Just an update to the build! Malice is no longer worth running due to a nerf to Will’s scaling. Potions were changed to a Magical Healing source, making Vamperism a great pick now and my preference especially for the potion interaction. (Remember magical healing does not increase life drain’s healing, however, vampirism is an exception and does). I’ve also switched out Soul Collector for Dark Enhancement. This means I do less damage on dark reflection and my first bolt, but my damage is more consistent and I do not need to worry about saving my stacks to do damage, or restacking after a fight. In Duos/Trios I now run Lifedrain, Hydra, CoP, Bolt and Flame Walker as my spells and Phantomise as my skill. And if my damage is very high (over 40 on a curse of pain on the test dummy), I’ll now bring a purple/legendary spell book to cast faster and be more mobile in a fight. I feel this is a high level tactic but worth sharing regardless. I still recommend magic staffs for getting to higher damage numbers faster!
@shanelogan6307 ай бұрын
Hey what’s the song playing in the intro? Sounds awesome
@brianross99265 ай бұрын
I messed around with a very similar build this past weekend in solos with some mixed success. In normal lobbies I was using White Staff, oracle robe, occultist boots, rawhide gloves and shadow mask to push knowledge high enough to use lifedrain, hydra, CoP Bolt and Flamewalker. I was using phantomize. Flamewalker into phantomize can be fun to run on top of your opponent or a train of mobs. I'd say one big downside I began to realize is that if you are clearing PVE with your spells it is very very loud. It is very powerful in PVE but extremely loud. It is damn near impossible to hear other players approaching and I am sure they hear you from far away. So, often (barbs/rog/fighter) people were getting the jump on me and wrecking me before I could properly respond. I began to adjust a little and clear PVE with a bardiche and pause to listen. It helped some but I still got owned a good bit. But, i've only been playing the game about a month so still learning! Thanks for the guide.
@jarrodsoos14178 ай бұрын
Amazing video my dude. Very well made and thought out. I love it
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
Thanks a ton!
@joshuahammond24738 ай бұрын
@@dowsey great build I love this game, warlock is my favorite class, thanks for the new info!! I haven't played since old warlock glad to know theres viable stuff out there
@Mukesh-hr5mn7 ай бұрын
When you used to play dbd you used to get atleast 70k+ views now it's just 15-20k.
@garfield56477 ай бұрын
its also even worse because hes only doing one class out of like 7 so his view will be even worse than if he did general videos
@Mukesh-hr5mn7 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@maxsiqueira6666 ай бұрын
Ho no! the view police are here 🤡
@tinfoilpapercut35478 ай бұрын
Thanks for going into some of the under-the-hood mechanics on the stats - hard to find info on it as a new player.
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
No problem!
@BiggDaddyBubbles8 ай бұрын
I wanted to point out that Vampirism actually does work on Life Drain now as of a hotfix or two ago. Not sure if a bug or not, but it does indeed work (personally tested with and without the perk to demonstrate, and had personally tested BEFORE when it did NOT work).
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
This video doesn’t say that Vamperism doesn’t work, it says don’t bring it, as you’re hurting your build‘s efficiency and wasting a perk slot. (Since the Magical Healing changes to potions, I now bring Vampirism)
@amali90447 ай бұрын
thank you so much man. amazing guide on warlock. i never knew that life drain scaled with magical power instead of healing
@split64418 ай бұрын
very well made video. thanks
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
So nice of you
@TechieEasy2 ай бұрын
I just started playing the game and this video is so informative. Can't wait to try it out.
@ApplyRaiN8 ай бұрын
Love this video! Thanks for the detailed guide this helped me a lot!
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
@dustymetso8 ай бұрын
@@dowsey How do you even get to max level in the first place? Isn't warlock crazy weak early on? Maybe a guide for that on the newest patch would be great, warlock looks fun!
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
@@dustymetso as in level 20? Just by killing as many mobs as possible and consistently escaping! It takes time but it’s pretty easy for an experienced player to go from level 1 to 20, on average it takes me about 3-4 hours to complete.
@Seras08 ай бұрын
@@dustymetso I decided to start this recent wipe as a Warlock going from Slayer fighter, and I didn't have any issues leveling it up, even with a bad build. Learn how to melee mobs/enemies and just take that info into your class, or practice that as your focus. (I started fighter specifically so I could learn how to fight everything.) I actually found Staff to be a little wonky at first, but give it some time getting used to the range of the swings and it was working just fine for me.
@kylegreeley64068 ай бұрын
@@dustymetsothrow on Flame Walker and phantomize load into crypts agro every mob and flame walk them, use phantomize when there is an archer and run through them. You'll level at God speed
@mikevernier25598 ай бұрын
Awesome guide!
@constantine94497 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the tips my man :D Nice vid, very comprehensible and pleasant to watch !
@levivass8 ай бұрын
Great video, good production and content, well explained
@Phanindra-Kumar7 ай бұрын
Bro, I really miss your content from DBD, I hope you are doing great, IF so, I hope you give a comeback to the core content. You used to be the most CONSISTENT content creator. It's sad to see your channel this way 😔 You can keep up with Dbd as core content and do other games too, there is always time to watch out for everything....
@EllysUsername_8 ай бұрын
5:18 those snipes were amazing to watch LIVE, I think even the enemy was thinking "damn that was a good shot" lmao
@Kreggulon8 ай бұрын
I tried this build for a couple days always going pretty budget. I think it's great for solo farming but I ran into trouble in PvP against Barb, Fighters, and other melee warlocks. I'm just not used to the cast speed of the staff and I feel like people can cross a whole room by the time I even get a cast off.
@SonnyJim1738 ай бұрын
Back to playing chucky
@lonelykid98467 ай бұрын
Dowsey should try the game lethal company
@haydenburton17898 ай бұрын
the Dark Enhancement Perk also increases Dark Reflection damage. I run a lot of normal Goblin Caves, so I don't run into a ton of Wizards. YMMV but I drop Antimagic for Dark Enhancement in Normal Solo runs
@copium78458 ай бұрын
dowsey im happy to see you doing what you love :) Altough i do miss you on DBD, but its understandable as to why you quit. However im looking into playind dark and darker so this is one hell of a surprise :D
@KingPringleUSA8 ай бұрын
Great vid and summary! People are sleeping on magic damage with the warlock and just buy magic healing. I don’t think people understand that Warlock can build higher magic damage than even the wizard with how the perks scale. Awesome stuff Dowsey
@NoCelerity8 ай бұрын
Great video, super helpful
@qbangamerr58718 ай бұрын
Glad to see u playing a game u truly enjoy instead of other games for more views
@livingangel36856 ай бұрын
7:32 Making it rain mouth juice...
@AngryTurkable7 ай бұрын
been struggling on lock feels like im not getting it. that dark reflection tech is HOT
@triggerhxppy8 ай бұрын
as a wiz main i quite often had to fight people teaming in goblin caves too.. idk if theyd actually get banned for it even with shadowplay evidence. so low, its prolly the same people that went into normal as fighters with full purple+ gear and crossbows
@BoredIdiott7 ай бұрын
Love the teddy fresh!
@dawnbreakerii2048 ай бұрын
i thought magical damage on the catalysts just made your spells hit harder? thats why when you heal off hydra using life drain with a crystal ball vs healing with a staff, the staff heals more because the staff has higher magical damage usually than a ball yes I tested this. magical damage matters for catalysts like the book, the staff and the ball. the more magical damage you have the more damage with your spells you will do and the more HP you will heal off of hydra I used hydra then healed with 3 different magical catalysts to test and see if I was getting more or less healing based on the catalyst's magical damage value these tests were done with default gear (frock, wizard shoes) perks : soul collector, antimagic, dark reflection and dark enHANCEment (not enchantment, that doesnt exist.) here are the tests results: ball - 1 magical damage 14 healing off of hydra using lifedrain book 2 magical damage 17 healing off of hydra using lifedrain staff 6 magical damage 26 healing off of hydra using lifedrain
@firstnamelastname66998 ай бұрын
yes
@poopfart98018 ай бұрын
Power of sacrifice is also pretty good but its a little situational. Getting your vigor to 40 and steength to 30 is amazing in melee tho
@Sp00py2986 ай бұрын
I’m done with dbd is the last vod you did good on lol
@n0zy3898 ай бұрын
wizards still more broken than warlock hands down
@haydenburton17898 ай бұрын
Warlock is prob the weakest class in the game, but that's not saying much tbh
@allrisk73198 ай бұрын
@@haydenburton1789 weaker than bard?
@haydenburton17897 ай бұрын
@@allrisk7319 easily
@chameleon3418 ай бұрын
You can play torture mastery instead of the 25% Magical damage reduction. If you have for example just a pendant with +3 magical healing you can use both hydra + lifedrain AND get health from attacking players/mobs with curses. Build knowledge pieces with addition magical damage.
@masonboman74578 ай бұрын
Yeah but if Dowsey had done that he would have 100% died to the wiz/cleric in the pvp at the end of the vid. with cleric and wiz being so good this patch you definitely need the magic res
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t recommend that, the point of life drain is affordability and simplicity. To use torture mastery requires incredible financial cost and an hour in trade channel finding the perfect gear. In solo play, that just isn’t viable, the risk of dying and losing everything is too much. Not to mention, losing antimagic is actually death in the current wizard meta.
@chameleon3418 ай бұрын
@@dowsey Kazaren who is NR 1 warlock doesn’t agree with what you just said, he’s playing the exact build i’m stating. so am i, i’m top 40.
@poopfart98018 ай бұрын
@@chameleon341he also only died 5 times in 100 games. He has BIS so of course he can afford a pricey magic heal build
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
@@chameleon341and I’m rank 15 in solo play, despite spending the last week playing almost exclusively duos/trios, using a build that doesn’t require 10,000+ gold to make work. If you think this current rank system means something then I think we’ve reached the end of this conversation. I don’t really understand what you’re trying to get at tbh. It’s like you’re arguing a point without even considering what’s being said to you. Which would make sense if your entire point isn’t your own and it’s just taken from a different build video you’ve watched 😂 and for what it’s worth, I’ve had this conversation with Karazen privately, so I don’t feel like repeating it with a second hand user 😂
@keirebuuishi43538 ай бұрын
5:19 Sadness 😭
@zacherymulvany60728 ай бұрын
The bonk is real
@Ultra48 ай бұрын
want more now
@beamrider82078 ай бұрын
great video
@connermcelveen8 ай бұрын
Im honestly baffled about that soul collector + dark reflection combo. You guys think thats intended or it will get patched?
@sokka50788 ай бұрын
W VIDZ
@NickJoblon8 ай бұрын
any advice on a build to level to 15 with?
@marcinpaska78808 ай бұрын
Does soul collector really work at non dark magic spells?
@dawnbreakerii2048 ай бұрын
7:52 its dark "EN'HANCE'MENT" not "EN'CHANT'MENT"
@duk8458 ай бұрын
why not vampirism since it still buffs life drain heals?
@dawnbreakerii2048 ай бұрын
vampirism helps life drain. this has been tested. spread the word
@higheloguy90578 ай бұрын
Why are people taking curse of pain while running this build. Does it have better scaling than BoD?
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
The 60% dark magic scaling is better utilised on dark reflection (in solo play), this is explained in the video.
@insanemechanics52268 ай бұрын
I build one time wirh 330 move speed 12 magical healing 35 will and 21 knowlodge is so strong
@madMILL3R8 ай бұрын
Imagine forgetting rangers exist when saying a class gets teamed on more than others.
@kylegreeley64068 ай бұрын
Well rangers deserve it, they are all pieces of crap
@DiffYT8 ай бұрын
I would argue Rogue gets teamed on the most besides Warlock and that's coming from a Ranger main. Good video btw, might run Warlock for a wipe and see what happens.
@Pharcyde-gk4je6 ай бұрын
spelled knowledge a bit wrong lol
@pinkteacrotchdweller68698 ай бұрын
I don't think true magical damage is very good if you are also building will/magical power as true damage doesn't scale with power. added magical damage is far superior
@Namthre8 ай бұрын
Neither true nor add scale with power. The only difference between the two is that true has no limb modifiers, ignores resist, and ignores range falloff
@0valdemar038 ай бұрын
@dowsey what about magical power??
@0valdemar038 ай бұрын
stacking^
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
Stacking magical power obviously increases the damage output of spells and healing of life drain. But focus first on additional/true magical damage and high knowledge. It’s going to scale much more efficiently.
@blueone86966 ай бұрын
#ALBION online 3D... XD
@Scharnel8 ай бұрын
Curse of Pain isnt Hitscan tho
@dowsey8 ай бұрын
It is, always has been, not sure how this popular myth started but has been busted and proven wrong many times.
@user-fs2oc7mm5k8 ай бұрын
めっちゃヌーブなのに勝てるの意味わからん
@user-xm3dy4mh7o7 ай бұрын
Your channel fell of hard, you went from about 75k - 300k views when making DBD videos but after you quit the gane your views dropped to 10k - 20k
@joselara78217 ай бұрын
I was just thinking this as I was scrolling through dbd videos and remember him before he quit dbd.
@poopfart98016 ай бұрын
First off average was never that. Only hardcore and a couple of builds got 300k Second of course he has fewer views he went from playing a game with a million active players to a game that's not even on Steam. He is a very well-respected warlock main in the community and once dark and Darker gets on steam I'm sure his views will skyrocket. His content hasnt gotten worse hes just playing a diffrent game
@maxsiqueira6666 ай бұрын
And still doing more than you 😂
@user-xm3dy4mh7o6 ай бұрын
@@maxsiqueira666 You say that as if I would give a flying fuck 💀
@dukhedYT6 ай бұрын
He prioritizes happiness over popularity. I'd do the same if i was burnt out on a game.
@toby84627 ай бұрын
Wow dowsey how the mighty have fallen. Your channel dropped hardcore since you trashed dbd
@krisraj71256 ай бұрын
What is this shit? Where's DBD?
@maxsiqueira6666 ай бұрын
On steam
@reptilian42048 ай бұрын
this is outdated tbh its known about these 2 builds but the rank 1 warlock in ruins Kazaren_TV made Rank 1 Warlock Build Guide PATCH 2 : Dark and Darker way better
@tomsonhenpai65898 ай бұрын
it was released 1 fuckin h ago man, and its on a new patch, and its less damanding then kazaren tv, AND ITS ROUGE PROOF
@kazaren8 ай бұрын
Bro the point of my build was about survivability, It deals next to no damage compared to this set up, They are good at different things. I think you can play this set up to rank 1 easily as well. And his build is WAY cheaper to set up making it hella cost efficient. My build is for me and how I play, I dont need to deal tons of damage, I just need to survive. This build is for destroying life bars and it will excel in said task way better and for way cheaper.