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Leveling Up: God of Death Mode
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Post by
Zorrah
Hi all :)
First off I have loved wowhead...great resource and I visit the forums everyday.
My very first toon was a warlock....alliance....back in mid 2006. Raided MC/BWL and then BC came out and I was the first to 70 in my guild...I've been a HUGE fan of affliction since the trees came out. I've never been destro...and only respecc'ed demonology once to see what my felguards name was :)
With that...I gave up on Alliance and moved to horde back in February of 2007. I have 3 level 80's ( all melee) and a level 79 pally...all horde...but I missed the warlock. I decided to level up a horde warlock over the last few weeks.
I cannot tell you how much fun its been so far. I remember leveling my alliance warlock and it took 2 months or so to reach level 60 back then. I had a blast...did the epic mount quest in Dire Maul (one of the funnest quests in WoW...if you've been there you know what I mean :) )
2-3 weeks ago I grabbed my 2 heirloom trinkets, cloth heirloom shoulders and bought the pvp staff (the one with no intellect) for my newly created undead warlock. I decided on tailoring and skinning. Skinning due to the fact that I have a level 21 shammy LW'er who could use the extra pelts and a level 70 hunter who can use the stuff I get from Northrend. I'll probably go back and level something else after I hit 80.
First off I need to thank another wowheader for pointing me to God of Death Mode....IE: Everything Spellpower. It was in another thread that I'm too lazy to link at the moment...either way..thanks...I owe you.
This has been hands down the fastest and one of the most rewarding leveling experience of my time in warcraft.
If you're affliction..its all about spellpower.
I was doing 230-240 dps when I hit Outland at 58. I was running about 300 spellpower at the time...level 58. I was at 427 spellpower and easily pulling 4-5 mobs in Hellfire at level 61. I just hit 62 this morning and it jumped up to 573 with Fel Amor and the life tap proc...which is up most of the time.
I just hit level 62 and and level 61 did 530dps on Azzrius the Cruel in Hellfire on a 2 man kill. I was going to try it solo...but a enhancement shammy was there who needed it too. He did 340dps. And this was without Haunt..which I just got at level 62.
Couple suggestions:
Glyph of Corruption....amazing procs with nightfall....I've had 3 in 6-7 seconds and 4 in 10 before.
Glyph of Life Tap...absolute necessary...more spellpower :)
Be careful...with so much spellpower as you level...your + life is a bit low. I ran into that issue about the mid 40's to early 50's and the newly acquired level of Life Tap. It was so bad for a level or two that when I would life tap I would take away like 1/2 my life. Just be careful :)
This is a target difficult build...meaning lots of tabbing and such. Get a rotation and keep it going.
I've been playing wow for 3 years...and my warlock(s) are the ONLY toons that I use my left hand to punch the numbers up top. Everthing else I'm a mouse clicker. Wierd I know..but I've been successful with multiple toons.
I'd recommend having at least 1 level 80 for this type of build and leveling spec...for the sheer fact it has taken some cash. Not alot....but enough that I needed to log over to farm some higher level stuff before...higher level than my lower level lock couldn't handle at the time.
She equipped the highest dps items the exact level they were available. It was a bit easier for me as I have alts that have JC'ing, etc.
I took my then level 77 pally through Scholomance solo and got the Lifestealing to drop (she's my enchanter) and on that 1 run I got the mats for the 30 spellpower.... I did get the 30 spellpower to the heirloom staff I have but not until level 50 or so. Finally found someone with it...took a bit. The earlier you can get this the better if you're running heirloom items.
Use whatever minion you want but I will tell you I'm a huge fan of the blueberry. Just a meat shield and taunt effects. Once I get a couple mobs pulled...the corruption heals me for enough that if I pull off of him its no biggie..then when I tab to the next target...I put him on it while the one thats melting is on me.
One last thing...don't underestimate + HIT rating at lower levels. I've been able to take 3-4 mobs which are 3 levels above me..... 2 which are 4 levels above me...but at 5 levels above me (red) it gets a bit tough...and anything + HIT really helps.
Sorry for the wall of text...hope people don't mind reading it.
If you have the cash (for some AH items) and the alts to support some higher level farming if necessary....then I HIGHLY suggest leveling a warlock in this mode. Its fun as all heck.
Link to wiki's info on it..bottom of the page:
http://www.wowwiki.com/Leveling_a_warlock
One last thing: On my Alliance warlock...I did take 2 days way back when to get her the Wintersaber mount....at level 70. Everyone takes a few days here and there...but I did it in 18 hours ( 9x2). Never ate or drank once....CoA, Corruption and Siphon Life ( the old spell ). This was back about 1.5 years ago. Did all the quests over and over....the siphon life healed me enough with my imp out and dark pact. Fun stuff.....locks FTW :)
PS: Spend some cash or get a friend to port you to Dalaran ASAP ... it's well worth the cash....as you level up. With 30 minute cooldowns on the hearthstones...I'd level..port to Dal...hit the portal to Org/UC, train then fly back out to my leveling area after checking the AH, cooking or leveling up tailoring.
Thanks for letting me share all :)
Zorrah
AKA: Zessondra, Khaz Modan server
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Zorrah
If you level up your professions as you level your toon like I did its definitely not a hard-n-fast guide.
I level up all my professions to 300 by level 58...just a perfectionist I guess :)
I had 272 bolts of netherweave ready for her tailoring (yes..272 BOLTS) so at level 58 she was already 350 tailoring...all ready to go for Northrend..where I have 92 BOLTS of frostweave ready :)
Level up fast....but do NOT forget about first aid..this can be very helpful for you and your minion.
I did forget to add the one issue I did have...
My blueberry...with pulling so fast he was OOM (out of mana) alot...so his consume shadows wasn't available much...but then again...I was melting them so fast his health wasn't down much. Just FYI.
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Post by
Zorrah
Felhunter.... now thats funny!
I haven't had my felpuppy out once other than to learn his name....
If you think you need a felhunter out to level you are mistaken.
I haven't stopped to drink/eat more than once in the last 20 levels...
This is a personal experience guide..nothing more.
So basically what I'm saying is...
This spec
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Felhunter
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#showtooltip
/petattack
/castsequence reset=target/combat Curse of Agony, Corruption, Immolate, Life Tap, Drain Life
(Use the three clicks no matter the mob, four clicks if Health >80%, five if you just conjured a Healthstone. Replace Immolate with Unstable Affliction when you get it)
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Tab key
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How I leveled in Outlands
Post by
Zorrah
So you're leaving WoW and you're posting things other people have posted? Not sure what you're saying here.
Kappajoe..your information is good...ty...but I'm expressing my personal experience....deal with it :)
In the dead of night, I hear the whispers of this forum. I hear the people who ask for help... I hear the people who ask for suggestions... I hear the people who ask for things without reading the stickies.
Did you not think to look? Did you not consider I had covered this?
I had.
It's
here
.
And
there
.
I put it here and there. So I could help new warlocks.
So please don't steal my thunder.
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Quest
lol Felhunter to level.
Post by
Kangi
Felhunter is a perfect minion for Affliction levelling specs. Extra Shadow Bite damage from your DoTs, Fel Intelligence, being able to get rid of any pesky debuffs that a mob might throw on you (stupid Hexing mobs), and more.
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Post by
Zorrah
I'm just amazed at the anger in this thread. I posted something that has worked for me and all this idiocy surrounds why I posted it and what pet I'm using.
I'm not a felhunter fan...at all...for leveling.
I've been pulling 4-5-6 mobs each in Outland with no issues. Someone says I have to use my Felhunter...get over it. Whoever says that I have to use my felhunter just because I'm affliction is a moron.
I didn't mean to upset anyone...but anyone who says there's a certain way to level with a certain pet out is an idiot.
It's all personal preference....deal with it! Do what works for you....and this has worked for me...very very well :)
PS: I did a couple Coilfang instances between 63 and 65...and was out DPS'ed by a demonology warlock on the trash...and he was 2 levels above me...but I out DPS'ed him on the bosses...no issues. The DOT's took a bit to catch up but with high SP at these levels..over time on a boss kill....if you get the rotation down.... :)
Post by
Zorrah
So I was farming in Storm Peaks tonight...with my rogue herbalist/miner and ran into a warlock.
He was full affliction using his VW...I was like WOW..this shouldn't happen from what everyone is saying!
I asked him...and he said....Imp for raids/VW for soloing and Felpuppy for PVP.
I couldn't have said it better myself....but I would add felpuppy to raids if necessary.
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Post by
Zorrah
Thanks noobattacker! There is always another way...no matter what the "experts" say :)
Its been and is a very fun build.
I just ran into the Firewing area in Terrokar Forest and could not find enough mobs to pull at the same time with haunt and corruption healing me....and life tap. I had 8 at one time...the center area and a few around. A few are 2-3 levels below me..but still...fun stuff! :)
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abulurd
if you cant regularly grind 4-6 mobs then your either playing as destro or your doing something wrong, go fg/sili then first mob immo-coa-corr at which point your fg will start beating on the mob, then find the next mob and go coa-corr and start running around tagging.
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