Warlocks has been enhanced a lot in WoW Classic Season of Discovery, many players are willing to build the Warlock tank in the game. And they also want to know how to build the best warlock tank in WoW Classic SOD Phase 2. Players can use Cheap WoW Classic SOD Gold to level up characters fast and explore more dungeons.

How to Build the Best Warlock in WoW Classic SOD Phase 2

Our role as tanks involves a dual focus: drawing the attention of mobs to us and, equally crucial, ensuring our own survival. The first objective is swiftly achieved through the synergistic use of Searing Pain, featuring a double threat modifier, and Metamorphosis, which not only further increases threat output by 50% but also makes Searing Pain instant. Moreover, other runes significantly impact our threat per second (TPS) and damage per second (DPS). Incinerate, for instance, grants a 25% increase in Fire damage for 15 seconds when cast. 

Lake of Fire further enhances our damage dealt by 40% to all affected mobs in the AOE area. It’s worth noting that Rain of Fire doesn’t require continuous casting to spawn the lake, but its mana consumption is substantial if used solely for the debuff. 

Beyond strict threat generation, our arsenal includes tools to attract the attention of our enemies. Metamorphosis transforms Fear into a single-target taunt, albeit with a 10-second cooldown. Demonic Howl, a new spell introduced with Metamorphosis, serves as an AOE taunt. Demon Charge proves useful for closing the gap between new pulls, although it’s not usable in combat.

Best Runes for Warlock Tank in WoW Classic SOD Phase 2

Demonic Grace 

Effect: Surge with fel energy, increasing your pet's and your own dodge chance by 30%, and your chance to critically strike with all attacks by 30%.

Lasts 6 sec.

Warlock Tanks tend to go into the Demonology Talent Tree and have an Imp out for a little extra DPS. Demonic Grace is an activated ability that gives you and your pet a temporary, but extremely useful, buff to both your damage mitigation and DPS output.

Lake of Fire 

Lake of Fire is a rune that buffs  Rain of Fire, causing it to leave a ground effect where mobs inside take an additional 40% damage. This is a substantial damage boost, making it valuable in most situations. This effect persists even if  Rain of Fire is canceled after applying the debuff.

While  Rain of Fire has a high mana cost (can be offset partially by using the first rank of the spell), the significant damage increase from the debuff makes it worthwhile to incorporate into your rotation. However, it's important to cancel the  Rain of Fire cast, as the primary goal is to apply the debuff rather than dealing area-of-effect damage.

The synergy between  Incinerate's buff and  Lake of Fire's debuff is that they work multiplicatively. If both are active, you would achieve 75% additional damage instead of a simple additive 65%. This results in a substantial increase in damage, making it a powerful combination for Warlocks focusing on fire damage.

Metamorphosis is your bread and butter while playing as a Warlock tank in Season of Discovery. This is where most of your tanking capabilities will come from, both in terms of survivability and threat generation.

Taking the aggressive route means you’ll be able to inflict more damage, and thus generate threat faster, but it also makes you more vulnerable to interrupts, which will temporarily lock you out of the Fire school of magic.

The defensive route, on the other hand, will reduce the damage you take while increasing your self-healing capabilities. However, the caveat to this is that you’ll find it a bit more difficult to generate and maintain threat.

If you are interested in the Warlock Tank, you can consider this guidance and build the best character in the game. You can also Buy WoW Classic SOD Gold to get more powerful items in the market.