Warlock

Introduced in Update 26, the Warlock class creates Eldritch Blasts to destroy enemies in addition to a variety of arcane spells to aid them in their adventures. Charisma is their casting stat for spell DCs and spell points. Originally a premium class, Warlock was made free with Update 53.

Design intention of the class is toward concentrating mostly on its Eldritch Blast ability and ways to manipulate other arcane blasts in various ways. While the Warlock does have spell abilities, they are closer to a ranged character than a traditional caster. It is a regular class, not race-specific iconic one.

Class Summary
Alignment: Any - but being Lawful, Chaotic or Good restricts your pact options.

Hit die: d6

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies



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 * Simple weapons
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 * Light armor
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Paths

 * Eldritch Blaster

Enhancement Trees

 * Enlightened Spirit
 * Soul Eater
 * Tainted Scholar

Level 1

 * Eldritch Blast (Stance): Eldritch Blast deals 1d6 damage at level 1, and increases by +1d6 at Warlock level 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20; for a total of 6d6 at level 20. The base damage is Force, though enhancements can change this to Evil (will affect evil enemies) or Piercing. The base Eldritch Blast scales with 130% spell power, but different shape or essences can change this percentage.
 * Pact Choice: Choose between Fey, Fiend, Great Old One, Celestial, Abyss or Carceri Storm; this will affect what alignment you can be, your save bonus, extra spells, special abilities, and extra damage for your Eldritch Blast (see Pact Choices table below).

Level 2

 * Deceive Item: UMD +5; increases to +10 at Level 13.
 * Pact Damage: +1d4 extra damage to your Eldritch Blast based on your pact (see below); this will increase by +1d4 every even Warlock levels, for a total of 10d4 at level 20.
 * 1st-level Pact Spell: Receive a bonus 1st-level spell in your spellbook based on your pact (see below); this is in addition to the spells you can already learn, and cannot be changed (similar to the spontaneous casting of healing spells by clerics and repair spells by artificers).

Level 4

 * Pact Save Bonus: +1 to a save based on your pact (see below); increases by +1 at Warlock levels 8, 12, 16, and 20.

Level 5

 * 2nd-level Pact Spell.

Level 6

 * Special Ability: Gain a special ability based on your pact (see below).

Level 9

 * 3rd-level Pact Spell.

Level 12

 * Paragon's Aegis: +5 MRR; increases by +5 at Warlock Levels 14, 16, 18, and 20.

Level 14

 * 4th-level Pact Spell.

Level 15

 * Special Ability: Gain a second special ability based on your pact (see below).

Level 17

 * 5th-level Pact Spell.

Level 19

 * 6th-level Pact Spell.

Pact Choices
Every Warlock chooses one of the six Pacts at character creation: Fey, Fiend, Great Old One, Celestial, Abyss or Carceri Storm. This defines the source of the Warlock's power and determines several variables for the Warlock's development. The choice is permanent. As of Update 36 Patch 3, Pacts have been made a type of Bond.
 * * This is the Saving Throw that a target must make to reduce the pact (elemental) damage; it does not reduce the basic "Eldritch Blast" damage.
 * Note that with Reflex saves, targets with Evasion can save for no Pact Damage, but the Eldritch Blast damage remains unchanged.


 * 1: ''Hurl through Hell does not work on bosses, and may not be relevant at all in a boss fight, though is a powerful single-target "insta-kill".
 * ²: Create Thrall does not work on bosses, may not be relevant at all in a boss fight, and is a single-target "charm" which is quite often not liked by some party members in non-reaper difficulties. However it has a higher than normal DC and is very effective in Reaper at turning champions into player friendly wrecking balls.

Spells

 * A warlock casts warlock spells, which are drawn from the Warlock spell list.
 * A Warlock must choose and prepare their spells in advance (see below).
 * To prepare or cast a spell, a warlock must have a Charisma score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a warlock's spell is 10 + the spell level + the warlock's Charisma modifier.
 * Like other spellcasters, a warlock can prepare only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day.
 * Their base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Warlock.
 * The Arcane Spell Failure from light armor (but not shields) is ignored by Warlocks when casting Warlock spells. The Enlightened Spirit Tier IV enhancement extends this benefit to medium armor.
 * See also spell usefulness.