Diablo 4 Warlock
Demon summoner wielding hellfire and shadow magic. Commands lesser and greater demons through Soul Shards.
Overview
The Warlock is a dark spellcaster class in Diablo 4 that harnesses forbidden soul magic. Wielding the power of captured souls, the Warlock combines devastating curses, soul manipulation, and dark rituals to dominate the battlefield.
Playstyle
Warlocks specialize in curse-based gameplay, applying debilitating effects to enemies before finishing them with powerful soul-powered attacks. The class rewards strategic setup and positioning, excelling at controlling large groups of enemies.
Warlock — Pros & Cons
Strengths
- Dark damage-over-time and curse stacking
- Soul Shards amplify summons and chaos magic
- Strong sustained AoE pressure
- Fresh class with flexible hybrid builds
Weaknesses
- New class — the meta is still settling
- DoT ramp can feel slow versus burst classes
- Wrath and Dominance juggling adds complexity
- Some synergies depend on rare uniques
Unique Mechanic — Soul Shards
Choose a Greater Demon to summon using Soul Shards
Skill Overview
View all ›Basic 4
Command Fallen
Summon a Fallen Lunatic that charges your target and explodes, dealing 80% damage.
Doom
Brust a sigil on your enemies, Hexing them and dealing 50% damage.
Hellion Sting
Whip a demon tail forward, dealing 66% damage with a 5% chance to Eviscerate enemies for 660% damage.
Molten Bomb
Lob volatile lava at an enemy, dealing 75% damage in a small area.
Core 5
Blazing Scream
Send forth a Demon Skull dealing 135% damage as it travels.
Bombardment
Smash down 4 demons into the ground, each dealing 40% damage.
Dread Claws
Burst forth 4 shadowy claws, each dealing 65% damage.
Hell Fracture
Summon the fires of hell to fracture the ground, dealing 80% damage to enemies in the area. The fractures remain for 15 seconds and explode up to 2 mo...
Umbral Chains
Send forth a shadowy chain, dealing 80% damage along the way and linking up to 2 enemies for 5 seconds. Enemies caught in the chain are Slowed by 40% ...
Defensive 4
Dark Prison
Create a shadowy totem for 8 seconds that chains enemies, Tethering them to the area and preventing them from escaping.
Nether Step
Step through the shadows of Hell to emerge at the target location, gaining 4 stacks of Shadowform as well as 100% increased Movement Speed which decay...
Tortured Wretch
Summon a tortured demon on your enemies, dealing 60% damage and Taunting them to attack it for 5 seconds.
Wall of Agony
Summon and fuse 5 frenzied demons into a line for 8 seconds. The demons block enemies and flail wildly, dealing 30% damage per hit to those in front o...
Archfiend 4
Infernal Breath
Summon a demonic head for 7 seconds that breathes fire on enemies dealing 20% damage per hit.
Profane Sentinel
Summon a demonic eye for 15 seconds that focuses upon enemies with a beam that makes them Vulnerable and periodically blasts them, dealing 300% damage...
Rampage-v2
Summon a rampaging brute for 10 seconds that smashes wildly, dealing 128% damage per hit with a 5% chance to Eviscerate enemies for 2560% damage.
Tyrant's Grasp
Summon a demon hand that Pulls enemies away from you, dealing 100% damage.
Sigil 3
Sigil of Chaos
Create a destructive ritual for 10 seconds that grants you Volatility while within. Killing enemies or Demons within fuels the ritual's chaotic hellfi...
Sigil of Subversion
Create a subversive ritual for 10 seconds that Hexes enemies. Killing 8 enemies or Demons within fuels the ritual to send forth shadow trails for 8 se...
Sigil of Summons
Create a binding ritual for 10 seconds that extends the duration of your Summons. Killing 8 enemies or Demons within fuels the ritual to summon a demo...
Ultimate 4
Apocalypse
Create a massive sigil that detonates after 2 seconds dealing 666% damage to all enemies within. This ritual does not benefit from Cooldown Reduction.
Fiend of Abaddon
Summon a massive fiend for 15 seconds that attacks enemies, dealing 250% damage per swipe.
Metamorphosis
Transform into a demon and gain:
Terror Swarm
Summon a terror from the depths that deals 500% damage and spews a voracious swarm that deals 100% damage per bite for 15 seconds.
Key Passive 12
Abyssal Colossus Key Passive
Fiend of Abaddon now summons a demon for 30 seconds that attacks for 325% damage per swipe. Recast to command the demon to do a massive smash that Pul...
Armageddon Ritual Key Passive
You can now Channel Apocalypse for up to 6.66 seconds to build up the final explosion and rain down Brimstone which deal 666% damage. Each second incr...
Destruction Demon Key Passive
Metamorphosis adds its Ranks to Hellfire Skills and only replaces Non-Hellfire Skills. Metamorphosis grants Volatility while active and each Hellfire ...
Devouring Swarm Key Passive
Terror Swarm starts smaller and weaker but grows up to 3 times as it feeds on enemies. Upon reaching maximum size, swarms split off another smaller sw...
Doom Bomb Key Passive
Apocalypse launches a Doom Bomb with at least 20 Doom Stacks that deals 33% damage. Hellfire Skill hits generate up to 100 Doom Stacks, each stack inc...
Minefield Key Passive
Apocalypse creates a field of Abyssal Mines which arm after 0.8 seconds and each deal 666% damage when an enemy triggers them. Apocalypse is now an Ab...
Nightmare Key Passive
Terror Swarm stays in place and deals 75% damage per hit. Recast to command the swarm to move to your target. Terror Swarm is now a Recast Skill.
Searing Infestation Key Passive
Terror Swarm stays around you and deals 170% damage per hit. Terror Swarm is now a Hellfire Skill.
Sin Demon Key Passive
Casting Archfiend Skills during Metamorphosis grants Sin, up to 20 stacks. When you leave Metamorphosis each Sin can be consumed by casting Non-Archfi...
Spiteful Enrage Key Passive
If an enemy survives more than 5 hits from Fiend of Abaddon then each subsequent hit increases its damage versus that target by x2% and extends its li...
Terror Demon Key Passive
Metamorphosis adds its Ranks to Abyss Skills for 15 seconds and does not replace any Skills. Metamorphosis grants 4 Shadowform stacks every second and...
Vanguard of Flames Key Passive
Fiend of Abaddon now summons a demon for 20 seconds that moves with you and attacks for 450% damage per swipe. Fiend of Abaddon is now a Hellfire Skil...
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