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Affliction Warlock Best in Slot — WotLK, Phase 4 — ICC & Ruby Sanctum

Ranged DPS · Updated 2026-07-22 Draft — being verified

Phase 4/5 (Icecrown Citadel 25 Heroic + The Ruby Sanctum) Best in Slot from the Icy Veins WotLK Classic Affliction Warlock gear guide (anchor phase-4-andamp-5-tier-10 — this page combines P4+P5 into one table, unlike other classes' separate phase-5). Tier set: Sanctified Dark Coven line. Correction: Icy Veins' own table mistakenly repeats the Helm item (Sanctified Dark Coven Hood) in the Shoulders row (a site error, present on all three warlock pages) — the shoulder piece name here is inferred from the matching cloth-caster tier naming pattern (mage/priest both use "Shoulderpads" for this tier); verify against Wowhead before removing the draft badge. Enchants/gems shared by all three warlock specs.

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Best in Slot by gear slot

Slot	Item & alternatives
Head	Sanctified Dark Coven Hood (Tier 10)Icecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Multiple Bosses
Neck	Blood Queen's Crimson ChokerIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Blood-Queen Lana'thel
Shoulders	Sanctified Dark Coven Shoulderpads (Tier 10)Icecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Multiple Bosses
Back	Cloak of Burning DuskThe Ruby Sanctum 25 Heroic — Halion
Chest	Sanctified Dark Coven Robe (Tier 10)Icecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Multiple Bosses
Wrists	Bracers of Fiery NightThe Ruby Sanctum 25 Heroic — Halion
Hands	Sanctified Dark Coven Gloves (Tier 10)Icecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Multiple Bosses
Waist	Crushing Coldwraith BeltIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Lord Marrowgar
Legs	Plaguebringer's Stained PantsIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Festergut
Feet	Plague Scientist's BootsIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Festergut
Ring 1	Ashen Band of Endless DestructionThe Ashen Verdict — reward from Path of Destruction
Ring 2	Ring of Rapid AscentIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Icecrown Gunship Battle — Armory
Trinket 1	Phylactery of the Nameless LichIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Sindragosa
Trinket 2	Dislodged Foreign ObjectIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Rotface
Weapon	Bloodsurge, Kel'Thuzad's Blade of AgonyIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — The Lich King
Off-Hand	Shadow Silk SpindleIcecrown Citadel 10 Heroic — Prince Valanar
Wand	Corpse-Impaling SpikeIcecrown Citadel 25 Heroic — Rotface

Enchants

Slot	Enchant
Head	Arcanum of Burning MysteriesThe Kirin Tor — Revered (Arcanum of Power alternative)
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of the StormSons of Hodir — Exalted (Master's Inscription of the Storm for scribes)
Back	Enchant Cloak — Greater SpeedEnchanting (Lightweave Embroidery for tailors; Springy Arachnoweave for engineers)
Chest	Enchant Chest — Powerful StatsEnchanting (Major Spirit alternative)
Wrists	Enchant Bracers — Superior SpellpowerEnchanting (Fur Lining — Spell Power for leatherworkers)
Hands	Enchant Gloves — Exceptional SpellpowerEnchanting
Waist	Eternal Belt Buckle (+1 gem socket)Blacksmithing (Frag Belt for engineers)
Legs	Brilliant SpellthreadTailoring (Sanctified Spellthread for tailors)
Feet	Enchant Boots — Tuskarr's VitalityEnchanting (Icewalker alternative; Nitro Boosts for engineers)
Weapon	Enchant Staff — Greater SpellpowerEnchanting (staff); Enchant Weapon — Mighty Spellpower for main-hand
Rings	Enchant Ring — Greater SpellpowerEnchanting (enchanters only)

Gems

Socket	Gem
Meta	Chaotic Skyflare Diamond (+40 spellpower, +3% crit damage — requires two blue/purple/green gems)
Red	Runed Cardinal Ruby (+23 spellpower) — or Runed Scarlet Ruby (rare)
Yellow	Reckless Ametrine (+16 spellpower / +10 haste) — or Veiled Ametrine (+16 spellpower / +10 hit), Rigid King's Amber for socket bonus
Blue	Purified Dreadstone (+10 spellpower / +10 spirit) — or Purified Twilight Opal (rare)