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You don't need 3/3 fel stam.

I know you have to spend those points, but slide one into Fel Dom. It's handy - summoning pets is mana-cheaper and faster. Might come in handy in pvp, though rarely (fd + ms is the really useful combo - and you could get that - fast pet switching might be better than 4/5 in unholy power - u can whip out a vw and sac it - in fact you might want imp vw for a better shield ... that said, what you have works - dunno if what I'm saying is really better - what you have slightly amps up pet dps - what I'm talking about let's you change pets really fast and cheaply).

Edited, Apr 28th 2007 3:59pm by IponemaGirl

I really have no idea how well affliction works for arena but yes, I'd probably advise you to put points into Fel Demination and Master Summoner (if you are left 1on1 against a caster class you'll love being able to pull out a Felhunter in 0.5 sec to a pathetic mana cost).
And if you really tend to use the imp at all times you might want to Improve him, a 30% increase to Blood Pact and Fireball can be better than Fel Stamina and Unholy power.

So in your place I'd take the points out of Fel Stamina and Unholy Power and get Improved Imp, Fel Domination and Master Summoner instead (that'd leave you with 1 point you can invest in Unholy power or whatever you feel like).

Just do the numbers man, you'd be getting a 300 HP increase if you had 10000 health (you'd have to stack a lot of stamina for that).
If you did use imp investing those points in improving him would be better (specially if you aren't over 10000 HP).


Actually in your place I might even try out getting Shadowburn (which as you know is pure pvp sweetness) and maybe improving the imp's firebolt, and getting DE and Imp. Imp in demonology to have a cool little gattling imp, althought I don't know how that would fare in arena either. Still, shadowburn is something any warlock into pvp should at least think about getting.

I suggest you dont stay affliction, weakest spec in my opinion. Destruction or Demonology would definatly do better in arena.


http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/warlock/talents.html?0500000000000000000000052030133250101501351505000410000000000000


Always worked great for me.

Here is my opinion for a 3vs3...

It's a bit of a throw up. Sometimes one spec will be better where another won't. What's for sure? A well played Demo spec will always be better (2 vs 2 not always, that's where Affliction really shines).

Now, you said your set on staying Affliction. I'm not sure why you won't give Demo a shot, because it adds as much to your versatility and group viability in the arena, if not more, than Affliction. You said you cannot give up iHoT, but soon you'll find out that fear is garbage against a well organized 3vs3 or 5vs5 arena team. Even instant gear like iHoT. UA is a give from God when it gets dispelled. Considering almost every team has a dispeller, UA is not a bad choice. However it is unreliable.

Anywho, if your that set on staying Affliction, it does still bring alot to the table. Here is my opinion on your talent choices for the Arena:

Going 20 Demo is not that great of a choice. 7 points for Demonic Embrace and Improved Healthstone is wonderful, but anything past that isn't needed. You are MUCH better off spending points toward getting Shadowburn.

I know you said your going for a spell damage build, but you don't understand how a well timed 2.5 second shadowbolt with massive spell damage can help the team's fight. Add in shadowburn for those burst windows and you've got yourself a killer build. However, those points in Fel Intellect and Holy Power won't really do **** for you. Demonic Aegis is nice, but not as good as the talents spent into destruction.

Here's how I would put it:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/warlock/talents.html?3500120512231115512012050000000000000000000505000010000000000000

And you still have 2 points left for whatever you want.

You now have all the tactical advantages from Affliction, talents in Destruction so you can take advantages of those crucial moments where you need to burst, and the tier 1 Demo survival talents.

But I urge you to re consider a Demo build. You don't need to go full Demo. A hybrid Affliction/Demo build is insane when played correctly in the Arena.

Here's the thing about Suppresion:

Helps your fear and howl of terror land.

With the constant nerfs to fear breaking on damage, it is almost necessary to have points in suppression.

Because not only does Suppression help to land the fear/hot, but it helps to reduce the heart beat resist checks.

It's not a MUST but it's definitly a wiser investment than Imp CoA.

Exactly.

It doesn't have great damage, but you can load DoTs on people and kite around until you die.

Contagion and UA pretty much do all the work for you. DoT up, throw on UA, kite around with CoEx and use CoTongues, die and let your DoTs do their work while you teammates do the rest.

Downside is you still don't bring the utility and longevity that Demo provides.