Warlock Pvp

Up until this point I’ve given you all the basics that you need to dominate Warlock Pvp but today I wanted to hook you up with some more specific strategies that should help you take down any other class you might face.  These styles are the same ones that have allowed me to snatch my arena shoulders the last 3 seasons in a row.

Warlock vs. Death Knights

Now, I’m going to be honest here, death knights are one class that will give you as much if not more trouble than any other.  If the person playing the DK really knows what they are doing your chances of winning are going to be small.

That’s not to say you can’t win the majority of matches but its just not going to be a walk in the park.  You’re going to have to play smart and follow a set strategy almost to the “T.”

At the start of the match you are going to want to follow the same strategy you would against any melee class i.e dots and kiting.  If you are not comfortable kiting your opponents yet, this is something you need to get familiar with straight away because it is a key component of warlock pvp.  A key difference you need to keep in mind is that Death Knights, unlike other classes, can deathgrip you and it sets on a measly 25 second cooldown so expect to get sucked back in a lot.

A lot of warlocks make the mistake of trying to dps down the dk pets but this is unproductive.  Even if you do manage to kill it, they are just going to summon another one.  If you get a chance to throw a dot or two on it that’s fine as it will cause added pressure to the healer but just make sure you don’t focus too heavily on it.  When you get deathgripped your first reaction is going to be to turn and try to run but chances are you are going to have slowing effects on you and this is fruitless.  You need to get a fear or deathcoil off to create some space before attempting to run away.  Make sure when you do get away to get out of LOS or you are just going to get deathgripped again.  You are going to find that LOS plays a major role in warlock pvp no matter your opponent.

Now, you should have range on your opponent at range now meaning its time for you to unload some dps on them.  Get an immolate up followed by an incinerates.  Also take the opportunity to renew your dots if you haven’t already.  Now, remember that death knights are an OP bunch with a whole slew of different ways to silence you.  The key is not to get pissed off, tougher done than said I know.  (so does about a dozen broken keyboards )  Just use your fears and death coils as much as possible and remember that you can always teleport if you get into trouble; assuming you aren’t silenced.

If you heed the above advice when it comes to Warlock Pvp then you should do just fine against death knights; however if you would like a more advanced pvp tutorial click here.

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