03-06-2008, 07:02 PM
Hi, local warlock Tetsumis here, and your Demonology/Destruction RCSL. If you need to contact me ingame, I can be on: Jivundus, Rajana, Tetsumis, Tabraus, Venorasha(Not in IST), and Juyanita.
So you've decided to embrace the power of the Shadowbolt(Or that Incinerate thing..) eh? Well you've chosen wisely, there is no other greater source of damage as a warlock as nuking the heck outta your target! (Okay, Affliction compares, but c'mon, lots of small DoTs? pfflt!) If you seek the ability to simply nuke anything that stands in your way, Demonology/Destruction are the right choice, no matter which way you focus on.
Alright, before I go into either specs, few things that should be cleared that will apply to any spec of this type.
Spell Hit- The most important stat you can have with a nuking build, if you plan to be raiding(Which I assume you are if your reading this) you want 202 Spell Hit Rating, equaling to 16%. Because this is not an Affliction based build, Supression will not help us in any way, Destruction spells being unaffected by it. What this means is that you will want to get over 80 Spell Hit Rating before seriously trying these builds out. It can work before then, mind you, but on bosses you will be dealing with a lot of resists. The more you have up to 202 Rating, the better off you will be. For trash mobs you will not need more than roughly 64 Spell Hit Rating, or 5% Spell Hit. As a further note, if you are able to be grouped with an elemental shaman that uses a Totem of Wrath, you will only need 164 Spell Hit Rating(Or 13%) for bosses.
Spell Crit- Spell crit as either spec is mostly about keeping up Improved Shadow Bolt, unless you decide to go the fire route. You want about 15-20% crit with Destruction for either builds to shine. Both will add to your crit by a lot however and it is not hard to do.
Pets- The biggest crutch of all these specs is that to shine their best, you can rarely have the imp out for Blood Pact. If you are using a heavy Demonology build, you will want to either have the Succubus out, or the Felguard for the big bonus of Demonic Knowledge. Heavy Destruction builds on the other hand will want to Sacrifice their pet for the different effects, either +dmg to a desired type or utility. However Demonology does have the advantage of being able use different pets depending on the situation.(If you are having threat issues, go ahead and get the imp out, he'll reduce your threat. Need Resistance to spell schools? Get the Felhunter. Succubus is good for seducing in 5-mans. Ect) However the fact remains that if a raid group is requiring the imp, your DPS will likely suffer for it with any of these builds.
Alright, now that those disclaimers are out of the way, on to the builds.
So you've decided to embrace the power of the Shadowbolt(Or that Incinerate thing..) eh? Well you've chosen wisely, there is no other greater source of damage as a warlock as nuking the heck outta your target! (Okay, Affliction compares, but c'mon, lots of small DoTs? pfflt!) If you seek the ability to simply nuke anything that stands in your way, Demonology/Destruction are the right choice, no matter which way you focus on.
Alright, before I go into either specs, few things that should be cleared that will apply to any spec of this type.
Spell Hit- The most important stat you can have with a nuking build, if you plan to be raiding(Which I assume you are if your reading this) you want 202 Spell Hit Rating, equaling to 16%. Because this is not an Affliction based build, Supression will not help us in any way, Destruction spells being unaffected by it. What this means is that you will want to get over 80 Spell Hit Rating before seriously trying these builds out. It can work before then, mind you, but on bosses you will be dealing with a lot of resists. The more you have up to 202 Rating, the better off you will be. For trash mobs you will not need more than roughly 64 Spell Hit Rating, or 5% Spell Hit. As a further note, if you are able to be grouped with an elemental shaman that uses a Totem of Wrath, you will only need 164 Spell Hit Rating(Or 13%) for bosses.
Spell Crit- Spell crit as either spec is mostly about keeping up Improved Shadow Bolt, unless you decide to go the fire route. You want about 15-20% crit with Destruction for either builds to shine. Both will add to your crit by a lot however and it is not hard to do.
Pets- The biggest crutch of all these specs is that to shine their best, you can rarely have the imp out for Blood Pact. If you are using a heavy Demonology build, you will want to either have the Succubus out, or the Felguard for the big bonus of Demonic Knowledge. Heavy Destruction builds on the other hand will want to Sacrifice their pet for the different effects, either +dmg to a desired type or utility. However Demonology does have the advantage of being able use different pets depending on the situation.(If you are having threat issues, go ahead and get the imp out, he'll reduce your threat. Need Resistance to spell schools? Get the Felhunter. Succubus is good for seducing in 5-mans. Ect) However the fact remains that if a raid group is requiring the imp, your DPS will likely suffer for it with any of these builds.
Alright, now that those disclaimers are out of the way, on to the builds.