What professions will help a Demonology Warlock?

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I am trying to phrase this question in a way that makes it not subjective. I am not looking for "the most fun" or "best" profession for a Warlock to practice in WoW. What I am looking for is to get more information on what profession will benefit a warlock the most in terms of content progression. Be it getting additional stats on armor or being able to create potions - what will help the Warlock the most if they invest their time in? I just recently hit level 85 and after reading about all of the professions, I am still not quite sure as to which will help me the most.

Asked by imaginative

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The best profession, bar none, for content progression is Blacksmithing. The two additional sockets can be fitted with epic gems that provide a +100 stat point bonus to your Intellect, more than any other profession, and Intellect is the most important stat for a Warlock. That's because it was originally balanced around non-epic gems that only provided +40 Intellect each.

All of the other professions are balanced around providing ~80 stat points. If you compare the ring enchants (Enchanting), the upgraded Jewelcrafting gems, etc etc etc, you will find that the majority offer a selection of stats but all will total around ~80. For your second profession, to maximise your progression stats, you should pick a profession that will give you +80 Intellect. These are:

• Jewelcrafting (technically the second best, because it gives you three gems with +27 Intellect more than the normal equivalent, coming out to a +81 Intellect bonus)
• Enchanting (2x enchanting ring with +40 Intellect)
• Alchemy (Mixology used with Flask of the Draconic Mind gives +80 Intellect)
• Tailoring (a proc that averages out to +80 Intellect)
• Inscription (a shoulder enchant that has +80 Intellect more than the equivalent for non-Scribes)
• Leatherworking (a bracer enchant that has +80 Intellect more than the equivalent for non-LWers)
• Engineering (an on-use ability that averages out to +80 Intellect)

The worst to pick are the gathering professions because while Skinning (+80 Critical Strike Rating) and Herbalism (+480 Haste Rating for 20 seconds every two minutes, averaging out to +80 Haste Rating) give you DPS stats, they are not as beneficial as pure Intellect from Blacksmithing or Jewelcrafting, for example, and Mining (+120 Stamina) does not provide a DPS stat at all.

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Are there addons to assist with Archaeology?

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What are some addons, if any, that assist with archaeology?

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• Archy
• Archaeology Helper
• Gathermate 2

Example usage.

As you survey, your HUD will show you which zone you should try your next survey in. If you have Gathermate data already or if you install an existing database, you'll see dots on your HUD as well that show known artifact locations. Typically, you go to the colored zone in your HUD, then you try surveying on the existing dots in the new zone. If you are lucky or have a good database, one of those dots will have the artifact. If you are told you are close but none of the dots gives you an artifact, then you're very near where you need to be and you should keep surveying as normally would.

There is a Gathermate 2 database released by the authors that can get you started. Follow the instructions on the page to get it installed.

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