Starting Warlock grinding tips

[Aethelwulf 12]

I know some players when they play Warlocks try to solo mobs and end up disappointed by how slow the Warlock's grind speed is.

 

So I thought I'd make a quick thread to share tips on grinding faster as a Warlock. First off, Warlocks shouldn't solo grind mobs. What you want to do is grind multiple mobs at the same time by letting your Imp tank one mob (which you DoT) and you tank a second mob (which you also DoT). Once you have Fear, you can DoT a third mob which you fear around. There is also a more advanced tactic of fear juggling where you rotate fears between two mobs so that one is running away while another is running to you and neither are hitting you while you DoT them. This lets you effectively have 2 mobs running around thanks to Fear instead of one. Once you have voidwalker your VW might tank two or three mobs at the same time instead of the 1 mob your imp was tanking. Alternatively if you have Siphon Life you might want to just run like a headless chicken and aggro everything behind you and use instant DoTs to kill them all while you keep running so they can't hit you. Grinding multiple mobs at the same time is how a Warlock's kill speed picks up.

 

Another important tip I'd give Warlock players is to skill your First Aid skill. Warlocks have the benefit of Life Tap to turn hp into mana and bandaging up heals you faster than sitting down for food or drink. This reduces downtime between mobs.

 

The best spec for leveling is typically affliction. 5/5 Improved Corruption is a must have and improved Life Tap and Improved Drain Soul help you keep going faster.

[CowsAreFat 0]

I can't stess this enough:

 

"Another important tip I'd give Warlock players is to skill your First Aid skill. Warlocks have the benefit of Life Tap to turn hp into mana and bandaging up heals you faster than sitting down for food or drink. This reduces downtime between mobs."

 

When in a group just spam life tap and tell your healer only to heal you if he can spare the mana and then use First Aid when he doesn't heal you.

[Numi 0]

I know some players when they play Warlocks try to solo mobs and end up disappointed by how slow the Warlock's grind speed is.

 

What?

 

Seriously WHAT?

 

Warlocks are THE best grinders in the game, easily reaching 150+ kph from 20-60, and even more above 60.

 

It's probably the fastest class to 60 because of this, I'd actually bet a warlock would beat Joana's world record, primarily because of the ability to grind and the free mount at 40.

Edited December 7, 2016 by Numi

[Destron 2]

Seems like all classes are relatively slow in vanilla. Create adventure and enjoy the journey.

[Agios 0]

Seems like all classes are relatively slow in vanilla. Create adventure and enjoy the journey.

 

That's definitely it man, it isn't a race. Enjoy the game and immerse yourself .

[Roxy 8]

What?

 

Seriously WHAT?

 

Warlocks are THE best grinders in the game, easily reaching 150+ kph from 20-60, and even more above 60.

 

It's probably the fastest class to 60 because of this, I'd actually bet a warlock would beat Joana's world record, primarily because of the ability to grind and the free mount at 40.

 He probably means that killing one mob is pretty slow which it is. warlocks are great at killing a lot of mobs over time with very little downtime compared to other classes.

If he's not, well then he's plain wrong

[DerMef 0]

You're talking about starting out as a Warlock and slow grinding speed, that makes no sense. Warlocks are by far the strongest grinding class for the first 10 levels thanks to the amazing Imp and they are as good or better than Hunters after 10 as well.

Fighting multiple enemies at the same time with your imp just comes naturally, you're obviously going to switch to a new target once your initial target has low life and dots on it (or the imp finishing it off).

If you level Alchemy you don't really need First Aid. Always having a Troll's Blood potion on you and plenty of other potions available allows you to grind without downtime.

[Undertanker 88]

If you level Alchemy you don't really need First Aid. Always having a Troll's Blood potion on you and plenty of other potions available allows you to grind without downtime.

 

Everybody needs first aid.

[Aethelwulf 12]

He probably means that killing one mob is pretty slow which it is. warlocks are great at killing a lot of mobs over time with very little downtime compared to other classes.

Correct. It's a fairly common noob mistake to try grinding mobs 1 by 1 plus taking food and water breaks, thus becoming frustrated with the slow kill speed overall.

 

If you level Alchemy you don't really need First Aid. Always having a Troll's Blood potion on you and plenty of other potions available allows you to grind without downtime.

All Warlocks should skill First Aid, including alchemists. I don't doubt that troll's blood potions and the like will accelerate your grinding speed, but given how heavily a Warlock leans on his health pool, First Aid is too useful to overlook. Strictly speaking every class should improve First Aid to the max, but for Warlocks it is even more important.

Edited December 20, 2016 by Aethelwulf