DK or Warlock?

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I’m torn between them. My current experience is around 1400 Arena 2v2/3v4. I’ve cleared full Heroic NWC and I do Mythic 11+.

I love both classes, especially since DK is getting 2H Frost (FINALLY! Arthas here I come). However Locks are insane too. I love their utility (hearthstones, fears, soul stone, pet abilities etc…) I am really enjoying Destro. However Demo feels like I have to keep pumping steroids in my summonable pets and then sac them at a certain point.

I’m also heavily basing this decision moving into Shadowlands.

What do you guys think?

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DK if you want to be a mindless robot in melee.

Lock if you want to laugh maniacally as you bolt your target down from afar.

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Casters generally benefit from the secondary stat boost latter in an expansion.

I would recommend going Frost DK at the start of Shadowlands.

On the plus side, they boosts pdmg increases so if you’re planning to be the guild warlock you’ve got a guaranteed spot.

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Warlock, DKS are like DH’s, they go BEEP BOOP I AM ROBOT ME IS TERMINATOR. Warlock you have to press some buttons, DH DK play themselves, good for botting I hear.

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Both are fun, one is melee face smasher, the other ranged caster of death.

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“Okay, so for this boss fight we are going to be permanently slowed by chains of ice. Then, if we try to make a gap we will be getting gripped to the boss, making this boss unkiteable. Tanks, when his hp gets below 90% he’s going to start using death strike. To avoid this mechanic you need to use your abilities to either stop the boss from using it or using your own abilities to party/dodge his strikes or he won’t die. Tanks, upon pull you need to use your defensives since the boss will summon up an abomination and an army of the dead to assist him. And at all times keep the self healing going because this boss has a lot of unavoidable passive damage.”

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DKs are the pvp version of raid fights change my mind

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It’s all scripted.

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Depends on how you feel about hardcasting. You can get a few instants as destro but you’ll still hard cast some of the time. A bit more as demo, but you can plan around it and save up demonic cores.

DK on the other hand rarely has to stop moving in combat.

Both are a bit on the slow side out of combat, but you knew that.

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Dark Knights are fun.

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Like pro wrestling really.

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DK. Both classes are cool though.

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WOW Shadowlands or some other game or some other play pass. Hmmm so many decisions LOL.

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Warlocks get raid spots easier, and DKs are a dime a dozen.

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Either class you’re basically shot in the foot for mobility. Go wild.

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DK it is :slight_smile:

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Well, basically, your only real decision is…
Do you want an edgy casty boi or an edgy melee boi?

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Locks going into SL are going to suffer pretty heavily when corruption and azerite go away. Dk also has tank spec, whereas Warlocks only DPS.

DK and Warlock will both be thematically strong in SL. Actually most classes will be, save for Shamans.

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I think you should play the one you like best.

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Yup which is DK

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