Overview
- Players have demonstrated a Bind Demon plus Blood Oath interaction that can make Warlocks effectively untouchable, with YouTuber Coooley showing damage transfer tuned as high as 99% to a bound demon like a Champion Pit Lord.
- The community is split over the Warlock’s power, with prominent calls both to nerf the class and to leave it strong, and Blizzard has not announced a balancing patch.
- Industry commentary notes the Warlock was built with modern ARPG sensibilities and has few weak skills, making it unusually strong across summoning, spellcasting, melee, and ranged play.
- Reign of the Warlock adds updated Terror Zones, a new Ancients endgame challenge, a customizable loot filter, expanded stash tabs, new uniques, sets, and runewords, plus cross-game rewards for Diablo IV and World of Warcraft.
- Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson praises the care taken but calls the absence of a new Act a strategic mistake, while arguing that gating QoL behind the paid New Era preserves the original game; Blizzard signals more updates are possible with caution.