Being a warlock in Molten Core -
Though most of the warlocks in Avarice capable of doing MC (that I know of) are already on these runs, maybe this will be helpful for a new warlock :)
Gear - Most of us are wearing +shadow damage and +stamina, end game gear (such as Dreadmist, robe of void, felcloth). The balance between +stam and +dmg differs depending on the warlock. I have seen that a fully damage geared warlock can be near the top in damage dealers. Tahapenes is consistently at or near the top. On the other hand, a +stam geared warlock can get quite a bit of life. Last time I checked, my warlock can get 6.7k life fully buffed. I think the main thing here is, get end game gear. Also, start thinking about a +fire resist set.
Shards - Bring them. Bring a lot of them. I usually bring 30-40 to a MC run. I also end quite a lot of the pulls with drain soul.
Healthstones - I generally make sure I and all the tanks have one. Other than that, I generally do not pass them out simply because I can't carry enough shards. If I could carry a couple hundred shards, the story would be different. I try to pass stones to the tanks before they ask.
Soulstone - The warlocks will have a channel. It will be decided amongst the warlocks who will be "stoned". If it's your stone that's up, keep track of it. Always know how long until you need to re-stone. Have a new one ready to go before you need it. Generally you will be stoning a paladin. I use a mod called shard tracker (or maybe is shard status). It plays a wav file when soulstone cooldown is complete and puts a countdown on my display. I highly recommend it.
Combat - You will get to use a couple of buttons during a fight. We've been trying to coordinate one warlock doing curse of elements (on non-fire immunes) and one warlock on curse of shadow. Try and keep those curses up, especially shadow. Then you just spam shadow bolt. Drain soul at the end if you need shards (as I'm sure you all know). In an onyxia raid, you will get to use some DoTs as well during phase 2 if you are in range.
Pets - Use the Imp. The tanks will love you for the extra 42 stamina. Sometimes a tank will call for an "imp totem". "I need an imp totem here", for example. This means you are to bring your imp to the tank and put it on stay. Your imp should always be phase shifted and not attacking. The only time you will not be using your imp is during a Garr fight.
Garr fights - You have two jobs during a garr fight. 1. Stay alive and 2. Keep your target banished. You will be using big blue on this fight and will likely have a hunter pet helping you out. You'll be assigned one of Garr's adds. When the go signal is given, send blue in (his taunt on). CoS and banish. Now you have a few seconds to heal your pet. Get that pet healed up while you're add is banished because he's going to take hard hits while you're rebanishing. Ideally, your add should not be near Garr. If it is, say so in /ra so appropriate action can be taken. If blue dies, get another out ASAP, you cannot take many hits (3...MAYBE) from one of the adds. I have been 3 shotted by these guys and I had ~6.2k life. Do not change targets. You will not be doing any damage. Chain banish...that's all you do. Eventually, the tanks will come to your add and grab it from you to be killed.
Lava pack fights - You will be a banish bot again. Get CoS on your mob and chain banish. Do not change targets to help with the damage until the raid is ready to kill yours. Keep that add banished at all times. Your target will be one of the stone elementals. Keep an eye on your life during these pulls, all this stuff hits quite hard.
Misc hints - Bring a lot of bandages. If you don't have heavy runecloth, get it. Keep banish hotkeyed if you don't already. Remember your imp totem. Always know who is stoned and approximately for how much longer (can't emphasize that enough). Listen to the raid leader and do what they say...always.
q4m
Though most of the warlocks in Avarice capable of doing MC (that I know of) are already on these runs, maybe this will be helpful for a new warlock :)
Gear - Most of us are wearing +shadow damage and +stamina, end game gear (such as Dreadmist, robe of void, felcloth). The balance between +stam and +dmg differs depending on the warlock. I have seen that a fully damage geared warlock can be near the top in damage dealers. Tahapenes is consistently at or near the top. On the other hand, a +stam geared warlock can get quite a bit of life. Last time I checked, my warlock can get 6.7k life fully buffed. I think the main thing here is, get end game gear. Also, start thinking about a +fire resist set.
Shards - Bring them. Bring a lot of them. I usually bring 30-40 to a MC run. I also end quite a lot of the pulls with drain soul.
Healthstones - I generally make sure I and all the tanks have one. Other than that, I generally do not pass them out simply because I can't carry enough shards. If I could carry a couple hundred shards, the story would be different. I try to pass stones to the tanks before they ask.
Soulstone - The warlocks will have a channel. It will be decided amongst the warlocks who will be "stoned". If it's your stone that's up, keep track of it. Always know how long until you need to re-stone. Have a new one ready to go before you need it. Generally you will be stoning a paladin. I use a mod called shard tracker (or maybe is shard status). It plays a wav file when soulstone cooldown is complete and puts a countdown on my display. I highly recommend it.
Combat - You will get to use a couple of buttons during a fight. We've been trying to coordinate one warlock doing curse of elements (on non-fire immunes) and one warlock on curse of shadow. Try and keep those curses up, especially shadow. Then you just spam shadow bolt. Drain soul at the end if you need shards (as I'm sure you all know). In an onyxia raid, you will get to use some DoTs as well during phase 2 if you are in range.
Pets - Use the Imp. The tanks will love you for the extra 42 stamina. Sometimes a tank will call for an "imp totem". "I need an imp totem here", for example. This means you are to bring your imp to the tank and put it on stay. Your imp should always be phase shifted and not attacking. The only time you will not be using your imp is during a Garr fight.
Garr fights - You have two jobs during a garr fight. 1. Stay alive and 2. Keep your target banished. You will be using big blue on this fight and will likely have a hunter pet helping you out. You'll be assigned one of Garr's adds. When the go signal is given, send blue in (his taunt on). CoS and banish. Now you have a few seconds to heal your pet. Get that pet healed up while you're add is banished because he's going to take hard hits while you're rebanishing. Ideally, your add should not be near Garr. If it is, say so in /ra so appropriate action can be taken. If blue dies, get another out ASAP, you cannot take many hits (3...MAYBE) from one of the adds. I have been 3 shotted by these guys and I had ~6.2k life. Do not change targets. You will not be doing any damage. Chain banish...that's all you do. Eventually, the tanks will come to your add and grab it from you to be killed.
Lava pack fights - You will be a banish bot again. Get CoS on your mob and chain banish. Do not change targets to help with the damage until the raid is ready to kill yours. Keep that add banished at all times. Your target will be one of the stone elementals. Keep an eye on your life during these pulls, all this stuff hits quite hard.
Misc hints - Bring a lot of bandages. If you don't have heavy runecloth, get it. Keep banish hotkeyed if you don't already. Remember your imp totem. Always know who is stoned and approximately for how much longer (can't emphasize that enough). Listen to the raid leader and do what they say...always.
q4m
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