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--- en:builds:shadooow:basicwarlockbuild [2025/10/27 16:39] – shadooow
+++ en:builds:shadooow:basicwarlockbuild [2026/07/29 22:52] (current) – [Starting Warlock Build] shadooow
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 | 24 | Warlock (20) | Charisma (22) | Improved Combat Casting | Concentration 25 |
 | 25 | Warlock (21) |
-| 26 | Warlock (22) |
+| 26 | Warlock (22) | | ***note1** |
 | 27 | Warlock (23) | | Epic Fiendish Resilience I, Lord of All Essences |
 | 28 | Warlock (24) | Charisma (23) | |
 | 29 | Warlock (25) |
-| 30 | Warlock (26) | | Epic Extra Invocation II, Epic Eldritch Blast I |
+| 30 | Warlock (26) | | Greater Spell Focus (Invocations), Epic Eldritch Blast I |
 | 31 | Warlock (27) |
 | 32 | Warlock (28) | Charisma (24) | |
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 | 34 | Warlock (30) | | |
 | 35 | Warlock (31) | | |
-| 36 | Warlock (32) | Charisma (25) | Epic Eldritch Blast IV, Improved Aura of Despair |
+| 36 | Warlock (32) | Charisma (25) | Epic Eldritch Blast IV, Epic Spell Focus (Invocations) |
 | 37 | Warlock (33) | | |
 | 38 | Rogue (1) | | | Tumble 40, Open Lock 20, Disable Trap 20 |
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 **Ending abilities**: Str (13), Dex (16), Con (8), Wis (8), Int (14), Cha (26)
+***note1:** make sure to select an eldritch shape invocation at every level, otherwise you won't be able to take Lord of All Essences at next level!
 ===== Level 40 Invocations =====
-**Least**: Frightful Blast (requirement for Lord of All Essences), Dark One's Own Luck (useful to cap important save, perhaps replace later when you got +20 from items), Eldritch Spear (for situations where the NPC has high reflex+evasion or is on a platform and to far)
+**Least**: Frightful Blast (requirement for Lord of All Essences), Dark One's Own Luck (useful to cap important save, perhaps replace later when you got +20 from items), Eldritch Spear (for situations where the NPC has high reflex+evasion or is on a platform and too far)
 **Lesser**: Brimstone Blast (must have), Hellrime Blast (optional, can be lived without)
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 Do not forget that Warlock can cast in light armor. So wear leather armor for AC (until you start maxing Wisdom for Monk AC).
+When you get access to the epic spells I suggest to buy and learn Mummy Dust. It is really nice for exping as with Utterdark Blast essence you will be healing the mummy everytime you cast. She does a nice dps too on targets she can hit. Other base epic spells are bit useless. To Warlock at least.
 ===== Dungeons =====
-Great at killing Balrog, including HC version. Also Shadow Crypt including HC of course. Should be able to handle Minotaur Maze too, Moria, Frosty Tower and Kuo Toa although whether it can do HC I am not so sure about. If so probably not very fast and efficient I am afraid. So not very universal build as it cannot beat Mechanical dungeon. Hence off-meta. But it is fun to play for sure!
+Great at killing Balrog, including HC version. Also Shadow Crypt including HC, The Lake and Labyrinth. Should be able to handle Minotaur Maze too, Moria, Frosty Tower and Kuo Toa although whether it can do HC I am not so sure about. If so probably not very fast and efficient I am afraid. So not very universal build as it cannot beat HC Mechanical dungeon (normal is doable). Hence off-meta. But it is fun to play for sure!
-EDIT: It can beat normal Mechanical, but HC is out of question lol.
 ===== Build Notes =====
-<del>I still have to playtest this in the field. It is possible it needs a penetration feats rather than raw blast damage I took.</del> HC Balrog beated, it doesn't need more penetration.
 I highly recommend Halfling race, it is +1AC and immunity to Chilling Tentacles. The skill points are enough, or rather I did not find need for UMD since Warlock can use anything with Sorc/Wiz/Bard use limitation without UMD.
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 **Update 27.10.2025:** Swapped Extra Invocation for Epic Spellcasting since Warlock can newly learn epic spells!
+**Update 1.1.2026:** Exchanged Extra Invocation for Greater Spell Focus (Invocations) and Improved Aura of Despair for Epic Spell Focus (Invocations) since Improved Aura of Despair is now for epic blackguard only.