Reign of the Warlock completely flipped the script Diablo 2: Resurrected's gameplay nearly 25 years after the original game was released. This class made its debut in the series for the first time on the market Diablo 2: Resurrected's Reign of the Warlock DLC and instantly became one of the best classes in the game. One particular Warlock build D2R is insanely overpowered, with the potential to deal almost constant damage and gain support from a powerful demonic companion to destroy everything on screen.
Claim to fame for Diablo 2: Resurrected's Warlock is his ability to summon and control demons as minions during combat. Summoning skills like Summon Goatman and Summon Defiler give the Warlock disposable companions to use as they please, while Bind Demon basically allows the Warlock to capture and tame any demon in the game. Using this mechanic along with Warlock's ability to wedge a weapon and create duplicates allows the class to constantly spam high DPS skills.
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Echoing Strike Warlock is a force to be reckoned with in Diablo 2: Resurrected
The goal of this Diablo 2: Resurrected Warlock's build is meant to combine the use of Echoing Strike and Hex: Purge, allowing the Warlock's equipped weapon to deal ranged damage to enemies with ridiculous scaling potential. Way Diablo 2: Resurrected synergistic skills gives this Warlock a fairly straightforward setup, with several options for players to choose from depending on their survival needs. With the right combination of skills, D2R Warlocks shouldn't worry too much about enemy immunities, as players will use both physical and magical damage in this build.
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Best skills to use for Echoing Strike Warlock
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Echoing Strike
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Hex: Purification
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Summon the Goat
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Bind the demon
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Consume
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Mirror blades
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Warp Blades
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Mastery of levitation
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Sigil: Lethargy or mental detachment
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Demon Mastery
This Echoing Strike Warlock build really thrives in the late game due to the amount of skill points it takes to fully execute it. Diablo 2The skill tree system requires players to invest in certain skills first in order to gain access to others, meaning some of the best class skills won't be available until players reach a certain level. However, there are still some powerful skills you can pick up early in the game to give Warlock a smooth early game experience.
Summon Goatman and Levitation Mastery are great entry points for players working on this deck, as a Goatman companion can help deal with enemies very early in the game, while Levitation Mastery is a prerequisite for Echoing Strike and also allows the Warlock to wield heavier two-handed weapons in one hand. This will be important later in the game as Echoing Strike and Blade Warp will increase with the Warlock's equipped weapon.
Working through the demon skill tree v Diablo 2: Resurrected it is a priority for players to have access to the Warlock's Bind Demon skill as well as Demonic Mastery to enhance their summoned demons. Consumption is also the focus of this skill tree, as it allows players to sacrifice their summoned demons to gain very useful buffs, such as increased damage percentage from consuming Goatman. The Warlock's Chaos Skill Tree doesn't have to go far unless players want to use Sigil: Lethargy to debuff enemies and aid their own survival. However, Psychic Ward can also help with survivability, and players will already be investing in it on their way to unlocking Mirrored Blades.
Mirrored Blades and Hex: Purge are the final crucial pieces of this build's puzzle, and both take the DPS output of the build up a notch. Accessing Mirrored Blades requires some investment, but it allows the Warlock to summon duplicates of their weapon that can attack one target at a time for heavy damage, and provides synergy that Echoing Strike can build on. Hex: Purge is Echoing Strike's twin, which Warlock players will want to use in this build, as it gives their weapon the ability to warp enemies and create a chance for them to explode. It's a good idea to send this before you start spamming Echoing Strike.
The best demon to bind for Echoing Strike Warlock
Ideally, Warlocks looking to maximize the damage output of this Echoing Strike build will want to bind Hephasto the Armorer. This super unique demon comes with a Cursed extension and a Fanaticism aura that can then be transferred to Warlock. Cursed gives the monster a chance to cast Amplify Damage, and Fanatism gives it increased damage, attack speed, and attack rating, all of which can be used on its allies. It will not be possible to bind Hephaestus until Diablo 2: Resurrected Act 4, so Ismail Vilehand in Act 3 can act as a solid earlier replacement.
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What makes Diablo 2: Resurrected's Echoing Strike Warlock so powerful
The Warlock has a lot of tools in his kit that make him one of the strongest classes Diablo 2: Resurrectedbut Echoing Strike is by far the best offensive skill of the class. What makes it so dangerous isn't just the pattern in which it spreads out a copy of the Warlock's weapon that boomerangs back to the player, but the fact that it can deal both magical and physical damage with the right synergy. This essentially allows the Warlock to bypass most immunities while taking out hordes of enemies, drawing on buffs from consumed demons, and having a single target attack like Mirrored Blades as a resolution alternative. Diablo 2the toughest bosses.
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September 23, 2021
- ESRB
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M For adults 17+ due to blood and gore, sexual themes, violence
- Publishers
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Blizzard Entertainment
