then why don't mf sorcs use fathom and nightwing? listed damage isn't everything and youre still wrong death is doing 100k on almost 100% ds of course it oneshots in p8, please stop

my bad bro didnt want to hurt your feelings, you can keep playing tal mf sorc and death on your warlock, it's fine

so fyi I commented on macrobioboi youtube video about when he figured out how good arioc's is and that still going to do fortitude for general stuff. And all he replied with is 'Obsession is great' after I told him he should consider it more.

I think if you have a super sweet circlet, then the fort build and others start to make more sense...

regardless I think Obsession is a fantastic overall pick. Since building this guide, I'm leaning more into using mephistos (with um rune prob socketed) for a shield instead perhaps, and then gore riders instead of tri res boots which also can be very expensive. moreover the 60% fhr from obsession is probably enough on its own if you dont want to bother with fhr charms (edit: while true, also the mephistos shield adds 30fhr so with Obsession that's 90%fhr getting your BP anyway so yea def no need for charms this way which is also nice) other changes then with this would be you could use LoH gloves or whatever, as well as an SOJ + fcr ring instead of two fcr rings.

finally it has come to my attention that blood oath is capped at 40% dmg transfer, not 99% as the tool tip shows. if this is true and to remain so, I would say just get it to level 19 after +skills so yea you can prob keep it level 1. Instead, put points into Consume (max it), and sigil lethargy. Also you might want to put 1 more point in demonic mastery now since consume is going to last longer, so that it remains level 20 even on CTA switch.



edit: since you have more +skills changing out your shield and ring, a new lvl 96 pt distribution would be like this:

6 demonic mastery
20 consume
2 bind demon
1 in other 7 here

20 in ES
20 in MB
20 in BW
1 in each else except siphon (6 points) [you can choose to not even get purge tho if you want, I'm undecided if it's worth using for mobs or if bane is good enough for all time]

rest into sigil: lethargy (6 points at level 96) [note: put at least 3 points in this before maxing consume]

This post was edited by The-Rising on Feb 22 2026 05:00pm

here is the revised build on maxroll:

https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/vicno0ow

and here it is in text format:

Rising's Warlock Echoing Strike OBSESSION-using mid-wealth build guide


GOALS MET
125% FCR breakpoint
86% FHR breakpoint
Max/stacked resists.
Some mana steal and life steal.


STATS
put ~35 additional points in strength, so total of 50 base strength
rest into vitality
(you can put more in strength instead of vitality if you value damage more though, it's preference)


SKILLS
107 Skill pts to use at lvl 96
note you have:
+17/18(with bc) to all skills using obsession
+14/15(with bc) to all skills using CTA/spirit

For skills at level 96:
6 points in chaos (6 in Lethargy Sigil, at level 20 they are 8 yards)
35 points in demon (1 in each except 6 in Demonic Mastery, 2 in Bind Demon, and 20 in Consume)
66 points in eldritch (1 in each except hex:siphon and 20 in Echoing Strike, 20 in Mirror Blades, and then 20 in Blade Warp)
...if get to level 97 or 98 or 99, just keep putting points in lethargy sigil.
max Consume last...


GEAR
Obsession eth archon staff
Mephistos book (need 30fcr) with um rune
Enigma DS or wyrmhide
Shako with P-Stone unique jewel
LoH gloves (can swap in death gloves if against psn necro...) also steelrends are okay if don't need fire res or demon dmg..
Arach belt
Gore Riders
Highlord's amulet
SoJ ring or BK ring for my life steal
10fcr ring with dual leach, life, resists, etc.

Warlock Torch and an Anni
fill rest of inventory with Eldritch skillers ideally with life
also 20 life small charms with damage or resists, probably resists, such as 4 20/11 cold res and 3 20/11 psn res, and 2 20/4 all res sc's.

Cta/spirit mon on switch


MERC
act 2 Might aura merc
Insight polearm CA or CV probably / Pride for the concentration aura meaning more damage is also an option
Fort armor / CoH is also an option especially with Pride if go that route
Andy's with fire res/ias jewel probably


NOTES
-Why use Obsession instead of one of the many other good options? Preference really, and I think as things are now, your damage is going to be awesome regardless, plus Obsession has nice amounts of FCR, FHR, resists, and plus skills, among other things.
-20%ias from Highlord's amulet is apparently useless for Echoing Strike as it uses FCR but whatever that's not why we're using it anyway! We're using it for the deadly strike!

-Use CTA/Spirit on switch obviously.
-Buffing: use BC. Switch to Obsession. Buff Hex of your choice (probably Bane but you got 1 point in Purge for fun/groups). Also buff Psychic Ward and Eldritch Blast. Summon & Consume a Goatman. Summon a Defiler or whatever & Bind Demon if needed. Switch back to CTA to BC & BO all. Then back to Obsession of course.
-Now you're ready to kill stuff! Use the Lethargy Sigil which should with BC be level 20 and it will help you kill things faster!
-Can always use Engorge for your summons if they need it.

-Keep your scrolls of TP on your belt instead of a tome in inventory is my advice personally.
-Can use a Renewed Bone Break sunder if you roll some good stats on it instead of one of your Eldritch skillers... but generally you should be able to manage without a sunder because of Amplify Damage from your bound demon, and the Lethargy Sigil will help too. Plus you will do a little magic damage as well. It's probably worth using overall but it's whatever for now since a good one will probably be expensive.
-If you want to use Horazon's Legacy Set Mirrored Boots for their magic resists, you could, and same with hot spurs or whatever. But generally gore riders are best because of their deadly strike.

-Reason for 6 points in Demonic Mastery is to get it to level 20 at all times... I believe if it ever dips below 20, one of your 3 summons would disappear and that seems annoying when you want to be giving BO to all your summons, not just 2 of the 3.
-You're going to want to bind a demon with the Cursed affix so they will proc the Amplify Damage curse. Also you're going to want them to have Fanaticism aura. I suggested putting the one extra point in Bind Demon to get it to level 20 after you BC, because it makes getting the aura you want easier, and it gives you more flexibility with what demon you want to bind.


Thanks for reading!

Insight and Phoenix would yield far more damage then death + spirit

You can’t pass on the Phoenix.

Obsession is good for pvp, for pvm I’d stick with Phoenix insight 125 fcr

This post was edited by Stefbef on Feb 22 2026 09:08pm

Wow great tips and suggestions, thanks a lot guys!!

all phoenix gives you is more dmg which you don't need. Literally a noob trap, always has been. If you want pure damage, use Ars Dul. If you want to be smart use spirit. If youre confused and lost use phoneix.

everytime new patch new items or new builds come up always, listed damage noobs trying to force phoenix. every single time without fail. that shield is literally an insight thats all is is. Sadly, for warclock it doesnt work because he eats mana much faster than phoneix procs

requiring a fcr + mana leech ring for pvm is l0l

also, can you define "far" in "far more"? how faster u chaos? same speed as arioc or WHATEVER? ok gotcha. character screen listed damage merchants who ignore deadly stirke and dont understand QoL because they dont actually farm.

This post was edited by ropa on Feb 23 2026 01:06am

Use whatever you want, or you could use simple math and find out yourself.

Warlock doesn’t get as much % ed as you seem to think they do, especially for pvp

It’s just str, might and pride

And both of them are not even high level

This post was edited by Stefbef on Feb 23 2026 08:34am

I like a lot the obsession build.
Q: why not max levitation mastery ?



The mephisto ars dul shield is also way more stylish than Phoenix.

I intend to play solo ubers on P8 so any bit of dmg is good.
It's not like I have much options with self found items. i'm using mang song's atm (lucky drop) and it's really great.