PvE Affliction Warlock Pre-Raid Best in Slot (BiS)

When you reach level 90 as an Affliction Warlock in Mists of Pandaria Classic, you’ll want to start building a set of gear from pre-raid sources that provides the stats you need to get your foot in the door for more difficult endgame content.

Warlocks can only use Cloth armor, and will receive 5% increased Intellect from all sources through their Nethermancy passive ability. Note that the Ranged equipment slot is gone in Mists of Pandaria, with Wands going into the Main-hand slot instead.

Pre-Raid Best-in-Slot Items

Below is the best gear you can obtain as an Affliction Warlock outside of raids in Mists of Pandaria, including dungeon loot, random daily scenario rewards, reputation rewards, and profession bonuses. Don’t forget to gem, enchant, and reforge every item to optimize them fully!

Head

• Firecracker Corona
  • 2550 Valor Points – requires Honored with Shado-Pan
• Lightweight Retinal Armor
  • Engineering BoP – taught by Engineering Trainers
• Yak Wool Cowl or Brewfather Cowl
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Whitemane’s Embroidered Chapeau
  • High Inquisitor Whitemane in Scarlet Monastery (Heroic)
• Breezeswept Hood
  • Wing Leader Ner’onok in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)

Neck

• Wire of the Wakener
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Klaxxi
• Firebinder Collar or Brewfather Necklace
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Dorian’s Necklace of Burgeoning Dreams
  • World Drop BoE
• Anarchist’s Pendant
  • Instructor Chillheart in Scholomance (Heroic)
• Mindbreaker Pendant
  • Sha of Doubt in Temple of the Jade Serpent (Heroic)

Shoulder

• Mantle of the Golden Sun
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Golden Lotus
• Yak Wool Shoulderpads or Brewfather Shoulderpads
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Whisperwind Spaulders
  • Wing Leader Ner’onok in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)

Back

• Cloak of Snow Blossoms
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with Shado-Pan
• Firebinder Cloak or Brewfather Cloak
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Scorched Earth Cloak
  • Brother Karloff in Scarlet Monastery (Heroic)
• Cape of Entanglement
  • Liu Flameheart in Temple of the Jade Serpent (Heroic)

Chest

• Robe of Eternal Rule
  • Tailoring BoE – Pattern: Robe of Eternal Rule drops from Phase 1 raids
• Vestments of Thundering Skies
  • 2250 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Golden Lotus
• Spelltwister’s Grand Robe
  • Tailoring BoE – Pattern: Spelltwister’s Grand Robe requires Honored with The Golden Lotus
• Yak Wool Robe or Brewfather Robe
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Natli’s Fireheart Robe
  • World Drop BoE
• Robes of Koegler
  • Flameweaver Koegler in Scarlet Halls (Heroic)
• Robes of Fevered Dreams
  • Taran Zhu in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)

Wrist

• Minh’s Beaten Bracers
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with The August Celestials
• Yak Wool Wristwraps or Brewfather Wristwraps
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Bracers of Displaced Air
  • Ook-Ook in Stormstout Brewery (Heroic)

Hands

• Imperial Silk Gloves
  • Tailoring BoE – Pattern: Imperial Silk Gloves drops from Phase 1 raids
• Sunspeaker’s Flared Gloves
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with The August Celestials
• Spelltwister’s Gloves
  • Tailoring BoE – Pattern: Spelltwister’s Gloves require Honored with The Golden Lotus
• Rittsyn’s Ruinblasters
  • World Drop BoE
• Yak Wool Handwraps or Brewfather Handwraps
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Conflagrating Gloves
  • Trial of the King in Mogu’shan Palace (Heroic)
• Gloves of Enraged Slaughter
  • Sha of Violence in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)

Waist

• Bon-iy’s Unbreakable Cord (Alliance) or Chang’s Changing Cord (Horde)
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with Operation: Shieldwall (Alliance) / Dominance Offensive (Horde)
• Klaxxi Lash of the Orator
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Klaxxi
• Yak Wool Cord or Brewfather Cord
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Incineration Belt
  • Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance (Heroic)

Legs

• Leggings of the Poisoned Soul
  • 2250 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Klaxxi
• Yak Wool Leggings or Brewfather Leggings
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Leggings of the Frenzy
  • Commander Ri’mok in Gate of the Setting Sun (Heroic)

Feet

• Sandals of Oiled Silk (Alliance) or Beach-Born Sandals (Horde)
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with Operation: Shieldwall (Alliance) / Dominance Offensive (Horde)
• Void Flame Slippers
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with The August Celestials
• Yak Wool Sandals or Brewfather Sandals
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Scarlet Sandals
  • Armsmaster Harlan in Scarlet Halls (Heroic)
• Soulbinder Treads
  • Xin the Weaponmaster in Mogu’shan Palace (Heroic)

Finger

• Band of the Shieldwall (Alliance) or Dominator’s Band (Horde)
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with Operation: Shieldwall (Alliance) / Dominance Offensive (Horde)
• Simple Harmonius Ring
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Golden Lotus
• Seal of the Lucid
  • Shadow of the Empire quest in Dread Wastes
• Vithrak, Gaze of the Deadman
  • Flameweaver Koegler in Scarlet Halls (Heroic)
• Firebinder Ring or Brewfather Signet
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Signet of the Hidden Door
  • Thalnos the Soulrender in Scarlet Monastery (Heroic)
• Ring of Malice
  • Taran Zhu in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)

Trinket

• Relic of Yu’lon
  • Reward for turning in a Serpent Deck at the Darkmoon Faire
• Blossom of Pure Snow
  • 1750 Valor Points – Requires Honored with Shado-Pan
• Flashfrozen Resin Globule
  • Vizier Jin’bak in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)
• Zen Alchemist Stone
  • Alchemy BoP – taught by Alchemy Trainers
• Quilen Statuette
  • Archaeology BoA – Pandaren artifact
• Vision of the Predator
  • Striker Ga’dok in Gate of the Setting Sun (Heroic)
• Ghost Iron Dragonling
  • Engineering BoE – taught by Engineering Trainers
  • You will need Engineering to socket the Cogwheels in this item, without which it’s not that useful

Main Hand

• Scavenged Pandaren Spellblade or Scavenged Pandaren Wand
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Necromantic Wand
  • Rattlegore in Scholomance (Heroic)
• Amber Saber of Klaxxi’vess
  • 168 gold – requires Exalted with The Klaxxi

Off Hand

• Inscribed Jade Fan
  • Inscription BoE – taught by Inscription Trainers
• Umbrella of Chi-Ji
  • Archaeology BoA – Pandaren artifact
• Bottle of Potent Potables
  • Hoptallus in Stormstout Brewery (Heroic)

Staff

• Inscribed Serpent Staff
  • Inscription BoA – taught by Inscription Trainers
• Headmaster’s Will
  • Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance (Heroic)
• Scavenged Pandaren Staff
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Amber Scythe of Klaxxi’vess
  • 213 gold – requires Exalted with The Klaxxi
• Wort Stirring Rod
  • Yan-Zhu the Uncasked in Stormstout Brewery (Heroic)