You Should WARLOCK | DND 2024 Player's Handbook Guide

[@cabbage_cat]

Love the idea of archfey assassin, it's so... anime *Teleports behind you "Nothing personal, kid"

[@ConstructedChaos]

I didn't realize exactly how tricksy and flavorful the subclass would be until I saw it in action. At first, I thought they were just throwing misty step at a wall but it works really really well!

[@shawnberry760]

I always love learning about the warlock around Halloween. My favorite is actually the celestial.

[@ConstructedChaos]

No shame there! And it actually was a total accident that I released it now haha. Broken clock, twice per day!

[@erincarr9411]

Im so excited. Im playing my first game. I built a character that is a great old one pact warlock with a pact of the chain. So jazzed. I already love her and the world we are in at session 2

[@ConstructedChaos]

That sounds like a wonderful combination! I think you’re really going to like the new GOO!

[@Grymreefer]

great video , well done and informative , thanks brother .

[@ConstructedChaos]

Thanks, Grym! I’m glad as always that you enjoyed it!

[@sethw777]

First I've seen from your channel, and its an amazingly well put together video. Thanks for this.

[@ConstructedChaos]

Thanks!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! There's a lot more where that came from :)

[@tylersmalley3563]

Oh trust me... I'm definitely warlocking

[@ConstructedChaos]

As you should!!

[@veronwright1291]

I gotta admit as much as I can never bring myself to play as a warlock because of the magical sugar daddy aspect, but I do love warlocks and their customizability. But great googly, I'm glad I stuck long enough for the level 3 skit🤣🤣

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@veronwright1291 haha I’m glad you stuck around for it too! I’ve been having fun with these 🤪

[@loblobsteur]

I mean its just flavor, you can change it , I play a bardlock who trickted a god into giving him power ( I fear he will soon taste the consequences ) you can totaly avoid the spoiled child of tentacle eldrich dady narative , its sush a fun class to build and play

[@veronwright1291]

@@loblobsteur I tried doing something like that with a fighter/sorlock multiclass I did once purely for the flavor of a shadowy martial but taking 2 levels into warlock made my DM buddy assume my patron would have autonomy over me when I implied in my character's backstory she just inherited a cursed weapon

[@danielbarnes1241]

My DM basically let me be my own patron because i went Rune Knight into Hexblade 😅

[@iSwordzman92]

Warlocks are and always will be my favorite class. So much flavor, so much utility that can be flavored to many different paths based on options chosen. The limited spell slots is hard, but the invocations really help flesh it out and based on species and feat choices you really can create a super powerful character. Pact of the Blade is always my favorite 😁 but the fact that you can get all pacts now in 2024 is so so nice. I’m also so happy that for each of the 2024 subclass reworks, they are all excellent and viable options. It’s pretty solid game design on the Warlock part that each subclass is completely unique and yet none of them are objectively better or worse than the others. Really allows you to flavor the class how you want and not feel like missing out on power. Plus, Hexblade is still available 😁😁😁

[@ConstructedChaos]

If you can’t guess already, I also love warlocks! And, yes, hexblade is still available but I feel like they rolled the biggest piece of it into pact of the blade and that makes me wonder what we’ll see as people combine that with other warlock subclasses!

[@iSwordzman92]

Hell yeah, brother, Warlocks for life! That honestly was my biggest wish, since I felt if I really wanted to be that warlock gish character, I had to be Hexblade. So now that Pact of the Blade is basically Hexblade Lite, I feel like Hexblade in the future really needs something to set it apart. I feel like they’ll lean even more heavily into Hexblade’s Curse and they’ll keep the medium armor and shield proficiency, but it will be interesting to see how else they impact it. But being able to properly play the Bladelock with Fiend or GOO is so nice 😁 Get up close and personal and then send them to hell 😂 and when they come back, three strikes with a radiant/ necrotic blade for good measure

[@dungeonden1617]

Awesome as always! stunning to look at and holds my interest once again! Well presented and I Vibe👍

[@ConstructedChaos]

Thank you!! I'm so happy you're enjoying these! Expect a video covering the invocations for warlock very soon!

[@AgentSmith-w8s]

More builds please good sir,gnome stealth illusionist please...

[@ConstructedChaos]

Haha I'll probably circle around to doing more builds once I have more of the class guides out. The last build I did performed terribly and I don't think it's what most people are looking for right now.

[@AgentSmith-w8s]

@@ConstructedChaos No probs,thank you anyway for replying love the character you play with the mask with horns lol the voice is brilliant :) More of that warlock he's funny as hell...

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@AgentSmith-w8s Haha roger that! I'll make sure to keep this guy around!

[@AgentSmith-w8s]

@@ConstructedChaos Thank you!

[@leslierobinson8724]

Good job, I found this video informative, and entertaining!

[@ConstructedChaos]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheAllAroundG]

I've been salad-barring some Tales of the Valiant Spell-casting/Pact Magic for half-casting, but you get the "Pact Magic" flavor to use for Patron-Centric spells. Is nice.

[@ratherfungames]

10:00 me, the player: irresistible Blindness is good me, the DM: maybe tooooo good

[@ConstructedChaos]

Haha it's pretty late level but it definitely is strong!

[@tendracalrissian8820]

I like warlocks because of their multiclass potential. They work so well with almost any other class that it's hard not to pick up a few levels.of something. Archfey Assassins, Celestial Evokers, Fiendish Eldritch Knights, Great Old One Clockwork Soul. Even just three levels is sometimes enough. When you do multiclass, the spell slots aren't a problem, they're an asset that let's you do more things more consistently than other casters.

[@ConstructedChaos]

Absolutely! And I thought we’d see them really nerf warlock dips with the subclass moved to 3rd level but even just a one level dip for one of the pact invocations is totally viable!

[@tendracalrissian8820]

​@@ConstructedChaosI think it works both ways, which is really nice. I ca see taking a Rogue 2, Fighter 2, Gloomstalker Ranger 4, Warlock 6 Blade Pact Archfey (if you're playing past 14, six levels of Shadow Monk make you really hard to stop). Really MAD (but not so MAD I couldn't make it work), but the 4 skills and 2 weapon masteries from Rogue, the Fighting Style and 3 weapon masteries from Fighter, as well as Second Wind and Action Surge, and the Ranger's spellcasting, Fighting Style, and two more weapon masteries, and the Gloomstalker's crazy level 3 abilities synergize nicely with many of the Warlock's Invocs and the Archfey's teleportation. Being clever with level spread will matter a lot in the early game, as you need to bring as many abilities online as early as possible, but it'd be fun to play.

[@antihero615]

“Just be careful not to slide into any DMs” *chef’s kiss*

[@ConstructedChaos]

🤣🧑🏼‍🍳

[@garabic8688]

I’ve been dying for a rework of the great old one warlock. I love this rework, I already usually go heavy into illusions as a warlock so this subclass is perfect for that.

[@JCinLapel]

I find it intersting you make a priority of Wis and Int over Dex. I can kinda see the Con but you can not hide behind meat sheild all the time. When I get a player using that stat line in Adventure League I start having them roll a D20 saying hit every time they roll a hit with +5 Attack modifier. It is not long before they relize that 4 levels of an additional +1 to Constitution only is the Average damage of a dagger strike. But a 5% lower chance of getting hit really can help to protect you from minions with a +3 or less to attack you.

[@ConstructedChaos]

Just keep in mind that constitution isn’t just for extra hitpoints!

[@JCinLapel]

@@ConstructedChaos First I did not say constitution is not important consintration is important but being in death saves brakes consintration to. You stated Dex should be the second to last stat So in standard array you would have a 10 with no bonus. This would put you at a AC 11 with the leather armor basic equipment. if a creature only has a +1 in its main ablity score and +2 for proficancy you are going to be hit 55%. You can get a second chance on most skill checks but a 45% or 40% feels a hell of alot safer. I tell players that every character needs atleast a +4 Attack modifier weather by weapon or cantrip and a 14 AC to become an adventurer.

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@JCinLapel That's fair but I believe I also mentioned that some builds might prefer a higher dexterity. It's kindof innevitable that when I make these general class guides people disagree with how I advise ability priority. Not every build is the same so there's no one right answer. In particular, part of the reason I don't prioritize dexterity on most warlocks is simply due to the armor of shadows invocation and other invocations like it. Free boosts to your AC and other dexterity metrics are pretty easy to come by on the list of invocations. Many times, you can take something like gaze of two minds and just never be in the room when the fight goes down. Again, I see your point. But, just like I do not pretend that one stat array can fit every build, neither should you haha.

[@JCinLapel]

You may find this Ironic but I dont value in the shadow armor using an invocation slot for effectively one AC over having Studded Leather. I was hoping that they would make base AC 13 rather then 10 and get rid of unarmored defences and light armors. Light Armor is only important to rogue and warlock. If you can get better you will take better. Gaze of 2 Minds is a great cantrip but spliting the party is always dangerous

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@JCinLapel All decent points here. I do, indeed, find it ironic that you'd rather prioritize an ability score over taking one invocation but that's totally fine. There's no wrong way to play the game. Thanks for talking about this with me.

[@DungeonsPlayer2312]

Can you make a video on multiclassing (specifically sorlock)? This video was extremely helpful so I assume that you can help with that. Thanks

[@ConstructedChaos]

My next full class guide is for sorcerer so I may have to do a 2024 character build for a sorlock after that! Good idea!

[@DungeonsPlayer2312]

@@ConstructedChaos Thanks!

[@20storiesunder]

Suspicious video, almost like you've trying to make people to make pacts.... Mephistopheles is behind this, isn't he? :D

[@ConstructedChaos]

Mephi-who?? 😇

[@20storiesunder]

@@ConstructedChaos Oh my bad, all seems good here xD

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@20storiesunder 👹

[@dabneybowen8097]

Why, Asmodeus Himself...

[@EzekielStJohn-t7g]

I have a question for you. Constructed chaos. Should I use the basic rules book /players handbook 2014 or should I use the basic rules book/the players handbook 2024 edition which one do you recommend more for beginners? It’s for classes.

[@dabneybowen8097]

@@EzekielStJohn-t7g ph 2024

[@stanislausbohmearteaga4729]

I would go pact of the weapon + GWM + Elven accuracy to crit and trigger the bonus action attack

[@WolfHreda]

I'm going Pact of the Tome GOOlock and I'm going to put Agonizing Blast onto Sorcerous Biggest and turn it into Psychic damage.

[@99blackmantis]

any time you can slip in a Monty Python reference is sweet 😄

[@ConstructedChaos]

Hehehe of course! Monty Python makes up like half of all my humor haha

[@artax0000]

In D&D 5.5e, Among the warlock spells there are no longer booming blade and green flame blade, confirmed?

[@ConstructedChaos]

Well those spells aren’t printed in the book but this system is backwards compatible so the spells are technically still available!

[@artax0000]

@@ConstructedChaos Tnks!!

[@joshuadadad5414]

Correct me if I am wrong, but looking at the 2024 Free rules on D&D beyond, it seems like the Coffee Lock was not in the end disabled with 2024 rules? I get that now with higher level upcasting's more broken builds than Coffee lock exist but this still surprises me that it remains RAW for 2024 to Coffee lock. Also, while its not super powerful in the sense that it deals suboptimal damage per round, its also possible to remain invisible as a great old one warlock and spam damaging psychic cantrips without ever revealing yourself or where the damage is coming from.

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@joshuadadad5414 the issue is not on the warlock side. They now specify that sorcerer’s font of magic and sorcery points only work with sorcerer spell slots so coffeelock is, indeed, dead haha.

[@joshuadadad5414]

@@ConstructedChaos Interesting. That must be in the PHB. I cannot find it in the free rules.

[@TheRobversion1]

Good explanation Chaos! Easy to digest and clear. I like that you arent mixing in too many 5.14 references. Only quip is do warlocks always have to be "horny?" LOL.

[@ConstructedChaos]

Hahaha they don’t but most do have to “Lust” after power 😜

[@ThatGuy182545]

“You sent me to the plane of FARTS?!?! I fart in your general direction!”

[@ConstructedChaos]

What an outrageous accent!!

[@ThatGuy182545]

@@ConstructedChaos Yer mother was a hamster, your father smelled of elderberry!!

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@ThatGuy182545 RUN AWAY!!!!

[@ThatGuy182545]

@@ConstructedChaos Now we eee the violence inherent in the system! HELP I’M BEING REPRESSED!!!!

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@ThatGuy182545what else floats in water?

[@adambaldinger4507]

Siphoning magic from a patron implies this the same effect as the ur priest from like 3e. Warlocks have an agreement of sorts via the pacts.

[@ConstructedChaos]

They do and they don't. An actual contract isn't required between a warlock and their patron! Some patrons don't even know their warlocks exist as per the PHB.

[@JamesRichardson-u3i]

Good video 😂 hilarious, Your patron is your sugar daddy 😅 pretty much. You owe all your power to your patron .

[@ConstructedChaos]

Haha thank you!! I’m happy you enjoyed it! 😊

[@JamesRichardson-u3i]

@@ConstructedChaos yep, not as damn funny as the Monk one, but funny enough

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@JamesRichardson-u3i Hahaha I'll keep that in mind as I get through the rest of the guides moving forward!

[@ZpEB2741]

New Celestial Warlock be like: "Hey paladin, watch this!" *_*True Strike + Pact of the Blade + Eldritch Smite + Radiant Soul*_*

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@ZpEB2741 hahaha turns out the old paladin never left

[@alfonsovallejo2665]

Why didn't WotC fixed Celestial Warlock? its abilities make no synergy at all between each other and its potency is almost the same as before. A real bummer.

[@ConstructedChaos]

I don’t necessarily disagree but I don’t think the celestial warlock needs that level of synergy. It’s just adding a different functionality to your warlock that wasn’t present before. Though, I’m curious, how might you have implemented the subclass?

[@moongoosemcqueen]

So when are you going back to the darkside?bramble

[@ConstructedChaos]

Hehehe I love how popular he has become. I think we're probably running our next Into the Fey session on October 30th. We're considering doing some fun dress up shenanigans for Halloween!

[@123guilhermina321]

God, i love warlocks. It’s so powerful and allows for such fun roleplay. It's also just edgy lmao 😂 loved the celestial warlock roleplay for the accurate edgy ass representation

[@ConstructedChaos]

Haha glad to hear I nailed it on that one!

[@Oddthebard]

We are going to need a new campaign so you can make a new character with the warlock voice

[@ConstructedChaos]

Haha I don't think I could do that voice for an extended period of time. I was frying my vocal chords for this one!

[@Kurooganeko]

I mean a lazy person who hates studying and loves power could turn out to be hitting the gym... Just think of how many coaches and influencers sign to shady contracts just to be famous and rich... and they are usually VERY charismatic

[@ConstructedChaos]

As a warlock of KZbin/Google that never hits the gym, I respectfully disagree haha.

[@Kurooganeko]

@@ConstructedChaos demographics are not monolithic

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@Kurooganeko very true! It is just a joke anyway 😂 I’d be all for a high STR warlock build if someone has any ideas!

[@Kurooganeko]

@@ConstructedChaos I think he could drop inteligence like a barbarian. Charismatic, evil, big and strong, but dumb is most alpha male coaches we see currently. His contract is all about getting other people to sell their soul. He has a piramic scheme and everything

[@williamsveen2827]

No. Everything beyond fighter theif cleric mage is an inability to imagine.

[@jonwashburn7999]

My argument against going warlock: The DM decides to have the player fulfill parts of his contract at inopportune times.

[@ConstructedChaos]

I think that’s fair if your DM is prone to doing that sort of thing but it’s also important to note that warlock-patron relationships can run the entire gamut from being extremely contractual to the patron not even knowing of the warlock’s existence.

[@jonwashburn7999]

@@ConstructedChaos I wish you had been my DM back in the day.

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@jonwashburn7999 I’m flattered but don’t forget that we all learn through experience haha. I’ve been the other guy before too.

[@leodouskyron5671]

I hate to ruin your augment but where does it say you have to have a contract at all. There is no actual mechanism for it. That is flavor that you with your DM should manage if at all.

[@ConstructedChaos]

@@leodouskyron5671 yep! That’s pretty much the conclusion we arrived at as well!

[@Itachi45481]

Still don’t like the waiting for lvl 3 for subclasse you made a bargain to get what you wanted not what you would like

[@ConstructedChaos]

That's totally fair! I disagree but it is completely a matter of preference.

[@Itachi45481]

@@ConstructedChaos fair enough

[@emperorxander666]

Sucks that reddit cryed to keep pack magic keeping warlock to be the worst caster

[@ConstructedChaos]

I actually don’t think thats the case at all anymore. I think warlock might actually have moved up the food chain a bit here with earlier access to stronger invocations and the ability to get more spell slots back between short rests.

[@emperorxander666]

@@ConstructedChaos it still bad gimmick that relys to much on short rest

[@dani.phantm]

she war on my lock till I eldritch blast

[@ConstructedChaos]

😂😂😂😅