Warlock
NEWThe Warlock is the second Lord of Hatred (April 2026) class and among the most mechanically demanding in the game, binding a Greater Demon companion and balancing two resources to ramp damage and mitigation across a fight. In its first full season it settles at A-tier, rewarding players who master its dual-resource dance.
Role
Willpower-based control caster
Core Mechanic
Two linked resources tied to a Soul Shard Greater Demon: Demonology skills deal more damage per Wrath and take less damage per Dominance, so you juggle both to spike offense and defense.
PvE Tier
PvEAPlaystyle
A Lord of Hatred (April 2026) class and one of the most complex in the game, juggling two resources — Wrath and Dominance — to control the battlefield and ramp up damage over a fight. Rates A-tier for endgame in Season 14.
Recommended Builds
Abyss Rampage
Full guide →Uses the Mastermind Shard to summon Laalish and keep Shadowform up while Abyss skills deal boosted damage.
Hellfire Apocalypse
Full guide →Chains every Sigil skill to ramp Apocalypse's damage and decimate entire screens.
Infinistep Blazing Abyss
Full guide →Plays like the classic Infinimist Necro — deals damage while remaining nearly immortal.
Key Aspects & Uniques
- Crown of Lucion — Helm unique built around the class's Abyss / Demonology packages.
- Seed of Horazon — Amulet unique amplifying the Warlock's demon-summoning damage.
- Lurid Pact — Ring unique that feeds the Wrath / Dominance resource loop.
- Ring of Starless Skies — Ramping damage and reduced resource cost for the spender-heavy rotations.
- Aspect of Deeper Shadows — Extends Shadowform / Abyss uptime central to the Abyss Rampage build.
Strengths
- +Dual Wrath/Dominance system lets it spike both damage and survivability.
- +Very high skill ceiling with correspondingly high reward when mastered.
- +Blazing Abyss variants can be nearly immortal while still clearing.
Weaknesses
- −The most complex resource loop in the game — punishing for newcomers.
- −New class whose build pool and tuning are still settling in Season 14.
Why This Tier
A-tier: capable of excellent damage-and-tank uptime in skilled hands, but its steep complexity and still-maturing kit keep it out of the S bracket for now.
Skills