[PvP] Alternatives to SL/SL in Arena

mormar · June 15, 2008, 07:22 AM

Hello all,

I can say with confidence that I have read through everything on this site (well nearly everything) but there doesn't seem to be anything about any alternate builds for SL/SL in arena. I am a Arena based lock, and like many I am somewhat bored with the lack of flexibility of SL/SL in arenas and with FG in 2v2, so I have been searching for some alternatives, a few of which are here:
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=Iq0rVodZbxczIiz0xoZxx0z - on paper this build should be able to do decent DPS for 3's and 5's, and at a pinch could play a mana outlast game in 2's, but still retains an element of burst to it.

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=IZbxczIiz0xkZxx0tr0th - the strength of this build is that when the gates open, the opponents will assume you are SL/SL and will likely ignore you unless your 2's partener is a pally, rogue or druid, which means that you should be able to throw out alot more DPS than a typical SL/SL spec.

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=Iq0rVortqtboZxx0tr - this build is basically pure DPS, and you aren't very likely to survive long, although the damage should be great, and it also allows you to do burst damage once your target reaches low enough health. With my experience, I sometimes assume that all other locks in arena are have SL, so you could get lucky and not get focus fired straight away.

BTW my gear is pretty good, with around 1.1k spell damage self buffed, 15khp and 400 resil.

Alot of the stuff I have said is probably wrong, and so criticism is very welcome, and thanks for reading this long-ish post

June 15, 2008, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
mormar Lurker Character Info Mormar 70 Undead Warlock Shadowsong US PvE Guild: Divine Fellowship Profile: Talent Spec: 5/35/21	[PvP] Alternatives to SL/SL in Arena Hello all, I can say with confidence that I have read through everything on this site (well nearly everything) but there doesn't seem to be anything about any alternate builds for SL/SL in arena. I am a Arena based lock, and like many I am somewhat bored with the lack of flexibility of SL/SL in arenas and with FG in 2v2, so I have been searching for some alternatives, a few of which are here: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=Iq0rVodZbxczIiz0xoZxx0z - on paper this build should be able to do decent DPS for 3's and 5's, and at a pinch could play a mana outlast game in 2's, but still retains an element of burst to it. http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=IZbxczIiz0xkZxx0tr0th - the strength of this build is that when the gates open, the opponents will assume you are SL/SL and will likely ignore you unless your 2's partener is a pally, rogue or druid, which means that you should be able to throw out alot more DPS than a typical SL/SL spec. http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=Iq0rVortqtboZxx0tr - this build is basically pure DPS, and you aren't very likely to survive long, although the damage should be great, and it also allows you to do burst damage once your target reaches low enough health. With my experience, I sometimes assume that all other locks in arena are have SL, so you could get lucky and not get focus fired straight away. BTW my gear is pretty good, with around 1.1k spell damage self buffed, 15khp and 400 resil. Alot of the stuff I have said is probably wrong, and so criticism is very welcome, and thanks for reading this long-ish post