Post by teigvondor on Jul 3, 2006 15:14:21 GMT -5
I got this off of the Lock board some time ago. Has been proven good so far.
I have leveled up multiple Warlocks, and this is the talent order that I have found to be the fastest.
10-14: 5/5 Imp Corruption
15: 1/5 Demonic Embrace
16-18: 3/3 Imp Imp (For the instances you should be running right now)
19: 2/5 Demonic Embrace
20-22: Imp VW
23-25: 5/5 Demonic Embrace
26: 1/1 Fel Domination
27-29: 3/5 Fel Stamina
30: Respec to 5/5 Imp Corruption, 5/5 Imp Drain Life, 2/2 Imp Life Tap, 5/5 Fel Concentration, 2/2 Nightfall, 2/2 Grim Reach
31: 1/1 Siphon life
32-34: 3/5 Suppression
35-39: 5/5 Shadow Mastery
40: 1/1 Dark Pact
41-44: 4/5 Demonic Embrace
45: Respec to 5/5 Imp Corruption, 2/2 Imp Lifetap, 3/5 Imp Drain Life, 5/5 Fel Concentration, 5/5 Demonic Embrace, 3/3 Imp Imp, 3/3 Imp VW, 3/3 Imp Succubus, 1/1 Fel Domination, 2/2 Master Summoner, 3/5 Unholy Power, 1/1 Demonic Sacrifice
46-47: 2/2 Nightfall
48-49: 2/2 Grim Reach
50-51: 5/5 Imp Life Drain
52: 1/1 Siphon Life
53-55: 3/5 Suppression
56-60: 5/5 Shadow Mastery
Common knowledge is that Drain Tanking is the most efficient leveling spec. Few realize, however, that it is nearly useless before level 30, due to the weakness of the Drain Life spell.
How to level:
Grind on mobs that drop items *that are needed for quests*, then turn in the quests. Do instances for the items, and if you can get a high level character to run you through, that is much more efficient than going with a group.
A big thing to remember is that grinding alone is no faster than questing. You need to do both at the same time to really level quickly. A good (Horde) example here is that when I was in Ashenvale, I grinded on the mermaid guys just north of the Zoram strand. Many were casters, so they went down easy, and they dropped a ton of Ashenvale Pages. I grinded on them until I was bored, and then turned in all the pages for the last two bubbles of experience, and leveled.
1-9: Do your lowbie quests. Should take 2-3 hours.
10-29: Stack all your DoTs on a mob, send in the VW, stack all your DoTs on a second mob, and then wand the second mob to death. Repeat until low health, and then bandage/Consume Shadows. Each level should take about an hour, movind towards an hour and a half as you get closer to 30. If they are taking longer, figure out what the problem is (mobs too far apart, mobs have too much life, too much downtime) and move to an area that solves it.
30-39: Drain Tank: Load the mob up on DoTs, send in the Succubus, cast Drain Life, rinse and repeat.
40-44: Drain Tank, but instead of Life Tapping, use Dark Pact. A good rule of thumb is, DP only if your pet is over 50% mana, because if they run out it will slow your fighting time down.
45-59: The Drain Tanking gets even better now. By Demonic Sacrificing your pet, you are able to regen even more life per fight, keeping up with increasing monster damage, while still 'Tapping up to full mana whenever you want.
60: You are now in SM/DS, the generally accepted best grinding spec. Do whatever killing you need to do, grind factions etc., and then respec to your high-level build of choice.
home.comcast.net/~mxnvincent/mage.htm
This is a good grinding guide, thanks Arandor for the link.
Equipment Choice:
"I found that during early levels it was best to focus on +sta, and at around 35 or so to switch to +shadow or +dmg. If you are specced into affliction and are draintanking, +dmg will be vastly superior to +sta. You kill the mobs much faster for the same mana, and heal yourself that much faster." -Clutchsama
It's my personal opinion that up until about level 40 you should stack +sta and "of the Eagle" gear. At 30, start looking for Shadoweave gear, and around 35 switch into it. Full Shadoweave can be made by tailors, and will give a bonus of +114 shadow damage, along with some Int and Sta, and can be equipped at level 44.
The formula that I use when evaluating items is as follows: 2 Dmg = 3 Sta = 1 Int
So basically, an item that gives +10 shadow damage is equal to an item that gives +10 sta or +20 int.
A sample comparison: Enchanted Gold Bloodrobe (+17 Int, +10 Sta) vs. Shadoweave Robe(+7 Spi, +21 damage)
EGB gets a point value of 15+8.5=23.5
Shadoweave gets a point value of 21=21
So I would keep the EGB over the Shadoweave robe.
**This guide is still in the rough draft form, and I would like as much feedback as possible from the Warlock community**
Special Thanks: Zanoza, Clutchsama, Lyvia (her Alliance leveling guide is on page 9.. check it out)
I have leveled up multiple Warlocks, and this is the talent order that I have found to be the fastest.
10-14: 5/5 Imp Corruption
15: 1/5 Demonic Embrace
16-18: 3/3 Imp Imp (For the instances you should be running right now)
19: 2/5 Demonic Embrace
20-22: Imp VW
23-25: 5/5 Demonic Embrace
26: 1/1 Fel Domination
27-29: 3/5 Fel Stamina
30: Respec to 5/5 Imp Corruption, 5/5 Imp Drain Life, 2/2 Imp Life Tap, 5/5 Fel Concentration, 2/2 Nightfall, 2/2 Grim Reach
31: 1/1 Siphon life
32-34: 3/5 Suppression
35-39: 5/5 Shadow Mastery
40: 1/1 Dark Pact
41-44: 4/5 Demonic Embrace
45: Respec to 5/5 Imp Corruption, 2/2 Imp Lifetap, 3/5 Imp Drain Life, 5/5 Fel Concentration, 5/5 Demonic Embrace, 3/3 Imp Imp, 3/3 Imp VW, 3/3 Imp Succubus, 1/1 Fel Domination, 2/2 Master Summoner, 3/5 Unholy Power, 1/1 Demonic Sacrifice
46-47: 2/2 Nightfall
48-49: 2/2 Grim Reach
50-51: 5/5 Imp Life Drain
52: 1/1 Siphon Life
53-55: 3/5 Suppression
56-60: 5/5 Shadow Mastery
Common knowledge is that Drain Tanking is the most efficient leveling spec. Few realize, however, that it is nearly useless before level 30, due to the weakness of the Drain Life spell.
How to level:
Grind on mobs that drop items *that are needed for quests*, then turn in the quests. Do instances for the items, and if you can get a high level character to run you through, that is much more efficient than going with a group.
A big thing to remember is that grinding alone is no faster than questing. You need to do both at the same time to really level quickly. A good (Horde) example here is that when I was in Ashenvale, I grinded on the mermaid guys just north of the Zoram strand. Many were casters, so they went down easy, and they dropped a ton of Ashenvale Pages. I grinded on them until I was bored, and then turned in all the pages for the last two bubbles of experience, and leveled.
1-9: Do your lowbie quests. Should take 2-3 hours.
10-29: Stack all your DoTs on a mob, send in the VW, stack all your DoTs on a second mob, and then wand the second mob to death. Repeat until low health, and then bandage/Consume Shadows. Each level should take about an hour, movind towards an hour and a half as you get closer to 30. If they are taking longer, figure out what the problem is (mobs too far apart, mobs have too much life, too much downtime) and move to an area that solves it.
30-39: Drain Tank: Load the mob up on DoTs, send in the Succubus, cast Drain Life, rinse and repeat.
40-44: Drain Tank, but instead of Life Tapping, use Dark Pact. A good rule of thumb is, DP only if your pet is over 50% mana, because if they run out it will slow your fighting time down.
45-59: The Drain Tanking gets even better now. By Demonic Sacrificing your pet, you are able to regen even more life per fight, keeping up with increasing monster damage, while still 'Tapping up to full mana whenever you want.
60: You are now in SM/DS, the generally accepted best grinding spec. Do whatever killing you need to do, grind factions etc., and then respec to your high-level build of choice.
home.comcast.net/~mxnvincent/mage.htm
This is a good grinding guide, thanks Arandor for the link.
Equipment Choice:
"I found that during early levels it was best to focus on +sta, and at around 35 or so to switch to +shadow or +dmg. If you are specced into affliction and are draintanking, +dmg will be vastly superior to +sta. You kill the mobs much faster for the same mana, and heal yourself that much faster." -Clutchsama
It's my personal opinion that up until about level 40 you should stack +sta and "of the Eagle" gear. At 30, start looking for Shadoweave gear, and around 35 switch into it. Full Shadoweave can be made by tailors, and will give a bonus of +114 shadow damage, along with some Int and Sta, and can be equipped at level 44.
The formula that I use when evaluating items is as follows: 2 Dmg = 3 Sta = 1 Int
So basically, an item that gives +10 shadow damage is equal to an item that gives +10 sta or +20 int.
A sample comparison: Enchanted Gold Bloodrobe (+17 Int, +10 Sta) vs. Shadoweave Robe(+7 Spi, +21 damage)
EGB gets a point value of 15+8.5=23.5
Shadoweave gets a point value of 21=21
So I would keep the EGB over the Shadoweave robe.
**This guide is still in the rough draft form, and I would like as much feedback as possible from the Warlock community**
Special Thanks: Zanoza, Clutchsama, Lyvia (her Alliance leveling guide is on page 9.. check it out)
