Okay...let me give this one a shot.
A lock will often start a fight by fearing and stacking on the DoT's. A mage can easily counterspell the fear, therefore counterpelling all shadow spells for the next 8 seconds. Sure, they've got immolate, but at this point, the mage can polymorph the lock. Cast Combustion if you're fire, or Ice Barrier if you're frost. Pull out your elemental and use his ranged Freeze on both warlock on demon. Icy Veins, and cast a few quick frostbolts; with the correct shatter talent you should get at least one crit, probably two from an additional frostbite freeze effect. Thats 75% health.
About now, the real fighting begins. Fear is cast, and the DoT's are stacked on. Two methods: One, use an insignia, Will of the Forsaken, or any other spell and Remove Lesser Curse. Add a fire ward for immolate. Corruption should be negated by Ice Barrier/Mana Shield. Second way, and my fav, is to Ice Block! Ice Block grants total immunity from spells, and I don't know if many have noticed, but gets rid of ALL debuffs INCLUDING curses, kind of like cloak of shadows.
Pop out to surprise the lock, cast cold snap, re-summon elemental, re-freeze, re-shield, re-crit, re-PWN! The mage has only taken any damage from the pet, and this is probably minimal depending on the pet.
A few fun mixes are Invisiblity and anything else that can screw with them; say, Gnomish Mind Control Cap and turn the lock on their pet. This strategy is based on being a frost mage; fire mages work too, but you need to have a LOT of mana since you're going to have to Mana Shield Alot. PoM...free instants much. A skilled mage can EASILY take out a skilled warlock. Mages are THE anti-caster class.
A lock will often start a fight by fearing and stacking on the DoT's. A mage can easily counterspell the fear, therefore counterpelling all shadow spells for the next 8 seconds. Sure, they've got immolate, but at this point, the mage can polymorph the lock. Cast Combustion if you're fire, or Ice Barrier if you're frost. Pull out your elemental and use his ranged Freeze on both warlock on demon. Icy Veins, and cast a few quick frostbolts; with the correct shatter talent you should get at least one crit, probably two from an additional frostbite freeze effect. Thats 75% health.
About now, the real fighting begins. Fear is cast, and the DoT's are stacked on. Two methods: One, use an insignia, Will of the Forsaken, or any other spell and Remove Lesser Curse. Add a fire ward for immolate. Corruption should be negated by Ice Barrier/Mana Shield. Second way, and my fav, is to Ice Block! Ice Block grants total immunity from spells, and I don't know if many have noticed, but gets rid of ALL debuffs INCLUDING curses, kind of like cloak of shadows.
Pop out to surprise the lock, cast cold snap, re-summon elemental, re-freeze, re-shield, re-crit, re-PWN! The mage has only taken any damage from the pet, and this is probably minimal depending on the pet.
A few fun mixes are Invisiblity and anything else that can screw with them; say, Gnomish Mind Control Cap and turn the lock on their pet. This strategy is based on being a frost mage; fire mages work too, but you need to have a LOT of mana since you're going to have to Mana Shield Alot. PoM...free instants much. A skilled mage can EASILY take out a skilled warlock. Mages are THE anti-caster class.