Warlock's ULTIMATE Gear Guide 2024 - Dark and Darker

[@dowsey]

Use this damage calculator to help finalise your builds! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vg8ln7Dcpat7aHgnFNLfQQGPlchUKWAOQX7yQfnKU7A/htmlview#gid=728514045

[@envy6602]

I cant interact with this "calculator" and it doesnt explain what is multiplied or added

[@kazaren]

Lets just say I have a video to link now so I dont have to answer the same questions over and over gg, Thank you for making this

[@candle3560]

Hey, Kazaren. What kind of stats should I build on warlock? :D

[@kazaren]

@@candle3560 ah fk

[@Apoc_CoD]

Hey Kazaren, this video is no longer accurate at least in terms of gear and rolls, would you make it again

[@dubiousdevil9572]

In my 500 hours in the game my biggest struggle has been understanding stats. This video was extremely helpful

[@sigmarito]

this was very needed, please do more of these! thank you !

[@dowsey]

You got it!

[@aquienpaz]

good stuff! - a warlock main

[@orionizaqt]

Great video, super informational. I noticed that you didn't have any suggestions for platelock or demon builds. Are they just not viable?

[@dowsey]

They're super niche and off meta. 100% you can run them and have success, but they are not the best builds currently for Warlock and I don't feel comfortable suggesting gear for them currently.

[@orionizaqt]

@@dowsey How about now after the update? I don't think it'll be niche anymore lol

[@connerclements1664]

platecaster warlock has been super fun for me after the update, wear things like great helm and dark cuirass to stack knowledge and just focus on strength/phys power for your random attributes

[@Dr.Ham_longsword]

as a fighter main, you're throw away comment about swapping magical for physical and swapping will for strength was such an extremely helpful thing lol

[@Blazeman330]

As of hotfix #38 the knowledge spell casting speed curve has adjusted how does this equate to your recommended knowledge breakpoints? I figured Id ask now just to get the question out there. Amazing content as always man!

[@dowsey]

Of course there’s a game changing update the day I upload this 😂 I’ll get back to you when I’ve tested

[@Blazeman330]

Lol no worries man thank you for your content!

[@dowsey]

@@Blazeman330 so the change seems to be fairly minor, I reckon you need to +2-3 knowledge to reach similar casting speeds for warlock, I suspect they adjusted the higher end of the curve to balance wizards more!

[@Blazeman330]

@dowsey Very awesome. Thank you for the info! Glad to hear it's not too major!

[@aconn58]

@@dowseybro got my sub for straight up testing and helping out without forgetting comments

[@7mattjack]

Thank you very much for the video

[@dowsey]

You are welcome 🤗

[@Tyler-rx9im]

Does anyone know if they have a video like this for barbs or fighters ? This is great info

[@matt-z5j]

Magic power bonus is what physical damage reduction is to armor rating. At a threshold of enough magic power each point of power = a point of power bonus. At that point a roll of magic power bonus is likely to outperform a roll of magic power.

[@gadzber1502]

masterpiece!

[@hex2220]

you got very unlucky with this update timing dowsey lmfao

[@dowsey]

It’s everytime bro!

[@whatwouldscotdo3594]

Hey Dowsey, just wondering what attributes I should look for on a longsword as a curse lock? You left it out of the video so I'm assuming it doesn't really matter. I'm assuming additional weapon damage is first priority then I'm not sure, maybe max HP or physical power?

[@ColdWetnStarving]

Me and a friend started playing the game a few days ago. I really fell inlove with the warlock! What kind of warlock build would you recommend on a budget or to a new player?

[@dowsey]

Probably the cheapest warlock build is a Melee orientated build with a Shadow Hood and Occultist Pants. Check the timestamps for the relevant info for that. You can buy Magical Healing gear for about 1,000g too if that playstyle interests you.

[@NuLuumo]

Question: Is the 30-31 curse damage for the Curselock build dealt per tick?

[@m4led]

thank you! awesome info

[@franpschorr3646]

I've noticed demon form is just shredding people in melee now especially after the headshot damage increase. No one can seem to hit me in the head and as I'm taller I can land headshots with ease. Any advice on what I should build if I want to rush people with demon form? I've literally killed some pretty geared people with demon form just running random stuff I've had on hand on my way to Lvl 15 today.

[@dowsey]

Demon form, build melee hybrid (like the example at the end of the video). Focus on tanky stats like armor, magic resistance and health. Consider tankier options for gloves, chest and boots as well.

[@CdubFromMi]

Hey Hey Dowsey, forgot to say while you were recording this, a small talent/passive section for each build would help people a lot!

[@dowsey]

I wanted to keep this guide about gear and stats specifically! I may do a separate build guide later

[@CdubFromMi]

@@dowseyHeard my dude! GL on the grind, I'm taking a break to play some PoE today

[@colejones9406]

Does magical power or added magical damage scale how much life you heal from life drain?

[@dowsey]

Yes, True/Additional increases the heal from Lifedrain more, remember that 1xTrue/Additional is worth about 3-4 Magical Power/Will

[@joaokecek3946]

Very Good vid, ty!

[@keitron6875]

Biggest gear question is when to take Malice over curse mastery. At how many points of will stacking would Malice be worth to take for torture mastery builds? I I am a big fan of double cursing players but havent gotten enough will to justify taking Malice.

[@dowsey]

Never. There's always better perk choices than Malice

[@piretsof5]

hey! does your damage chart apply to physical damage scaling or does that work different

[@ZarkionUltimate]

Dowsey come back, they buffed twins :)

[@Cupids_Fallen]

33:01 can someone explain what the shield in the other slot is for? I didnt think they did anything while on the back

[@gabrielmoreno3027]

in the magic damage chart guide the thing says "will more desirable than will"

[@halo_582]

baccano soundtrack!!! amazing!!!

[@waveyzen]

how does hybrid lock(melee lock at the end) fare vs the curselock/lifedrain builds? aswell as vs in 3v3 or solo/duo?

[@silver333555]

So would you still run vampirism on a lifedrain build? Or would you go 10% will bonus instead?

[@dowsey]

Vampirism 100%, it’s warlock’s best perk IMO

[@JtotheB]

@@dowseywhy though? Does warlock have a base magical healing stat? If you run 7/8 MH 20% of that is only ~1.5 when you can run straight 10% will and get a guaranteed 2 off the base

[@koreyardoin3695]

Having a hard time picturing how a build for caster lock would even look when you factor everything in. Just getting one of those stats to the "aim for" point seems to hurt my gold.

[@dowsey]

It is the most unfortunate aspect of being a caster in dark and darker. It costs a lot to have ideal gear, even more to have BIS gear. Melee warlock builds are far more accessible though!

[@koreyardoin3695]

@@dowsey How can I make gold efficiently? I'm a solo player and I mostly rat in default kits because I'm not really good enough to warrant actual kits.

[@michaelamezquita9059]

@@koreyardoin3695 learn HR ice caves. Won't run into a lot of players and you're making around 300-800gold per raid

[@GrahamtheTitan]

@@koreyardoin3695try to rat on the duos map, the loot there is way better

[@TheRealKiari]

What about leather caps for headgear ?

[@MrDuckle]

What perks and spells do you recommend? New to curse lock as ive been playing melee nonstop

[@connerclements1664]

Curse of pain, power of sacrifice, bolt of darkness and hydra are a must - the last slot is preference and dependent on game mode, flamewalker is best for solos but is good in everything if used right and hellfire is good for bossing, I personally like to run bloodstained blade as a support option for buffing your frontline

[@timothyhales7104]

​@connerclements1664 personally i found hydra to be super lack luster mainly bc of how slow the projectiles are, I will say it's amazing at setting up choke points but that's about it, I run cops, power of sacrifice, bolt of darkness, hellfire, and flame walker Perks are : shadow touched, curse mastery, vampirism, torture mastery. Basically the build is meant to self sustain on cops and power of sacrifice while constantly spamming high cost spells. Tbh that's the cool thing about warlock is the build variety.

[@doglaikadog]

Music in the background makes me dizzy and angry😢

[@Ruie]

so do you use torture mastery with lifedrain build or?

[@WAkorea]

I was wondering.. what is your warlock's rank?

[@dowsey]

Rank 1 Warlock on previous headboards, Demigod on Solo, Duo and Trio queues last season.

[@WAkorea]

@@dowsey sorry about that I didn't recognize the king of warlock. amazing carrier!

[@alg1986]

I want to start playing Warlock what build would you recommed me for start and what tom switch after lv15?? thx

[@dowsey]

The easiest builds to play are melee based. Either full melee with BOC+Phantomise or Kriss Dagger + Crystal Ball. Lifedrain lock with Staff + BoC is very effective too. Curse lock with torture mastery is always worth trying once you hit level 15

[@yoramkaroubi1463]

where is the Pyro tank build bro , champion armor ?

[@sunriseeuw7363]

what spells and pers for curse lock btw?

[@adrianandrade9234]

what perks do you use

[@Roderykz]

I love you for making this video and i hate you, because surely market prices will most likely go crazy from now on, in BIS gear :(

[@dowsey]

Me too :')

[@CaseyBlockMB]

Does high dexterity no longer break riposte timings?

[@dowsey]

It will mean you need to be faster, since you can attack faster

[@mdjv]

you are still not explaning the perk choice or how vamp work, do shadow touch worth it ? Did i miss something ? :s

[@dowsey]

This is a gear guide. Not build guide!

[@mdjv]

damned i m dum ! My bad ! Do you talk about build somewhere ? @@dowsey

[@k0ntrol7]

Could you do a guide on rogue?

[@dowsey]

I’m pretty inexperienced with Rogue sorry :(

[@ripsy]

why no mystic vestment on chest ?

[@dowsey]

3x Will will only add 1 damage to CoP’s initial burst damage, and since you can get 3x Will or 5x Magical power as a random modifier on chest pieces, you’re more efficient building a more desirable stat like Knowledge, Health or Dexterity as the static roll then using a chest piece that is only increasing your damage +1 on CoP

[@Insomnia117--]

Fuck can you make a video like this for Barbarian

[@Apoc_CoD]

Wow this video is four months old and woefully outdated already. All AT no longer exists, pants cant roll MS, MH scaling has been nerfed to the ground..

[@toxicmagnaguard]

Slightly outdated since +all is gone but everything else still applies.

[@CaseyBlockMB]

I wouldn't be surprised to have Ironmace implement some type of CD on curse of pain. Infinite zaps is arguably one of the biggest contributors to the oppressive warlock at high gear. Can't believe we almost entirely dodged another round of nerfs😅

[@CaseyBlockMB]

Although 2x headshot damage is ridiculous. I doubt I'll ever survive another xbow HS.

[@V123_5]

Bros fell off☠️