Warlock Leveling spec

[MarkusNemesis]

Hello all,

I'm after a good levelling spec as a first time Warlock player.

I've tried looking up old builds but none were labelled as "The best" for leveling.

If you could use the talents calculator here and export the link, that would help me visualise what you're trying to say: https://en.nostalrius.org/talents/warlock

Cheers!

[chookchan]

Heya there, heres a couple specs you can take a look into:
-The imp mana battery
https://en.nostalrius.org/talents/warlo ... 0000000000
This build is pretty awesome on the PvE realm. With this build you can continuously pull multiple mobs and never have to take a break. Becomes really powerful with the Shadoweave set in the level 40-46 range.
Fire shield yourself > Keep imp phase shifted > Siphon life / CoA / Corruption every mob > Dark pact > Drain life > Drain soul (rank 1) before a mob dies
At level 60 the build looks like:
https://en.nostalrius.org/talents/warlo ... 0000000000

-Standard affliction
https://en.nostalrius.org/talents/warlo ... 0000000000
This is a standard affliction leveling build. Spend the rest of the talents where you like.
I personally run this build until level 40, where I usually respec into either the build below or above.
Spend the remaining points where you like. Destruction for reduced immolate spell cast time is a good choice.
Keep Voidwalker out > DoT > Life tap > Shadowbolt/Drain life > Drain soul (rank 1)

-PvP safety build
https://en.nostalrius.org/talents/warlo ... 0000000000
This is what i switched to as soon as I hit level 40. Considering how often you get ganked / attacked on the PvP realm this is in my opinion the spec you switch to at level 40 (I know the talents show level 52, but when you hit level 40 just respec into Soul Link and then get the affliction talents later).
Keep Voidwalker out > DoT > Life tap > Shadowbolt
In PvP just DoT them up, fear and drain life when possible. Pretty easy to 2v1 people with this build.
When you're in trouble use Void Sacrifice > Fel domination > Summon Voidwalker > Soul link and you'll have a huge damage shield (1.5-2k at level 40) with 30% damage reduction (40% physical reduction).

[MarkusNemesis]

Hello,

Thank you very much for your write-up, it's very well structured and explained.

Beings as I'm on the PVE server, it appears that me and Gatmak will be becoming the best of friends, with the imp mana battery spec.

What progression do you suggest regarding me unlocking those talents?

Cheers.

[chookchan]

Personally I'd stick with the standard affliction spec until you're level 40
https://en.nostalrius.org/talents/warlo ... 0000000000
Get your instant cast corruption first, 2-3 points in suppresion, then head for improved voidwalker in demonology because you start pulling aggro pretty easily.
Once you're level 40-43 (so you can get improved imp) respec and buy a couple shadoweave items.
Happy leveling!

[MarkusNemesis]

Personally stick with the standard affliction spec until you're level 40
https://en.nostalrius.org/talents/warlo ... 0000000000
Get your instant cast corruption first, 2-3 points in suppresion, then head for improved voidwalker in demonology because you start pulling aggro pretty easily.
Once you're level 40-43 (so you can get improved imp) respec and buy a couple shadoweave items.
Happy leveling!

Will do!

Cheers for all the help.

[Botmaster5]

viewtopic.php?f=40&t=14455

literally the most viewed post in the warlock forums. spec and talent point progression for leveling a warlock.

[MarkusNemesis]

http://forum.nostalrius.org/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=14455

literally the most viewed post in the warlock forums. spec and talent point progression for leveling a warlock.

I didn't think to actually go into that post.

For retards like me, the title wasn't clear enough.

Cheers for pointing it out.

[Botmaster5]

I didn't think to actually go into that post.

For retards like me, the title wasn't clear enough.

Cheers for pointing it out.

Cheers XD

[Gaichu]

Fire shield yourself > Keep imp phase shifted > Siphon life / CoA / Corruption every mob > Dark pact > Drain life > Drain soul (rank 1) before a mob dies

Is there a way to macro the fire shield part say with the siphon life cast (or a separate button) so that it casts on you if the buff is not already in place or close to expiring? It's cumbersome to do on the fly and I find that I forget to redo it periodically. I've rarely used macros so I don't know how to do the syntax.

[Botmaster5]

Fire shield yourself > Keep imp phase shifted > Siphon life / CoA / Corruption every mob > Dark pact > Drain life > Drain soul (rank 1) before a mob dies

Is there a way to macro the fire shield part say with the siphon life cast (or a separate button) so that it casts on you if the buff is not already in place or close to expiring? It's cumbersome to do on the fly and I find that I forget to redo it periodically. I've rarely used macros so I don't know how to do the syntax.

if the fire shield is set to auto cast, it should cast it on you as soon as you enter combat