Affliction Warlock vs Fire Mage

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Affliction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Fire Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

When simulating AoE DPS, Affliction Warlocks averaged 15.4% more DPS than Fire Mages (+133K DPS).

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Affliction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Fire Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

Affliction Warlocks have higher spike damage potential, achieving +5.6M more DPS than Fire 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, Affliction Warlock DPS improved the most, +1.62% more than Fire Mage. In total, Affliction Warlocks DPS increased by 67.82% and Fire Mages by 66.2%.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 11.29% for Fire Mages.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 28.03% for Affliction Warlocks.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Fire Mages performed better, as Affliction Warlocks suffered a +16.74% increased DPS loss.

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