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April 04, 2007, 09:28 AM
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Porsha 70 Human Warlock Silvermoon Euro PvE Guild: Chilled Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 53/0/18 |
I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
Having played a whole 70 levels for a whole year with SM/Ruin and from 70 for the past two months at 40/0/21 I recently respecced at the request of the guild to a heavy destruction build 5/13/43. Have not really had that much time to "practice" the new build but anyone have any tips at all? Feels fairly alien at the moment and although I'm probably biased I didn't seem to be getting mobs I was practising on down any quicker. Am currently working on gear now to "up my crit level" and at the moment stand at around plus 648 damage with a crit rating of I think 16.7% so will work on gathering more crit items, but what is the best way to optimise damage in raiding terms? I have not gone for improved SP as I didn't think the tanks would appreciate this but other than this all the points have gone into more crit or more damage talants and I have left alone the "chance to stuns" ones. Any advice from demo locks would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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April 04, 2007, 09:35 AM
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Sindorella 70 Blood Elf Warlock Wildhammer Euro PvE Guild: Ressurection Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40 |
Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
Why do you think the tanks wont like Imp Shadowbolt? If you going for more crit then both these add up to more damage = more agro. loading up on crit and damage means you have to worry about agro - you can get more damage with a talent in destro then go for it. Since going destro i use seed alot more to take down groups of mobs when farming - throw a few about and shadowfury when they get close. if its not enough to take them down then drain life and finish them off with backlash procs. i can kill very large groups this way but sometimes die.
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April 04, 2007, 10:03 AM
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Porsha 70 Human Warlock Silvermoon Euro PvE Guild: Chilled Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 53/0/18 |
Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
by sp meant searing pain sorry my mistake  I have put 5 points into improved shadow bolt
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April 04, 2007, 10:30 AM
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Sindorella 70 Blood Elf Warlock Wildhammer Euro PvE Guild: Ressurection Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40 |
Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
i think i need my eyes checked lol funny how you read what you expect to. yes i can see why searing pain would piss the tanks off. even more so if it crits alot
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April 04, 2007, 11:25 AM
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Nicarras 70 Undead Warlock Cho'gall US PvP Guild: Death Wish Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 7/3/51 |
Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
Destruction build spell rotation in a raid looks like this. And I'll assume you are throwing fire. CoE Corruption Immolate Incinerate Incinerate Incinerate Conflag Repeat That's pretty much it, throwing in a shadowburn when you feel needed as well. I've been destruction at 70 for the whole time and just recently respec'd from 0/21/40 to 7/7/47 and loving it. |
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April 04, 2007, 11:43 AM
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Porsha 70 Human Warlock Silvermoon Euro PvE Guild: Chilled Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 53/0/18 |
Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
7/7/47 was the original build I wanted to go for but was told that I would benefit from 3 points in demonic aegis...something I can change if I'm not entirely happy with, as someone used to an an endless supply of mana, I imagine I will miss both of these a lot, so suspect I will respec once I have improved my damage gear ;-) Thank all for the advice its much needed....and a cycle was what I was looking for, first mob I practised on last night was immune to fire so had to resort to fear dot dot dot...I'm a DOT lock at heart :-) |
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April 04, 2007, 02:24 PM
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Gritz 80 Orc Warlock Eldre'Thalas US PvE Guild: Fate Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: Destro |
Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
My Destro cycle in PvE was usually: Curse Corruption (assuming instant) Immolate Conflag Immolate Nuke Nuke Nuke Lifetap Lifetap Conflag [repeat as necessary] That way, you start the conflag cooldown at the beginning of the fight, as opposed to in the middle. For the Nuke, it depends on group makeup/curse. If I had another Lock, Shadow Priest, or Arcane mage, I would use CoS and Shadowbolt as my nuke; for ISB. If I had a Fire mage, I would use CoE and Incinerate as my Nuke. If I was the only magic damage, I would use CoR to boost the physical damage, and incinerate as my nuke. -Gritz |
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April 04, 2007, 02:27 PM
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Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
21/0/40 i have some mobility dps, and crazy single target. dropped conflol, leeaving immolate to tick is more efficient for pve. |
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April 04, 2007, 03:08 PM
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Nicarras 70 Undead Warlock Cho'gall US PvP Guild: Death Wish Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 7/3/51 |
Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
thats why in pve you should let immo tick all the way down and then pop conflag, pvp i can understand a quick immo/conflag combo |
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April 04, 2007, 04:51 PM
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Status: NOT IN THE FACE!!!!
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Gritz 80 Orc Warlock Eldre'Thalas US PvE Guild: Fate Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: Destro |
Re: I have recently re-specced to heavy destruction build and need some advice
my post above was for max DPS in raids/groups, not solo PvE grinding. For efficient PvE grinding: Pet Attack Curse of Agony Corruption Immolate Lifetap Lifetap Drain Life Drain soul @ 5-10% -Gritz |
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