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Warlock
Demon summoner wielding hellfire and shadow magic. Commands lesser and greater demons through Soul Shards.
⚡ Wrath
Dominance
⚙ Soul Shards
192
Skills
38
Uniques
10
Boards
35
Aspects
21
Glyphs
20
Temper
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.
Unique Mechanic — Soul Shards
Choose a Greater Demon to summon using Soul Shards
Skill Overview
View all ›Basic 4
Molten Bomb
Generate Wrath: 10 Lucky Hit Chance: 27% Lob molten lava at an enemy, dealing 75% damage in a small area.
Command Fallen
Generate Wrath: 10 Lucky Hit Chance: 30% Summon a Fallen Lunatic that charges your target and explodes, dealing 80% damage.
Doom
Generate Wrath: 10 Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Burst a sigil on your enemies, Hexing them and dealing 50% damage.
Hellion Sting
Generate Wrath: 10 Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Whip a demon tail forward, dealing 60% damage with a 5% chance to Eviscerate enemies for 600% damage.
Core 5
Blazing Scream
Wrath Cost: 35 Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Send forth a Demon Skull dealing 130% damage as it travels.
Bombardment
Wrath Cost: 30 Lucky Hit Chance: 3% Smash down 4 demons into the ground, each dealing 40% damage.
Umbral Chains
Wrath Cost: 35 Lucky Hit Chance: 6% Send forth a shadowy chain, dealing 80% damage along the way and linking up to 2 enemies for 5 seconds. Enemies ca...
Dread Claws
Wrath Cost: 30 Lucky Hit Chance: 15% Burst forth 4 shadowy claws, each dealing 50% damage.
Hell Fracture
Wrath Cost: 35 Lucky Hit Chance: 8% Summon the fires of hell to fracture the ground, dealing 80% damage to enemies in the area. The fractures remain...
Defensive 4
Nether Step
Cooldown: 12 seconds Step through the shadows of Hell to emerge at the target location, gaining 4 stacks of Shadowform as well as 50%[x] increased Mov...
Dark Prison
Cooldown: 20 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Create a shadowy totem for 8 seconds that chains enemies, Tethering them to the area and preventing them fr...
Wall of Agony
Dominance Cost: 20 Lucky Hit Chance: 6% Summon and fuse 5 frenzied demons into a line for 8 seconds. The demons block enemies and flail wildly, dealin...
Tortured Wretch
Dominance Cost: 15 Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Summon a tortured demon on your enemies, dealing 60% damage and Taunting them to attack it for 5 seconds.
Archfiend 4
Infernal Breath
Dominance Cost: 10 Lucky Hit Chance: 2% Summon a demonic head for 7 seconds that breathes fire on enemies dealing 20% damage per hit.
Demonic Sight
Dominance Cost: 10 Lucky Hit Chance: 22% Summon a demonic eye for 15 seconds that focuses upon enemies with a beam that makes them Vulnerable and peri...
Rampage
Dominance Cost: 15 Lucky Hit Chance: 30% Summon a rampaging brute for 10 seconds that smashes wildly, dealing 64% damage with a 5% chance per hit to E...
Tyrant's Grasp
Dominance Cost: 7 Lucky Hit Chance: 15% Summon a demon hand that Pulls enemies away from you, dealing 100% damage.
Sigil 3
Sigil of Chaos
Cooldown: 10 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 35% Create a destructive ritual for 10 seconds that grants you Volatility while within. Killing enemies or Dem...
Sigil of Summons
Cooldown: 10 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 35% Create a binding ritual for 10 seconds that extends the duration of your Summons. Killing 8 enemies or Dem...
Sigil of Subversion
Cooldown: 10 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Create a subversive ritual for 10 seconds that Hexes enemies. Killing 8 enemies or Demons within fuels the...
Ultimate 4
Fiend of Abaddon
Cooldown: 60 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 22% Summon a massive fiend for 15 seconds that attacks enemies, dealing 250% damage per swipe.
Terror Swarm
Cooldown: 30 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 1% Summon a terror from the depths that deals 500% damage and spews a voracious swarm that deals 100% damage pe...
Apocalypse
Cooldown: 67 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Create a massive sigil that detonates after 2.0 seconds dealing 666% damage to all enemies within. This r...
Metamorphosis
Cooldown: 15 seconds Transform into a demon and gain: Demonform All Archfiend Demonform Skill Variants An Ultimate Archfiend Basic attack that deal...
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Unique Items
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Ae'grom's Schism
Unique Chest ArmorAe'grom and its summons deal [30 - 50]%[x] increased damage. You additionally summon Ae'grom's other...
Anathema of the Primes
Unique Two-Handed SlashingHitting enemies with a Core Skill increases the damage they take from you by [15 - 20]%[x] per Skill...
Bindings of Attrition
Unique PantsCasting Dark Prison consumes 48% of your Maximum Life to reset its Cooldown. You gain [20 - 30]% Dam...
Bridle of Tor'Baalos
Unique HelmYour Brimstones deal [120 - 160]%[x] increased damage. Molten Bomb explodes all Brimstones instantly...
Cage of Madness
Unique HelmYour Evade transforms you into an angry Lunatic for up to 15 seconds that explodes dealing Command F...
Cowl of Malefic Torment
Unique HelmHex dooms enemies below 75% Life, maintaining the Hex and dealing 50% of Doom's damage every second ...
Dirge of Odium
Unique Two-Handed SlashingYour Basic Skills deal [0.40 - 0.50]%[x] increased damage per Wrath you have but you lose 10% Wrath ...
Elegy
Unique Main HandBlazing Scream gains the Skull Splitter Variant for free and deals [20 - 30]%[x] increased damage.
Eye of Baal
Unique Off-HandSoul Shard Skills and their demons deal [60 - 80]%[x] damage. Casting a Soul Shard Skill increases a...
Fleshwrit Carapace
Unique Chest ArmorSigil Skills deal [70 - 90]%[x] increased damage. Active Sigils gain 1 kill every second and unused ...
Footfalls of the Waning World
Unique BootsYour Evade is now Nether Step and your Evade Cooldown is reduced by [0.60 - 1.00] seconds as you los...
Gauntlets of Sheol
Unique GlovesSummoning Fiend of Abaddon sacrifices all other Greater Demon Summons, dealing Fiend of Abaddon's da...
Hand of Apotheosis
Unique GlovesMetamorphosis gains all Side Upgrades for free and they are [30 - 50]%[+] more potent.
Hands of the Worldbreaker
Unique GlovesApocalypse deals up to [340 - 400]%[x] increased damage when cast in Sigil of Chaos based on the num...
Hecaton Chasm
Unique Ring 1Tyrant's Grasp deals [100 - 120]%[x] increased damage and summons 5 additional demonic hands in all ...
Hellbrand Signet
Unique Ring 1Sigil of Chaos gains the Diabolic Rebuke Variant for free and deals [50 - 70]%[x] increased damage.
Hellhound's Sabatons
Unique BootsAbodian deals [80 - 100]%[x] increased damage. After Command Abodian ends you are connected with a f...
Infernal Homunculus
Unique Off-HandYour Archfiend Skills deal [50 - 70]%[x] increased damage and gain their Lesser Demon Side Upgrades ...
Kabraxis' Will
Unique PantsWall of Agony gains the Fallen Army Variant for free and deals [20 - 30]%[x] increased damage.
Litany of Sable
Unique Main HandDread Claws deals [100 - 120]%[x] increased damage and additional claws fire out when you gain a sta...
Lurid Pact
Unique Ring 1Rampage deals [200 - 240]%[x] increased damage. Each enemy or demon killed by Rampage increases the ...
Moloch's Beating Flame
Unique AmuletHellfire Skills deal [5 - 7]%[x] increased damage for every Skill you have Empowered by Volatility. ...
Morlu Fleshward
Unique PantsYou cannot recover above 65% of your Maximum Life but your Defensive Skills deal [300 - 400]%[x] inc...
Nails of the Gore-Crowned
Unique HelmHellion Sting deals [60 - 80]%[x] increased damage and automatically strikes out at enemies when you...
Night Terror
Unique AmuletYour Abyss Skills deal [4.0 - 6.0]%[x] increased damage for each stack of Shadowform. This bonus is ...
Rictus of Terror
Unique HelmLaalish deals [100 - 120]%[x] increased damage. Command Laalish's Terror Realm is an Ultimate Skill ...
Sashes of the Wretched
Unique PantsSummon a Tortured Wretch when your Current Life drops below 55% of your Maximum Life. Enemies Taunte...
Scepter of the Three
Unique Two-Handed BludgeoningYou can now equip all Ultimate Skills and gain 15 Ranks in them. Attacking enemies with no active Ul...
Scourge of Duriel
Unique Main HandUmbral Chains gains the Epicenter Variant for free and deals [60 - 80]%[x] increased damage.
Seal of the Ophanim
Unique Ring 1Profane Sentinel deals [230 - 270]%[x] increased damage and summons an additional eye that follows y...
Seed of Horazon
Unique AmuletYour Demonology Skills deal [0.40 - 0.50]%[x] increased damage per Wrath you have and you take [0.13...
Sire of Sin
Unique Ring 1Infernal Breath gains the Explosive Death Variant for free and deals [20 - 30]%[x] increased damage.
Spine of Tathamet
Unique Main HandHell Fracture deals [100 - 120]%[x] increased damage and every 3rd cast creates a triple fracture.
The Blade of Sight Aflame
Unique Main HandHitting a Lesser Demon with Bombardment explodes it for 400% of a Bombardment impact if the Demon ha...
The Eightfold Idol
Unique Ring 1Blazing Scream leaves Sigil of Subversion Shadow or Lava trails behind. Sigil of Subversion deals [1...
The Fecund Seal
Unique Ring 1Sigil of Summons deals [100 - 140]%[x] increased damage and you can summon up to 2 additional Lesser...
The Hemat Stone
Unique AmuletBonuses from Command Valloch and Ritualist Fragments have 100%[+] increased Potency. Your Occult Ski...
Thrice-Woven Nightmare
Unique GlovesTerror Swarm gains the Devouring Swarm Variant for free and deals [20 - 30]%[x] increased damage.
Aspects
View all ›Offensive 16
Aggressive Aspect
While moving, gain 12.0%[x] increased damage for 2 seconds, up to 60%[x]. Hitting Close enemies refr...
Aspect of Calamity
Hex increases your Critical Strike Chance against an enemy by 20.0%[+] per stack.
Aspect of Fathomless Dark
Your Abyss Skills deal increased damage equal to 80% of your Shadow Resistance Damage Reduction.
Aspect of Heresy
Each different Occult Skill you cast increases all your damage by 14.0%[x] for 15 seconds.
Aspect of Ignition
Skills empowered by Volatility deal an additional 40%[x] increased damage and you have a 40.0% chanc...
Aspect of Lava
Brimstones explode into lava pools, dealing 340% of their damage over 5 seconds. Standing in lava po...
Aspect of Mutilation
If you fail to Eviscerate an enemy you still apply 25.0% of its Bleeding damage for 3 seconds.
Aspect of Peril
Making an enemy Vulnerable increases the damage you do to them by 3.4%[x], up to 68%[x].
Aspect of Scorching Heat
Your Hellfire Skills deal increased damage equal to 80% of your Fire Resistance Damage Reduction.
Brutal Aspect
You gain 185% of your Attack Speed as increased damage but no longer attack faster.Current Bonus: 0....
Demonic Aspect
Each hit with Demonology Skills increases the damage you deal with Demonology Skills by 3.3%[x] for ...
Insidious Aspect
Your Abyss Skills deal 80.0%[x] increased damage to enemies who have not hit you in the last 2 secon...
Malicious Aspect
While in Demonform, you deal 4.5%[x] increased damage for every Demon or enemy Close to you, up to 9...
Ominous Aspect
While standing still, gain 14.0%[x] increased damage against Distant enemies for 2 seconds, up to 70...
Overwhelming Aspect
Each hit against Elite enemies deals 120%[x] increased damage but requires and consumes 4 stacks of ...
Remorseless Aspect
Killing at least 30 enemies or Demons within 10 seconds increases your damage by 60%[x] for 10 secon...
Defensive 3
Aspect of Diabolical Armor
Demonform grants 20% Damage Reduction plus an additional 1.0% for 5 seconds any time you take Fire d...
Aspect of Scorn
When you lose at least 10% of your Maximum Life, you kill Lesser Demons that each absorb up to 10% o...
Misanthropic Aspect
Gain 40%[+] increased Maximum Life if you have not had more than 1 active Demon in the last 5 second...
Utility 12
Aspect of Cauterization
Taking Direct Damage while you have Volatility has a 75% chance to either strike you for an addition...
Aspect of Deeper Shadows
Maximum Shadowform stacks increased by 6.
Aspect of Fiendish Oppression
Summoning a Greater Demon Knocks Down enemies around it for 5 seconds. Your Lesser Demon Skills deal...
Aspect of Immolation
The duration of any Volatility or Demonform you gain is increased by 200%[+] if you have the other.
Aspect of Malevolence
You gain Overpower for each 10 Wrath you gain while at Maximum Wrath.
Aspect of Misfortune
Hexed enemies that try to attack you have a 30.0% chance to instead be Knocked Down for 3 seconds.
Bane-Link Aspect
Hexed enemies are Slowed by 70% for 3 seconds when you make them Vulnerable or become Vulnerable for...
Enfeebling Aspect
Making an enemy Vulnerable has a 40% chance to also Weaken them for 3 seconds.
Gorefeast Aspect
If you have Eviscerated an enemy in the last 10 seconds, you gain 50%[+] increased Fortify and it re...
Nefarious Aspect
Becoming Crowd Controlled while you have Shadowform will consume a stack to apply it back to the att...
Pyroclastic Aspect
Brimstone explosions are 50% larger and deal 15%[x] increased damage. Brimstones instantly detonate ...
Sadistic Aspect
When killing your Demons, you have a 50% chance for each to count as two kills.
Resource 2
Paragon Boards & Glyphs
Paragon Boards
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Chaos
Legendary:
Chaos
Your Occult Skills deal 100%[x] increased damage while you have Overpower, but when you lose a stack you either gain 2 s...
Demonic Spicules
Legendary:
Demonic Spicules
Damaging enemies with Demonology Skills shreds their soul, permanently increasing all damage you deal to them by 40%[x] ...
Dominion
Legendary:
Dominion
Spending Dominance to Summon a demon reduces the Wrath cost of your Demonology Skills by 50% and increases all of your d...
Dynamism
Legendary:
Dynamism
While in Demonform, your Demonology Skill damage is increased by 3%[x] for every point of Dominance you currently have. ...
Fathomless
Legendary:
Fathomless
Each demon you've summoned in the last 6 seconds increases your damage by 15%[x] up to 105%[x].
Greater Hex
Legendary:
Greater Hex
Applying Hex, Vulnerable, or Weakened to enemies permanently reduces the damage they deal to you by 25% and they take 75...
Overmind
Legendary:
Overmind
Abyss Skills deal 45%[x] increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies and 65%[x] increased damage to Elites.
Pyrosis
Legendary:
Pyrosis
Hellfire Skills deal 450%[x] increased damage to Healthy enemies.
Ritualism
Legendary:
Ritualism
You gain 90%[x] increased damage for 15 seconds after Casting a Sigil Skill. Greater Demons now count as 10 kills when d...
Glyphs
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Abyssal
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +1.0% increased damage with Abyss Skills.
Willpower 40
Archfiend
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +0.7% increased damage with Archfiend Skills.
Willpower 40
Attrition
Grants +25.0% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.
Intelligence 25
Blood Frenzy
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +0.7% increased damage to Bleeding targets.
Willpower 40
Control
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +1.0% increased damage to Crowd Controlled ta...
Willpower 40
Death Aura
Grants +25.0% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.
Willpower 40
Demonologist
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +1.0% increased damage with Demonology Skills...
Willpower 40
Destruction
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, your Hex damage bonus is increased by +1.0%.
Willpower 40
Eldritch Sight
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +0.7% increased damage to Vulnerable targets.
Willpower 40
Eliminator
Grants +20.0% bonus to all Normal nodes within range.
Willpower 40
Empowered
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +0.10% increased Overpower damage per stack.
Willpower 40
Entropy
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, your Skills deal +1.0% increased damage when empowe...
Intelligence 25
Guzzler
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +1.3% increased damage while Healthy.
Intelligence 25
Headhunter
Grants +20.0% bonus to all Normal nodes within range.
Willpower 40
Hellforge
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +1.0% increased damage with Hellfire Skill...
Intelligence 25
Ichor Carapace
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +0.7% increased damage with Demonology Skills...
Willpower 40
Mastermind
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +0.7% increased damage with Abyss Skills.
Willpower 40
Occultist
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +1.0% increased damage with Occult Skills.
Intelligence 25
Unbound
Grants +30.0% bonus to all Magic nodes within range.
Intelligence 25
Vanguard
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, your Demonform damage bonus is increased by +0.7%.
Willpower 40
Wrath
For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +1.0% increased Critical Strike Damage.
Willpower 40