Classic SM/Ruin Build

[Jabra]

Character type:

Level 60 Warlock
Description:

This is your classic SM/Ruin build. The 3/5 in supression can be moved to 3/5 improved lifedrain.

You have to remember though that this is not only a talent-build but also an item-build. You would want items with +magic/shadow damage. Around 200 +damage from gear is decent and not at all impossible for a casual gamer to accomplish. Although it is possible to get alot more if you have got the time and patience.

You shouldn't respec to SM/ruin until lvl 60. Until then you should get Dark Pact as fast as possible and maybe even Demonic Embrace. This will help you alot when you grind to lvl 60.

Imp Corruption 5/5

Down below i've listed some decent items for the casual player. These items are not expensive, nor are they very hard to come by, but they will make you a powerfull warlock.

Chest
Robe of Winter Night - Make sure you enchant it with a +100 hp.
Costs: 70-100g
www.thottbot.com/?i=8129

Felcloth Robe - Alot cheaper then Robe of Winter Night.
Costs: 10-15g
www.thottbot.com/?i=10440

Leggings
Felcloth Pants - Very cheap leggings with decent +dmg
Costs: 6-8g
www.thottbot.com/?i=8131

Skyshroud Leggings - Alot harder to get then Felcloth but better.
Costs: BoP so cant be sold
www.thottbot.com/?i=10547

Head
Felcloth Hood - Another item that is extremely easy to get.
Costs: 6-8g
www.thottbot.com/?i=17881

Crimson Felt Hat - Alot harder to get, but you will look as a pimp!
Costs: BoP
www.thottbot.com/?i=37196

Crown of the Ogre King - This is easy to get considering the stats.
Theres is no +dmg but it got nice stamina and +1% critchance. This is for Warlocks that dont want to give up to much stamina for +dmg.
Costs: BoP
www.thottbot.com/?i=35859

Feet
Dragonrider Boots - Easy to get, enchant with +sta.
Costs: BoP
www.thottbot.com/?i=35927

Maleki's Footwraps - Harder to get.
Costs: BoP
www.thottbot.com/?i=37222

Hands
Felcloth Gloves - Rather expensive, but very good.
Costs: ~50g
www.thottbot.com/?i=36324

Jumanza Grips - No damage but nice stats, good to have until you can buy the felcloth gloves.
Costs: BoP
www.thottbot.com/?i=35600

Wrist
Dreadmist Bracers - No damage but nice stats, enchant with +sta. Usually a few of them up at AH if you cant get the drop.
Costs: 25-40g
www.thottbot.com/?i=5038

Sublime Wristguards - Alot harder to get, but +dmg. Enchant with +sta.
Costs: BoP
www.thottbot.com/?i=35879

Waist
Thuzadin Sash - Low drop-rate but Strat baron run is not very time consuming.
Costs: BoP
www.thottbot.com/?i=37193

Dreadmist Belt - Nice stats, can buy it at AH if you cant get the drop.
Costs: 50-70g
www.thottbot.com/?i=13720

Dustfeather Sash - Easy to get.
www.thottbot.com/?i=16556
Costs: BoP

Weapon
Inventor's Focal Sword - Very easy to get, nice with 1% crit chance. Use it with a spellstone for additional 1% crit chance.
www.thottbot.com/?i=19595

Rod of the Ogre Magi - Alot harder to get, cant use any spell-stones or offhand items but its a nice staff with nice stats, +crit and +dmg.
www.thottbot.com/?i=35933

Offhand
Prophetic Cane - Very easy to get, quest reward.
www.thottbot.com/?i=4028

Shard of the Green Flame - Easy to get, quest reward, nice stamina. Why doesn't this add to shadow-damage instead
www.thottbot.com/?i=37176

Wand
Stormrager - Quest reward, nice stats for a wand.
www.thottbot.com/?i=4895

Bonecreeper Stylus - Harder to get but with +dmg.
www.thottbot.com/?i=18952

Trinkets
Eye of the Beast - Quest reward, easy to get.
www.thottbot.com/?i=13106

Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas - You can buy the item that starts the quest ("Harnessing Shadows") from AH for about 15g if yout cant get the drop.
The quest is very easy and the rewards is very good.
www.thottbot.com/?i=38514

Rings
Eye of Ogrimmar - Quest reward.
www.thottbot.com/?i=6919

Otherwise just get some ring with decent +sta.

Neck
Anastari Heirloom - Low drop rate but as i said earlier, strat baron run is not very time consuming. Very nice stats.
www.thottbot.com/?i=37237

Gemshard Heart - Very easy to get, no +dmg but decent stats. Use it until you can find the Heirloom.
www.thottbot.com/?i=38498

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Affliction Talents (30 points)

Improved Corruption - 5/5 points
Reduces the casting time of your Corruption spell by 2 seconds.

Suppression - 3/5 points
Reduces the chance for enemies to resist your Affliction spells by 6%.

Improved Life Tap - 2/2 points
Increases the amount of Mana awarded by your Life Tap spell by 20%.

Fel Concentration - 5/5 points
Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channelling the Drain Life, Drain Mana, or Drain Soul spell.

Grim Reach - 2/2 points
Increases the range of your Affliction spells by 20%.

Nightfall - 2/2 points
Gives your Corruption and Drain Life spells a 3% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.

Siphon Life - 1/1 points
Transfers 13 health from the target to the caster every 3 seconds. Lasts 30 seconds.

Shadow Mastery - 5/5 points
Increases the damage dealt or life drained by your Shadow spells by 10%.

Amplify Curse - 1/1 points
Increases the effect of your next Curse of Weakness or Curse of Agony by 50%, or your next Curse of Exhaustion by 20%.

Curse of Exhaustion - 1/1 points
Reduces the target's speed to 90% of normal for 12 seconds. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Improved Curse of Exhaustion - 3/4 points
Increases the speed reduction of your Curse of Exhaustion by 15%.



Demonology Talents (0 points)

None



Destruction Talents (21 points)

Improved Shadow Bolt - 5/5 points
Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase the next 4 sources of Shadow damage dealt to the target by 20%.

Bane - 5/5 points
Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt and Immolate spells by 0.5 seconds sec and your Soul Fire spell by {1} sec.

Devastation - 5/5 points
Increases the critical strike chance of your Destruction spells by 5%.

Intensity - 2/2 points
Gives you a 70% chance to resist interruption caused by damage while channeling the Rain of Fire, Hellfire or Soul Fire spell.

Destructive Reach - 2/2 points
Increases the range of your Destruction spells by 20%.

Shadowburn - 1/1 points
Instantly blasts the target with 87 to 99 Shadow damage. Requires 1 Soul Shard. If the target dies from Shadowburn, and yields experience, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

Ruin - 1/1 points
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.

[Jabra]

Ok...

Just so you know i don't take credit for this build but used it when i was leveling Jabra. One thing that i found is that you will need to find your own style and build your talents accordingly. For example... i used this build until i was level 40... After that i re-did my talents to reflect my style of playing. For me i moved toward heavy Affliction and pulled away from destruction. When i have time i will post my current build

jabra

[Ponch]

My horde warlock is level 29, and I've been using a guide that focuses on leveling with mostly Demonology. It's been pretty good so far, the pets being stronger than normal. Even with a Demo build, I still pull aggro from my pets though. Maybe I could use some tips on controlling my DPS.

This is basically what I do on a mob:

Cast Immolate/Send voidwalker in at same time, CoA (CoT if caster), Corruption, then wand, then drain soul if I need to at about 20%. Usually grab aggro when I wand.

I've tried not using Immolate, but it doesn't help much.

It's not a big deal if I pull aggro, I can take a few hits. But if my voidwalker can't hold the aggro, I might as well use the succubus, no?

Anyway, I love warlocks.