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Best Trinkets for Affliction Warlock in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.0.5.67314)
Ranked DPS deltas for every current-season trinket, simmed weekly against a stat-priority baseline. Pick a fight style below; raw numbers and percentage gain over the no-trinket baseline are in the table.
The top trinket for Affliction Warlock in Patch 12.0.5.67314 is Gaze of the Alnseer, gaining 9.13% DPS over no trinket on Cleave.
Updated May 6, 2026
Patch 12.0.5SimC c68540650,000 iterations per trinket
Top pick
The top cleave trinket for Affliction Warlock in WoW Midnight Patch 12.0.5.67314 is Gaze of the Alnseer from The Dreamrift, gaining 9.13% DPS over the no-trinket baseline. Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem (8.88%) and Emberwing Feather (7.41%) round out the top three. Numbers are mean DPS across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations on the canonical Affliction Warlock baseline at item level 289.
Top 10, cleave
Baseline 110,366 DPS- #1
+10,080 (9.13%) - #2
+9,795 (8.88%) - #3
+8,181 (7.41%) - #4
+8,147 (7.38%) - #5
+8,072 (7.31%) - #6
+7,985 (7.23%) - #7
+7,902 (7.16%) - #8
+7,709 (6.98%) - #9
+7,661 (6.94%) - #10
+7,617 (6.90%)
Top trinket pairings (cleave)
Estimated, paired sim coming soonEstimated combined gain. We're shipping paired sims next; numbers shown are upper-bound additive (the sum of each trinket's solo DPS gain, ignoring how the two interact when worn together).
- #1+19,875 (18.0%)
- #2+18,261 (16.5%)
- #3+17,976 (16.3%)
Full ranking, cleave
63 trinkets| Rank | Trinket | Source | ilvl | DPS gain | vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaze of the Alnseer | RaidThe Dreamrift | 289 | +10,080 | 9.13% |
| 2 | Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +9,795 | 8.88% |
| 3 | Emberwing Feather | Mythic+Windrunner Spire | 289 | +8,181 | 7.41% |
| 4 | Soulcatcher's Charm | Mythic+Maisara Caverns | 289 | +8,147 | 7.38% |
| 5 | Primal Philosopher's Stone | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +8,072 | 7.31% |
| 6 | Sealed Chaos Urn | WorldWorld Drop | 285 | +7,985 | 7.23% |
| 7 | Locus-Walker's Ribbon | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +7,902 | 7.16% |
| 8 | Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +7,709 | 6.98% |
| 9 | Litany of Lightblind Wrath | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +7,661 | 6.94% |
| 10 | Darkmoon Deck: Hunt | WorldInscription | 285 | +7,617 | 6.90% |
| 11 |  Darkmoon Deck: Void | WorldInscription | 285 | +7,575 | 6.86% |
| 12 |  Magister's Alchemist Stone | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +7,540 | 6.83% |
| 13 |  Vaelgor's Final Stare | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +7,497 | 6.79% |
| 14 |  Darkmoon Dominion: Void | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +7,473 | 6.77% |
| 15 |  Heart of Wind | Mythic+Windrunner Spire | 289 | +7,424 | 6.73% |
| 16 |  Darkmoon Deck: Blood | WorldInscription | 285 | +7,329 | 6.64% |
| 17 |  Darkmoon Dominion: Blood | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +7,269 | 6.59% |
| 18 |  Wraps of Cosmic Madness | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +7,267 | 6.58% |
| 19 |  Void-Reaper's Libram | WorldInscription | 285 | +7,222 | 6.54% |
| 20 |  Glorious Crusader's Keepsake | WorldQuel'Danas Faction | 285 | +7,211 | 6.53% |
| 21 |  Reality Breacher | Mythic+Seat of the Triumvirate | 289 | +6,929 | 6.28% |
| 22 |  Astalor's Anguish Agitator | WorldEngineering | 285 | +6,919 | 6.27% |
| 23 |  Sylvan Wakrapuku | WorldQuel'Danas Faction | 285 | +6,859 | 6.21% |
| 24 |  Ever-Collapsing Void Fissure | WorldWorld Drop | 285 | +6,351 | 5.75% |
| 25 |  Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity | WorldPvP Vendor | 285 | +6,335 | 5.74% |
| 26 |  Darkmoon Dominion: Rot | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 285 | +6,262 | 5.67% |
| 27 |  Emerald Coach's Whistle | Mythic+Algeth'ar Academy | 289 | +6,170 | 5.59% |
| 28 |  Darkmoon Deck: Rot | WorldInscription | 285 | +6,154 | 5.58% |
| 29 |  Crucible of Erratic Energies | WorldVoidstorm Quest Reward | 285 | +6,110 | 5.54% |
| 30 |  Nevermelting Ice Crystal | Mythic+Pit of Saron | 289 | +5,904 | 5.35% |
| 31 |  Refueling Orb | Mythic+Magisters' Terrace | 289 | +5,746 | 5.21% |
| 32 |  Echo of L'ura | Mythic+Seat of the Triumvirate | 289 | +5,304 | 4.81% |
| 33 |  Eye of the Drowning Void | Mythic+Magisters' Terrace | 289 | +5,249 | 4.76% |
| 34 |  Radiant Sunstone | Mythic+Skyreach | 289 | +5,246 | 4.75% |
| 35 |  Light of the Cosmic Crescendo | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +5,146 | 4.66% |
| 36 |  Whisper of the Duskwraith | Mythic+Nexus-Point Xenas | 289 | +5,146 | 4.66% |
| 37 |  Drum of Renewed Bonds | WorldBrewfest | 285 | +5,105 | 4.63% |
| 38 |  Lost Idol of the Hash'ey | WorldQuel'Danas Faction | 285 | +5,104 | 4.62% |
| 39 |  Gloom-Spattered Dreadscale | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +5,079 | 4.60% |
| 40 |  Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia | WorldWorld Drop | 285 | +5,068 | 4.59% |
| 41 |  Vessel of Tortured Souls | Mythic+Maisara Caverns | 289 | +4,334 | 3.93% |
| 42 |  Ranger-Captain's Iridescent Insignia | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +3,864 | 3.50% |
| 43 |  Heart of Ancient Hunger | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +3,320 | 3.01% |
| 44 |  Umbral Plume | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +3,235 | 2.93% |
| 45 |  Light Company Guidon | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +2,773 | 2.51% |
| 46 |  Tangle of Vibrant Vines | WorldDruidic Quest Reward | 285 | +2,572 | 2.33% |
| 47 |  Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Mythic+Algeth'ar Academy | 289 | +2,399 | 2.17% |
| 48 |  Withered Saptor's Paw | WorldQuel'Danas Faction | 285 | +2,354 | 2.13% |
| 49 |  Volatile Void Suffuser | RaidThe Voidspire | 289 | +2,327 | 2.11% |
| 50 |  Radiant Plume | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +2,182 | 1.98% |
| 51 |  Dragon Games Equipment | Mythic+Algeth'ar Academy | 289 | +2,125 | 1.93% |
| 52 |  Latch's Crooked Hook | Mythic+Windrunner Spire | 289 | +2,035 | 1.84% |
| 53 |  Void Stalker's Contract | Mythic+Seat of the Triumvirate | 289 | +1,721 | 1.56% |
| 54 |  Mark of Light | Mythic+Nexus-Point Xenas | 289 | +1,574 | 1.43% |
| 55 |  Kroluk's Warbanner | Mythic+Windrunner Spire | 289 | +95 | 0.09% |
| 56 |  Ampoule of Pure Void | Mythic+Seat of the Triumvirate | 289 | +87 | 0.08% |
| 57 |  Jelly Replicator | Mythic+Magisters' Terrace | 289 | +76 | 0.07% |
| 58 |  Rotting Globule | Mythic+Pit of Saron | 289 | +65 | 0.06% |
| 59 |  Solarflare Prism | Mythic+Skyreach | 289 | +64 | 0.06% |
| 60 |  Holy Retributor's Order | WorldWorld Drop | 285 | +60 | 0.05% |
| 61 |  Undreamt God's Oozing Vestige | RaidThe Dreamrift | 289 | +49 | 0.04% |
| 62 |  Solar Core Igniter | Mythic+Skyreach | 289 | +46 | 0.04% |
| 63 |  The Eternal Egg | RaidMarch on Quel'Danas | 289 | +-10 | -0.01% |
Sim your own Affliction Warlock
Paste your /simc string for a ranked upgrade list against your actual character.
Methodology
Baseline profile
SimulationCraft default Affliction Warlock profile at current season ilvl, no trinket equipped. Best-effort talent build, consumables, and gem/enchant set tracking SimC head.
Iteration count
50,000 iterations per trinket. Standard deviation on the DPS mean is well under 0.5% at this count, which keeps the ranking deltas reliable.
Cleave
Three-target uniform cleave, 5 minutes, fixed pull timing. Approximates a typical raid encounter with consistent adds.
Patchwerk
Single boss, 5 minutes, no movement, no adds. The pure DPS ceiling for raw rotation throughput.
Not included
Tier set bonuses, hero talent variance beyond the SimC default, encounter scripting (boss adds, mechanics, debuffs), and gear interactions outside the trinket slot. For your specific build, run a full sim.
Source patch
SimulationCraft c68540645d9814adbf69d2416c1ff9d683b39ea0, client build 12.0.5.67314. Generated May 6, 2026. Re-runs every Sunday after the SimC weekly bump.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best trinket for Affliction Warlock in Patch 12.0.5.67314?
Gaze of the Alnseer ranks #1 for Affliction Warlock in Patch 12.0.5.67314, with a +9.13% DPS gain over the no-trinket baseline. The full ranking on this page covers every current-season trinket.
What are the top 3 trinkets for Affliction Warlock?
Gaze of the Alnseer ranks #1 at +9.13% DPS from The Dreamrift; Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem ranks #2 at +8.88% from March on Quel'Danas; Emberwing Feather ranks #3 at +7.41% from Windrunner Spire. All deltas are mean DPS over the no-trinket baseline across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations.
How does Gaze of the Alnseer compare on Cleave vs Patchwerk for Affliction Warlock?
Gaze of the Alnseer gains +9.13% DPS on Cleave and +8.78% DPS on Patchwerk for Affliction Warlock. The rank-1 pick is the same in both fight styles.
What's the difference between Affliction's Cleave and Patchwerk picks?
Cleave runs three uniform targets for five minutes and rewards trinkets that deal AoE damage or scale with multi-target rotations. Patchwerk is single-target only and rewards single-target throughput. Affliction Warlock can have a different best trinket in each style; switch the toggle above to compare.
How often is the Affliction Warlock trinket leaderboard updated?
Every Sunday, after the SimulationCraft weekly build refresh. The pinned SimC SHA on this page is the source of truth for the patch state.
Are these results from real character data or theorycrafted?
Real SimulationCraft sims using the canonical Warlock baseline profile. Each trinket runs 50,000 iterations against the same baseline and the page reports the DPS delta. Numbers are stat-priority averages, not your specific build; for your character, paste your /simc string on the homepage.