d2jsp
Log InRegister
d2jsp Forums > Diablo II > Diablo 2: Resurrected > D2:R Discussion > Warlock Meta
Prev1234Next
Add Reply New Topic New Poll
Member
Posts: 1,651
Joined: Feb 11 2023
Gold: 5,356.00
Mar 14 2026 06:51pm
It is big.



Member
Posts: 1,651
Joined: Feb 11 2023
Gold: 5,356.00
Mar 14 2026 06:53pm
tz shard p8 game


p8 tz is the only reasonable benchmark :unsure:

Member
Posts: 5,722
Joined: Oct 5 2021
Gold: 27,442.00
Mar 14 2026 08:51pm
Fire sunder yes, phys sunder no. Even though you can use multiple non-renewed, bone break is a net negative. In theory it lets amp+sigil apply 5x the effect to phys immunes, a huge boost. In practice, virtually every native phys immune monster has low enough hp and non fire immune that they die in 1 hit to the fire damage component even while still phys immune.

Its absolutely enough damage to run P8 and kill everything including immunes and bosses and tanky packs like frenzytaurs or even t5 heralds. Its about twice the damage per cast of hammers, in a huge instant aoe. I hit around 12.5k combined damage, so up to 25000 hp lost after all those stacked -resists / dr. Skill rotation is just teleport blood boil spam and deathmark as a teleport alternative, and the engorge after you wipe a room. Sigil is almost always overkill, you can use it on stuff like bosses and heralds but almost never on normal packs. And of course, a brief buff with battle command / battle orders / siphon / defiler / tainted / consume. Gets to be muscle memory

I keep deathmark on leftclick to easy aim the demon to clear rooms before I enter them, or pick off a straggler, etc. Absolutely neccessary doing areas with dolls, but still immensely helpful against the stuff that can interrupt you like vipers, charge zombies, suicide minions, etc if you see no reason to face tank frenzytaurs or burning souls. Particularly to keep your merc alive, deathmark is great at putting your demon in front of a herald pack that would kill your merc but not even scratch a demon

I just dont see the need for stormshield. A max blood oath warlock is just so ridiculously tanky I havent died on softcore being incautious in chaos / swampy pit / wsk from level 90 to 96 or so.


I'm running bb, boss killing solo in p5 above where there's no corpses like baal chamber or ancients is an issue though... For baal I have to tp back to heal demons which is a hassle. Any tips?
Member
Posts: 47,362
Joined: Jun 6 2015
Gold: 31,743.00
Mar 14 2026 09:34pm
I didn't save much footage of P8 after getting my proper 125 fcr setup, but I have some from the 75 fcr setup I used prior to that
the first half of this video shows P1, the second half shows P8;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8tL5DHZ8A

I could go find a tz shard p8 game some point but either I need to use hero editor sp or I need to find a p8 bnet game which isn't always available


This class is so beyond dumb. Every single skill tree is broken.

Eldritch, demon, chaos.. no other characters even compare to how easy it is to mop p8 like a warlock does - if they don’t nerf warlock next season there’s almost zero reason to play any other character aside from preference
Member
Posts: 42,016
Joined: Jan 20 2006
Gold: 3,667.67
Mar 14 2026 09:37pm
This class is so beyond dumb. Every single skill tree is broken.

Eldritch, demon, chaos.. no other characters even compare to how easy it is to mop p8 like a warlock does - if they don’t nerf warlock next season there’s almost zero reason to play any other character aside from preference


I'm not a fan of it play style is not for me I'll stick to coh eschuta jmod
Member
Posts: 10,310
Joined: Sep 17 2024
Gold: 16,056.00
Warn: 20%
Mar 14 2026 09:44pm
I'm not a fan of it play style is not for me I'll stick to coh eschuta jmod


good call
Member
Posts: 2,920
Joined: Jul 19 2016
Gold: 151,460.00
Mar 14 2026 09:46pm
I didn't save much footage of P8 after getting my proper 125 fcr setup, but I have some from the 75 fcr setup I used prior to that
the first half of this video shows P1, the second half shows P8;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8tL5DHZ8A

I could go find a tz shard p8 game some point but either I need to use hero editor sp or I need to find a p8 bnet game which isn't always available


looks good, how does he do against bosses/heralds?
Member
Posts: 1,790
Joined: Oct 27 2021
Gold: 350.00
Mar 15 2026 01:38am
looks good, how does he do against bosses/heralds?


Not so good against p5+ Baal and some heralds. Also you can not do ubers with blood boil. But I spent the rest of skills into mirrored blades and echo to have single target focus and have no problems with it now.
Member
Posts: 50,861
Joined: Jan 20 2010
Gold: 5,846.00
Mar 15 2026 01:56am
I'm running bb, boss killing solo in p5 above where there's no corpses like baal chamber or ancients is an issue though... For baal I have to tp back to heal demons which is a hassle. Any tips?


But why are you doing p5-8 baal or ubers or ancients?
Heralds arent a hassle because they have mass corpses, it only takes a few extra seconds. Even diablos hp isnt prohibitive especially in team games if not solo, and any other boss is a cakewalk.

Its the old doctor's joke about it hurting when you move your arm this way
Member
Posts: 5,722
Joined: Oct 5 2021
Gold: 27,442.00
Mar 15 2026 02:49am
But why are you doing p5-8 baal or ubers or ancients?
Heralds arent a hassle because they have mass corpses, it only takes a few extra seconds. Even diablos hp isnt prohibitive especially in team games if not solo, and any other boss is a cakewalk.

Its the old doctor's joke about it hurting when you move your arm this way


Didnt say I was doing ubers.. baal and ancients for grush. You know ppl do grush service for fg right? BB sucks at this. To be fair though BB is the safest build for PvM, even better than summon nec because of death mark, so it'll shine in HC

This post was edited by arislanpug on Mar 15 2026 02:54am
Go Back To D2:R Discussion Topic List
Prev1234Next
Add Reply New Topic New Poll