Best ED for warlock damage?

[12201]

I was wondering what everyone uses ED wise on their warlocks. I am currently using shiradi but i feel like it isnt the best of what i should be using. I looked through fate and draconic and magister still clueless. Anyways let me know what you use and your opinions.

[Hobgoblin]

exalted angel is fun.


actually, all of the divine are ok

us gives mass hp if you arnt using enlightened scholar + heals w/o twisting rejuv

dc gives you more fire sp and a heal.

[Alternative]

EA - best DCs, wings, mass cmw, divine wrath and sunbolt (but can't have both if maxing cha)

DC - 6 cha available, empyrean (works with aura and cleaves only), consecration, no remorse, castigation, interrogation, heavenly presence, and surprisingly bombardment is extremely fun and effective, great synergy with my fiend pact, but sadly not enough points for all of that

Shiraid - no cha, but the usual shiradi goodies like force/sonic procs, nerve venom and double rainbow, synergy with fey pact, might be the strongest dps with worst DCs/healing


Tried all of those, done 4 heroic lock lives and multiple epic, and still can't decide

[kemetka]

discussed this at length with somone last night myself, in reality it depends on how you built it pure/ splash/ bardlock, whaterver you decided to roll with will determine where you may want to fall.

Since I focused on just the blasts and nothing else, the ones that I came up with that worked well are :
Shiradi
Primal Avatar ( stormrage / Autum Harves / Summer smoke are amazing on chain )

I did a eTR last night and tried a burstable warlock, if you plan on focusing on the auras then
Exalted Angel >> the stun chance once blood and radiance gets going is really nice.
Draconic
are probably where you will end up, more focused on blasting stuff complements the laystyle of huge character centered explosions

if your going controller / support :
Divine Crusader
Magister
lend themselves very well, and provide good versatility while complementing your primary focuses.

[12201]

discussed this at length with somone last night myself, in reality it depends on how you built it pure/ splash/ bardlock, whaterver you decided to roll with will determine where you may want to fall.

Since I focused on just the blasts and nothing else, the ones that I came up with that worked well are :
Shiradi
Primal Avatar ( stormrage / Autum Harves / Summer smoke are amazing on chain )

I did a eTR last night and tried a burstable warlock, if you plan on focusing on the auras then
Exalted Angel >> the stun chance once blood and radiance gets going is really nice.
Draconic
are probably where you will end up, more focused on blasting stuff complements the laystyle of huge character centered explosions

if your going controller / support :
Divine Crusader
Magister
lend themselves very well, and provide good versatility while complementing your primary focuses.

I am trying to get max eldritch damage lol I am pure 20 warlock and have tier 5 core in enlight and up to 4 in tainted I might level primal avatar now to see how it fairs

[kemetka]

primal is a pretty fun and interesting one to run in, i liked it. Lots of fun stuff you can do with spirit to boost your damage, tier 1 the spore thingy is kinda nifty, and if your heal skill is decent then the cacoon is pretty much the only healing you'll need to carry for most times, though a fallback ceratinly doesnt hurt. If your fey pact then summoning the little critter isnt a terrible choice as you can get another 10 sonic spell power from that. theres not really much for a warlock focusing on the basic and shaped eldritch blasts in tier 2, but tier 3, and 4 are slammed full of goodies with tsunami / smoke / harvest / stormrage ( this ones really fun ) and in tier 5 the chill enhancemnt is fairly decent cc/damage, not much in tier 6 though unless you have some melee spec in your build.

[slarden]

EA - best DCs, wings, mass cmw, divine wrath and sunbolt (but can't have both if maxing cha)

DC - 6 cha available, empyrean (works with aura and cleaves only), consecration, no remorse, castigation, interrogation, heavenly presence, and surprisingly bombardment is extremely fun and effective, great synergy with my fiend pact, but sadly not enough points for all of that

Shiraid - no cha, but the usual shiradi goodies like force/sonic procs, nerve venom and double rainbow, synergy with fey pact, might be the strongest dps with worst DCs/healing


Tried all of those, done 4 heroic lock lives and multiple epic, and still can't decide

Great assessment. It really comes down to personal preference.

Shiradi will give you the highest DPS eldritch blast, but the self healing and spell utility you get from exalted angel is so good. I like exalted angel because it gives me more diversity and play options.

[Pnumbra]

I can't decide either. I have fun with so many EDs. I am currently entertaining Magistrate. I am sure there is a sweet spot for an ED and a few very beneficial twist. Experimenting is fun.

[Trillea]

In EA, if you are doing light damage from your EB, does it count as a "light spell" for Blood and Radiance?

[LavidDynch]

Lag Machine Deluxe.

[AtomicMew]

Nice one!

[kemetka]

In EA, if you are doing light damage from your EB, does it count as a "light spell" for Blood and Radiance?

only the aura counts as a ( base damage ) spell and a ( pact damage ) spell for some reason this does not carry over into the basic / shaped blasts sadly, and I really hope they fix it so it does, or so that the aura no longer counts.

[Pnumbra]

When I saw this, I "ALMOST" broke my vow of remaining a pure class no matter what I was playing. This build is inspiring. One caveat of encouragement I took from this is to make the very best pure ES Warlock I possibly can. Thanks for the pick-me-up.

[JOTMON]

I was wondering what everyone uses ED wise on their warlocks. I am currently using shiradi but i feel like it isnt the best of what i should be using. I looked through fate and draconic and magister still clueless. Anyways let me know what you use and your opinions.

I have been playing a Bladeforged Warlock 18/Paladin2 in Unyielding Sentinal with focus on Enlightened spirit.
.. has been a fun build. great saves, lots of self healing.. pretty tough to kill and kill performance is solid..
AOE ticks while doing melee or shield bashing.. switch Eldritch to ranged as desired.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...k-18-Paladin-2

[slarden]

I am currently running this build:

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post5665814

Exalted Angel is the best.

[lethargos]

Thats some base melee damage you got ! 71.8(2d8) !

[Pnumbra]

Wow, I didn't notice that base damage on your sword-n-board. What's up with that?

[JOTMON]

Wow, I didn't notice that base damage on your sword-n-board. What's up with that?

Its from activating his Avatar of nature and screen capturing at the final stage.

Avatar of Nature Epic Moment: Active (2 AP) (35SP to activate) (5 sec cooldown)
You become an Avatar of Nature (Wood woad) Every 3 seconds, you gain +1 size, +2 Strength, +2 Constitution, a large bonus to damage based on size, and lose some movement speed, stacking up to size 4.
Size 1+: +50 size bonus to PRR?(Damage dice: 18.5[1d20])
Size 2+: When you attack enemies they become poisoned, taking 2d10 poison damage every 2 seconds for several seconds. This poison stacks up to 5 times. (Damage dice: 36.0[1d20])
Size 3+: Enemies attacking you have a chance to become diseased, dealing 1d4 Constitution damage every two seconds for 10 seconds. (Damage dice:53.5[1d20])
Size 4: The ground shakes when you put your foot down. Your third attack while standing still knocks down nearby enemies and deals extra bludgeoning damage in an area. (Damage dice:71.0[1d20])

Looks like he also fired up Primal travel to get the 12 seconds of 50% dodge boost.

I am assuming the aura contributes to building spirit charges..

[Pnumbra]

Its from activating his Avatar of nature and screen capturing at the final stage.

Avatar of Nature Epic Moment: Active (2 AP) (35SP to activate) (5 sec cooldown)
You become an Avatar of Nature (Wood woad) Every 3 seconds, you gain +1 size, +2 Strength, +2 Constitution, a large bonus to damage based on size, and lose some movement speed, stacking up to size 4.
Size 1+: +50 size bonus to PRR?(Damage dice: 18.5[1d20])
Size 2+: When you attack enemies they become poisoned, taking 2d10 poison damage every 2 seconds for several seconds. This poison stacks up to 5 times. (Damage dice: 36.0[1d20])
Size 3+: Enemies attacking you have a chance to become diseased, dealing 1d4 Constitution damage every two seconds for 10 seconds. (Damage dice:53.5[1d20])
Size 4: The ground shakes when you put your foot down. Your third attack while standing still knocks down nearby enemies and deals extra bludgeoning damage in an area. (Damage dice:71.0[1d20])

Looks like he also fired up Primal travel to get the 12 seconds of 50% dodge boost.

I am assuming the aura contributes to building spirit charges..

/deletes screen shot and burns the prints (grabbing that unopened bottle of whisky).

[DirkTyrant]

I had good luck with draconic. I was a bursting Old One pact - and the Black dragon options took advantage of my acid dmg focus. If I had enough twist points.... I would have gone shiradi and twisted in energy blast from Draconic.