Warlock or Mage?
Short answer: Try them both out and see which one fancies you better. Long answer: As of the current patch, Warlocks deal more raid DPS and are significantly more successful in the high end 2v2 and 3v3 arena than Mages. However, Mages much more common in the 5v5 arena. Both do sufficiently well in BG’s. However, these imbalances are not what you should base your decision upon. PvE damage rankings between classes change often throughout the course of patches. For example, Warlocks were among the highest DPSers during the early raiding days of WoW, but eventually became the worst as other classes obtained better threat management and sustained DPS. Thanks to synergies with the (now practical) Shadow Priests, larger debuff limits, and other factors, Warlocks are now among the highest raid DPSers in the game – this will probably change eventually in the future. Warlocks are seen often in 2v2 and 3v3 due to their strength in small battles. We’re actually a very versatile class in terms of t
