Warlock / Druid

General Strategy

Lock/Druid wins through sustained pressure, not burst. The Warlock keeps DoTs on both enemies (Corruption, Siphon Life, Curse of Agony or Curse of Tongues), sends the Felguard on the kill target, and uses Fear and Death Coil for CC. The Druid heals, Cyclones, and drinks. You win when the enemy healer goes OOM trying to keep up with your DoT pressure.

This comp is extremely durable. Soul Link means the Warlock effectively has 30% damage reduction. The Druid is already the hardest healer to kill. Together, you are nearly impossible to burst down. Your game plan is to survive everything and slowly drain the enemy of resources.

Warlock Role

Keep DoTs on everything. Corruption and Siphon Life should be on both enemy players whenever possible. Use Curse of Tongues on the enemy healer to slow their casts, or Curse of Agony for additional pressure. Send the Felguard to intercept the kill target and use its Intercept stun on cooldown.

Fear is your primary CC. Fear the DPS while DoTs tick on the healer, or Fear the healer while Felguard pounds the DPS. Death Coil is your emergency CC and burst — use it to peel for yourself or the Druid, or as a finisher on low HP targets.

Drain Life is your sustain. When DoTs are rolling and the Felguard is on target, Drain Life to keep yourself healthy. This reduces the healing load on your Druid and makes you even harder to kill.

Druid Role

Your job is identical to any Druid comp: HoTs rolling, Cyclone the enemy healer, and drink behind pillars. The difference with Lock/Druid is that you have less pressure to hard cast — the Warlock's passive damage does the work. Focus on mana efficiency and landing Cyclones.

Dispel Curse of Tongues off yourself immediately if you get hit with it. Abolish Poison to clear any DoTs on the Warlock (rare, but happens vs Rogue teams). Your Cyclone targets should be the enemy healer during Fear DR windows — alternate Fear and Cyclone for extended CC chains.

DoT Pressure and Mana Drain

The win condition is OOMing the enemy healer. Your DoTs do constant, unavoidable damage. The enemy healer must spend mana healing through it every second. Meanwhile, your Druid drinks for free because SL/SL Warlock requires minimal healing. Over 3-5 minutes, this mana differential becomes insurmountable.

Against Druid healers specifically, use Curse of Tongues to slow their casts and Felhunter's Spell Lock (if you swap pets) to interrupt drinks. Against Priest healers, DoT pressure prevents them from Mana Burning safely.

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