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WarlockPvP · level 49

Level 49 Demonology Warlock twink build

“Soul Link shadow twink” — Player vs player (PvPPlayer versus player: duels, battlegrounds, world fights.“PvP server, expect to die in STV.” Full entry →) · a twinkA low-level character kept at the top of a battleground bracket (19, 29, 39…) with the best gear, enchants and consumables money can buy.“Level 19 twink rogue with Shadowfang, welcome to Warsong Gulch.” Full entry → for the 40–49 bracketA range of levels that queue together for a battleground, e.g. 10–19, 20–29. Twinks live at the top of each one.“The 29 bracket is all hunters.” Full entry →.

A Soul Link level-49 PvP Warlock that stacks stamina, shadow pressure, pet durability and emergency control so you can outlast melee while rotting targets down.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today77.2 / 100

Solid. A few specific changes below would lift it further.

Talents

9 Affliction / 31 Demonology / 0 Destruction · 40 points at level 49

Affliction · 9

  • Suppression2/5
  • Improved Corruption5/5
  • Improved Life Tap2/2

Demonology · 31

  • Improved Healthstone2/2
  • Demonic Embrace5/5
  • Fel Intellect5/5
  • Fel Domination1/1
  • Fel Stamina5/5
  • Master Summoner2/2
  • Unholy Power5/5
  • Demonic Sacrifice1/1
  • Master Demonologist4/5
  • Soul Link1/1

Destruction · 0

No points.

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadGoblin Rocket Helmet50 armor · +15 StaminaCrafted · Engineering · skill 245
NeckMaster Sergeant's Insignia+14 Stamina · +6 SpiritPvP · Rank 4
ShouldersShadoweave Shoulders46 armor · +7 Stamina · +17 Shadow Spell DamageCrafted · Tailoring · skill 230
BackNightfall Drape38 armor · +14 Stamina · +8 SpiritThe Temple Of Atal'Hakkar · Dreamscythe
ChestRobes of Servitude75 armor · +15 Stamina · +10 Intellect · +23 Fire Spell Damage · +23 Shadow Spell Damage—
WristsDryad's Wrist Bindings31 armor · +6 Intellect · +5 Spirit · +6 Stamina · +16 Spell Damage · +16 HealingPvP · Warsong Gulch reputation · Exalted
HandsSilkweb Gloves48 armor · +14 Stamina · +13 Intellect · +3 Mana per 5 secBlackrock Depths · Hedrum the Creeper
WaistBan'thok Sash43 armor · +10 Stamina · +11 Intellect · +1% Spell hit chance · +12 Spell Damage · +12 HealingBlackrock Depths · Ok'thor the Breaker
LegsSpellshock Leggings63 armor · +10 Intellect · +9 Stamina · +23 Spell Damage · +23 HealingZul'Farrak · Trash
FeetDefiler's Cloth Boots52 armor · +13 Stamina · +6 Intellect · +9 Spell Damage · +9 HealingPvP · Arathi Basin
Ring 1Underworld Band+10 Stamina · +6 Spirit · +14 Shadow Spell DamageWorld drop · World drop (bind on equip)
Ring 2Advisor's Ring+6 Stamina · +12 Spell Damage · +12 Healing · +4 Mana per 5 secPvP · Warsong Gulch reputation · Honored
Trinket 1Rune of Perfection+7 StaminaPvP · Warsong Gulch reputation · Friendly
Trinket 2Defiler's TalismanPvP · Arathi Basin
Main HandSoul Harvester118–178 · 3.3s · 45.1 dps · +16 Stamina · +1% Spell hit chance · +24 Shadow Spell Damage—
Ranged / RelicWoestave68–127 · 1.9s · 51.2 dps · +3 Stamina · +11 Shadow Spell Damage—

Rotation

  1. 1Demon Armorbuff not active on you
  2. 2Fel Dominationyou are low on health
  3. 3Death Coilyou are low on health
  4. 4Howl of Terror3+ enemies
  5. 5Fearwhen ready
  6. 6Amplify Cursewhen ready
  7. 7Curse of Agonydebuff missing on target
  8. 8Corruptiondebuff missing on target
  9. 9Siphon Lifedebuff missing on target
  10. 10Drain Lifeyou are low on health
  11. 11Searing Painwhen ready

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This is a 31-point Demonology core for Soul Link: Demonic Embrace, Fel Stamina, Master Summoner, Fel Domination and 4/5 Master Demonologist make your pet hard to remove and let you recover when it dies. The 9 Affliction points buy instant Corruption plus better Life Tap and a little Affliction resist reduction, which is exactly what a twink wants in short, mobile fights.

Gear leans into the efficient PvP knee rather than pure glass-cannon damage: around the balance-60 region you gain huge toughness for only about a 7% throughput loss versus the max-damage set; pushing further starts costing more damage and even drops spell hit. Soul Harvester, Ban'thok Sash and Rune of Perfection give your key spell-hit/resist tools, while Underworld Band, Shadoweave Shoulders, Robes of Servitude, Spellshock Leggings and Woestave keep shadow pressure high. Goblin Rocket Helmet is chosen over spell-power hats because an extra hard engage/reset wins duels. Defiler’s Cloth Boots are mandatory for the run speed, and the Arathi Basin absorb trinket helps survive rogue/warrior openers.

Keep Demon Armor and Soul Link active before fighting. Use Succubus for seduce setups, Felhunter into casters, and Voidwalker when you expect to be trained. Open with Fear or Rocket Helmet, apply Amplify Curse into Curse of Agony, then instant Corruption and Siphon Life. Death Coil and Howl of Terror are not damage buttons first; save them to stop lethal pressure, create distance, or secure a kill. Drain Life when low, and otherwise use Searing Pain as your quick cast filler. Swap the curse situationally: Curse of Tongues into casters, Curse of Weakness into hard melee, Curse of Agony when you can free-cast pressure.

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