Affliction Warlock vs Destruction Warlock

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Destruction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Affliction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

When simulating AoE DPS, Destruction Warlocks averaged 4.54% more DPS than Affliction Warlocks (+41K DPS).

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Affliction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Destruction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

Affliction Warlocks have higher spike damage potential, achieving +2.3M more DPS than Destruction Warlocks.

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, Affliction Warlock DPS improved the most, +0.24% more than Destruction Warlock. In total, Affliction Warlocks DPS increased by 67.82% and Destruction Warlocks by 67.58%.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 7.54% for Destruction Warlocks.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 11.29% for Affliction Warlocks.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Destruction Warlocks performed better, as Affliction Warlocks suffered a +3.75% increased DPS loss.

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