What are the basics to making the Felguard/Lock relationship a success?

[cmenelaou]

My rotation is: the pull starting with Curse of Agony [ticks longer] ,send in felguard let him have a few swings or not ,Corruption, immolate and just wait it out,health funnel or drain life as necesarry..
Or you can go Curse of Agony,Corr,shadowbolt,shadowbolt and he is dead..
Pretty basic staff,will get boring after a few lvls .Happy hunting...

[Daergel]

I tend to use Curse of Shadows instead of Curse of Agony so that the SBs hit harder, but I still send in FG first, then Corr and Immo, then SB.

If I need to replenish health I don't immo, instead of that and SB I use life drain and finish off with drain soul for when I need shards.

[zanjelle]

Rather than eat, which is slow, I just life tap to get mana up, then bandage. Usually have a lot of them from levelling first aid.

Zanjelle

[Xaos]

(pve responce)

-pet attack
-Shadow bolt, Shadowbolt, searing pain (dead mob)
-lifetap mana back
every 4th/5th mob.
-pet attack
-Curse of shadows + corruption
-drain life
cycle.

as for gear, farm honor and get season 1, its a good start for pvp/general pve
but if your planning to raid you need real pve just like any other warlock.

[Gearsmo]

On casters, open up with an sbolt or curse, then toss in the pet. His intercept will interrupt the cast and stun the mob. If you nuke first and follow up with a CoT, the caster isn't going to be doing much in the battle while your felguard is chewing it up.

Anyways, doing this give you one free interrupt against casters. Hybrids like paladins may never get a spell off against you, between your bolts, the CoT, and your pet's intercept. And if does look like they will, you can deathcoil.

[Argus]

I switched over from Aff to Demo spec ~level 61, and it really sucked. I had almost maxed first aid by that time, but I was using them like crazy trying to stay on top of my health and mana.

What really turned it around was a combination of two things: Fel Armor at 62, and better gear from quests. With The better gear, I had more +damage to use on SB's, and with fel armor, I had +20% healed from drain life and other effects. That's what allows demo spec warlock to heal themselves rapidly-- getting the fight over soon to minimize damage taken, and highly efficient drain life.

Side note: Always health funnel your pet and then bandage yourself/drain life to full, since with the demo spec you have 20% increased health given/20% decreased health req.

[deirae]

Originally Posted by Pervlock

I do pretty much the same as Laerock, goes fast, goes easy, and foods go bad in my bags :P

dont waste space on drinks much IF you carry at all, just lifetap yer mana up and get food to get yer life up works great to
Saves bagspace anyway

I like that build.

I might try your variation when I get home from work today.

[Chelsea]

When farming, I basically alternate between:

1. Pet attack, Agony, Corruption, Wand/Melee
2. Pet attack, Lifetap, Drain Life.

Health funnel as needed. The Lifetap will top the pets mana because of Mana Feed. If you primarily raid or only use one pet skill when farming (taunt or cleave), a single point in mana feed is plenty. If you want both skills on, I'd probably put two there.

Demonic Resilience is amazing, three points definitely. One or both points in Health Funnel is a great idea if you're soloing/leveling. You lose less health and heal the pet for absurd amounts very quickly; very much worthwhile.

[Barkle]

Don't forget, you can dismiss your wounded Felguard and resummon him with full health/mana

[shaidan]

Depends on what I am doing but I follow a basic rule that prevents me from getting agro until right near the end.

Stay just in range of your DL.

If I am just dpsing
Curse of Agony+corruption+ send FG to attack
After FG cleave manually hit anquish
shadowbolt
if target is still over 50% manually anguish again
shadowbolt
lifetap
drain life.
end at 3-5% with soul drain if need be.

If I need to heal up
Do the same thing above but change out Curse of Agony with CoS for increased health intake. and skip doing a second shadowbolt if still at +50% just drain life. The target will head your direction but not till 20-30%

When finished heal demon with health funnel if need be.

A note pay attention to your pets cleaves and hits if the first hit of either one is missed dodged parry'd whatever you can bet that your gonna get agro quick so slow your roll a bit till you can get anguish on and another cleave.

FG is all about one major thing. Pet control learn to master how to control your target with your demon and you will do fine.