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Pollux
01-31-2005, 10:19 PM
Right now I'm a 27 UD warlock going mostly affliction. But I've considered retraining and this is one of the options I've come up with. What do you think? (The build I was going was going to have nightfall, improved succubus and improved lash of pain...with mainly a pvp focus using the succubus). Just to make sure....these destruction bonuses stack, right? Anyway, this build is based on using the Imp primarily, combo'd with a high chance of critical hits and critical damage, along with many stacking (hopefully) destruction bonuses. I'm thinking that improved shadowbolt would be useless without nightfall...and this build really isnt built for shadowbolt, more like searing pain. Please give me all the feedback you can.

==Affliction Talents (7 points)

Improved Corruption - 5/5 points
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 seconds.

Improved Life Tap - 2/2 points
Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.

==Demonology Talents (8 points)

Demonic Embrace - 5/5 points
Increases your total Stamina by 15%, but reduces your total Spirit by 5%.

Improved Imp - 3/3 points
Increases the effect of your Imp's Firebolt, Fire Shield, and Blood Pact spells by 30%.

==Destruction Talents (36 points)

Improved Shadow Bolt - 5/5 points
Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase the next 4 sources of Shadow damage dealt to the target by 20%.

Bane - 5/5 points
Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.5 seconds.

Improved Firebolt - 2/2 points
Reduces the casting time of your Imp's firebolt spell by 1 second.

Devastation - 5/5 points
Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 5%.

Improved Searing Pain - 5/5 points
Increases the critical strike chance of your Searing Pain spell by 10%.

Destructive Reach - 2/2 points
Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.

Ruin - 1/1 point
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.

Improved Immolate - 5/5 points
Increases the initial damage of your Immolate spell by 25%.

Inferno - 5/5 points
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%.

Conflagrate - 1/1 point
Ignite a target that is already afflicted by Immolate, dealing 197 to 251 damage and consuming the Immolate spell.

Sapphire
02-01-2005, 06:39 AM
Based on your bragging it sounds like you own everything in sight. You must have the perfect talent build. ;)

Seriously though, CynicalDoc might be able to help you here. You still have a lot of points to place.

VVoLF
02-01-2005, 08:52 AM
I wouldn't really worry about your talents too much until you reach 40 or so.

I just went for the best stuff available to me on my way to 40, then when i reached it, I rerolled and had a long hard think about what I needed more, what I could do without, and what i would get during my next 20 levels.

Sapphire
02-01-2005, 11:54 AM
Yeah most people switch up their talents in their 40s as you spend a lot more time in group situations from your mid-40s onward.

Pollux
02-03-2005, 12:37 PM
Actually I'm thinking that one I posted kinda sucks. This is the one I'm gonna stick with. This talent build is designed for Solo and group PvP and emphasizes the Warlock's adaptability. The strategy here is to use the Imp in group pvp and the Succubus in solo pvp. With the demonology points, they will be a large source of dps. So basically in a battle you would fear and DOT the enemey, and begin life draining to trigger nightfall, while the pet beats on them. Soul link + the other affliction talents = long survival (the longer you last the more the battle will turn in your favor). The summoning talent points will allow you to quickly respond to someone jumping you, or quickly adapting to fighting a different class (like if you quickly need a fel hunter to handle a caster). This build should also be extremely mana efficient. What do you think?

Affliction Talents (20 points)

Improved Corruption - 5/5 points
Improved Drain Life - 5/5 points
Improved Life Tap - 2/2 points
Fel Concentration - 5/5 points
Amplify Curse - 1/1 point
Nightfall - 2/2 points

Demonology Talents (31 points)

Demonic Embrace - 5/5 points
Improved Imp - 3/3 points
Fel Intellect - 5/5 points
Improved Succubus - 3/3 points
Fel Stamina - 5/5 points
Fel Domination - 1/1 point
Master Summoner - 2/2 points
Demonic Sacrifice - 1/1 point
Unholy Power - 5/5 points
Soul Link - 1/1 point

Destruction Talents (0 points)