This World of Warcraft Warlock guide merely skims the surface of what it is to play this powerful class. In WoW folklore they were once Mages, or Shamans in the case of the Orcs, that have turned to darker more demonic arts.

Having the casting spell abilities of Mages, warlocks can also inflict major pain and damage over time, also referred as DOT. They do this using curses that act slow but slowly inflict damage. This is what gives them a bad reputation for being master “debuffers” or characters who bestow spells on players that are not exactly beneficial.

Not only can they use these debuffs effectively but additionally, as part of their arsenal, they have demonic summoning powers allowing them to summon demons they can enslave as minion. This makes them similar to Hunters who use pets to help them in close and long range combat.

Warlocks possess a vast array of casting abilities that need to be deployed using split timing decisions. This is no easy feat considering that they also have a minion to control. But is a fun class once you can master all this, as they have a stamina which together with their Crowd Control abilities, allow them to easily dominate PvP arenas where most adversaries are easily defeated thanks to their awesome power.

And if you like to power level fast, their multi targeting abilities scores them the best experience per hour rate in the game, making them scale up the level faster than most if not all classes.

As said this world of warcraft warlock guide merely skims the surface. There are more features that are very appealing if you thought of rolling out a warlock, such as their ability to drain souls which they turn to Soul Shards in order to summon or enslave minions as well as telporting fellow members to the location they are at that particular time.

The Warlocks great appeal is thanks to their wide range abilities making them very versatile. This is such versatility that it will suit a multitude of playing styles, so much so that entire on line communities are dedicated to the discussion and study of this dark and powerful WoW class.