#1 - July 29, 2016, 4:54 a.m.
Introduction:
This guide is here to cover the basics of the Affliction spec in a PvE context, with an emphasis on Legion end game. While assumptions presented here will work during the pre-patch, specific t18 set bonus optimization, bis trinkets for HFC, and etc are beyond the scope of the main guide and will briefly appear in an addendum in the changelog post.
Table of Contents
Section 1 -- The Basics -
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#2
Section 2 -- The Artifact -
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#2
Section 3 -- Talents -
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#3
Section 4 -- Spell Priority -
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#3
Section 5 -- Advanced Discussion -
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#3
Section 6 -- Putting it All Together -
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#4
Section 7 -- Macros, Addons, and User Interface - http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#4
Section 8 -- Changelog
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#4
Appendix A -- Patch 7.0.3 Hellfire Citadel. The Prepatch
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20747875438#4
What this guide does and does not cover:
This guide is intended to be a reference for PvE focused players, specifically heroic raiders, mythic raiders, and mythic+ dungeon players. My main emphasis is on mythic raiding, but given gear drop homogenization discussions on set bonuses, talents, and artifact traits should apply universally.
This guide is not a beginners guide to DPS in World of Warcraft, you need some degree of mechanical competence, keybinding, situational awareness, and other skills that come with time, effort, and dedication.
A great deal of this information has come from discussion and log analysis preformed on the Warlock discord server. You can join the server by installing Discord and then using this invite link: https://discord.gg/0onXDymd9Wpc2CEu
If you notice any inaccuracies, disagree with anything, have specific questions, or otherwise want to discuss Affliction please reply to this thread.
