Pocket · Ultimate · 170s cooldown
Affliction
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Affliction is Pocket's ultimate on a 170-second cooldown with 0.6s cast delay, 32 damage per second, 10s debuff duration. Applies damage over time to enemies nearby. Affliction's damage is non-lethal and does not apply item procs.
Upgrades: 1 AP — -35s Cooldown; 2 AP — +3s Duration and +4m Radius; 5 AP — Prevents all healing +13.0 DPS with increased Spirit scaling.
In the most played Pocket skill order (49.9% win rate over 13K games), Affliction takes its first point at step 7 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Pocket build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Affliction stats
Cooldown
170s
Cast Delay
0.6s
Damage Per Second
32
Debuff Duration
10s
Ability points
Affliction upgrades
- 1 AP
-35s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+3s Duration and +4m Radius
+3s Debuff Duration · +4m Radius
- 5 AP
Prevents all healing +13.0 DPS with increased Spirit scaling
+13 Damage Per Second · +0.1 Damage Per Second
Most played Pocket skill order
When to level Affliction
In the most played Pocket skill order (49.9% win rate over 13K games), Affliction takes its first point at step 7 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Affliction patch history
Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · July 28, 2026
- – Affliction DPS reduced by ~6% (also reduces the spirit scaling and the upgrades)
Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · July 9, 2026
- – Affliction duration reduced from 11s to 10s
Minor Update - 06-11-2026 · June 12, 2026
- – Affliction now does half damage on objectives
Minor Update - 05-31-2026 · May 31, 2026
- – Affliction T3 reduced from +18 DPS to +14
Other Pocket abilities
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Affliction?＋
Affliction has a 170-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Affliction upgrades?＋
1 AP: -35s Cooldown 2 AP: +3s Duration and +4m Radius 5 AP: Prevents all healing +13.0 DPS with increased Spirit scaling
When should you level Affliction?＋
In the most played Pocket skill order (49.9% win rate over 13K games), Affliction takes its first point at step 7 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Which hero has Affliction?＋
Affliction is Pocket's ultimate. Pocket is a assassin whose other abilities are Barrage, Flying Cloak, Enchanter's Satchel.