Warlock Speed Leveling Guide - Sneaky Tactics

If you're looking for some useful tips and advice on how to level your warlock, then this guide will give them to you. Specifically, we're going to give you a general overview of the warlock class, which each talent build is best used for, and a few useful tips on leveling faster with your warlock. By the time you've finished reading this guide, you'll be able to level your warlock quicker.

Let's start with some general info on how the warlock class works. One of the key aspects of playing a warlock, is creating soul shards for use in various spells and abilities. You gain soul shards by using the “drain life” skill, just before the mob (or player!) you're killing dies. These soul shards can be used for many useful abilities such as conjuring health stones (which work similar to health potions) and creating soul stones which can be used on ally players, so if they die they will automatically be revived.

Warlocks also have the unique ability to summon and command demons which are summoned with soul shards. These demons use similar gameplay mechanics to a hunter's pet.

So now that you have a basic overview of the warlock class, which talent build should you use? This depends on how you wish to play your warlock.

The destruction tree allows the warlock to specialize in powerful “mage-style” direct nuking attacks such as using shadow bolt any other direct-damage spells.

The demonology tree focuses on increasing the power and capabilities of your demon pet, and unlocking powerful buffs which can help you, your pet, and your party. The final talent of the demonology tree is called metamorphosis, and it allows you take the form of a demon and unleashes some very powerful attacks.

The affliction tree specializes of increasing the power of your DOT's (damage over time) and curses which have various life draining and life stealing effects. This can be a very effect tree for leveling and is also effective in PVP. 

Let's move on to some tips for leveling faster with your warlock. Firstly, you'll want to gear for intellect (which increases your mana) and stamina. Warlock's have an important skill known as “life tap”, which allows them to convert their health into mana – which is a very good reason to stack stamina as much as possible. This is also handy for PVP, as having lots of health can make you last much longer.

In conclusion, this guide has shown you several important aspects of warlock play. We have given you some useful general info on being a warlock, shown you what each talent build does, and given you some tips for leveling faster. Now that you've read this guide, you should have a better basic understanding of how to play World of Warcraft as a warlock.