Warlock PVP Strategy in Cataclysm

As a Warlock, your role in PVP is twofold, first and foremost you should be dealing mass amounts of damage every chance you get. Overall the warlock PvP strategy has not changed, when you are not busy killing everyone in sight, you need to be handling crowd control. This means judicious use of your Fear spells followed by your DoTs. The big thing to remember is that your real strength lies in the ability to stack Spell Penetration.

One thing that Cataclysm has done for Warlocks that is going to come in handy in both PvP and PvE is that you no longer have to load up on Soul Shards. Instead of carrying a ton of them around with you in your inventory they are now a resource. You can able to see them on a bar under your health and mana bars. Even more importantly, you only have one spell that even uses them anymore and that is your Soul Burn. You use this as to change the way in which many of your spells function. 

As with many of the other classes there are some races that are better suited for a particular task than others. Part of the best Warlock PvP strategy is a matter of pick the right race for the job. If you are an Alliance player you will find that choosing a Human will be to your advantage as their "Every Man for Himself" talent is the perfect ability for the battlegrounds.

On the Horde side, you can't go wrong with an Orc, as they get the extra pet damage that has a 163 Spellpower cooldown buff. Orcs also have a natural resistance to stuns that helps them and makes them the best overall choice for PvP as a Warlock in either Horde or Alliance. If you really want to gank your enemies fast and hard, you need to pay close attention to which pet you choose. 

Since you are a ranged damage dealer first and foremost, your pet should reflect this, the most commonly used pet for PvP is the Felhunter as it can silence casters. At the same time the Felhunter can do a fair amount of melee damage when necessary. Take advantage of all that a full Affliction build has to offer including the ability to drain life and do your DPS damage on the move and be ready to take home a few victory trophies every time you go out.

With Cataclysm hot off the presses, millions of players are eagerly trying to figure out how to master their class in PvP. See how Dan and his guild mates are doing it by visiting www.CataclysmSecrets.com.  

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