I Dinged Level 80: Now What? Preparing for Raiding: Heroics, Enchants, and more for Warlock

Written by: sinisterporpoise • Edited by: Michael Hartman
Updated Apr 28, 2010 • Related Guides: Burning Legion | World Of Warcraft

Warlocks spend their career using the forces of the Burning Legion against it and the Scourge. When they reach 80, the game does not end. Like all casters, they need intellect, spell power, crit and hit for raids. Warloks need stamina as well.

Staring Into the Abyss of the Burning Legion

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Dealing with demons and dangerous forces does not phase the Azerothian warlock. Many warlocks turn the powers used by the Burning Legion against its members effectively, just as Death Knights use the powers of the Scourge against it. Players whose warlocks reach level 80 may retire their character or work on gearing getting their chracters ready for raids. The methods warlocks and other ranged dps classes use to improve their classes are similar. The stats a warlock needs do not exactly match those that a magician or a shaman needs.

Important Stats for the World of Warcraft Warlock

Warlocks rely on intellect, stamina, spell power, hit, and crit ratings. All casters need about a 17 percent hit rating so that they can hit the higher level raid mobs reliably. Because the life tap spell allow f a World of Warcraft to exchange hit points for mana, stamina takes the place of the mana per 5 second rating upon which other casters rely.

Dual Spec Warlocks and Glyph Selection

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The warlock talent trees allow a player to specialize in summoning demons, damage over time spells, or fire damage. The pet tree works best for soloing, but reduces the damage per second rating of the warlock. A level 80 warlock should purchase glyphs for the affliction or destruction trees first, if he chooses to pay for dual specialization. Utility glyphs that reduce the or eliminate the need for components help warlocks of any specialization.

Soulstones and the Warlock's Raid Roles

The warlock's soulstone spell provides a wipe recovery utility that a player can use every 30 minutes. ( The cool down time for the shaman's reincarnation ability is 40 minutes for restoration shamans and 60 minutes for enhancement and elemental shamans.*) Warlocks cast this spell on characters that can cast resurrection. After dual spec warlocks buy the glyphs for their damage per second specializations, demonology warlocks can focus on purchasing glyphs for their non-raid talent tree. Dual spec does not benefit warlocks as much as it does classes that can fulfill multiple group or raid roles.

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