I can't decide between Paladin and Warlock for Shadowlands

I have been bouncing back and forth between a handful of classes for a couple of weeks now and I have finally narrowed it down to a Ret Paladin or a Demon/Destro Warlock. But I have now hit a wall. I can’t decide any further and could use some advice from players who actually main the class. I’ll list my good things and bad things.

Good Things for Paladin

  • I really love the class fantasy. It cool to be a warrior of the light.

  • The Transmogs are fantastic. Especially on a human female model.

  • Ret is super simple, but that means its hard to mess up. So it is crazy consistent. And in a world of RNG I feel like that’s a plus.

  • The amount of Utility is amazing. I love being able to help my team in a pinch.

  • I can try healing or tanking down the line if I ever want to.

My Fears About Paladin

  • There is only one DPS option. If it gets nerfed or changed with something I don’t like then I am screwed since I have no alternative.

  • It’s DPS is good, but is still outshined by several other specs. And melee spots for raids are very slim pickings. I’m afraid I’ll have a harder time finding a spot with a Pally than I would a Lock.

Good Things for Warlock

  • Pets! I have a personal tank that will follow me around wherever I go.

  • The class fantasy is spectacular. It feels cool to be summoning minions to do my bidding or to hurl giant fireballs at people.

  • The transmogs are amazing.

  • Great raid utility which means I am more likely to find a spot when needed.

My Fears About Warlock

  • Demonology is towards the bottom of the meters. Meaning I am likely have trouble finding spots in raids and Mythic Plus I think if I choose to main Demonology

  • No mobility. I come from maining a druid and a hunter. The lack of any consistent mobility hurts my soul.

  • Saturation. There is ALOT of Warlocks out there. I feel like it might be hard to separate myself from the pack.

Sorry for the wall of text though. Its just crunch time and I am stuck in my own head. Any advice or suggestions would be welcome.

They have great synergy with their Artifacts.

They were nerfed substantially. I don’t know if it’s because I’m over geared, but my voidwalker can’t hold agro for any amount of time. Also, being reliant on pets actually limits our class even further, since the cast time for summoning was increased. THOUGH, the implications of a pet class in Torghast are really interesting to think about, and shouldn’t be overlooked.

This is true, but they look like they’re going to scale into SL very well. So, this could be a good thing when we start getting raid gear.

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Oh wow. I guess its the scaling. My Voidlord is practically immortal right now on my Lock as I level him.