Originally Posted by Genghiskhan
I seem to have a hard time going against rogues for that they always daze me and I end up dead before I can do anything. Is there something I can do to prevent this annoyance or is there and item out there that can help me. Maybe i'm not using the right minion?
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The only way to get out of a Rogue's stun as a Warlock is to use the PvP trinket (Medallion/Talisman of the Horde/Alliance). Here are a few tips for fighting rogues:
* Never ever bother casting a spell against a rogue except Fear. To help with this, go buy Dreadweave Gloves or the arena versions if possible. These gloves give 50% pushback resistance on Fear which helps a LOT.
* Try to avoid letting the Rogue open on you. Paranoia helps a lot for this and you should keep a Felhunter out for fighting casters anyway (*** unless you're Felguard spec ***). Putting your felhunter on aggressive will sometimes (though rarely) pop a rogue out of stealth before he can open on you. It also helps to leave Devour Magic on auto for this reason since the felhunter won't have to run to pop the rogue out, though this does assume he has a magic buff on him. Mostly though, listen closely. You'll hear the stealth noise when rogues enter paranoia range. Use tab to target them quick, toss a dot on them, and run.
* Save your trinket for Kidney Shot. Most rogues will open with a Cheap Shot and follow it up with Kidney Shot once they have a few combo points. Kidney Shot lasts longer and since it's a finisher it means the rogue will have wasted combo points on it.
* Death coil after you trinket the kidney shot. This will give you a little bit of breathing room. Ideally you can get a full duration fear off on the rogue. If you do, dot them up and spam drain life...you've got the advantage. Most good rogues will pop Cloak of Shadows after a death coil, though. They may also trinket the fear or death coil. If they're Undead they'll just WotF out of fear.
After this little back and forth you don't have many options. Keep your dots up and spam fear to get as much breathing room as possible. Drain life back whatever health you can manage while they're feared.
Undead rogues are much harder than others because of how many ways they can break fear.
The final thing I'll say is that gear and spec matter a lot. Having 300+ resilience and 11k+ hp will help you survive through a Rogue's stun lock and give you a fighting chance. Having 450+ resilience is even better. As far as spec, having soul link will help you to mitigate a lot of damage. SL/SL or Felguard are your best bets for survivability in PvP. Affliction or Destruction are asking for a quick death.
In the end, though, rogues are the most difficult one-on-one fight as a warlock. Good luck!