Warlock Build Ideas

[mortimerkhan56]

I'm currently playing a tank but I'm getting bored with the guy and I want to try a new type PC anyone got some good idea for a warlock build I could try.

[Beldar]

In my experience, warlocks are at a significant damage / round disadvantage compared to most builds. They make good support characters with abilities like binding blast and flee the scene.

I would recommend trying to get HiPS on a warlock build. That should give you some escapability.

Eldritch glaive lets you make melee touch attacks (can dramatically reduce the AC of enemies). This invocation appears to give you at least a chance of inflicting a lot of damage. Apparently it caps at 4 attacks, so you can't build a warlock/cleric with divine power and get 7 (hasted) attacks of EG. Still 4 attacks with full eldritch blast damage could be a significant amount of damage.

I am pretty sure that warlocks need to use at least some of their epic feats on epic eldritch blast.

I have heard that warlocks have issues with spell resistance and certain spells (like globe of invulnerability).

My advice is to build your candidate warlock in a trainer module and make sure he works well enough for your satisfaction. You don't want to invest a lot of time in something that you will ultimately find disappointing.

I am far from an expert on this topic so others will probably have more insight. I know several people that started warlocks but found them frustrating.

[uriel96]

I have a level 27 warlock on this server and the only "build" - as it were - that I can offer you is to go pure blaster, and as Beldar suggests - and take 1 level of Shadowdancer.

The reason for going the blaster route with a dip into SD is for the simple fact that on this server ac is king - and warlocks can't get a high ac. Forest Masters, Swiftblades, Palemasters, Dragon Disciples, etc are all classes that you can take to boost your ac, warlocks don't mix well with any prc and can't boost their ac by those means. This also diminishes the vialbility of going the melee/eldritch-glaive route. As eldritch-glaive is an invocation that you must cast while being pounded on by nutty Lou mobs, you incur an AoO unless you are in defensive casting mode (which you are perfectly free to be in). However if you get wholloped hard enough you will get interrupted and lose an attack. Something that all other melee builds don't have to ever worry about.

That being said, I prefer the blaster route, picking-up fey heritage, fey power (improve your essence dc saves by 1) and fey skin (stacks w/warlock dr so by level 30 you have 11 dr). I'm also a fan of imp. combat expertise and imp. crit. range touch. Beyond that and the pre-reqs for SD, I'd take shield prof feat and craft your-self and mithril shield and a mithril bp. Otherwise at epic levels just boost your eldritch blasts. Yuan-ti's make awesome warlocks too - and always boost your Cha. High dc's on endgame content is important.

Dunno if this helps at all. By all means experiment to your hearts content. My experience here has lead me in the direction of increasing my ac as high as I can, while at the same time keeping my blast as hard hitting as possible, and maintaining a high dc on them. The only way of improving ac would be taking a dip into BG (or fighter), and taking the battlecaster feat & crafting mithril full plate. Even then I think I'd run into the situation that I started this post with.

[shoujo]

Like Uriel said, AC is king. That means if you want to be viable in most endgame areas, your build has to be able to tank. A tower shield and mithral full plate will not be enough. You need AC boosts from class levels and feats. Even then it may not be enough

Mirh and CT mobs break 50 AC so your target number should be at least 65. 50some AC swiftblades get murdered by mobs and they've got concealment and usually mirror images up. Archers can do well in CT, but in Mirh their lack of AC really shows so I imagine it'll be like this for a warlock.

For a warlock, I'd go cleric 1 at least if you're going high charisma. You get proficiencies and access to divine shield which is essential for survival I've found. I'd also invest in cheap scrolls. IMA provides excellent protection despite being fairly low cost. Mirror image is another one.

You probably want epic warlock levels too if only to take advantage of the SR bug. The bug at epic is that it allows you to completely bypass SR from what I've read. The pre-epic bug'll hurt but at least you'll have vitriolic.

[septic]

Just a note, Fey Power does not seem to be working. At least not in single player with Kaedrin's newest pack.

[issacjr]

Race Human (others work but the bonus feat helps for SPC Prodigy)

Prime Requisites: STR and CHA
Pros: Divine Might, Dark Blessing, warlock Progression, Decent AB, Heavy Armor that you can cast in (mithral full plate counts as medium armor for battlecaster feat.) Eldritch blast added to melee attacks. Sneak attack.

Cons: hit points and feat variations. slow to gain power.

REQs dex 13, str 13, evil (for dodge, powerattack/cleve, and Blackguard)

My Stats (can be varied): 15/13/10/12/8/17

Level 1 Warlock : Spellcatsing prodigy, battle caster, Hideous Blow.

Level 2 Fighter: Dodge (prereq)

Level 3 Fighter: power attack (prereq for cleave), Cleave, cross class hide skill (prereq 5)

Level 4 Warlock: +1 cha, Frightful blast

Level 5 warlock: cc hide skill, DR 1/cold iron

Level 6 warlock: monkey Grip (not req), Warlock power (eldritch spear)

Level 7 fighter: cc Hide skill to 5 ranks (req for blackguard).

Level 8 Blackguard: +1 int (not required but i like combat expertise at low levels)

Level 9 Blackguard: comabt expertise (not req) smite Good, Dark Blessing), CC tumble 2 points (req for treirdrial) YOU NEED
CONCENTRATION 8 and LORE 8 also!

Level 10 Blackguard: make sure you have skills for koT, Turn undead
Sneak attack

Lev 11 KoT: take KoT spellcasting: warlock, pump tumble (not req)

Lev 12 KoT: +1 cha, Pump tumble and Concentration, Brimstone blast, Divine Might.

Lev 13 KoT:

Lev 14 koT: Flee the scene (not Req)

Lev 15 KoT: pumped tumble to 18 (not req)

Lev 16 KoT: Eldritch Chain (not req)

Lev 16 KoT: tumble 20, chilling tentacles( not req)

Lev 17 KoT: Extra turning or Div shield (not req)

Lev 18 KoT: Wall of Perilous flame (not Req)

Lev 19 KoT:

Lev 20 KoT: cha +1

Lev 21 warlock: div shield or Extra turning(not req), bewitching blast (not Req)

Lev 22 Warlock: utterdark blast (not Req)

Lev 23 Warlock: Div vigor (not Req)

Lev 24 Warlock: +1 cha Retributive invis (not Req)

Lev 25 Warlock: extra turning II (not Req)

From here you can go blackgurad 5 levs or stay Warlock, i'm going blackguard for the BaB

Lev 26 Blackguard: spellbook, sneak attack

Lev 27 Blackguard: GR Cha (not req)

Lev 28 Blackguard: Cha +1

Lev 29 Blackguard GR Cha +2

Lev 30 Warlock: Eldritch doom (not Req)

or Lev 30 Blackguard:

Designed to wear Mithral full plate for heavy armor and monkey grip for optional shield. Variations you may want to consider would be taking toughness epic toughness and Epic resilience. Changing up divine Feats, or pumping STR for Epic Div might. other races open more options, character is made for strong support melee casting using Hideous blow primarily to enhance his melee attacks along with divine might.

Should work nice

Issac
xBlackguardx

[issacjr]

Hideous blow doesnt work like it did in nwn1 where it adds the damage to your weapon? well that ruins that build idea

Issac

[Beldar]

I think it adds damage, but only for 1 round (or maybe 9 seconds). No warlock buddy here so it doesn't work great. Very high maintenance of constantly having to reapply the invocation.

Does divine might get applied with Eldritch Glaive? I kind of doubt it, but that might work rather neat.

[issacjr]

Eldritch glaive is disapointing to me i assumed it would create an actual Glaive using the universal weapon blueprint for the silver sword, but instead it's like casting a touch spell on your opponent

Issac