Best Warlock builds in Diablo 4

Warlocks came to Diablo 4 with the Lord of Hatred expansion, bringing the demonic subjugators into Sanctuary to aid in the fight against Mephisto. Controlling demons isn't their only gift, though: there's a best Warlock build for just about every playstyle. Warlocks have three main specs: Demonology, Hellfire, and Abyss/Occult, each showing a facet of their demonic power. We've listed one build from each type below, including the best build we've used: the Apocalypse Warlock. Table of contents Here are the best Warlock builds in Diablo 4 Best general Warlock build: Apocalypse Best Demonology build: Lunatic Best Shadow build: Dread Claws Here are the best Warlock builds in Diablo 4 Image via Blizzard Entertainment Here are the best Warlock builds I used in Diablo 4. I based myself on builds from different content creators, but the Warlock builds at Maxroll.gg felt the best and had more thorough explanations. Best general Warlock build: Apocalypse Kaboom. Screenshot by Destructoid The build is so good I was afraid I'd get my Battle.Net account banned, the Apocalypse Warlock is the screen-deleting, infernal nuking powerhouse, and by far my favorite Warlock build available in Lord of Hatred. Getting it operational requires quite a few moving parts, but it's surprisingly self-piloting once you get it rolling. This is what got me to Torment XII and lets me breeze through most content in the game, following Wudijo's version of the build on Maxroll. Required Gear: Fleshwrit Carapace (Unique chest): Drops from Lord Zir Hands of the Worldbreaker (Unique gauntlets): Drops from Grigoire, Galvanic Saint The Hemat Stone (Unique amulet): Drops from Bartuc in Infernal Hordes Nameless (Charm Set) Since getting Bartuc to spawn is a coin toss, I recommend getting his drops from Belial at the Palace of the Deceiver. Belial's treasure hoard is different: you can spend two Betrayer's Husks to draw from the pool of most bosses in the game, which may be easier than lucking into Aether Goblins in Infernal Hordes. Kill Belial when he ganks you at a Lair Boss to grab this resource, alongside some shiny drops. Belial can drop items from (mostly) anyone, and it's quicker than doing Infernal Hordes. Image via Blizzard Entertainment Once all the parts are complete, spam Umbral Chains with the Chain Whip passive to generate Apocalypse stacks. Place Sigil of Chaos and cast Apocalypse once you're at max stacks, and then watch everything disappear. For sturdier targets, cast Command Valloch first for Overpower stacks and to boost your Wrath regeneration. Since this doesn't require a Unique weapon, bring a two-hander of your choice to get the bonus damage reduction from Aspect of the Heavenly Strength. You could also run this with dual-wielding, but Heavenly Strength is too good to pass up for us, especially in the highest Torment tiers. The hardest part of this build is seeing where you're going. Some bosses' mechanics include making a ton of stuff on your screen, which is also Apocalypse's main mechanic, so keep track of your Nether Step cooldown in case you need it. Having Endurant Faith on a charm majorly boosts your survivability, since the teleport will temporarily stop the damage-over-time you take from it. You also need to stack Apocalypse, which can be annoying, especially in boss fights. Best Demonology build: Lunatic To kill the demons, you must first become the demons or something. Screenshot by Destructoid When you think of Demonology Warlock, you're more likely to think Archfiend or Bombardment than Command Fallen. But the Lunatic build offers an easy, uniquely fun playstyle with a low gear ceiling—and it's surprisingly effective. Apocalypse has spoiled me way too much to switch out of it, but Wudijo's take on the Lunatic build is a good stop if you'd like to try this out. The Lunatic Build spams Command Fallen for damage, with a little bump from a constellation of effects. Cage of Madness is the big one, but it ties in with seals and passives to make it scale. Required Gear: Cage of Madness (Unique helm): Drops from Grigoire, Galvanic Saint Paingorger's Gauntlets (Unique gauntlets): Drops from Grigoire, Galvanic Saint Seed of Horazon (Unique amulet): Drops from Grigoire, Galvanic Saint If you've been farming Grigoire for a good Hands of the Worldbreaker, you may already have the key ingredients to this build, since he drops all three items you need. Arguably, the most fun part of this build is dodging to become a mega Lunatic, so boots with more dodge charges or the "attacks reduce Evade's cooldown" effect are always welcome. This setup is highly unusual—it's one of the few high-level Warlock builds that slot Tortured Wretch, if not the only one—but it can pay off quite well if you're looking to stay off the beaten path. Best Shadow build: Dread Claws Not quite the Apocalypse level of clutter, but it's still pretty damn hard to see. Screenshot by Destructoid Dread Claws brings just a slight tinge

Warlocks came to Diablo 4 with the Lord of Hatred expansion, bringing the demonic subjugators into Sanctuary to aid in the fight against Mephisto. Controlling demons isn't their only gift, though: there's a best Warlock build for just about every playstyle. Warlocks have three main specs: Demonology, Hellfire, and Abyss/Occult, each showing a facet of…

Warlocks came to Diablo 4 with the Lord of Hatred expansion, bringing the demonic subjugators into Sanctuary to aid in the fight against Mephisto. Controlling demons isn't their only gift, though: there's a best Warlock build for just about every playstyle. Warlocks have three main specs: Demonology, Hellfire, and Abyss/Occult, each showing a facet of their demonic power. We've listed one build from each type below, including the best build we've used: the Apocalypse Warlock. Table of contents Here are the best Warlock builds in…