WotLK PvP noob questions (conflagrate)

[konrel71]

Hi I'm warlock noob,
how does conflagrate work when used on target with both immolate and shadowflame. It deals damage equal 60% of what?

Also why isn't Soul Leach talent used in pvp? Seems like good playstyle for warlock

[stoleyobajk]

Hey Konrel,

Conflagrate will always prioritize the better dot (immolate), even if immolate has 1 second left on it, since it deals damage based on the total potential of the immolate cast. You may sometimes get a weak conflagrate when shadowflame was already up, and then you did an immolate -> conflag immediately.
Unfortunately on here, conflagrate has been mashed into the ground and always has a delay until it recognizes a dot on the target, which is why many locks do a short cast / instant after immolate to not have a gap. This being the case allows people to dispel your dot and you're left with nothing.

Soul Leech is a gimmicky talent that gets outvalued by having an Hpal do 7.5-10k flashes at 1.00s cast time in 3v3 before Demon Armor's 26% buff on you.
After 2/2 master summoner you're left with 3 points, that are best spent on affli's hit talent or 3/3 succubbus if you happen to run it

[konrel71]

I see, thank you.

But in 2v2 where I go with double dps comp, doesn't it make sense to have some self sustain?