Almost any WoW profession guide can become quite tedious in practice. While a certain profession combination may work very well for one player, that same combination may be completely useless for another. The problem with any WoW profession guide is that it ignores the circumstances of the individual reading it.
This warlock profession guide is written with a different intention. There are many great combinations of professions that can work very well with a diverse class like the warlock, and the goal of this guide is for you to get the best possible profession for your warlock’s playstyle.
Warlocks are incredibly powerful at dealing damage in World of Warcraft, but they can sometimes be something of a glass cannon as their armor is entirely cloth. Although since the Wrath of the Lich King Warlock gear has become a spirit, both intellect and stamina are still very important. Many warlocks choose to focus more on intel than stamina due to the good damage bonuses, but lose health as a result. As a warlock, it’s important to choose your profession carefully so that you can level up efficiently without being afraid of dying, unless you have an extremely large wallet, you’re going to need that extra gold later on!
Enchanting and Tailoring
The most common profession for Warlocks is definitely the Charming/ Tailoring combo. Warlocks can be an expensive class due to all the potions required during regular leveling, and making your own armor can definitely help reduce the overall cost of leveling up a Warlock. Because only cloth armor is worn, tailoring becomes the most obvious choice for a profession. A warlock can create some very nice pre-attack armor through tailoring. However, the best aspect of becoming a tailor is that it allows players to create their own bags. Bags can be surprisingly expensive in the world of Azeroth, and you can really save up some gold so you can make your own. Even better, the bags sell for huge profits at the Auction House. The best bag for a warlock is the nether bag, which is a soul bag that can hold up to 32 soul shards. Any player who levels up a warlock long enough knows how frustrating carrying soul shards can be. Enchantment can strongly complement this choice because some good enchantments can significantly improve the PvP and PvE experience of warlocks. Although all good players and classes use enchantments, it is almost essential for a warlock to use enchantments as it becomes much more important in DPS classes. Disenchanting can be very profitable and can turn useless junk into auction house treasure. A player can disenchant many common items into essences, shards, and dust which he can then use to fund his enchantment.
Herbalism and Alchemy
It’s no secret that warlocks consume mana and healing potions at an astonishing rate, regardless of their constitution. Choosing the Herbalism and Alchemy professions puts warlocks at an advantage in raids and instances, as well as in PvE. Elixirs and Flasks are great for boosting raid and instance performance, and auction house earnings aren’t bad either. The Life Blood perk, acquired by becoming a herbalist, can be a real lifesaver in a tough battle, as it can heal 2000 hp in five seconds. Since many Warlock talents require sacrificing health for mana, this can be an extremely useful buff for any player.
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Another useful warlock profession is Inscription, which you can use to create stat-boosting glyphs to use or auction off. Warlocks, depending on their build, may have difficulty questing and looting due to low mana. Healing potion and mana potion injectors can be extremely useful. Choosing the Engineering profession not only allows a Warlock to create injectors but also Goggles, which are preferred by DPS caster classes. While certainly not the most directly useful profession for leveling up, some warlocks choose to become miners simply for the benefit of toughness. This buff can improve your stamina by 50, which can help especially during AoE.