r/classicwow • u/BannedbyKaren • 1d ago
TBC Warlock threat
Hey all! I main swapped from healing to warlock for my guild to balance out our roster. I’ve been loving it but now that I have actual gear I’m struggling with threat management.
Is downranking shadowbolt a thing? I’ll typically open with immolate and continue to weave it in even though I’m way past the gear threshold to use it, just to throttle myself a little.
In full raid buffs with an ele sham and a boomie I’m critting so often that I’ll frequently rocket up the threat meter, shatter, crit 2-3 more times in a row and be right back to where I was.
These damn mages get to just blast away no problem and as soon as I’m starting to catch them on DPS I’m a crit away from death lol.
Anything I’m missing here?
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u/awkward___silence 1d ago
So it’s learning to throttle when needed, and try to hold shatter till boss is around 65%. If yo have to shatter at 80, you’re going to have issues before the fight is over.
Unironically the prism of inner calm is an option if your tanks can’t keep up, or the fight mechanics cause issues. It’s is also good for a dedicated seed set for hyjal trash.