Is there a build where Imp is best?

Classes Warlock
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Havent seriously played Lock since TBC. Is there a spec/build where Imp is the best pet?

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not really. affliction plays petless usually, demo has felguard, and destro typically uses felhunter for interrupts

there are fringe cases where you play imp if you need a dispel. if you’re doing content where you think you don’t need a kick, it’s fine to play imp with destro

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Ok thanks. Maybe ill just use the Lock for open world then.

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Well… just to float it out there. Imp has the highest base Int+Stam at 477, or 563 after Blood pact (with improved imp), so you benefit the most from Demonic Knowledge with the imp, esp if your group is willing to keep Stam and Int buff up on pets.

So a Nightfall + Ruin with improved imp at level 50 uses Imp, and SM+Ruin at 60 (without improved imp) also benefits from imp. Not many locks doing it atm, but I enjoy it, since I can swap gloves between SB Volley and Haunt depending on what’s happening.

Edit: Realizing this is probably Retail, not SoD; my baaad.

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Imp has been forever the most useless pet we have. But upgrading our pets never even crosses their mind. Why cant we get demons like hunters get pets and be done with this :slight_smile:

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Which is sad. I think its my favorite pet. A little tailgunner right there next to you taking out the opposition. I wish it were viable.

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Imp should have like Rapid fire is to MM that would be sick or we get more then 1 imp as a base line

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The dps difference between the pets is pretty marginal for anyone other than demo. If you’re fine not having an interrupt in whatever content you’re doing and you don’t need a pet tank, its totally fine to run your imp.

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In raid there are fights where the imp is used. Be it for the dispell, there are no intrupts, or more than one add or seperated adds.

Its got the range to pew pew vs felhunter running over. Destro

Aff petless
Demo Fel Guard

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You could run sacrifice and sac your fel hunter so you get the interrupt then have have the rebellious imp battle pet out. It won’t attack obviously but then you at least get your kick still and you have an imp follow you around. It looks almost identical to the regular imp

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potentially outing myself as a scrub here but why is afflic usually petless? is it bcuz of the how drain soul works?

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It’s because of grimoire of sacrifice, a talent that kills your pet but grants you bonus damage and their pet abilities.

So your pet can’t die if it’s already dead, and theres no downsides except for not being able to admire your pet demons.

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I miss having a tailgunner though. In fact i was hoping that HeroTalents would have given Affliction the wild imp ability.

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I hear ya. I think this is a big reason why demo and destro are more popular. More demons, more flashy, more customizable.

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For me, i played Affliction because back in Vanilla i was doing damage while stunned/feared. I loved it. Its why i love the imp. He shot fireballs from range and had phase shift.

The imps to me represent that “damage while CCd” element that i remember fondly. That said, i don’t think it has a place in the modern game.

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Yeah if anything Hunter has more of that these days. Their pets can still go HAM for a bit if you’re CC’d.

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ah, gotcha, lol i do use grimoire but i mostly like afflic for questing so i tend to use my walker when playing the spec… sometimes i’ll grimoire if i know i won’t be bothered by whatever’s around tho. i prefer demo or destro for raiding