mythic+ warlock guide 7.1.5(updated)

[@ChrittyMedia]

Awesome guide helped me so much. love that you did target explaination and actual live in a mythic+ demostration. 10/10

[@sadistin1]

I looked at a dozen affliction videos before I found this one. This is by far the best at explaining everything I needed to know. Thank you very much.

[@ckool77]

man i love your guides, i just started playing warlock and i find your guides easy to understand and very detailed, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.Keep up the great work !

[@Arcalai]

Thanks for taking the time to make these dude! Super informative and helped me a lot to wrap my head around Affliction for my Lock. Can't wait for the Nighthold guides.

[@Lixyneko]

Love your stuff, Yipz! I learn something new every time I watch your videos. :) Locks ftw.

[@gstev1]

Great video for anybody playing Affliction. Its current, accurate and very helpful One of the best I have seen.!

[@georhesmithr8683]

I have played Destro only for years now and have never really touched Aff much. This guide was extremely helpful to me. Thanks

[@arnovanzyl]

Yipz, you are putting out some really informative vids at the moment. Nice work mate :) Good luck in Nighthold!

[@MarquisGemini]

You are one in a million, young man hahaha. I like how I had to look at your in game name to realize exactly who you are, I had no idea. Anyone reading this, look up the logs of this young gentleman, watch, and learn. Thanks man, love your work

[@PwNn00bzFTW]

Really appreciate it, I play a BM Hunter, and thought that was the one of the easiest/best mythic+ classes, and I had no idea how to aoe with my warlock I just lvld because of the buffed class in 7.1.5...but now they 10% nerf on grasp...GRR...ty bro

[@Sjeletyven]

With head legendary a 4 agony out, seed detonates before it is done casting and shard regen is high enough to sustain 2x seed->agony "rotation" without letting it fall off. Looking forward to nighthold stream :) good work!

[@tacticalxxpanda]

Nice, I was waiting for a vid like this. I read all the aff lock guides but none of them really go into builds for M+ or when to spam seeds. Ill probably try it out some time this week, seems like the affixes will lend to big aoe pulls and aff will really shine for that over my usual destro main.

[@ziadramman]

Answered most of my questions. Especially the cleave. Thanks man!

[@iReznik]

thank you so much for the videos you do. you really do have some great ones. learning a lot, just switching to aff lock from hunter

[@MrJimmyBanks]

This was exactly what I was looking for, thanks for the real world scenario in mythic.

[@marcsiegenthaler935]

thx for this bud exactly what i was looking for coming from destro and want to get hands on affli! keep it up

[@Drew-ed4st]

Great guide not played my warlock since MoP this really gave me a good idea for what to do, thanks!

[@rasmusaulik12]

Awesome guide. Helped a lot. Subbed.

[@m00nbastic]

Thanks! I really like your videos!

[@drazenmamuza4076]

Nice video,ty for the upload

[@Beauyo]

I appreciate this video man!

[@MrRafabro]

Awesome guide, very useful man

[@dangre_au]

Great video, thanks for posting bud.

[@mcrettable]

can't wait to see your talent choices for skorpyron

[@Yipzarena]

mcrettable :3 it'll all be coming out over the next couple of days

[@simonvyrut464]

i still dont know if i should run soul efigy or grasp and soul conduit for nighthold

[@zedirtbag]

You're the man! Thanks!

[@miketrombetta7375]

Another great video Yip. Quick question for you: In one of your earlier videos, you mentioned that in Mythic+'s, Crit is a big factor. What's your Crit to Mastery ratio when running Mythic +'s? Percentages would work just fine too.

[@Yipzarena]

Mike Trombetta 120% master 26% crit 18%haste

[@Yipzarena]

Mike Trombetta 120% master 26% crit 18%haste

[@andreim1270]

thank you for the video, really helpful :)

[@wolfwood303]

Yipz, first off I love you videos and have learned so much from you! Secondly, I know you say to prioritize Crit/Haste over mastery when picking gear for AOE/M+ stuff. Is there a minimum mastery I want to keep in order to do optimal dps? I can swap gear to get about 28% crit and 27% haste but my mastery drops to about 80%.

[@Yipzarena]

alot of mastery loss definitely not good for ST, Great for burst AoE though!

[@ahmadalmarri5953]

i've been watching ur vids for a while and let me say this, u r the reason im playing affli lock and im having so much fun with it , i've a few questiosn tho on single target why do i only cast 2 UA and then drain soul instead of spamming UA and then drain soul, the 2nd question, is about ur aoe rotation when u cast seed the agony, how does this instantly pop ur seeds?

[@napieracz]

Ahmad Almarri

[@Yipzarena]

Ahmad Almarri I pop the seeds by using drain soul to finish the damage threshold.. you want to only UA two times as the tick of the first UA happens after the second UA is applied thus if you casted a third UA you would miss ticks on your first UA

[@catbug1863]

You have great videos, man! Really helpful Just a question, Isn't Infernal better in Mythic+ than Doomguard? Here is AOE damage needed mostly

[@Yipzarena]

yes, infernal is amazing in M+

[@forsakenknights530]

Nicely done many thanks 👍

[@tomking5180]

ty, i have two question :-) m+ trinkets, stats and volcanic setup?

[@fredmyers8366]

great video thanks for all the help Yips. . question I have, why does it always appear that you cast corruption 2 times in your cast sequence thing? do you put 2 on at a time when you hardcast it for timing? or is it a bug. Thanks

[@Yipzarena]

Fred Myers I believe it is a bug I only corruption once

[@drazenmamuza4076]

Looking forward for those NH videos

[@cupandmouse]

thanks alot yipz got any advice for what stat% I should aim for?

[@DiZzYDeNnis2k9]

So what is the benefit of Contagion over AC? It would have been very nice to discuss the talent choices a bit more.

[@Doomrosk]

Thank you so much!

[@luispq7469]

Would you include movement tips for bosses in nighthold? It will be cool :)

[@m1nayondaime]

If you're moving just refresh dots or use life tap, so you don't waste anytime refreshing later / life tapping for mana.

[@evilakurei]

I tried Haunt yesterday in an ez +6 and It was really fun to cheese it. Have you played with it much, and do you think it will be on par after the MG nerf that is inc?

[@Yipzarena]

evilakurei I haven't played haunt :( I don't think it is quite as good

[@OfHellsDesigngaming]

You are my favorite. Just one thing, try and do your segments with a little more planning. Such as things you talk about. I understand you're not super pro at making videos but I like what you have to offer and only want you to improve.

[@returnado]

[@Yipzarena]

Unsure it will really change depending on the boss

[@jameswillson1939]

Hey what is the addon you're using that shows the rotation of spell you have casted ? It is above your recount addon (damage : current fight)

[@FrogZilla83]

I would like to know as well. :)

[@ramen8040]

Trufigcd

[@Samer-3D]

thankyou sen pai yipz

[@rossilossi]

sorry if i missed it on the video but why Doomguard instead of Infernal for aoe?

[@Yipzarena]

Infernal is better for AoE

[@Porkforlife]

@Yipzarena Do you know if Reap doubles the effect of the 20 traits from Soulstealer?

[@Yipzarena]

Rawr dat xD it doesn't

[@TheGr8one1022]

Why weren't you using Sow the Seeds in that Darkheart mythic? Were you using soul harvest or something?

[@ghostfacedninja1000]

He was using Sow. It got nerfed so that it only puts on an additional 2 seeds instead of the 4 it used to be. So on each cast of sow, you'll see 3 seeds pop up on the pack.

[@TheGr8one1022]

Ghost FacedNinja Yeah I'm well aware that's how it works, I just didn't see the extras. In closer inspectiom I see them now. Mist be going blind, the red seeds were blending in to the background.

[@ghostfacedninja1000]

No worries dude. The actual seeds do come out in a very straight line. It's the seed icons popping up on the leath bars that I look for :)

[@jakel2217]

Doesn't phantom singularity do a lot more damage than Soul Conduit on aoe? thanks for the guide btw

[@TheGr8one1022]

Jake L Yes, but as he explained he's using a hybrid aoe/cleave/single target spec. Phantom Singularity will do shit on bosses compared to conduit.

[@ghostfacedninja1000]

As mentioned it's a "balanced build". As yipz said in the vid, mythic+ bosses don't tend to last long, with some nice SC procs you can have almost 100% uptime on many stacked UAs, all being drained. And then it also synergises very well with seed spam. Aff does not need PS to do mad AoE.

[@ghostfacedninja1000]

Well I am not that and I use the exact same build to do really nice numbers in a range of different situations. With Sow, soulflame and mass dotting we really do not need PS. Sow represents the AoE choice in the build. SC synergises really nicely with not only Sow for AoE but also everything else as well. For sure if the only thing you are doing or care about is mass AoE, then go PS. But SC is a solid choice in any situation. 1, 2, 3 target, aoe, whatever.

[@arch.khalid4441]

yipz i wanna say something to.. I fuckin love you man thanks for the video and the guide #like #share

[@Yipzarena]

Khalid K. ty bro

[@JakeIAB]

so how does MG and mastery work? do they just add up? or does it multiply?

[@tv-qe9fl]

Hi , why dont use haunt ? with the reset after a mob dies, you can have nearly 100% uptime on thrash packs. its less DMG on Boss, but seems higher on the rest

[@Yipzarena]

thomas vößing I definitely will try haunt but I don't think it's as good overall

[@Jid4sh]

isnt PS better than SC for m+? especially when you doing big pulls?

[@slavenbozic1237]

Were you not an orc female just a video before? :s

[@inchohopos2978]

plz can u show us stats and gear ( nice guide )

[@laland2233]

Send the tmorph code for the whole setup you use? 😃

[@Emiljooo]

whats the stat prio right now?

[@gabriellalonde8562]

I always thought seeds overwrite themself if they don't pop. So you can cast a seed on a mob that already have a seed on him that didn't pop yet?

[@Yipzarena]

Gabriel Lalonde they do overwrite but if there are more than 3 mobs you can apply more to that "group"

[@krzysztofchobot5132]

what is the name of the addon which is tracking your cast sequence?

[@vimov0]

interested in this too!

[@HappyCamel23]

It's called TrufiGCD I believe :)

[@Miffy_GPT]

thx bro

[@Yipzarena]

np

[@BodeLovesCaspian]

Sindorei or Shackles? When is one better than the other on both ST and Mythic +?

[@Yipzarena]

Bode probably the demo bracers for big dps on hard trash

[@BodeLovesCaspian]

I actually found you can use both for raid, trigger the buff from sindorei and then quickly swap bracers before pull.

[@thejokergotham384]

so only Seed after Corruptions fall off?

[@gervang3927]

how do u see the mobs hp and how do u know u apply the skills at them? at 6:47 or if thats an Addon. cuz i wanna know :)

[@Yipzarena]

no addon it's just in the base nameplate settings, make sure to have always show healthplates active!

[@gervang3927]

how do u get that wing tho? lol it looks kill af!

[@Mirondira]

its from the warlock t5 i believe. Tho he is using the PVP one, it's the helmet that gives the effect.

[@adioprotege]

I noticed that you recast drain soul multiple times at or before the bar is half empty. why is that?

[@Yipzarena]

Just a habit, it doesnt affect dps

[@TheArcsid]

what is the stat priority for affli locks now ?

[@juanfrainsane]

Sinan Parlak min 120% mastery and then crit>haste. if u got the legendary helm, then it is haste>crit. for mplus though, go with a min of 100% mastery and then as much crit as u can get. the dmg usually comes from the seeds criting

[@gervang3927]

yo yipz, how do i get that weapon for xmog? lol :D

[@Yipzarena]

The mage tower challenge!

[@Rathelas]

I'm just wondering why Howl of Terror?

[@Yipzarena]

To proc sephuz on some fights

[@aaronthede4145]

How did you get that tmog

[@curtisolliver297]

It's tier 6 you get the tokens from black temple raid

[@mrg.9477]

The tooltip said +80% increase for damage of MG...did the -10% not happen yet or am I blind?

[@mrg.9477]

Also 7:32 in look at his dps ...666 :)

[@ghostfacedninja1000]

It is 80% at the moment. Nerfs inc in a day or two apparently. I am not overly surprised tbh, doesn't even matter, will still be able to use it to get great numbers :)

[@Luntrus100]

how much mastery u had while doing this mythic?

[@Yipzarena]

Luntrus100 I believe around 120%

[@Shmucko21]

So it would be safe to assume that the bracers are no longer BiS for legendary

[@Yipzarena]

Shmucko21 yes

[@Shmucko21]

Sheeeeiit what is then?

[@juanfrainsane]

Shmucko21 id say helm and trinket/belt (in general). wrist are good too