Cloud9's Warlock Pre-Raid Gear Guide

Hello and welcome to my pre-raid gear guide for warlocks. This guide is dedicated to you warlocks who have just turned level 80 and want to start raiding as quickly as possible. Well, before you can enter raid instances like Naxxramas and preforme well, you need good gear. In this guide I have added the best gear you can get outside of raids and it is recommended that you attain most of the gear for each slot added in this guide before starting raids.

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Head:
Hat of Wintry Doom Crafted
Forgotten Shadow Hood HC The Culling of Stratholme
The Argent Skullcap Quest Reward

Neck:
Titanium Spellshock Necklace Crafted
Encircling Burnished Gold Chains 25 Emblems of Heroism
Necklace of Taldaram HC Old Kingdom

Shoulders:
Dark Runic Mantle Bind on Equip
Runecaster's Mantle Bind on Equip
Mantle of the Tribunal HC Halls of Stone

Back:
Deathchill Cloak Crafted
Ancient Dragon Spirit Cape HC Oculus
Dark Soldier Cape Knights of Ebon Blade - Honored

Chest:
Ebonweave Robe Crafted
Water-Drenched Robe HC Violet Hold
Egg Sac Robes HC Azjol-Nerub

Wrist:
Azure Cloth Bindings HC Violet Hold
Ancestral Sinew Wristguards The Wyrmrest Accord - Revered
Black Duskweave Wristwraps Crafted

Hands:
Ebonweave Gloves Crafted
Gloves of Glistening Runes HC Nexus
Silken Bridge Handwraps HC Old Kingdom

Waist:
Plush Sash of Guzbah 40 Emblems of Heroism
Girdle of Bane HC Utgarde Pinnacle
Flowing Sash of Order HC Halls of Lightning

Legs:
Woven Bracae Leggings HC Halls of Lightning
Breeches of the Caller HC Utgarde Keep
Black Duskweave Leggings Crafted

Feet:
Sandals of Crimson Fury The Wyrmrest Accord - Exalted
Silky Iceshard Boots Crafted
Cleric's Linen Shoes HC Nexus

Rings:
Titanium Spellshock Ring Crafted
Annhylde's Ring HC Utgarde Keep
Band of Guile HC The Culling of Stratholme
Ring of Northern Tears Crafted

Trinkets:
Sundial of the Exiled 40 Emblems of Heroism
Forge Ember HC Halls of Stone
Mark of the War Prisoner HC Violet Hold
Tome of Arcane Phenomena Oculus Normal

2H Weapon:
Staff of Draconic Combat HC Oculus
Staff of Sinister Claws HC Old Kingdom
Staff of Wayward Principles HC Utgarde Pinnacle

1H Weapon:
Flameheart Spell Scalpel Kirin Tor - Revered
Cursed Lich Blade HC Drak'Tharon Keep
Netherbreath Spellblade HC Utgarde Pinnacle

Offhand:
Ward of the Violet Citadel 25 Emblems of Heroism
Telestra's Journal HC Nexus
Temple Crystal Fragment HC Drak'Tharon Keep

Wand:

Rod of the Fallen Monarch HC Azjol'Nerub
Shinygem Rod Oracles - Revered
Wand of Ahn'kahet HC Old Kingdom

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Preforming good in PVE is not just about gear, it is also important that you choose the right spec, that you are using the best spell rotation and that you gem and enchant your gear correctly.
For talent spec, i recommend using Affliction as it is the best raid spec. You do good DPS and it has some talents which increases your hit rating.
Your main priority for gems and enchants should be to reach your hit cap. This is easily done with taking the gear i have added, enchant Gloves and Boots with hit rating, throw in 1-2 16+ hit rating gems and put talents in for increases hit rating. The rest of your gems and enchants should be for Spell power. I recommend reading around on the nett for good talent specs and spell rotations.

Thank you for reading and good luck raiding.