Master World of Warcraft

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Notes for WotLK Expansion

Simply put, Warlocks are fun, and they’ve always been fun. The good news with WotLK is that now they’re even more enjoyable. Whether you enjoy Haunting people (summoning a ghost to attack a target, boost DoT abilities and heal the Warlock), casting a bolt every 12 seconds that blasts through absorption effects (care of Chaos Bolt), or turning into a demon yourself (Metamorphosis is one of the coolest abilities in game, regardless of class), each talent specification has something new to offer depending on your preference.

Otherwise, Warlocks have had their damage output increased, can now summon Infernals indoors, no longer need to kill a party member fur Ritual of Doom (and now have the Doom Guard just disappear after the duration), and can avoid having to do the long (and very expensive) quest for the coveted Dreadsteed riding mount.

WoW Rogue Warlock Overview

Warlocks are World of Warcrafts rendition of the classic soul-devouring life-stealing demon summoning class that everyone loves, or at the very least I do.  Quite honestly there’s nothing better than ruling the battlefield with massive amounts of life, ample damage resistance, and the ability to bring down multiple targets at once via a slow and painful yet inevitable death.

Warlocks rank amongst the caster class’s yes, but they stand head and shoulders above both Priest and Mage when it comes to sheer survivability.  Plus, due to an increasing emphasis on high health levels combined with reasonable damage, you’ll find that you generally fair better in the latter raid instances and become less of a target in PvP as well.

I find warlocks to be one of the more fun caster classes simply due to the large change of playstyle gained whenever alternating talent specializations, demonology, affliction, destruction – neither is even remotely similar unless running a largely hybrid build for say soul-link and destruction/affliction.

Sure, all builds of warlock will likely end up using the base-line spells such as shadowbolt, deathcoil, and the various DoT’s from time to time, but gameplay becomes dramatically different when you have use of a Felguard for interception-interruptions or when proccing an instant shadowbolt mid-fight via nightfall.

Then again running as an affliction build can be quite a bit more interesting, at least so far as Battlegrounds and AoE grinding is concerned.  Hiding behind an obscure bush, rock, or tree and throwing off DoT after DoT at unsuspecting players as they run by is a fun way to ruin other players day.

However, AoE grinding is one aspect I see very rarely utilized by affliction warlocks, likely due to the fact that it requires either immense preparation and practice or the assistance of a healer.  Nonetheless, it is indeed a viable method of leveling.

Through strategic DoT placement and pulling affliction warlocks can take on up to 5, 6, sometimes even 7 or more packs of mobs at a time, all it requires is necessary shielding, healing, and perhaps more than a little bit of luck.

Finally, destruction warlocks, my personal favorite as usual for I possess an immense obsession with the art of total annihilation, and nothing suits that better than a warlock knocking down targets in six seconds flat with some well timed and hopefully critical shadowbolts.

All in all warlocks have it great, all three talent builds are excellent for leveling, PvP, and likely even raiding to a certain point, making it an easy class to enjoy as you have no fear of picking the ‘wrong’ path for a given pursuit in game.

Strengths:

• Can summon and control demons
• Can create Healthstones for party members which heal life upon consumption
• Can summon other party members using Ritual of Summoning
• Can summon a demonic mount .
• Is able to drain opponents life, restoring own health

Weaknesses:

• Select spells and abilities require soulshards
• Restricted to wearing cloth armor
• Limited melee capability

Allowed races: Human, Gnome, Orc, Undead, Blood Elf

Equipment: Cloth

Weapons: Daggers, Wands, Swords (with training), Staves (with training)

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