Warlock PvP CC input/feedback

[ambrose]

Warlock PvP Affliction CC (LF Dev)

Any CC devs want to make the best Warlock Affliction CC ever? (weak attempt at convincing you this is awesome!)

I've outlined (what I feel like is a good [great] start) and ask others to chime in. See next post for what I've got currently.

NOTE: Not 100% sure what I've outlined is even possible in HB, but hey...it's a starting point, right?

 

[ambrose]

Ideal Affliction PvP CC

Start of BG or Arena (3v3 or greater):
Ritual of Souls


Precombat/Buffs:
Fel Armor
Cast pet (felhunter - use Soulburn for instant cast if available)
Soul Link
Dark Intent (cast on pet)
Unending Breath
Flask of the Draconic Mind
Create Healthstone


Maintenance Spells (cast when available):
Demon Soul


Offensive Rotation (not being attacked):
Curse of Elements
Corruption
Haunt
Unstable Affliction
Bane of Agony
Soul Swap (if not on cooldown ? switch target, Soul Swap Rotation : Spam)

Defensive Rotation (being attacked):
Demon Armor
Shadowflame (if melee)
Fear
Curse of Tongues (ranged/caster) -or- Curse of Exhaustion (melee)
Haunt
Corruption
Unstable Affliction
Bane of Agony
Soul Swap (if not on cooldown ? switch target, Soul Swap Rotation : Spam)


Soul Swap Rotation (target after soul swap):
Soul Swap
Haunt
Shadow Bolt (spam)
Drain Soul (target under 25% health)


Spam
Drain Soul (target health < 25% health)
Drain Life (my health < 50%)
Shadow Bolt (spam, especially if proc'd)


Bubbling (~30% health)
Pop resistance trinket
Soulburn (if up and have shards)
Use Healthstone
Death Coil (used for health and also as a fake cast to get attacker to trinket out of it for follow up Fear/HoT)
Throw on Demon Armor
Howl of Terror (melee or several attackers) -or- Fear (single-ranged attacker)
Bandage


Between Combat
Eat Food (Severed Sagefish Head is ideal)
Soul Harvest (if shards not full)


Simplified Version (per codenameg's request)

Buffs to Maintain
Fel Armor
Soul Link
Dark Intent (cast on pet)
Unending Breath
Demon Soul

Basic Rotation (pseudo code)
Curse of Elements
Haunt

if Soul Swap: Exhale

Soul Swap: Exhale​

else

Corruption
Unstable Affliction
Bane of Agony
Soul Swap

​

if (TargetHealth < 25%)

Drain Soul​

else if (Shadow Trance || MyHealth > 70%)

Shadow Bolt​

else

Drain Life​

Setup is based around the following...

Build:
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft

Glyphs:
Primary -
Glyph of Corruption
Glyph of Unstable Affliction
Glyph of Haunt

Major -
Glyph of Soul Swap
Glyph of Glyph of Howl of Terror
Glyph of Shadowflame (best for botting imo) -or- Glyph of Soul Link -or- Glyph of Demonic Circle

Minor -
Glyph of Curse of Exhaustion
Glyph of Drain Soul
Glyph of Health Funnel

 

[xhalfasoulx]

This would be great

 

[ambrose]

just added where i'm at so far. still need to add a section for blowing all cooldowns to survive.

Feel free to discuss. Questions/comments/etc are encouraged.

 

[ambrose]

Updated the 'Bubbling' section and added 'Between Combat'

 

[ambrose]

~bump~

Looking for some 'locks of love'.