Mage / Lock / Priest
Mage/Lock/Priest is a caster cleave that wins through crowd control and sustained magic damage. Polymorph + Fear chains control two targets while DoTs + Frostbolt burst the third. Mana Burn adds a secondary win condition. This comp has incredible CC depth but lacks physical damage — teams that stack magic resist or have strong dispels can be problematic.
General Strategy
Poly one, Fear another, kill the third. Keep DoTs on everything. Mana Burn the enemy healer between kill attempts. Counterspell + Spell Lock for double interrupt coverage. This comp is all about CC rotation — never let all three enemies play at the same time.
Matchups
vs WLD (Warrior / Lock / Druid)
Warrior trains your Mage — must kite. Poly Druid, Fear Warrior, kill Warlock. Counterspell Druid heals. Difficult because Warrior uptime is hard to prevent.
- Kite the Warrior
- Poly Druid, Fear Warrior
- Kill Warlock
- CS Druid heals
- Warrior uptime is the problem
vs RMP (Rogue / Mage / Priest)
Both CC-heavy. Whoever chains better wins. Poly their Rogue, Fear their Priest. Soul Link survives their burst. Mana Burn their Priest.
- Poly their Rogue
- Fear their Priest
- Soul Link survives burst
- Mana Burn their Priest
- CC chain execution wins
vs Warrior / Druid / Priest
Poly Warrior, Fear Druid, Mana Burn Priest. Or reverse — Fear Warrior, Poly Druid. Sustained DoT pressure vs their double healer. Mana Burn decides it.
- Poly Warrior, Fear Druid
- Mana Burn Priest
- DoT pressure vs double healer
- Mana Burn decides
- Long game
vs RLS (Rogue / Lock / Shaman)
Survive Rogue opener with Soul Link. Poly Rogue, Fear Warlock, kill Shaman. Shaman is squishy. Wind Shear is annoying — bait it with junk casts.
- Survive opener with Soul Link
- Kill the Shaman
- Poly Rogue, Fear Warlock
- Bait Wind Shear
- Shaman is squishy
vs Warlock / Shaman / Warrior
Kite Warrior. Poly Warrior, Fear Warlock, kill Shaman. DoTs on everything. CS Shaman heals. Soul Link helps survive.
- Kite Warrior
- Poly Warrior, Fear Warlock
- Kill Shaman
- CS Shaman heals
- DoTs on everything
vs PHD (Paladin / Hunter / Druid)
Long game. Kill the Hunter — only DPS. Poly one healer, Fear the other. Mana Burn Paladin. Hunter is squishy to Shatter combos.
- Kill the Hunter
- Poly one healer, Fear other
- Mana Burn Paladin
- Hunter squishy to Shatter
- Long game
vs Shadow Priest / Rogue / Mage
Both caster burst. Soul Link survives their burst. Fear their Rogue, Poly their Mage, kill SPriest. Mana Burn irrelevant — just kill SPriest.
- Soul Link survives burst
- Kill SPriest
- Fear Rogue, Poly Mage
- Just kill SPriest
- Your sustain > theirs
vs Warrior / Paladin / Druid
Passive comp — easy to CC. Poly Warrior, Fear one healer, Mana Burn the other. DoTs on everything. They can't kill you.
- CC the Warrior
- Mana Burn one healer
- Fear the other
- DoTs on everything
- They can't kill you
vs Hunter / Shaman / Warrior
Kill the Shaman. Poly Warrior, Fear Hunter. Shatter combo Shaman. Wind Shear is annoying — bait it. After Shaman dies, cleanup.
- Kill Shaman
- Poly Warrior, Fear Hunter
- Shatter combo Shaman
- Bait Wind Shear
- Cleanup after Shaman