![]() Before you start the search for these items make sure that they are actually in the game so you don’t waste your time looking for non-existing equipment. And even if they are, they might not yet have the same stats as in patch 1.12. In the spoiler below there’s a list including all the best non-raid items from patch 1.12, which means that the some of these items might not be acquirable on your server. Which items to gather pre-raid is highly dependant on which patch you play on so it is impossible to compile a perfect Warlock pre-raid BiS list. Raid Consumablesĭoing it right^ Enchants and Pre-Raid Gear And as an SM/Ruin Warlock focus on positioning your Imp correctly so the tank gets the Blood Pact buff, that’s (one of the) main reasons you are in the raid in the first place. Lastly, make sure to hand out Healthstones to people who need them and put some effort into Soulstoning healers. Immolate – 0.2 for the initial damage, 0.65 for the DoT (0.13 per tick) If you are interested in knowing how much your spells benefit from your +Spell Power items here are the spell coefficients:Ĭorruption – 1 (1/6 per tick) Hellfire – 1/3 (1/45 per tick)ĬoA – 1 (0.0565 per tick for the first 4 ticks, 0.0835 for the next 4, 0.11 for the last 4) However, it’s always a damage increase to use Shadowburn, even when standing still, so don’t hesitate to use it as long as you have enough Soul Shards stacked up. So if you are low geared you will see Shadowburn doing about the same damage as Shadow Bolt, but the better geared you get the more effective Shadow Bolt will become while Shadowburn will lag behind. Note that Shadowburn doesn’t benefit as much from your +Spell Power stat as Shadow Bolt does (3/7 instead of 6/7). The main area of use for Shadowburn is when moving during a bossfight as instant-cast spells don’t require you to stand still, but its short casting time makes it a DPS-increase regardless if you have to move or not. ![]() Normally while leveling you’d only use this spell as a finisher as you don’t get the Soul Shard back unless the enemy dies from it, but in raids you can increase your overall damage by using it mid-fight despite losing a Shard every time you do so. I also want to talk about the spell “Shadowburn” which shares the same characteristics as a Shadow Bolt except for that it’s shorter range, instant cast, has a cooldown and uses a Soul Shard. If we added a fourth player to use Corruption we risked Ignite being overwritten. In my old guild we used CoR, CoS and CoE and allowed three Warlocks to use Corruption. In instances where Mages are frost-specced (MC/BWL) people are usually more liberal with who can use which DoTs but later on there is a very strict amount of Warlock DoTs that is allowed to be used. Ignite is a huge dps boost for Mages and any Warlock DoTs that run the risk of overwriting Ignite should not be used. In later instances like AQ40 or Naxxramas where Mages are fire-specced it’s very important that there is debuff room for the Mage Fireball DoT called “Ignite”. If there is still room for more debuffs on the boss then DoTs like Corruption and Curse of Agony could be used in moderation. ![]() Curse of Recklessness (CoR), Curse of Shadows (CoS) and Curse of Elements (CoE) are all mandatory to the point where you usually have three Warlocks individually dedicated to these spells to make sure they are always up on important targets. Which ones are going to be used is something you and your guild members have to discuss. “Expansive Mind” gives you 5% increased intellect which ends up being 16 in patch 1.7) there might still be room for Warlock debuffs. The playable Warlock Races are Human, Gnome, Undead and Orc where Gnome is the only Race with a racial that benefits Warlocks in PvE. At the end of the guide there is also a chapter on how to tank the Twin Emperors in AQ40.īefore I get into talent specs and gear I’d like to quickly talk about Race choice. This post also includes a list of pre-raid gear and enchants, details about world buffs and useful consumables and so on. This guide is meant for players who are new to the Warlock class and want to understand the different playstyles and talent builds the class has to offer in PvE. I raided every instance in Vanilla WoW in a hardcore setting for a long time and decided to share what I learnt so far. On top of that they bring a ton of utility to the raid Soulstones, Curses, Blood Pact and top AoE abilities. Warlocks are mainly brought to raids for their high damage output and the class is arguably the most competitive dps class in late 1.12 content. This guide was originally published by Topdps on the Crestfall forums and has been preserved here. An in depth raiding guide for Warlocks in World of Warcraft Classic.
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