Affliction Warlock vs Frost Mage

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Frost Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Affliction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

When simulating splash AoE DPS, Frost Mages averaged 32.41% more DPS than Affliction Warlocks (+683K DPS).

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Affliction Warlock

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Frost Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

Affliction Warlocks have higher spike damage potential, achieving +6.6M more DPS than Frost 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, +0.4% more than Frost Mage. In total, Affliction Warlocks DPS increased by 67.92% and Frost Mages by 67.52%.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 11.45% for Frost Mages.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 14.78% for Affliction Warlocks.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Frost Mages performed better, as Affliction Warlocks suffered a +3.33% increased DPS loss.

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