Now that you've decided to play a Warlock in World of warcraft, and that’s excellent simply because they’re absolutely a good deal of fun to play. Warlocks in World of warcraft are magic casters that are experts in dark or to be more specific shadow magic’s.
As a Warlock you will have access to various powerful spells and abilities which are categorized down to 3 distinct talent trees and they're Affliction, Demonology, and Destruction. Every single Warlock’s trees is significantly different from the other ones, and every one is great for particular aspects ofthe game. This is definitely why Warlock is my own favored mage caster class.
In this particular WoW Warlock guide, I will merely go over the Demonology part of the Warlock class. It isn’t to suggest that the other 2 spec or talent isn’t as important or good because they're. But what makes the Demonology spec is so fantastic to me is that it is a entire talent tree that deals exclusively with Warlock’s pets which is the reason why Warlock is such a special class at the start.
The Demonology Spec
Although all of Warlocks have the ability to, and are also able to summon most of their regular pets, Demonology Warlocks tend to be more specialized in the area. Most of the Demonology talent abilities are strived to improve Warlock’s pet damages, and as well as the all in all survivability of the Warlock themselves.
Generally speaking Demonology Warlocks aren't the fastest leveling spec for the Warlock, Affliction is. Even so, Demonology Warlocks are certainly not too far lurking behind the Affliction Warlock in-terms of leveling pace, however with extra survivability to the build.
Anyway, having said that let’s get started to what really matters and that’s the 5 standard pets that is available to the Demonology Warlock.
Imps - The Imp pet is going to be all Warlocks’ first pet as soon as you arrive in the world of Azeroth. Your tiny Imp pet might not seem impressive at first glance, but do not under estimate it's actual power. Although the Imp is definitely not the most ideal pet if you're looking for a tanking pet, but they are indeed the best and the highest DPS pet that Warlock has.
Void Walker - Void Walkers are a blue energy elemental looking pet which you can purchase from your trainer at level 8. Void Walker has a lot of hit points and has the best taunt abilities out of all other Warlock pets which makes the most ideal pet for tanking while leveling up your toon. However with that being said there is a downside to Void Walker, and that is that they do not deal a lot of damages at all.
Felguard - The pet you’ll receive after Void Walker is Felguard. This pet is only available to Demonology Warlocks upon reaching level 10 and choosing the Demonology tree as your primary spec. Felguard is a very powerful Warlock pet and that is why it's only for the Demonology Warlock. It may not be as good of a tank as Void Walker, but it is pretty damn good and on top of that it is great pet for DPS as well!!
Succubus - Up next is the Succubus pet which you receive at level 20 from your trainer. Succubus is also another popular pet for most Warlocks, because it is able to help the Warlock manage any addition mobs with her abilities. But other than the crowd control abilities Succubus are not the best tanks, they're great for pvp though and deal decent damages.
Felhunter - Your last regular pet which can be purchased from your trainer at level 30 is the Felhunter pet. Felhunters are known for their ability to rip apart magic caster mobs with their high magic resistance. They don’t tank too well, but has the ability to increase your party memebers’ base mana pool as well as mana regeneration, so again ideal for raids and dungeons.
That’s all for this guide, to understand more about the Warlocks check out this WoW guide,
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Friday, 28 October 2011
Friday, 30 September 2011
A Must Read WoW Guide - Warlocks Discussed
Welcome to this simple World of Warcraft Warlock guide. First I want to stat that this Warlock guide is for newbies, as it only covers the very basics. I don't play a high level Warlock myself, I only play a twinked Warlock, so I'm claiming to be an expert when it comes to WoW Warlocks. All the tips and fact you will read about in this guide are from either my high level Warlock friends or my personal experiences. So take what you can out of it this WoW Guides.
Role of Warlock
Warlocks are former arcanists, mages, or shamans that has turn to the art of dark magics. One of the most interesting aspect of being a Warlock in my opinion is their ability to summon and control demons to fight for them in a battle.
Of course Warlocks are not only limited to summon demons, they are also able to cast powerful Damage over time spells (Dots), uses curses, drain life from their enemies, and many other damage dealing spells. And because of that Warlocks only fits in the role of long range damage dealer, but occasionally depending on the raid or dungeon Warlocks can be used for some crowd control.
Selecting Your Race for Warlock
There are a total of 5 playable races for the Warlock on the Horde site, and 4 playable races on the Alliance side. Each and every race has their strength as Warlocks, but some of the 9 races will be slightly better than the other as Warlocks. What I mean is that out of the 9 playable races Trolls, Orc, and Gnome are going to be better than the other races in my opinion of course.
Anyway, there are 2 key factors that you should consider when choosing that good race/class combo. The first one I look at is faction. If you want to play with your friend or communicate with them then you'll need to play on the same faction as them, so it is probably best if you choose a race that is on the same faction that your friends play on.
The next factor that I look at are the racial abilities. I would look at each race and their special abilities and figure out which race will give me the most benefits from the racial abilities. For example: both Gnome and Dwarfs are able to play as Warlock, but Gnome has a racial trait that increases their mana pool, while Dwarf can remove all poison, disease, bleed effects, and reduce damage taken.
At first look both traits are great and useful, but as a Warlock I rather have the mana increase. (I know some would argue with me on this but StoneForm as Warlock is really only good for PvP and maybe some occasion). Anyway, look at the different racial abilities of each race, and go from there.
Warlock Talents
What I really like about Warlock is the diversity of their talent trees. Each and every one of their talent tree are unique from another, and just by changing your spec from one talent tree to another will change the way you experience the game drastically. Note: You cannot access your talent tree until you’re at least level 10.
Affliction - On the Affliction tree you'll find all skills that improve Warlock's DoT (damage over time), curses, life drain, and life tap spells. Generally speaking this is probably the most popular route for most Warlocks, as it is the best route to use for leveling your Warlock fast.
Demonology - Demonology on the other hand is my personal favorite Warlock talent tree as it improves all Warlock's minion or pet abilities. This talent route is great if you like to use pets a lot, and if you like to play things on the safe side and don't want to die a lot.
Destruction - Destruction deals with all fire base spells and improves their damages. This is a great tree to go for if you're planning to do a lot of end game raiding and dungeon, as it will help you out put a lot more direct damages.
That’s all with this quick and short introduction to Warlocks in World of Warcraft. If you would like learn more about Warlock, and how to level them from 1 - 85, then I suggest you read this WoW Warlock Guide.
Role of Warlock
Warlocks are former arcanists, mages, or shamans that has turn to the art of dark magics. One of the most interesting aspect of being a Warlock in my opinion is their ability to summon and control demons to fight for them in a battle.
Of course Warlocks are not only limited to summon demons, they are also able to cast powerful Damage over time spells (Dots), uses curses, drain life from their enemies, and many other damage dealing spells. And because of that Warlocks only fits in the role of long range damage dealer, but occasionally depending on the raid or dungeon Warlocks can be used for some crowd control.
Selecting Your Race for Warlock
There are a total of 5 playable races for the Warlock on the Horde site, and 4 playable races on the Alliance side. Each and every race has their strength as Warlocks, but some of the 9 races will be slightly better than the other as Warlocks. What I mean is that out of the 9 playable races Trolls, Orc, and Gnome are going to be better than the other races in my opinion of course.
Anyway, there are 2 key factors that you should consider when choosing that good race/class combo. The first one I look at is faction. If you want to play with your friend or communicate with them then you'll need to play on the same faction as them, so it is probably best if you choose a race that is on the same faction that your friends play on.
The next factor that I look at are the racial abilities. I would look at each race and their special abilities and figure out which race will give me the most benefits from the racial abilities. For example: both Gnome and Dwarfs are able to play as Warlock, but Gnome has a racial trait that increases their mana pool, while Dwarf can remove all poison, disease, bleed effects, and reduce damage taken.
At first look both traits are great and useful, but as a Warlock I rather have the mana increase. (I know some would argue with me on this but StoneForm as Warlock is really only good for PvP and maybe some occasion). Anyway, look at the different racial abilities of each race, and go from there.
Warlock Talents
What I really like about Warlock is the diversity of their talent trees. Each and every one of their talent tree are unique from another, and just by changing your spec from one talent tree to another will change the way you experience the game drastically. Note: You cannot access your talent tree until you’re at least level 10.
Affliction - On the Affliction tree you'll find all skills that improve Warlock's DoT (damage over time), curses, life drain, and life tap spells. Generally speaking this is probably the most popular route for most Warlocks, as it is the best route to use for leveling your Warlock fast.
Demonology - Demonology on the other hand is my personal favorite Warlock talent tree as it improves all Warlock's minion or pet abilities. This talent route is great if you like to use pets a lot, and if you like to play things on the safe side and don't want to die a lot.
Destruction - Destruction deals with all fire base spells and improves their damages. This is a great tree to go for if you're planning to do a lot of end game raiding and dungeon, as it will help you out put a lot more direct damages.
That’s all with this quick and short introduction to Warlocks in World of Warcraft. If you would like learn more about Warlock, and how to level them from 1 - 85, then I suggest you read this WoW Warlock Guide.
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