World Of Warcraft Warlock Guide

Warlocks are without a doubt, one of the most powerful World of Warcraft classes. They are one of the 2 pet classes in WoW and have abilities to summon Demons from the abyss to assist them in combat. Because of their immense destructive power and numerous abilities, they are capable of bring fights swiftly to an end. They are difficult to play in comparison to other classes, but they are very powerful in the right hands. A good chunk of the power of the warlock comes from Damage Over Time spells, or DoTs for short.  Because of the combination of abilities they possess, warlocks are very mana efficient when compared to the other casters in the game.

Race Choices

Depending on which side of the war you are on, Alliance or Horde, you can choose Gnome/Human (Alliance), or Undead/Orc (Horde). For Alliance, simply go for the one you think looks best. There aren’t really much difference in between, although Escape Artist looks great on paper, but in practice doesn’t offer much benefit.

For the Horde, I’d highly recommend going for Undead. They have the best racial abilities, with Will of the Forsaken highly ranked. This provides excellent immunity from things like char, fear and sleep with last for 5 seconds.

Gnome
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Escape Artist: Activate to escape the effects of any immobilization or movement speed reduction effect. 1.5 second cast. 30 second cool down.
Expansive Mind: +5% Intelligence
Arcane Resistance: +10 Arcane Resistance
Engineering Specialist: +15 Engineering Skill

Human
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Perception: Activate to increase stealth detection radius. Lasts 20 seconds.
2 minute cool down.
The Human Spirit: +5% Spirit
Diplomacy: Reputation gains increased by 10%
Sword Specialization: +5 Sword Skill
Mace Specialization: +5 Mace Skill

Undead
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Will of the Forsaken: Activate to become immune to fear, sleep, and charm
effects. Lasts 5 seconds. 2 minute cool down.
Cannibalize: When activated, regenerate 7% of total health every 2 seconds.
Only works on humanoid or undead corpses with 5 yards. Any movement or damage taken while Cannibalizing will cancel the effect.
Underwater Breathing: +300% Underwater Breathing time.
Shadow Resistance: +10 Shadow Resistance

Orc
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Blood Fury: Activate to increase Strength by 25%. Lose 5% Health every 3
seconds. Lasts 20 seconds. 2 minute cool down.
Hardiness: +25% resistance to stun and knockout effects.
Command: Pet melee damage increased by 5%.
Axe Specialization: +5 Axe Skill


Stats

Don’t focus too much on starting stats as you advance relatively at the same rate. Some stats differ for e.g. Gnome generally have more intelligence to start and humans have more stamina. These small differences are negligible. If you want to concentrate on PVP, then it is important to focus on Stamina as much as possible. How so? For every point of stamina, this equates to 10 health! Also bearing in mind Warlocks do not need a great amount of mana in comparison to other casters, with spells such as Life Tap to aid mana regeneration. On top of that, you have spells like Drain Life and Siphon Life to help your health.

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