The Care and Feeding of Warlocks - Quest Gear for Heroics

Post by Dunsinane

There have been a number of threads lately relating to the gear a warlock wants at level 70. For the sake of simplicity, I'll be putting up a few posts on the subject.

No badge rewards. No expensive crafted pieces. No lucky drops. Not even any PvP. Here's one way you can hit the heroics with just quest items:

Head: Evoker's Helmet of Second Sight http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31104
Neck: Natasha's Arcane Filament http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31693
Shoulders: Spaulders of the Torn-Heart http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30925
Back: Cloak of Woven Energy http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29813
Chest: Auchenai Anchorite's Robe http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29341
Wrist: Shattrath Wraps http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28174
Hands: Tempest's Touch http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29317
Waist: A'dal's Gift http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31461
Legs: Deadly Borer Leggings http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25711
Feet: Shattrath Jumpers http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28179
Finger: Evoker's Mark of the Redemption http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31075
Finger: Burning Blade Cultist Band http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25606
Trinket: Mark of Defiance http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27922
Trinket: Ancient Crystal Talisman http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25620
Trinket: Glowing Crystal Insignia http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25619
Weapon: Ameer's Impulse Taser http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30011
Wand: Nesingwary Safari Stick http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25640

Totals:
522 spell damage
156 spell crit
40 spell hit

With 11 gem slots, you can load up on runed blood garnets cheap and top 600 spell damage unbuffed and without a single enchant in sight - more than adequate to start your farming of Heroic Mechanar and Slave Pens.

(Credit to FinalCountdown for pointing out the requirement of Scryer affiliation for two of the initially shown pieces)

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Post by Dunsinane

Yes, the Mark of Defiance is from the PvP quests in HFP. 30 marks if I recall off the top of my head... easy to acquire as you're leveling in outland.

The Hydromancer's Headwrap is an excellent alternative headpiece. I don't go into details about backups in the post, but there are several equivalent pieces available without breaking the basic underlying assumption of doing it all with just quest rewards.

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Post by Kaitain

I'm not 100% sure there are admin ppl making any sticky threads tbh. There have been several very sticky worthy threads in the past that have been lost. We should perhaps contact the site admin guys about it cos sticky threads answer a ton of the same question posts on the forum.

Post by Dunsinane

Finger: Manastorm Band http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30366
Wand: Wand of the Seer http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30859

I'm going to make a quick note that if, for whatever strange reason, you did not choose Scryer, then these two items are unobtainable. I suggest getting these two as a replacement:

Finger: Evoker's Mark of the Redemption http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31075
Wand: Rod of Dire Shadows (Horde) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25808 Nethekurse's Rod of Torment (Allliance) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25806

Overall, excellent basic guide. I vote sticky.Excellent point. These should be items that are accessible to all, and I hadn't considered the Scryer limitation.

Editing after another quick scan...

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Post by Gyorg

Nice aside from the fact that its tiny...

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This is a really old post, but I felt obligated to let you know that I freakin' love you for it.

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Post by Lockster

I've been reading this thread and I think it really helps a lot. But since WotLK came out, does anyone know any good warlock raid/instance gear for lvl 80?

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The Care and Feeding of Warlocks - Quest Gear for Heroics

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