Affliction Warlock vs Arcane Mage

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Affliction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Arcane Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

When simulating AoE DPS, Affliction Warlocks averaged 13.07% more DPS than Arcane Mages (+113K DPS).

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Affliction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Arcane Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

Affliction Warlocks have higher spike damage potential, achieving +186.8K more DPS than Arcane Mages.

Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.

When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Arcane Mage DPS improved the most, +0.04% more than Affliction Warlock. In total, Arcane Mages DPS increased by 67.86% and Affliction Warlocks by 67.82%.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 11.29% for Arcane Mages.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 29.71% for Affliction Warlocks.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Arcane Mages performed better, as Affliction Warlocks suffered a +18.42% increased DPS loss.

When evaluating abilities used during boss encounters, Arcane Mages had fewer damaging abilities in total, indicating a potentially less complex rotation.