warlock destruction spec issuesFollow

hey im a lvl 30 warlock and i swiched to destruction spec and it rock especially at pvp. but i find myslef useing so much more mana and runing out in about 3 fight and when i was affliction i never ran out of mana. should i get the 5% mana reduction on my destruction spells or is it not worth the 5 talent points?

ty in advance.








30 warlock
31 mage
30 shamen

I was destruction i also used a lot of mana but if you have a lot of sta and just keep tap taping you will last a long time. Also it is difficult to solo as destruction for the reason of it using a lot of mana. However you DPS big time more then a mage so you will be great fro instance grinding and have a lof of fun making explosiong with conflagruate.

improved shadowbolt is better i guess even if i dont know fully what it means.

It's not worth it, but I am waiting for Talon to come here and tell us we're all n00bs. However, he does have some good advice on how to juggle your mana for Destruction. Even more, at 30, you didn't have Dark Pact, so the same mechanism of Life Tap->Drain Life and Drain Mana will still work for you.



When your Shadow Bolt crit hits the target you cast it on, a debuff is applied to will increase the amount of damage done by Shadow spells. The four non-periodic refer to DD hits. If you hit crit an enemy with the shadow bolt, and then cast 4 DoT on them, you can cast a 5th and the debuff will remain. If, however, you hit them with the debuff, then 4 more bolts, the debuff will go away.

What a team player. ;)

Hey there.. Now i have a question about cataclysm. I am a full afflic lock, but I am going to put 11 pts in desto for shadowburn. Will it be better to put those first 5 points into cataclysm for me, since i rarly cast shadowbolts unless i get nighfall to proc. So would those point be better spent in Cataclysm for the 5% reduction to shadowburn?

Ok, thanks..

And just to answer your question (if it was one) about what I do.. I dont cast sb for the simple reason that it wastes mana.. and I like to conserve when Im PvEing.. going from mob to mob with full mana without having to lifetap or dark pact is just what i like. so throwing a sb or two would ***** that all up for me. Its just how I like to play.

The question was more from a pvp standpoint, because thats where i would be using shadowburn mostly.

cykoman,

If you arent casting sb's as ur affliction spec then I'd probably be more inclined to put 11 points into demonology as it offers more to you than putting 11 points just to get shadowburn.

For example you could put 5 in embrace for a sta buff, 2 in imp or if you dont intend to use imp then hs, 3 in fel int and 1 in fel domination or demonic aegis, imo this 11 points gives you far more than 11 points to buy 1 instant dmg cast when you are primarily relying on dots anyway.

Edited, Apr 20th 2007 8:12am by mangiacapra

mangiacapra, I never really thought about putting the rest of my points into demon.. That does sound like it might be more benificial to me, i already have 5/5 demonic embrace, and am putting points into imp. imp.. (In raids/groups/instances hes the only minion i use). But that deffinatly sounds like it would be better for me.

Thanks..

Hahaha! That totally sounds like a Destruction Lock. I am full Destruction. I usually have Pet gain aggro Soul Fire, Dot, dot, dot, Conlag, Shadowburn, then if they are still alive Searing pain. Most of the time they don't even live through the Conflag. I love my Destro Lock :)




/happy

Destruction was definitely a good experience for me. I'm very impatient and hate inefficiency so I respec'd to Affliction/Ruin so I could keep on going and going and going, like the Duracell bunny.

Now I 'drain tank', meaning I apply all my crap to the mob and use Drain Life to gain health while dealing damage. Very mana inefficient, which is why I have Dark Pact. Sucky sucky, mana regained through the pet. I usually use the Felhunter or Succubus as they can deal some damage on the side without using mana (unlike the Imp).

Back when I was Destruction I'd normally hunt using the 'drain hunter' method. Send in the Voidwalker, let him get two (2) Torments to get some aggro and apply my DoTs. I use KTM ThreatMeter to keep an eye on aggro. Usually the two Torments generate (along with normal hits) around 1600 threat, meaning I can deal 1600 damage without pulling aggro, and it increases every time my Voidwalker hits or uses Torment.

Using the plain old 'DoT, tap and drain' technique I was able to grind somewhat efficiently without going overboard.

It gets boring fast when you aren't "allowed" to go overboard though. With my current build I don't have to worry about mana or aggro. The more aggro I get, the better. I can regain mana through Dark Pact and health through Siphon Life and Drain Life. It allows for more focus on +stamina instead of balancing it with +intellect and mana regen.

I currently have 7400+ health without the Imp out (he adds another 660 health). I need more, more, MORE!

My health pool is my only defense.

Edited, May 6th 2007 2:20am by Mazra

I'm level 68.

My gear.

EDIT: Don't look at the staff. Brainfart moment where I thought it had +100 dmg.

Edited, May 6th 2007 1:32pm by Mazra

I got the error too, hmm. Yours didn't show up either, so I did it manually.

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Search for 'Memorte'.

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