Warlock Nerfs - Topic

LordHextor

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#11

Apr 14 2026 03:36pm

People voting too much are delusional, lol.

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#12

Apr 14 2026 03:39pm

Quote (crosspawz @ Apr 14 2026 05:21pm)

I don’t think it’s too over powered assuming they make changes to the warlocks flame wave/apocalypse

Barbs get BO which costs ohm mal ist
Sorceress gets teleport which costs jah ber

Pally has conviction yes. Classes ~~have~~ had identity (more so Pre-Runewords).

But Warlock got Conviction (Pally) + Amplify (Necro) + 2H in 1H (Barb). I feel like basically blizzard had 3 real options:

1) Buff every class to Warlock level with AoE 1-shot Screen Clear at 200K LCS damage à la D3
2) Do nothing and accept the 7 Legacy classes are basically obsolete with some niche exceptions (Smiter, Rush Sorc, BO Barb etc)
3) Nerf Warlock

Quote (Swirl @ Apr 14 2026 05:22pm)

If we're talking power, hammerdins are even stronger now with the new itemization than they've ever been. No doubt locks needed a nerf but this wasn't it.

Agreed, all the +/- Magic is unexpected.

The only thing comes to mind is a big reveal at Blizz-con.

Things like:
Patch 3.0 Crafting https://d2runes.io/cheatsheet/patch-recipes
Rug pull Mindjob: https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=107793769

This post was edited by MeatballMike on Apr 14 2026 03:45pm

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#13

Apr 14 2026 07:14pm

Excellent poll options.

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#14

Apr 14 2026 07:31pm

It needed a nerf, but pretty clear this is too much.

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#15

Apr 14 2026 07:33pm

Quote (celloboy126 @ Apr 14 2026 05:11pm)

The crazy thing is they killed a bunch of fun builds and didn't touch the build that ruins all of pvp.

Abyss right?

I think they did nerf chains and blood boil which were also op in PvP

Would be nice if they nerf abyss

Also might still be very good pve with 20 points into bind demon.

This post was edited by chudman123 on Apr 14 2026 07:35pm

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Apr 14 2026 07:34pm

Quote (IMCL85 @ Apr 14 2026 05:13pm)

aside from fire and magic build, every other warlock builds has been nerf to the ground. even fire build took a big hit because conviction now fucking randomly generated every new game. who the fuck come up with the idea of randomly generate aura on my bounded demon every new game lol

Wait what the fuck I thought they just removed some auras from the pool, you're telling me then if i leave a game and enter a new one I may have a totally new shit ass aura?

This post was edited by inkanddagger on Apr 14 2026 07:35pm

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Apr 14 2026 07:36pm

Quote (inkanddagger @ Apr 14 2026 09:34pm)

Wait what the fuck I thought they just removed some auras form the pool, you're telling me then if i leave a game and enter a new one I may have a totally new shit ass aura?

Only if you have an aura that was removed from my experienxe. If you thread the skill needle and bind Conviction it'll roll into Fanaticism when you load into the next game.

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Apr 14 2026 07:36pm

Quote (inkanddagger @ Apr 14 2026 09:34pm)

Wait what the fuck I thought they just removed some auras form the pool, you're telling me then if i leave a game and enter a new one I may have a totally new shit ass aura?

yes, I tested it for a bit. leave game enter new one you get a different aura, I dont know if its ptr bug or intentional but its funny as fuck

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Apr 14 2026 07:41pm

Quote (Swirl @ Apr 14 2026 09:36pm)

Only if you have an aura that was removed from my experienxe. If you thread the skill needle and bind Conviction it'll roll into Fanaticism when you load into the next game.

Oh so if I get a holy freeze cursed Hephasto it will stay how it is, but if I have a conviction one it could get something shitty

This post was edited by inkanddagger on Apr 14 2026 07:42pm

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Apr 14 2026 07:43pm

Quote (inkanddagger @ Apr 14 2026 09:41pm)

Oh so if I get a holy freeze cursed Hephasto it will stay how it is, but if I have a conviction one it could get something shitty

I only tested whether you could still manage to bind a conviction if it spawned naturally. AFAIK holy freeze is still in the pool so it should stick. Holy fire? Rerolls into something new.

Conviction rerolls on bind to Fanaticism.

This post was edited by Swirl on Apr 14 2026 07:44pm

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