS rotation in Mythic+ dungeons in World of Warcraft. It covers AoE and single-target DPS rotations, opening strategies, skill priority, considerations, and recommended secondary stats. It offers practical help to users who are having difficulty playing Affliction Warlock.
1. 🔥 Mythic+ Affliction Warlock AoE DPS Rotation Core Strategy
- ✅ Main Goal: Apply Agony to many targets to collect Soul Shards
- ✅ Use all collected Soul Shards on Seed of Corruption
- ✅ Key Talent: Utilize 'Sorrowful Embrace'
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Agony | Apply Agony to the target to collect Soul Shards |
| Seed of Corruption | Area damage with collected Soul Shards |
00:00 - 00:29
1. 🔥 Mythic+ Affliction Warlock AoE DPS Rotation Core Strategy
- ✅ Main Goal: Apply Agony to many targets to collect Soul Shards
- ✅ Use all collected Soul Shards on Seed of Corruption
- ✅ Key Talent: Utilize 'Sorrowful Embrace'
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Agony | Apply Agony to the target to collect Soul Shards |
| Seed of Corruption | Area damage with collected Soul Shards |
00:30 - 01:37
2. 🎯 How to Utilize 'Sorrowful Embrace' Talent: Maximize Agony Spread
- ✅ When casting Agony on a Skull target, additional Agony is transferred to nearby enemies
- ✅ How to quickly spread Agony to multiple targets
- ✅ Use the Tab key to quickly find enemies that do not have Agony applied
| Situation | Agony Cast Count | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Targets | 2 times on Skull target | Agony transferred to 3 targets |
| Multiple Targets | 1 time each on Skull + another target | Agony transferred to 4 targets |
01:38 - 02:25
3. 🚀 AoE DPS Opener & Soul Shard Acquisition Strategy
- ✅ Cast Agony on at least 5 targets at the start
- ✅ Use Haunt on enemies with high health
- ✅ Use cooldowns: Darkglare, Grim Harvest, then spam Seed of Corruption
- ✅ Use Soul Drain if Soul Shard acquisition is insufficient
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cast Agony on 5 or more targets |
| 2 | Haunt (if needed) |
| 3 | Darkglare, Grim Harvest |
| 4 | Spam Seed of Corruption |
02:26 - 02:58
4. ⚙️ AoE DPS Skill Priority and Considerations
- Maintain Agony on 5 or more targets
- Summon Darkglare
- Grim Harvest
- Seed of Corruption
- Soul Drain
- ⚠️ Caution: Do not recast Agony on targets that already have Agony applied
02:59 - 03:32
5. 👤 Single-Target DPS Rotation Core: Maintain Debuffs and Utilize Nightfall
- ✅ Goal: Maintain all debuffs on the target
- ✅ Key Talents: Utilize 'Grisly Trophies' and 'Sataiel's Ambush'
- ✅ All skills have a chance to grant 'Nightfall' (up to 2 stacks)
| Talent | Effect |
|---|---|
| Grisly Trophies | Increases the chance to grant Nightfall when casting Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction |
| Sataiel's Ambush | Increases the chance to grant Nightfall when casting Haunt |
03:36 - 04:04
6. ⚔️ Single-Target DPS Opening Cycle Perfect Analysis
- Haunt during tank pull
- Cast Agony - Corruption
- Cast Unstable Affliction 3 times
- Use 2 cooldowns
- Cast Unstable Affliction 2 times
- Soul Drain
04:05 - 04:34
7. Skill Priority and How to Utilize Filler Skills
- Maintain Agony
- Maintain Haunt
- Grim Harvest
- Summon Darkglare
- Soul Drain with Nightfall buff
- Unstable Affliction when Soul Shards are full
- Soul Drain (Filler)
- ✅ Use Soul Drain as a filler skill
04:35 - 05:10
8. Single-Target DPS Rotation Practical Example
- Haunt during tank pull
- Agony - Corruption - Unstable Affliction 3 times
- Darkglare - Grim Harvest - Unstable Affliction 2 times
- Soul Drain
- Refill Agony, Haunt
05:12 - 05:28
9. 📈 Recommended Secondary Stats and Closing
- ✅ Mastery: Most efficient
- ⚠️ Versatility: Least efficient