Imp (warlock minion)

For Imp lore, see Imp.

The Imp is the first demonic pet available to the warlock. It becomes available at level 1 from warlock trainers.

Among the four regular warlock pets, the Imp has the most mana, but the least health. The Imp does not require a Soul Shard to summon.

Abilities

The imp possesses one offensive ability and three defensive abilities. Its only mode of attack is [Firebolt], a ranged fire spell.

Spell	Min Level	Description
[Firebolt]	1	Deals X fire damage to a target.
[Blood Pact]	4	Increases party and raid members' health by X.
[Phase Shift]	12	Shifts the imp out of phase with the world, making it unattackable unless it attacks. (While Phase Shifted imp cannot be target and can't get mobs attention)
[Fire Shield]	14	Surrounds the friendly party or raid target in a shield of fire, increasing fire resistance by X (Rank 6 or higher) and making every strike against the target cause X fire damage to the attacker. Lasts 3 min. The caster cannot cast fire Shield on himself..
Avoidance	60	Reduces the damage your summoned demon takes from area of effect attacks by an additional 80%.

Its [Master Demonologist] effect is to increase fire damage and critical strike chance by 5%. Its [Demonic Empowerment] effect increases the Imp's spell critical strike chance by 20% for 30 sec.

Acquiring

The warlock trainer in each race's starting area sells the [Summon Imp] spell at level 1.

Imp tips

A common mistake some warlocks make is to tell their Imp to attack when Firebolt isn't set to auto-cast. Since Firebolt is the Imp's only attack form, this gives it nothing to do; right-click on the Firebolt button to fix it. An Imp will also not attack if it is out of mana; it will also refuse to attack mobs that are immune to fire.

When Phase Shifted, the Imp is not capable of attracting threat or even attention from mobs. It is not supposed to be capable of setting off traps, but this is debated (one point of contention is whether it can trigger the dragon eggs in the Rookery in Upper Blackrock Spire). While in [Phase Shift] players cannot buff him, And party buffs (Such as [Arcane Brilliance]) do not work on him when Phase Shifted, So it's best to turn Phase Shift off in raids or in a battleground before it starts.

The [Improved Imp] talent increases the damage done by Firebolt, the Health increase provided by Blood Pact, and the effectiveness of [Fire Shield].

A warlock with [Dark Pact] can set the Imp to Passive and use it as a mana "battery", since the Imp has so much mana and regenerates it quickly. This allows the warlock to move on quickly after battles, tapping Dark Pact a time or two while running. This is not as efficient when using the Imp to attack, however, because Firebolt uses its mana quickly. Another problem with using the Imp to attack is that it removes Phase Shift, and with the Imp as vulnerable as it is, one or two attacks will destroy it. The stamina buff from Blood Pact makes it worthwhile to have the Imp out in a party even if you don't have it attack.

If a warlock has [Master Demonologist], the Imp's benefits under the talent Master Demonologist (increases fire damage and crit chance) can be very useful in some situations.

The Imp's casting speed can be increased by taking points in the [Demonic Power] talent of the destruction tree. Keep in mind, on max rank this will cut down the total casting time by 1/4th but it will not affect the Imp's total damage dealt over time much if at all. It will just allow the Imp to burn through all of its mana faster, you will still throw just as many Firebolts but in less time. Don't pick up this talent expecting a 25% increase in damage.

One of the talents new with 2.0 is [Mana Feed] which is very handy for the Imp, particularly when combined with [Improved Imp] and [Improved Firebolt]. This will give your Imp up to 100% of the mana the warlock gains from using [Life Tap] or [Drain Mana], which can help sustain his damage output.

Imp stats

Here is all the Imp stats through its levels, based on a human warlock with [Blood Pact] turned off. Level 60 stats are based off an undead warlock with [Blood Pact] also turned off. As of patch 2.0.1, you have to turn off all buffs and take off all items, because now pets stats get bonuses from player stats. Patch 2.0.5 pets don't have weapon skill and defense anymore.

NOTE: Some of the below values are known to be inaccurate (larger then actual). This has been confirmed in game. For an example, compare the listed spirit for levels 56, 60, and 70.

Level	Strength	Agility	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit	Power	Damage	Armor
1	20	20	20	24	23	10	2 - 3	20
2	21	20	20	25	24	11	3 - 4	20
3	22	20	21	26	25	12	3 - 6	20
4	23	21	21	27	26	13	5 - 7	33
5	23	21	22	28	27	13	6 - 9	49
6	24	21	22	29	27	14	7 - 11	68
7	25	21	23	30	28	15	9 - 14	92
8	26	21	23	31	29	16	10 - 15	117
9	27	21	23	32	30	17	11 - 16	147
10	27	22	24	33	31	17	11 - 17	180
11	28	22	24	37	35	18	12 - 18	190
12	29	22	26	41	39	19	13 - 19	203
13	30	22	26	44	43	20	13 - 20	215
14	31	22	28	50	47	21	14 - 21	228
15	32	23	29	54	52	22	15 - 23	240
16	34	23	30	57	56	24	16 - 24	253
17	36	23	31	61	60	26	17 - 25	265
18	37	23	32	65	65	27	18 - 27	278
19	38	23	33	70	69	28	19 - 28	291
20	40	24	35	74	74	30	20 - 30	303
21	42	24	44	87	64	32	21 - 31	320
22	44	24	46	91	67	34	22 - 32	346
23	45	24	47	95	69	35	23 - 33	360
24	46	25	49	99	73	36	24 - 35	373
25	47	25	50	104	75	37	25 - 36	386
26	49	25	51	107	78	39	26 - 37	399
27	50	25	53	111	81	40	27 - 39	411
28	52	25	54	118	86	42	28 - 40	424
29	54	26	56	122	89	44	29 - 41	436
30	54	26	57	128	92	44	30 - 43	449
31	56	26	59	131	95	46	30 - 44	462
32	57	26	61	136	98	47	31 - 45	476
33	59	27	61	139	101	49	32 - 46	488
34	60	27	63	143	104	50	33 - 47	501
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42	77	29	61	159	131	67	44-61	756
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46	93	30	66	175	144	83	?	910
47	95	31	68	180	148	85	?	928
48	97	31	68	184	151	87	?	946
49	99	31	70	188	155	89	?	964
50	101	32	72	192	158	91	63-87	983
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54	109	33	77	209	172	99	66-93	1055
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56	114	34	80	221	181	104	69-96	1091
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60	122	35	86	264	260	122	88 - 123	1163
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62	126	35	102	328	212	116	183-162	2807
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70	145	39	101	327	263	135	138 - 174	2207
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80	297	79	118	369	367	287	346 - 499	6273
Level	Strength	Agility	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit	Power	Damage	Armor

Strengths

The only warlock pet that doesn't require a Soul Shard to summon.
Highest short term DPS of the four basic pets.
Highest short term DPS of all summonable pets with proper talents.
Highest mana regeneration, making it a good candidate for [Dark Pact].
Invulnerable while Phase Shifted.
Provides a substantial health buff to the party.

Weaknesses

Burns through his mana pool very quickly when allowed to use [Firebolt].
Zero DPS once his mana pool is empty (consider getting the [Mana Feed] talent if you plan to rely on the Imp for DPS).
Low hit points — relatively easy to kill, although warlock gear and [Demonic Resilience] can mitigate this to some extent.
Fire damage only — zero DPS against fire immune targets.

Trivia

Commonly known as "Pinky" when the demon name is too long/boring/hard to pronounce.

As with the other warlock pets, the Imp talks. When asked to attack, it will sometimes complain about it in Common or Orcish. At other times, it says something indecipherable in Demonic.

Before the patch that gave the Imp voices here are some of the phrases the Imp used to spam in the chat menu.

"What? You mean you can't kill this one by yourself?"

"Make yourself useful and help me out on this one!"

"Release me already, I've had enough!"

"Alright, I'm on it! Stop yelling!"

"No shi rakir no tiros kamil re lok ante refir shi rakir"

"Maz ruk X rikk xi laz enkil parn zila zilthuras karkun thorje kar x zennshi"

Imps have an idle animation of capering about, sometimes performing a front flip as well. They never seem to stand totally still and often fidget.
While swimming the Imp performs the doggy paddle.
Once an imp-type enemy holding a weapon dies (for example: Vile Familiar), you can see his thumb twitch.

The imp has no voice overs when summoned.

Voice overs when ordered to attack:

"Is this REALLY necessary?!"

"This was NOT in my contract!"

"Can't we all just get along?"

"Ohhhh sure, send the little guy!"

Voice overs when ordered to cast a spell:

"What's in it for me?"

"Do I have to?!"

"Ahh! Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay!"

"Yeah, I'll get right on it."

Voice overs when dismissed:

"You know, we've had a lot of fun together, it's been really special, but I think it's time I should start seeing other warlocks. Just a little on the side. No no no it's not you, it's not you, it's me. I just need my space, it's nobody's fault."

"Don't call on me, I'll call on you."

"Argh! I feel so used!"

"Goodbye. Thanks."

"*indistinct grumbling*...I wish...*indistinct grumbling*...wish you were DEAD."

Patch changes

Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): This ability is now available from the trainer for level 1 warlocks and no longer requires a quest to learn.

External links

wowmb.net Human Imp Quest Guide

wowmb.net Gnome Imp Quest Guide

wowmb.net Blood Elf Imp Quest Guide

wowmb.net Undead Imp Quest Guide

wowmb.net Orc Imp Quest Guide

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