Warlock / Shaman / Warrior
Warlock/Shaman/Warrior is a melee cleave with Warlock sustained pressure. Bloodlust amplifies the Warrior's MS damage while DoTs tick on everything. The Shaman provides Earth Shield, Purge, and Wind Shear utility. This comp hits extremely hard during Bloodlust but is weaker than WLD in extended games because Shaman lacks Druid's CC and mana efficiency.
General Strategy
Bloodlust opener with Warrior training kill target. Warlock DoTs everything, Warrior MS the kill target. Shaman Purges enemy buffs and Wind Shears heals. Win during Bloodlust — after it fades, switch to sustained pressure with DoTs + MS.
Target selection: train the squishiest target. MS + DoTs + Felguard during Lust overwhelms most targets. Fear the healer, Intimidating Shout as backup CC. Shaman Purges defensive buffs off kill target.
Matchups
vs WLD (Warrior / Lock / Druid)
Tough. Druid > Shaman long term. Must pressure hard during Lust. Train the Druid. Purge HoTs. Fear their Warrior. Curse of Tongues on Druid.
- Must pressure during Lust
- Train the Druid
- Purge HoTs
- Fear their Warrior
- Druid > Shaman long term
vs RMP (Rogue / Mage / Priest)
Survive opener with Earth Shield + Soul Link. After opener, train the Priest. Lust + MS + DoTs kill Priest. Tremor for Psychic Scream. Purge PW:Shield.
- Earth Shield + Soul Link survive opener
- Train Priest
- Lust + MS + DoTs
- Tremor for Scream
- Purge PW:Shield
vs Warrior / Druid / Priest
Train the Priest during Lust. Mana Burn is annoying. Purge shields. Fear Druid, Shout Warrior. Must kill Priest before they stabilize.
- Train Priest during Lust
- Purge shields
- Fear Druid
- Must kill before stable
- Mana Burn is the threat
vs RLS (Rogue / Lock / Shaman)
Mirror-ish. Your Warrior > their Rogue for sustained. Train their Shaman. Fear their Rogue. Both have Lust — comes down to execution.
- Train their Shaman
- Your sustained > their burst
- Fear their Rogue
- Both have Lust
- Execution wins
vs PHD (Paladin / Hunter / Druid)
Train the Hunter. MS + DoTs + Lust kills Hunter. Fear one healer, Shout the other. PHD can't kill you with Soul Link + Earth Shield.
- Train the Hunter
- Lust kills Hunter
- Fear one healer, Shout other
- PHD can't kill you
- Easy matchup
vs Mage / Lock / Priest
Train Priest. Spell Reflect Poly. Purge Priest shields. Wind Shear heals. DoTs counter their DoTs. Warrior stays on Priest through Nova.
- Train Priest
- Spell Reflect Poly
- Purge shields
- Wind Shear heals
- Warrior stays on Priest
vs Shadow Priest / Rogue / Mage
Survive opener. Train Shadow Priest during Lust. Soul Link + Earth Shield survive burst. Fear Rogue, Shout Mage. SPriest melts.
- Survive opener
- Train SPriest during Lust
- Soul Link + ES survive
- Fear Rogue
- SPriest melts
vs Warrior / Paladin / Druid
Passive comp. Lust opener overwhelms them. Train whichever healer is closer. Purge Freedom and BoP. Fear the other healer.
- Lust overwhelms them
- Train closest healer
- Purge Freedom and BoP
- Fear other healer
- They lack offense
vs Hunter / Shaman / Warrior
Double melee. Train their Shaman. Fear their Warrior. DoTs on Hunter. Lust vs Lust — your DoTs give the edge.
- Train their Shaman
- Fear their Warrior
- DoTs on Hunter
- Lust vs Lust
- DoTs give the edge