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Warlocks are a bit different classes than others in World of Warcraft. They have pets and have to focus on Stamina as well as Intellect, just unlike the Mage. Some of their pets use mana, others use Rage and they are demons, unlike the Hunter.
Warlocks boost some of the most powerful spells out of any class but can be mighty confusing if you aren't sure how to play them. They have to be played with a certain mentality in mind, just like any class in the game. Affliction is all about precisely calculated DoT. If you're Destruction, you're playing with direct, blasting damage bolts into the targets eyes and/or skull. Demonology is for the Warlock who wants to boost the power of their enslaved minions to do their bidding. For Warlocks, each specialization and build has its place, and it's important that you know how to use them.
Firstly we will talk about Affliction. Have you decided upon Affliction? If you've ever played a Mage, Hunter or Shaman, throw all your previous thoughts about PvP out the window. Affliction Warlocks operate in a smooth, calculated fashion. That is, you won't throw around Shadow-bolts and Soul-fire bolts to kill your opponent. As an Affliction Warlock, you've chosen to degrade your opponent's life-force, mana or stats over time, making them weak and ultimately leading to their demise.
You can focus your gear on boosting your spell damage. Since your DoT spells can't critically strike, it's a waste to put any gear on that increases critical strike rating. You buff up your Curses, Immolate and Corruption, which are your main tools. You can take all of the talents that help these spells. You never forget to run. Running is one of the keys to victory when playing an Affliction Warlock. Keep in mind that since your spells are DoT spells, you don't have to be standing in one place to cast them. You can set them and run away, watching your opponent's life force drain as they try to catch you.
You should remember that you've got Fear. You don't wear platemail, chainmail or leather like other classes. One of the Affliction Warlocks biggest tools is Fear, use it or love it, for it will often keep you from death while you're waiting on your DoT spells to do your work for you.
Destruction isn't for the calculated and doesn't care about subtlety or sneaky behavior. It's there to demolish things. With Destruction, you've chosen the best way for you to do damage is that by hurling Soulfires, Chaos Bolts, and Shadow Bolts at people's faces and it's not a bad choice.
Destruction depends on you being faster than your opponent, unlike Affliction. They increase the range on your Destruction spells so you can simply stand further away as you cast them. This will increase the time it'll take for melee classes to get to you, thus allowing you to get in more damage.
You buff up your spell damage but try to do everything you can to increase your critical strike rating with spells. Warlocks have high critical damage from "Ruin" talent, that is to say, increasing the chance to critically strike will often double your damage. Critical strike rating is more efficient for Warlocks that it is with any other class in the game so use it.
You use your succubus. Using the succubus pet will allow you to seduce your opponent and keep them occupied as you position yourself for another blast. Unlike Affliction, you can't just bounce around throwing DoT spells on your target. You'll need a position within line of sight. The succubus will achieve this for you.
Demonology is a strange breed indeed. You've chosen not to focus on DoT spells or direct damage spells. You figure that you've got a demon and you may as well make it kick some ass.
Demonology talents increase your pets' effectiveness by as much as twofold and some of them enhance your pet's abilities. You can take every talent to get the maximum efficiency out of your pet.
A very important attribute for a Demonology Warlock is Stamina. Some of your Stamina gets transferred to your pet, so you'll need a lot if you want your pet to stand up to the abuse it's going to take. You can stack up on Stamina and Intellect.
You've made your pet incredibly badass. There is no need taking extra abuse if you don't need to. You can let your pet do some fighting while you stand in the bushes just providing support.
Warlocks boost some of the most powerful spells out of any class but can be mighty confusing if you aren't sure how to play them. They have to be played with a certain mentality in mind, just like any class in the game. Affliction is all about precisely calculated DoT. If you're Destruction, you're playing with direct, blasting damage bolts into the targets eyes and/or skull. Demonology is for the Warlock who wants to boost the power of their enslaved minions to do their bidding. For Warlocks, each specialization and build has its place, and it's important that you know how to use them.
Firstly we will talk about Affliction. Have you decided upon Affliction? If you've ever played a Mage, Hunter or Shaman, throw all your previous thoughts about PvP out the window. Affliction Warlocks operate in a smooth, calculated fashion. That is, you won't throw around Shadow-bolts and Soul-fire bolts to kill your opponent. As an Affliction Warlock, you've chosen to degrade your opponent's life-force, mana or stats over time, making them weak and ultimately leading to their demise.
You can focus your gear on boosting your spell damage. Since your DoT spells can't critically strike, it's a waste to put any gear on that increases critical strike rating. You buff up your Curses, Immolate and Corruption, which are your main tools. You can take all of the talents that help these spells. You never forget to run. Running is one of the keys to victory when playing an Affliction Warlock. Keep in mind that since your spells are DoT spells, you don't have to be standing in one place to cast them. You can set them and run away, watching your opponent's life force drain as they try to catch you.
You should remember that you've got Fear. You don't wear platemail, chainmail or leather like other classes. One of the Affliction Warlocks biggest tools is Fear, use it or love it, for it will often keep you from death while you're waiting on your DoT spells to do your work for you.
Destruction isn't for the calculated and doesn't care about subtlety or sneaky behavior. It's there to demolish things. With Destruction, you've chosen the best way for you to do damage is that by hurling Soulfires, Chaos Bolts, and Shadow Bolts at people's faces and it's not a bad choice.
Destruction depends on you being faster than your opponent, unlike Affliction. They increase the range on your Destruction spells so you can simply stand further away as you cast them. This will increase the time it'll take for melee classes to get to you, thus allowing you to get in more damage.
You buff up your spell damage but try to do everything you can to increase your critical strike rating with spells. Warlocks have high critical damage from "Ruin" talent, that is to say, increasing the chance to critically strike will often double your damage. Critical strike rating is more efficient for Warlocks that it is with any other class in the game so use it.
You use your succubus. Using the succubus pet will allow you to seduce your opponent and keep them occupied as you position yourself for another blast. Unlike Affliction, you can't just bounce around throwing DoT spells on your target. You'll need a position within line of sight. The succubus will achieve this for you.
Demonology is a strange breed indeed. You've chosen not to focus on DoT spells or direct damage spells. You figure that you've got a demon and you may as well make it kick some ass.
Demonology talents increase your pets' effectiveness by as much as twofold and some of them enhance your pet's abilities. You can take every talent to get the maximum efficiency out of your pet.
A very important attribute for a Demonology Warlock is Stamina. Some of your Stamina gets transferred to your pet, so you'll need a lot if you want your pet to stand up to the abuse it's going to take. You can stack up on Stamina and Intellect.
You've made your pet incredibly badass. There is no need taking extra abuse if you don't need to. You can let your pet do some fighting while you stand in the bushes just providing support.
