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Warlock Information Compilation by Thinbladehttp://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=820872

 Table of Contents:
    Halfling
    Human
    Jaebrin
    Karsite
    Petal
    Pixie
    Primordial Giant Template
    Whisper Gnome
    Xeph
Post 3: Prestige Classes
Post 4: Invocation Guide
Post 5: Miscellany
    Post 6: Warlock Feats
    Post 7: Epic Warlock Feats and Invocations
    Post 8: Basic Builds
      Basic Human Warlock 20 (EB Focused)
      Versatile Warlock
      Exalted Warlock
      Warlock/Telflammar Shadowlord
      Various Builds from Mommy was an Orc
      Warlock Theme Builds
      True Necromancer
      Melee/battlefield control warlock
      Warlock Warmind
      Warlock Ur-priest
      Crafterlock
      Core + Completes Only
      The Standard Eldritch Disciple
      Eldritch Disciple/Enlightened Soul
      Scar Enforcer builds
       
    Post 9: Advanced Builds
      The Doom Machine (Warforged Doomlord)
      Warlock (Cyran) Avenger
      Eldritch TheUr-Lock (Ur-Priest/Eldritch Disciple)
      Tricklock (Arcane Trickster)
      Oz the Singing Warlock (Warlock/Bard/Eldritch Theurge)
      The No Save One Hit Wonder Warlock (Eldritch Theurge)
      Warlock/Abjurant Champion
      Warlock Daggerspell Mage
      Eldritch Disciple
      Chargelock
      Warlock/Wizard/Cleric
      Vituoso
      The Hellfire Champion
      Paragnostic Eldritch Disciple
      Warlock/Wizard gestalt build
      Super Holy Warrior (Eldritch Disciple/Knight of the Raven)
      Hellbred Eldritch Disciple
    Last Updated: 12/6/08

    Warlock Handbook Introduction by TealgorthianThe Two Most Important Questions When Building Warlocks: by Thinblade

    IntroductionMelee vs. RangedCharisma vs. No CharismaConclusion
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    « Reply #1 on: December 06, 2008, 01:12:03 PM »
    Races



    Halfling by Oogar
     I am starting to see Halfling as a nice choice for Warlock race. Small size and a +2 dex basically adds a net of +2 to hit with the Eldritch Blasts and +2 AC. The Save bonus is nice and if you are in Forgotten Realms you can snag the extra feat with the one subrace (If you need the feat).

     While you end up low in skill points, I expect that if you spend much time on this board, you will likely be spending your skill points in very specific ways anyhow. The loss of strength and weapon size do not really hinder too greatly, and use of Fell Flight or Flee the Scene can assist in the loss of movement speed.

     For flavor it is rather easy for me to see a halfling that had an ancestor that tried to pull a fast one on an arch devil, or some big mucky muck from the abyss, and ended up passing along this little legacy to our little hero (anti-hero).

    Human by Thinblade
    Humans are always a viable option. Many warlock builds are feat starved, and, while they have a good list of skills, they lack skill points. Human helps with both of these. Human is also the only race (besides doppelganger) that can get Able Learner and become a Chameleon.

    Other Races

    Hellbred (Fiendish Codex II) by DastardlyDan:
    +2 racial bonus to Intimidate
    Evil Exception: Good-aligned Hellbred can use Evil-aligned items without penalty.
    Devil's Favor: Bonus feat (+2 bonus on any roll 1/day)
    Automatic Language: Infernal (Qualifier for Hellfire Warlock PrC)

    Infernal Aspect: Choose Body or Spirit
    Body:
      1st Clvl: +4 save vs. poison, +2 Con, -2 Int
      4th Clvl: Bonus Devil-Touched Feat
      14th Clvl: Bonus Devil-Touched Feat
    Spirit:
      1st Clvl: 30' Darkvision, +2 Sense Motive, +2 Cha, -2 Con
      6th Clvl: 60' Darkvision
      9th Clvl: 120' Darkvision
      12th Clvl: Can see in any darkness, including magical as strong as Deeper Darkness spell
      15th Clvl: Telepathy to 100'

    Jaebrin (Monster Manual 5) by Richmud and HelloRaptor
    [by Richmud]
    I've been looking at the Jaebrins from MM5 which have several interesting features that may prove useful for a warlock

     The get a charisma bonus, a bonus to bluff and diplomacy both handy for a warlock, a luck bonus to AC, immunity to enchantments and the ability to fake being enchanted which are just all around handy. Most interestingly they have a bite attack that can lower will saves. I can see it being quite good for a warlock as they can be capable enough in combat to bite a foe before unleashing something that requires a will save (charm always being a good option)

    [by HelloRaptor]
    Stats: -2 Str, +2 Cha (add the Magic Blooded template for a nice -2 Str, -2 Wis, +2 Cha)
    Misc Bonuses: +1 Luck to AC, Enchantment spells cast at +1 DC, +2 on Appraise, Bluff, Perform and Diplomacy checks.
    Natural Attack: Bite. Also acts as a special attack 'Will Sapper', any creature struck by it must make a DC (10+ConModifier+1/2 Class Levels) Will Save or suffer a -4 to Will saves for the next 10 rounds.
    Absorb Enchantment: Not only are Jaebrin immune to Enchantment spells and effects, they automatically know when they're Enchanted and what the intended effect is, and can feign being under its effect. Others have to beat them with Sense Motive vs a Bluff check to know they're faking.

     All they have going against them is a Level Adjustment of +1. If you play in a game with LA buyoff (I do), buying this off is trivial.

    Karsite (Tome of Magic) by kadeity
     Um, Karsite, the +2LA race from Tome of Magic, makes an amazing warlock.

     They get +2con & +2cha as well as spell resistance 10+class levels, and heal 2hp for every spell level of a spell that fails against their SR. Sure they cant be spellcasters, but they can use Spell like abilities normally. And a side note, they can be psions, not that it matters. they have another cool ability that makes a magic item inactive for a round. All this in addition to the human feat and skill points. I think the 2LA is worth it.

    Anyway I'm saying this because i recall someone saying they couldn't find a good warlock race.

    Petal (Monster Manual 3) by NatchFeral
    Petal [Tiny Fey] +2 LA, gives -8 Str +10 Dex +4 Con +4 Int +8 Cha

     With an elite array for ability scores (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8 ) this could give you:
     Str 4 Dex 24 Con 17 Int 14 Wis 8 Cha 23. Seems ideal for a warlock.

    Pixie (Monster Manual 1) by mjung
    I personally like the pixie warlock. Sure, you pay 4 LA, but you more than make up with it with versatility and utter ridiculousness.

     Pixie gives you:
     - +8 dex and +6 cha (amongst other stat adjustments)
     - Small size. Harder to hit and easier to hit others
     - 60 foot (good) fly speed
     - Dodge as a bonus feat
     - +1 natural armor
     - DR 10/cold iron, Spell resistance 15+levels and persistent (suppressible) greater invisibility.
     - Some nice SLAs.

     This race was made for warlocks. You can fly around, invisible and hurl little eldritch blasts at your enemies. Best thing is, you are virtually guaranteed damage and you are virtually untouchable.

     - Because Eldritch Blast is a ranged touch attack, your target gets no armor or natural armor bonuses to their AC.
     - Unless your target can see invis, they further get no dex or dodge bonus to AC and you get a +2 on your attacks against sighted targets.

     So let's see...they don't get dodge, dex, armor or natural armor bonuses...they still get um...size...and um...deflection. With +8 to your dex, some BAB, +2 for being invis and +1 for being small, you can virtually guarantee a hit EVERY TIME.

     So what about when they strike back? Oh well, first they have to find you (invisible). Then they have to reach you somehow (flying). Then they have to hit you (small size and high dex). Then they have to overcome either your spell resistance or your damage reduction. Not very likely they'll be hitting you much.

     You can see where all this is going. Sure, a fighter could dish out more damage in one round. But your steady once per round 7d6 and nigh untouchability will certainly make you a force to be reckoned with. With the right feat selection and items, I truly believe this character would be just about invincible unless the DM specifically is trying to take you down. You can outlast just about anything in the game.

    Whisper Gnome (Races of Stone) by Eytan
    Whisper Gnomes make great Warlock/Arcane Tricksters. They have a more serious demeanor - perfect for warlocks, huge bonuses on stealth total +4 Move Silently + 8 hide, and they have mage hand as a spell like ability. Also, the +2 to dex and con is very nice. The -2 to charisma is a little tough, but this warlock build really doesn't rely too much on eldritch essence invocations, though they don't hurt. The invocations they really want are:

     Entropic Warding - good protection from ranged attacks which is really what they need because they don't want to be in melee. It also adds to their stealthiness by making it impossible to track them, even using scent.
     Invisibility (or Improved Invisibility)
     Beguiling Influence - +6 diplomacy, bluff, intimidate
     Spider Climb
     Flee the Scene - Short range dimension door + brief major image
     Flight
     Dark Discorporation
     Shadow Walk

     I like these because they really compliment rogue (adding a lot of maneuverability, which in term increases defense). Also, they fit the shadowy sneakiness of rogues. You also have a crazy magical sneak attack.

    Xeph (Expanded Psionics Handbook) by Thinblade
    Xephs deserve a special mention since they are innately psionic. This opens the door to taking Psionic Shot, Greater Psionic Shot, and Psionic Meditation without having to spend a feat on Wild Talent or lose caster levels dipping into Psion or Psychic Warrior. Their +2 Dex is also nice for hitting with your eldritch blast.
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    « Reply #2 on: December 06, 2008, 01:12:55 PM »
    Prestige Classes

    Core and Complete Books

    Arcane Trickster (DMG) by Thinblade:
      Note: If you have the Planar Handbook, go join the Society of Sensation. A human Ardent Dilettante gets 7 + Int skill points into any skill. The PrC costs you a caster level, but boy does it do a number on skill reqs.

    Blood Magus (Complete Arcane) h/t DastardlyDanDaggerspell Mage (Complete Adventurer) by Thinblade:Divine Oracle (Complete Divine) by Thinblade: A warlock can get into this class with two divination invocations by 5th level. Unfortunately, there are only two divination invocations in Complete Arcane, see the unseen and dark foresightall-seeing eyesEldritch Disciple (Complete Mage) by Thinblade:turning undead.

    Eldritch Theurge (Complete Mage) by Thinblade:Enlightened Spirit (Complete Mage) by Thinblade:at allInitiate of the Sevenfold Veil by Thinblade:Invisible Blade (Complete Warrior) by Thinblade:Mindbender (Complete Arcane) by Thinblade: Generally considered a one level only PrC, Mindbender works as well for a warlock as a wizard, though you must take the Charm invocation and therefore be at least level 6. If you take this, also take the Mindsight feat from Lords of Madness.

    Mythic Exemplar (Complete Champion) by Thinblade:Paragnostic Apostle (Complete Champion) by Thinblade:Uncanny Trickster (Complete Scoundrel) by Thinblade:Unseen Seer (Complete Mage) by Thinblade:

      Virtuoso (Complete Adventurer) by Vainglory: Virtuoso looks like a decent warlock prestige class, and the flavor fits great with a fey oriented warlock. Drawbacks are no spell progression first level, and getting 10 perform. To reach the 10 perform required you could take level 1 as human paragon, or be a rogue with able learner. The Apprentice: Entertainer feat (DMG II) could also help the pain.

      Warshaper (Complete Warrior) by Thinblade:Wild Mage (Complete Arcane) by Thinblade:Races Books

      Chameleon (Races of Destiny) by Thinblade:Ruathar (Races of the Wild) by Tealgorthian: Really easy requirements. Easier than most any PrC in print, I think. It also has 3/3 +1 spellcasting levels, and some minor benefits. The most useful of which are the minor magic item you are given, and the extended lifespan. Also, it expands your skill list a bit.

        Thinblade note: Ruathar has the wonderful ability of having all Knowledge skills as class skills. This allows a warlock to get PrC skill requirements (like Nature or Survival) much faster than on their own without having to sacrifice invocations and blast progression multiclassing. Adding ruathar to the mix suddenly makes things like Sentinel of Bharri and Swanmay easy without the messiness the Apprentice feat can open up.

      Scar Enforcer (Races of Destiny) by surreal: Scar enforcer is a rather underwhelming PrC, but in this case it's very good for a multiclass warlock with rogue or ranger levels who wants to focus on being social and stealthy. Invocations like entropic Shield hides your movement, big boosts to your skills with Leaps and Bounds and Beguiling Influence, the various movement granters, etc


        Shadowcraft Mage (Races of Stone) by Thinblade: With the release of Complete Mage, the warlock gained the ability to enter the Shadowcraft Mage prestige class by using Walk Unseen, Wall of Gloom, and Nightmares Made Real (one good, one bad, and one iffy invocation). However, since no invocation duplicates figment or shade illusions, the best parts of the class are unavailable. The only class feature that actually works is cloak of shadow. Still, if an invocation ever gets published that mimics, say, Major Image, this would suddenly become an amazing class for warlocks.

        General D&D Books

        Ardent Dilettante (Planar Handbook) by Thinblade:Child of Night (Tome of Magic) by Thinblade:Demonbinder (Drow of the Underdark) by Thinblade: Must be a drow warlock. Gain a variety of abilities by binding demons to yourself, each demon giving a different set of abilities that can be easily changed between battles. Make sure you can buy off the LA before thinking about this one, though, since warlocks deal with caster level loss even worse than most casters.

        Disciple of Asmodeus (Book of Vile Darkness) by Thinblade:charm person, which allows you to dip into Mindbender without wasting an invocation on Charm. See the builds section for an example.

        Fleshwarper (Lords of Madness) by Chemus: Requires the feats Find Familiar (Complete Arcane) and Graft Flesh, plus points in a cross-craft skill (Heal), but grants 9/10 spellcasting and turns you into an aberration at 10th level.

        Hellfire Warlock (Fiendish Codex II) by Thinblade:

          Keeper of the Cerulean Sign (Lords of Madness) by Chemus:

            Legacy Champion (Weapons of Legacy) by Thinblade:of your original class abilities.Platinum Knight (Draconomicon) by Thinblade:Sand Shaper (Sandstorm) by Tealgorthian:Sentinel of Bharri (Book of Exalted Deeds) by Thinblade:

              Swanmay (Book of Exalted Deeds) by Thinblade: I knew if I looked hard enough I could find a use for Call of the Wild (CM), the invocation that grants wild empathy and speak with animals

                Talon of Tiamat (Draconomicon) by Thinblade:Topaz Guardian (Lords of Madness) by Chemus:Urban Savant (Cityscape, p. 100) by Thinblade, h/t SurrealVisionary Seeker (Planar Handbook) by Thinblade:Forgotten Realms Books

                Crinti Shadow Marauder (Shining South) by Thinblade:Telflammar Shadowlord (Unapproachable East) by Thinblade:Eberron Books

                Cyran Avenger (5 Nations) by Thinblade:

                  Escalation Mage (Faiths of Eberron) by widow: Two easy skill req's, one metamagic feat, caster level 5th, and you must worship the shadow (Eberron specific). It is 6 levels long and nets you a number of extend, empower, widen, quicken, and heighten spells or spell-like abilities a day. Also gives full caster progression.

                  Primal Scholar (Eberron: SoX) by Part-Human2 5 lvl PrC - full caster progression but requires Mysterious Magic feat, a Metamagic feat and 10 ranks in Knowledge (history) which are a waste to get.
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                  Invocation Guide

                  Invocations from Complete Arcane were written by Tealgorthian and are unmarked. Dragon Magic warlock (DM) and dragonfire adept (DA) invocations were written by cheezgrater. Complete Mage (CM) and Cityscape invocations were written by Richmud. Magic of Incarnum invocations written by FromTheShadows. Drow of the Underdark (DotU) invocations written by Lone Wolf.

                  These invocations are originally intended for the Dragonfire Adept (which functions like a warlock with breath weapons instead of eldritch blast). Use of these would require DM permission. However, since a lot of draconic invocations duplicate or are comparable to warlock invocations, it should be fairly easy to convince your DM to allow some of these. I have only selected the extremely useful invocations that can be justified for flavor with the Warlock. (Terrifying Roar and Frightful Presence just don't work for flavor).

                  Eldritch Essences

                  Eldritch Essences, LeastEldritch Essences, LesserEldritch Essences, Greater

                   Bewitching Blast: Meh. I've never even considered taking this power. The duration is too short for me to consider. There are MUCH better Essences at this level you can take.

                   Hindering Blast (CM): Save vs. slow, could be useful.

                  Incarnum Blast (Incarnum): The usefulness of this depends on how far your alignment varies from that of your enemies. If it doesn't, this invocation is useless. If it does, you have a source of dazing and possible bonus damage. Not exceptional, but not horrible.

                   Noxious Blast: If you still have Sickening Blast, you should definitely dump it now, and take this power in it's place. This Invocation can take a monster out of the fight for 1 min. Awesome.

                   Penetrating Blast (DM): A blaster's best friend +4 bonus on checks to beat SR, plus a hit drops the target's SR by 5. This makes high SR enemies much more manageable.

                   Repelling Blast: A kind of middle of the road blast. I use it with things like Chilling Tentacles and Wall of Perilous Flame. If you want a straight blaster, look else where. If you are going for battlefeild control, this is the blast for you!

                   Vitriolic Blast: The king of the Greater Essences, this is the -only- Essence that allows you to ignore SR, and is therefore a must have in my book. It makes you viable in combat against high SR monsters, and the ban of all casters, Golems.

                  Eldritch Essence, Dark

                   Bind Blast (CM): Save vs. stun for 1 round. It seems too short to waste a dark invocation on.

                   Utterdark Blast: My personal favorite blast, it's the only way a Warlock can deal negative levels. Given time, he can reduce even the most powerful enemy to almost nil. Seems to be the most effective when used with any of the AoE Shapes (Cone, Doom, and Chain)

                  Blast Shapes

                  Blast Shapes, Least

                   Eldritch Glaive (DM): A must-have for any warlock that ever finds himself in melee; reach, iterative attacks, and attacks of opportunity with your eldritch blast make this invocation a no-brainer

                   Eldritch Spear: The usefulness of this invocation varies greatly depending on the style of Warlock you wish to play. A long range sniper will get the most use, but remember that using this Shape denies you the use of higher level shapes. I have yet to take this ability.

                   Hideous Blow: The primary shape of all Melee Warlocks [pre Dragon Magic], it can give the Warlock an almost-like Sneak Attack ability. Again, use varies on play style.
                  • Thinblade note: Almost no one took this before Dragon Magic. Now, no one takes it.

                  Blast Shapes, Lesser

                   Eldritch Chain: Less useful than some other shapes, it can be used to Repel multiple targets, or issue multi-target debuffs, till you run out of Blast damage. My favorite combination is Chain + Utterdark Blast.

                  Blast Shapes, GreaterBlast Shapes, DarkLeast Invocations

                  All Seeing Eyes (CM): Search and spot bonus and comprehend language for written things. Not bad for a scouting/spying oriented warlock

                  Baleful Utterance: Unlimited Shatters as the spell. very very very useful.

                  Beguiling Influence: Will see the most use in Warlocks that want to make good negotiator. The use is limited because Diplomacy is not a class skill for Warlocks, sadly. If you add levels of a social class (Rogue, Bard) the usefulness of this Invocation increases.

                  Breath of the Night: I've not found a use for this Invocation yet. Fog Cloud can be a handy spell, but one that can be more easily duplicated with a magic item.

                  Call of the Beast (CM): Wild empathy and speak with animals, very nice for RP if you going for a fey flavored warlock. (See also note in Miscellany.)

                  Cocoon of refuse (Cityscape): Entangle a target while in a city, lasts 1 round/level or until they escape. Not a bad least if you remain in cities.

                  Dark One's Own Luck: A luck bonus to your saves based on your Charisma for 24 hours, but limited by your class level. It cant be used on more than 1 save at a time. That makes me less than excited about it.

                  Darkness: The 3.5 version of Darkness is pretty crappy. If you used the 3.0 version.. yeah, go for it.

                  Devil's Sight:Drain Incarnum (Incarnum) - Crap. Wow, you can do a single point of Wisdom or essentia damage and they get a save? Not worth it, even at lower levels. Easily one of the worst invocations published.

                  Earthen Grasp: Since the spell sucks, I think this invocation sucks too.

                  Endure Exposure (DA): Endure Elements could be very useful during planar travel or in harsh environments. One of the few buffs you could share with your party. (Ignore line regarding granting immunity to your breath weapon).

                  Entropic Warding:Leaps and Bounds: Might be good for multi-class Warlocks that get those skills on their list. Rogue and Monks come to mind immediately.

                  Miasmic Cloud: Easy to catch your allies inside, easily dispersed. Might make a good low level Invocation to swap out later

                  Otherworldly Whispers (CM): Bonuses on 3 kinds of knowledge checks(predetermined) Useful if you are expected to be the one making those knowledge checks.

                  See the Unseen: One of the best of the Least Invocations. 24 hour See Invisibility -and- Darkvision. I'll take two, and an order of fries.

                  Serpents Tongue (CM): You get scent and a bonus vs. poison, scent is useful to make this worthwhile

                  Soulreaving Aura (CM):Spiderwalk: A great power for those Warlocks seeking to enhance their mobility options, esp. in caves, buildings, and cities.

                  Summon Swarm: A decent low level power, the duration prevents you from summoning 400 Swarms.

                  Swimming the Styx (CM): You get a swim speed equal to land speed and can breath water. Useful in a campaign with a lot of water.

                  Lesser Invocations

                  Charm: Another solid invocation, this one can give you a temporary cohort. Can also be used to qualify for the Mindbender PrC

                  Cold Comfort (CM): Endure elements for you and everyone in 30ft, unusual for effecting allies. Good if the game is set in a harsh environment otherwise probably not a common enough need.

                  Crawling Eye (CM): Curse of Despair: Not all that useful, since you need to be close enough to touch the target, but given that Bestow Curse can be a powerful ability, I say it depends on your Warlock-style.

                  The Dead Walk: If you use the black onyx you can create an undead army in a day. Even without the onyx, it is a good ability to make a quick zombie in the middle of combat. If you take Utterdark Blast, you can heal your undead minions. With Eldritch Chain you can heal multiple targets. With Eldritch Cone you can heal your undead while affecting your enemies.

                  Disembodied Hand (CM): Dread Seizure (DM): Hrmm...this invocation isn't bad, but there are several that are better. Half movement and reduced reach attacks are nice, but the duration is too short and you are too limited in invocation selection to waste time with this.

                  Enthralling Voice (DA): The ability to fascinate listeners can potentially be useful for a skill/talk oriented warlock. Not very useful in combat (at least, not very often).

                  Fell Flight: The crown jewel of Warlock mobility, the spell can give you flight you can turn on and off all day long. Awesome invocation

                  Flee the Scene: Another awesome mobility invocation. A good way to create confusion among your enemies. Too bad the range was shortened so much.

                  Humanoid Shape (DA) (TB):Hungry Darkness: I'm not sure what the use of this Invocation is. It only lasts if you concentrate, and it's only Darkness with a bat swarm. Seems useless.

                  Ignore the Pyre (DM): Energy resistance equal to your caster level? Very useful (you can have resistance to three types between this invocation and your class features).

                  Mask of Flesh (CM): Relentless Dispelling (CM): Targeted dispel two rounds in a row for just one standard action sounds like a deal.

                  Spider-shape (DotU): Lets you transform yourself into a fiendish spider of Small or Medium size. This is a polymorph effect, and the invocation scales as you gain levels, increasing the range of sizes you can assume. At 8th level, you add Large to list of possible sizes; at 11th, you add Tiny; at 15th, Huge; and at 20th level, Gargantuan. Lasts a number of hours equal to your caster level or until you choose to end it.

                  Steal Incarnum (Incarnum): Nothing fantastic, even if you're playing in an Incarnum-heavy game. If you aren't, avoid this invocation like the plague.

                  Stony Grasp: Just as useless as Earthen Grasp.

                  Sudden Swarm (DotU): Lasts 24 hours or until its effect is triggered. When you kill a creature with one of your invocations (including eldritch blast), a swarm of spiders bursts from the corpse. Has the statistics of a normal spider swarm, except it adds your warlock level to its hit points and the save DC for its poison. The swarm is under your mental control and fights as you direct it; commanding it is a free action. It lasts a number of rounds equal to your caster level or until it's destroyed. It can only take a standard action in the round it emerges, and you can only have one swarm in existence at a time; if you would create a second swarm, you can either choose to create the second one (the first disappears) or keep the first swarm and not create a second one.

                  Thief's bane (Cityscape): Void Sense: Blindsense is a good ability, but I am not sure I would use an Invocation slot on it. Good candidate for the Extra Invocation feat.

                  Voracious Dispelling: Good Invocation. with a high spell craft, and a readied action, this Invocation could make a Warlock a good counterspeller. Note that the effectiveness decreases as your increase with level, much like the effectiveness of Dispel Magic diminishes.

                  Walk Unseen: Wall of Gloom: Not a very useful Wall Invocation, and there are much much better ones at this level you can take.

                    Weighty Utterance (DM): Flying foes can find their styles seriously hampered by this invocation. You can only drop foes a maximum of 40 feet (at level 20), and it can only prevent flight for a maximum of 1 round when you force an enemy to the ground, meaning that the utility of this invocation is nowhere near what it could be. Possibly consider other options.

                    Witchwood Step (CM): You get waterwalk and the ability to ignore undergrowth and rubble. Not bad, but not always worth the invocation slot.

                    Greater Invocations

                    Caustic Mire (CM): You make an area deal acid damage and increase fire damage. Could be good in combo with brimstone blast and chilling tentacles to keep people in the mire.

                    Chilling Tentacles: Devil's whispers (Cityscape): Suggestion, after they perform the suggested action they must make another will save of believe it was their idea. Sounds like insidious fun to me.

                    Devour Magic: Dragonward (DM): Great if there are a lot of dragon or dragonblood creatures in your campaign. Worse than useless otherwise.

                    Enervating Shadow: A decent Invocation, but one that requires close proximity again. The Str penalty is nice, but there are better places to spend a Greater Invocation.

                    Hellspawned Grace (CM): You turn into a hellcat but lose all your normal abilities. It lasts just long enough for one battle, so it could be useful.

                    Nightmares Made Real (CM): You create an area that grants concealment and damages people who don't make the save to disbelieve, but most interestingly you can hide in plain site within the area.

                    Painful Slumber of the Ages (CM): You put someone to sleep until they make a save or are disturbed. If disturbed they take damage. The damage is too low to really be useful but at least it makes them a little weaker if you have to wake them yourself.

                    Tenacious Plague: A good swarm summoning spell, if that is your thing. The DC boost, and ability to treat the swarm as magical weapons for overcoming DR is pretty good. The number of swarms you summon can be pretty sick too.

                    Wall of Perilous Flame: Another good battlefield control spell, made even better since half of the damage is not fire damage anymore.

                    Warlock's call: Dark Invocations

                    Caster's Lament (CM): You can counter spells of 7th or lower, you can also use break enchantment. Countering has potential but it gets stopped by the really powerful stuff.

                    Dark Discorporation: Dark Foresight: Energy Immunity (DA): Complete Immunity to an element is nothing to snarl at. Potentially very useful.

                    Fell (Draconic) Flight, Greater (DA): 30 foot faster fly speed than afforded by the lesser invocation version plus perfect maneuverability. Potentially useful if you find yourself wanting more airspeed.

                    Impenetrable Barrier (DM): Opaque walls of force. Great for battlefield control. Dangerous if it gets dispelled, though.

                    Incarnum Shroud (Incarnum): Not bad, but doesn't seem to be up to the standard of other Dark Invocations. In fact, I wouldn't have been surprised to see this as a Lesser (or maybe Greater, but that's pushing it) Invocation due to the fact that this seems to be an only slightly improved version of Entropic Warding.

                    Instill Vulnerability (DA): Force energy vulnerability (150% Damage) on a foe (doesn't work on foes that are immune to that energy type). This can be very useful when coupled with an eldritch essence to deal energy damage. (Instill Vulnerability: Fire / Brimstone Blast)

                    Path of Shadow: The only long range teleportation spell a Warlock gets, and it appears you can take your party along with you. Nice ability.

                    Retributive Invisibility: Greater Invisibility at will, and it can damage everything around you if it is dispelled. Pretty good

                    Steal Summoning (CM): You take control of a summoned creature but in addition to being narrow it requires concentration and is probably not worth it as a dark.

                    Word of Changing: Probably the most hilarious ability the Warlock gets, the ability to permanently Baleful Polymorph an enemy is usually too much for me to pass up.
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                    Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                    « Reply #4 on: December 06, 2008, 01:14:36 PM »
                    Epic Feats and Invocations by jameswilliamogle

                     NOTE: Epic feats are only rated with * relative to each other; obviously, any of these would be better than the non-epic feats above.

                    Dark Transient: Teleportation and Plane Shift, improved. Not a bad feat, but there are better for an epic feat, and Shadow Walk can imitate what this feat provides, somewhat. The invocation prereq's are not unreasonable to obtain, but can almost do what the feat allows. Dedicated Arcane Spellcasters are how you travel, not the Warlock. **

                    Eldritch Sculptor: Use two eldritch blasts at double range with a +2 to hit still as a standard action, and can be combined w/ Master of Elements below. A great epic feat. Very reasonable prereq's, too. ****

                    Epic Eldritch Blast: Extra d6 damage with your blast. As everyone knows, HP expand much faster than CR. This is a feat to be taken only when you have a few of the others. *

                    Epic Extra Invocation: An extra Dark Invocation is great, but at Epic levels, you should have a fairly well defined invocation list. More useful to meet the prereq's for other Epic feats. ***

                    Epic Fiendish Resilience: An extra fast healing 5 each time you take the feat is ok, but you still can only use it once per day. I would take this feat over Epic Eldritch Blast, but not over many of the other Epic feats. It could be useful for Melee Warlocks, if you are doing that. *+1/2

                    Lord of All Essences: Double essences on your blasts. Another awesome feat, particularly if you built your Warlock to really focus on essences up to that point. Eldritch Sculptor is still better, but in certain builds this could be just as good. Easy Prereq's. ***+1/2

                     Master of the Elements: Summoning is cool, and dominating elementals is cool, and extra energy resistance is cool, but I just don't think its as good as a few of the other feats. It makes for a nice filler feat, but I wouldn't take it unless you already had the 2 cruddy invocation prereq's. **

                     Morpheme Savant: You get Tongues, a monster bonus from Beguiling Influence, and can use a Suggestion if you know the creature you are suggesting, and over any plane, with no limit on the amount of times you can use it (as normal) with reduced activation time. Think about it: every non-deific creature will roll a 1 eventually. Keep suggesting to that Efreeti the Wizard just gated that it grants you 3 wishes until it does. The last ability is worth it. You really only have to take 1 crappy invocation to get this. ****

                    Paragon Visionary: Its like permanent True Sight, but better. The invocations required aren't horrid, but the overall package is a little weak for Epic. ***

                    Shadowmaster: This is the OMG feat in epic. Its like gaining every 8th level and lower Conjuration spell as its own invocation. All the required Invocations are weak, but this feat makes up for it completely. *****+

                     Souleater Incarnate: Combine with a bag of rats, and then animate them, and you can get ridiculous +X to saves and attacks. Since it seems the Incarnum invocations aren't that good, however, I'd say pass on this one except for in a few builds that actually are focused on Incarnum. Melee Warlocks may be able to get some really nice advantages out of this one, though. **

                     Verminlord: You take Darkspeech (Hordes of the Abyss) and then focus on getting this feat. Dominate Monster (Vermin), makes your swarms pass up a little more DR (but not Epic DR), and increases the poison save for centipedes (which normal Warlocks can't usually get). Reasonable prereq invocations, too. Definitely not as powerful as Shadowmaster, All Essences, Morpheme, or Sculptor. ***

                    CONCLUSIONS: Get Shadowmaster, Morpheme Savant, Eldritch Sculptor, and Lord of All Essences, in that order of importance. Avoid Epic Fiendish Resilience and Epic Eldritch Blast. Take Epic Extra Invocation to meet the prereq's you don't have for Shadowmaster or Morpheme.
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                    Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                    « Reply #5 on: December 06, 2008, 01:15:42 PM »
                    Miscellany

                    Warlock Level 1 by Lilt

                    I keep saying this on all warlock threads i see, and that's not just because I like to say it, but a level 1 warlock with the Summon Swarm power is GODLIKE compared to many other 1st level characters.

                     Let's see:
                     Spell-like ability, Standard action to cast unless stated otherwise
                     1d6 base damage, not much to write home about
                     No attack roll, Awesome when even your warrior hits less than half the time
                     Area effect, Hit up-to 4 targets at once, more if they're small creatures
                     Shapeable area, form it so that it doesn't hit you or your allies meat-shields
                     Shortened duration, may seem a pain, but it prevents damage to allies meat-shields
                     Distraction (DC 11-12 fort save or reduced to a move action) Awesome, even fighters have a good chance to fail
                    One of the following based on swarm:
                     1 damage a round from bleeding (Always useful, hit them with it first)
                     Poison DC11 or Str Damage (Hit them with it once they're bleeding)
                    Disease DC12 or Dex & Con Damage (Fun as a GM versus PCs!)

                     Tactics:
                     Round One: Hit them with a swarm of bats. All the ones you hit are now dead, they just don't know it yet.
                     Round two: Dismiss the swarm, your meat shields can probably keep them from healing themselves, or just hit the BBEG with some spiders.

                     OK, so you'll want to swap it out once you hit 6th level as it becomes less useful, but it is an AWESOME invocation for the first 2-4 levels as it usually out-damages your Eldritch Blast, is your only area effect ability, and has other effects.

                    Optimizing a warlock for damage by cheezegrater

                     If you are going for a pure damage build, the best place to drop warlock appears to be after level 11. Before level 11, eldritch blast increases by 1d6 every other level. Past 11, it only increases every third level.

                     Rogue gains 1d6 sneak attack every other level (Why couldn't they have done this for warlocks?)

                     Warlock 11 / Rogue 9
                     6d6 Eldritch Blast + 5d6 Sneak Attack = 11d6 damage
                    Add in 2d6 from Greater Chasuble = 13d6 damage

                     Using the Eldritch Glaive blast shape from Dragon Magic
                     3 attacks at 13d6 = 39d6 damage (Avg. 136.5) damage per round.

                     Not too shabby, especially when you consider that he gets a greater essence, the ability to take 10 on UMD checks, some of the better rogue class features (evasion anyone?) and a goodly number of skill points.

                     I'm sure we could figure out how to pump the damage beyond this point, but for a simple and effective build, this makes a good starting point.

                    Dipping into Incarnate for Hellfire Warlock builds by Grave

                     For 2 levels of Incarnate you can:

                     Shape 3 soulmelds (and get 2 essentia) and bind one to the crown. Strongheart Vest is superior to Naberious (sp?) bind in that it reduces any ability damage by 1 (or more depending on invested essentia) when it occurs. Among other things, this allows you to make use of Hellfire more than once per round without worrying about accumulation of Con damage as the bind only heals 1 pt. per round irregardless of the damage taken. This is important for those builds throwing out Quickened EB's and those that want to make use of the Hellfire Shield.

                     This still leaves you two slots of shaping and incarnates do have a very useful list of soulmelds to choose from. For example, Planar Ward makes you immune to possession, Enchantment (charm), and Enchantment (compulsion). Personally, I think that alone is worth it.

                     Crystal Helm gives you +2 Will v. mind-affecting (not too important), and gives a deflection bonus equal to essentia invested (remember those 2 points you get automatically). This is very nice at the lower levels when Rings of Protection are so pricey. When you bind Crystal Helm to your Crown Chakra, all your melee attacks have the force descriptor for damage. This nice against incorporeal foes with Eldritch Glaive, but the real kicker is that Crystal Helm + Eldritch Glaive + Vitriolic Blast = attack that bypasses SR and is force, so nothing has either resistance or immunity to it (in your face Flesh Golem).

                     Impulse Boots are great to have as they give you Uncanny Dodge.

                     Pauldrons of Health can be useful in certain campaigns as they make a character immune to all disease and being nauseated or sickened. In addition, it offers an enhancement bonus to Fort. equal to essentia invested.

                     And the list goes on.

                     The best part is that you can choose which soulmelds are shaped at the start of every day and they last for as long you have them shaped which translates to a much needed increase in versatility that any Warlock build could use.

                     2 levels only lose you 1 point of BAB and net a +3 to Fort and Will, and while 2 + Int skills is paltry (you're a Warlock, you should be used to it), it does have Concentration, all the useful knowledge skills (such as arcana), and Spellcraft which tend to be prereq's for many Warlock available PrC's on its class list.

                     Quite frankly, I think that's a lot for just two levels. Granted, Binders are also very versatile, but as a class to dip for Hellfire Builds, I think Incarnate is superior as it still retains its versatility without having to worry about losing the one reason you took it: the ability to negate the Con damage. For a binder, they have to stick the Naberious bind or lose their Ability Point regeneration.

                     -Grave & Co.

                    Using Bloodlines/Legacy Champion/Uncanny Trickster to Increase Eldritch Blast Damage by Thinblade

                    This somewhat controversial trick doesn't work with a normal warlock, it's used in concert with Hellfire Warlock's Hellfire Blast.

                     Hellfire Warlock gains +2d6 hellfire blast every level, over the course of three levels. Bloodline levels count as a level for any level-dependent class abilities (like monk stunning fist). It has therefore been argued that 3 bloodline levels would give Hellfire Warlock a "virtual" boost of three levels. You wouldn't gain any other kind of ability (since Hellfire Warlockdoesn't have any past level 3), but you would continue to gain +2d6 hellfire blast for each level above 3.

                     The other way to boost hellfire blast is through the PrC's Uncanny Trickster and Legendary Champion. Both classes advance another class's abilities, instead of just advancing spellcasting. Again, it has been argued that you could use either to boost hellfire blast "through the roof" by applying those virtual levels to hellfire warlock, instead of normal warlock. The advantage of this over bloodlines is that you still gain all the niceties of actual class levels (like hit points, skills, and invocations) in addition to your blast.

                     CustServ, it should be noted, has ruled in both directions multiple times, which really means it's down to your DM. Come up with a compelling argument and go for it. Both ways have disadvantages (losing three levels of hit points and invocations for bloodlines, and losing casting levels with the PrC's), so it's not entirely in one way.

                     Making Nightcrawler by Thinblade
                      Non-good
                      Hide 10 ranks, Move Silently 10 ranks
                      Blind-fight, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack
                      Dimension Door as spell or SLA
                      Sneak attack +2d6
                      Thief 3/Warlock 6/Telflammar Shadowlord 4/X 7
                    or
                      Swordsage 1/Warlock 6/SS +1/TS 4/X 8
                    Dodge, Mobility
                    Rogue 2: Evasion
                    Warlock 1: Least invocation, Blind fight
                    Warlock 2: Least invocation, Detect Magic
                    Warlock 3: DR 1/cold iron
                    Warlock 4: Darkness, Decieve Item, Spring Attack
                    Warlock 5:
                    Warlock 6: Flee the Scene
                    Rogue 3: SA +2d6, Trapsense +1, Quicken: Flee the Scene
                    Telflammar Shadowlord 1: Shadowsight, shadow jump
                    Telflammar Shadowlord 2: Shadow blur
                    Telflammar Shadowlord 3: Shadow walk, Feat
                    Telflammar Shadowlord 4: Shadow pounce
                    Child of Night 1: Cloak of Shadows, cold resistance 5
                    Child of Night 2: Sustaining shadow (eat 1 meal/week), Feat
                    Child of Night 3: Dancing shadows 1/day
                    Child of Night 4: Cloak of shadows (blur 1/day) sustaining shadow (sleep 1 hour/day)
                    Child of Night 5: Cold resistance 10, Feat Dodge, Mobility
                    Warlock 1: Least invocation,
                    Warlock 2: Least invocation, Detect Magic, Blind fight
                    Warlock 3: DR 1/cold iron
                    Warlock 4: Least Invocation, Decieve Item
                    Warlock 5: Spring Attack
                    Warlock 6: Flee the SceneQuicken: Flee the Scene
                    Telflammar Shadowlord 2: Shadow blur
                    Telflammar Shadowlord 3: Shadow walk
                    Telflammar Shadowlord 4: Shadow pounce, Adaptive Style
                    JPM 1: +1 Man. known (4th) (Searing Blade), arcane wrath, rite of waking
                    JPM 2: Mystic phoenix stance
                    JPM 3: +1 Man. known (5th) (Leaping Flame), +1 Man. readied, Shadow Stride
                    JPM 4: Empowering strike
                    JPM 5: +1 Man. known (6th) (Rallying Strike), +1 stance
                    JPM 6: +1 Man. readied, Firebird stance, Jade Phoenix master, Feat
                    JPM 7: +1 Man. known (7th) (Inferno Blade)
                    JPM 8: Quickening strike

                    BAB 16; F/R/W: 9/11/11; Casts as Warlock 12 (6d6 blast, 1 Greater invocation)[/spoiler]
                    The value of becoming an apprentice: by ThinbladeItemization for a Warlock... by cheezgrater

                     If I don't list a sourcebook, then it is straight out of the 3.5DMG

                     Chasuble of Fell Power - boosts damage from your eldritch blast. Buy this. (Complete Arcane)

                     Warlock's Sceptre - Gives you +2 to hit with ranged touch attacks, and by spending charges you can boost your eldritch blast damage. (Complete Arcane)

                     Cloak of Charisma - Useful instant boost to your save DCs if you use a lot of save-based invocations

                     Gloves of Dexterity - Useful for blaster locks and meleelocks that rely on weapon finesse.

                     Boots of Elvenkind - Warlocks get invisibility invocations. Move silently bonuses can't hurt for those times when sneakiness is the order of the day.

                     Mithral Full-Plate - with the Battlecaster and Medium Armor Proficiency feats, you can get a really nice AC for your warlock, with no spell failure chance. Enchant this for even better armor.

                     Belt of Magnificence - Expensive as all get-out, but boosts all 6 stats while taking up only one slot. IIRC, it's 200,000gp for the +6 version, but +6 to every stat is really nice. (Miniatures handbook)

                     Cloak of Displacement, Minor - all attacks against you have a 20% miss chance. Pretty nice, especially for those warlocks that like to get into melee. This can serve as a replacement for the Entropic Warding invocation (and the item is better since it also works on melee attacks), except that it doesn't make you untrackable

                     Pale Green Ioun Stone - +1 on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, and ability checks that doesn't require an item slot? Yes, Please!

                     Orange Ioun Stone - +1 caster level, slotless. Won't give you extra invocations or boost Eldritch Blast damage, but can be useful if you see many enemies with spell resistance.

                     Manuals and Tomes - +5 inherent bonuses to Dex and Charisma are really nice for a blaster. Con is also nice for a melee lock What more needs to be said? You may also want to consider other books if you have money to burn. Beefing up stats is rarely a bad thing.

                     Horizon Goggles by FromTheShadows - I'm surprised nobody really noticed the Horizon Goggles in Complete Mage. For a mere 8,000 gp, you get extra range on your blast or invocations as long as they happen to be in a form that uses a ranged attack roll.

                     Codex Advocare by Tweedledope - Ya'll don't forget the Codex Advocare from the Expedition to Castle Ravenloft. It might seem minor but, for 20k it gives you an extra Least invocation known. Sure beats wastin' a feat.

                    Thoughts on Call of the Beast by Thinblade

                    This invocation gives wild empathy, the druid/ranger class feature, and the spell speak with animalsAlternate Class Features
                    Fiendish Flamewreath (PHB II) by Lone Wolf: A replacement for fiendish resilience. Starting at 8th level, 1/day you can immolate yourself in wispy flames that don't hurt you or your gear, but deal 1d6 points of fire damage to any creature that strikes you with its body (I assume this means a natural weapon) or a hand-held weapon. Creatures using reach weapons are not subject to this damage if they attack you. Using the ability is a free action, and it lasts 2 minutes or until you take another free action to end it. The flames provide light equivalent to a torch, but can't be extinguished except by you. This is a supernatural ability. At level 13, the damage done increases to 2d6 points of fire damage. At level 18, it increases to 5d6.

                    Venomous Blood (Drow of the Underdark) by Lone Wolf: This replaces your Fiendish Resilience at 8th level, and offers a +5 bonus on saves vs. poison; at 13th level, it turns your blood into a poison that affects any creature that bites you or swallows you whole (contact; Fort save DC 10 + 1/2 your warlock level + Cha modifier; 1d3 Str/1d3 Str); and finally at 18th level, allows you to envenom a weapon or your eldritch blast 3/day, with the poison dealing 1d6 Str instead of 1d3. The poison lasts until you make an attack with the weapon or eldritch blast or until the start of your next turn. Does not prevent you from applying blast shape or eldritch essence invocations to your eldritch blast.

                    Simple Warlock Trick - Wall of Gloom, by Tleilaxu_Ghola:
                    "LoSing" Enemies from Allies: Our DM made some wicked charge monsters. Nothing put the kibosh on a charging monster more than this stupid spell. Simply drop the wall in between your party member and the charging monster. The monster will be unable to target your friend, making it impossible for them to charge. To wit:

                    If you don't have line of sight to the opponent at the start of your turn, you can't charge that opponent.

                    If you cannot see the target (for instance, if you're blind or the target is invisible), you can't have line of sight to it even if you could draw an unblocked line between your space and the target's.

                    It's also a great way to prevent casters from nuking your allies without wasting a move action. Simply sit back, and ready actions to cast another wall of gloom when they finish their move, but before they cast. Even if they move through the wall, you can set up another one in between them and they'll lose LoS, provided they don't appear adjacent to their target (most casters want a bit of space while casting to avoid AoOs).
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                    Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                    « Reply #6 on: December 06, 2008, 01:16:16 PM »
                    Warlock Feats

                    Many, many thanks to jameswilliamogle for writing this section. Additions were made by Agent Rasp, and are marked with [AR]. I've added a few feats as well, and those are marked by [TB].

                    Books not in this list: Dragon Magic, Races of the Dragon, Magic of Incarnum, Sandstorm, Frostburn, Complete Psionic, Heroes of Battle, and possibly a few others (so others can jump in and continue).

                     Core Feats:

                    Ability Focus: Eldritch Blast: This is a great filler feat for later levels, when the Warlock gets access to Utterdark Blast in particular. Its worth taking earlier if you focus all your invocations as essences. ***

                    Apprentice [TB] (DMG II):Combat Casting [AR]: Some help when casting defensively, but invocations have somatic components and thus can't be attempted in a grapple anyway. High Constitution gives you at least this good a bonus, plus a nice crop of hit points and improved Fortitude, freeing up another feat in the process. Keep up your ranks in Concentration and you'll be fine. *

                    Combat Expertise [AR]: Only really useful for melee-locks, and then only at higher levels or when multiclassed for better BAB. The Int requirement may be a slight problem, depending on how you roll or buy; personally, I'm too much of a skill freak to ever play a 2 + Int class without taking Int 14 (and usually human, too). * / *** (melee-locks)

                    Combat Reflexes [AR]: The advent of eldritch glaive may give some potential to this feat, especially for a melee-lock with good Dexterity; I've got a mental image of Morthos facing a line of armored bruisers and going all Tao Ren as they move in, using a repelling glaive to knock 'em flying and avoid being ground to manburgers next round. However, without Dragon Magic, I'm unclear on the mechanics of the invocation. For warlocks without glaive, the feat isn't worth it. * / ?

                    Empower Spell-Like Ability: I'd only take this if there was absolutely no time for crafting, as the Warlock is very tight on feats. It still can add some ok damage, though. **

                    Flyby Attack: Your invocations and blast takes a standard action to activate, and thus Spring Attack, Shot on the Run, and Ride by Attack won't work with them. Flyby Attack allows you to make a standard action as part of a flying move action, allowing every invocation, blast, and any other standard action, and has no other feat prerequisites. You need to pick up the Fell Flight invocation, or have a flight speed by virtue of race or template (Avorial, Dragonborn, etc).
                     NOTE: Some DM's won't allow you to take this feat because it isn't in the Player's Hanbook, but the Monster Manual is a core book: ask the DM if they'd allow a high level Wizard to take Craft Construct in return. They'll then counter with "you don't have a fly speed all the time" to which you reply "its 24/7!!" and then throw some Cheetos and cans of soda at him. Then find another group. I'd rate this feat higher than Precise Shot even, it's the best you can get. *****+

                    Great Fortitude, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes [AR]: Somewhat useful at low levels to bolster your poor Fort and Ref saves, but your Con and Dex should be above-average to high anyway, and items outstrip the feats. Dark one's own luck is a better long-term investment. *

                    Improved Critical (eldritch blast) [AR]: Blast-oriented 'locks should take this feat ASAP (you qualify at 11th level), and others should strongly consider it. It doubles your chances to crit, it applies to all flavors and most forms of eldritch blast (except for cone, doom, and likely line), and you can use it from sunrise to sunset. ****

                    Improved Feint [AR]: With high Charisma, Bluff as a class skill, and the possibility of a bonus from beguiling influence, melee-locks trying to land a hideous blow can get some use out of this feat when facing high-Dexterity opponents. It might also be useful combined with eldritch glaive, which I gather is a melee touch attack, but touch ACs aren't usually very high to begin with, and a warlock already stands a good chance of hitting even if not optimized. Doesn't really seem worth the trouble. **

                    Improved Initiative: This is good on every character, but unless you plan on multiclassing with Rogue or a Rogue-like class, I wouldn't waste the feat slot on it. ***

                    Improved Precise Shot:   By the time you can take this, you could choose other feats, and your blasts are starting to lose some effectiveness. The concealment reroll ability is nicer than the cover. **

                    Improved Sunder: Melee Warlocks could take this along with the Hammer Blast Invocation. You can do some serious sundering when you need to. The feat itself is more useful as a prelude to Combat Brute. **

                    Leadership: Point Blank Shot: Mainly useful as a prerequisite for Precise Shot, it gives a +1 to hit and damage when within 30' (Complete Arcane is the source for using feats for Weapon-like effects). Without an item to increase your range, every Blast will have the added damage. ****

                      Power Attack: Precise Shot: Every time you use Eldritch Blast on an enemy that doesn't die right away you'll have to fire into combat. *****

                        Quicken Spell-Like Ability: Can be used w/ Flee the Scene to great effect as an exit strategy, but also works well as the Teflammar Shadowlord Prestige Class Prerequisite. Also great to use with Eldritch Glaive, as it grants 2 full attacks using that invocation in a single round. Other than these specific invocations, the utility isn't quite as good. ****

                        Skill Focus: UMD: Don't take it on a Warlock; by the time you can create items, your UMD check should be high enough, and the ability to take 10 mitigates low rolls. 0

                        Spell Penetration [AR]: A build with uninterrupted caster level progression can get by (especially if you take penetrating blast), but if you've taken levels in non-caster classes, consider this feat to make up some of the difference against spell resistant foes. Greater Spell Penetration might be a bit much, unless you took a big hit on caster levels or the DM favors massive SR monsters. ***

                        Weapon Focus: Ray: Generally not worth the spent feat, this might be useful as a prerequisite for other feat or Prestige Classes. *

                        Psionic Feats:

                        Psionic Shot:   The basis for most blast-based builds. This is the crown jewel that's used over and over in many builds. It expends your psionic focus, so you'll need to take Psionic Meditation below to be able to use it every round. ****

                        Greater Psionic Shot: Adds more damage to Psionic Shot, but since it takes up another feat slot, not quite as good. ***

                        Psionic Meditation:   Needed by most characters taking Psionic Shot to refocus as a move action. Useful only to these characters. ****

                        Wild Talent:   Necessary in many builds to generate the prereq for Psionic Shot, but also can meet the prereq for Thrallherd if you want to use the sacrificial rules from BoVD to make items. Its useless to anyone else that doesn't use either of these. **

                        Mind Over Body: Only useful for Warlocks that want to take Darkspeech for turning their Summoned Swarms into Hive Minds, and only mildly useful for that (a level of Binder or becoming Undead works much better). *

                        Psionic Weapon, Greater Psionic Weapon:   Similar to Psionic Shot, but is only remotely useful to melee-Warlock builds. Since you have to expend your focus every time you use it, you'll never get a full round of attacks out of it (past 5th level, of course). Not worth the feat slots. *

                        Item Creation:

                        The Warlock gets the ability to create any item that they have the item creation feat with a UMD check. If you plan on making any items when you get the ability, its always better to take Able Learner at 1st level and dip 2 levels of Chameleon, as the 2nd level ability grants any feat you meet the prereq's for 24 hours. If you can't take Chameleon due to the campaign, then here's a quick ranking of the PHB item creation feats:

                        Brew Potion:   Buy them, don't make them. 1/2*

                        Craft Magic Arms And Armor:   You can wear light armor, after all, and the tank will love you, but generally not as synergistic as the other crafting feats. **

                          Craft Rod:   Not good enough for a feat, but worth it if you burn through Warlock's Scepters often. *+1/2

                          Craft Staff:   They need to hold at least 2 spells, and many DMs don't allow custom staffs. Even then the fire staff is still cheap for what it does. Add a few 0 level spells along with the real spell you want to keep the cost low for custom staffs. Staffs in general are better than Wands as you can use your Cha to boost the DC. *** without custom staffs, **** with custom staffs

                          Craft Wand:   By the time you can make them, they're losing utility. Slightly better than Craft Staff if custom staffs aren't allowed. Don't make wands for blasting for yourself: you've got Eldritch Blast. Instead, make useful utility wands. ***+1/2

                          Craft Wondrous Item:   Always decent, but many items are cheap enough to buy. ***+1/2

                          Forge Ring:   Better if you can make custom rings, but usually still sucks. * with custom rings, otherwise 1/2*

                        Scribe Scroll:   A good feat to have, even with Chameleon, as it allows you to scribe any spell in the game in an emergency. ****+1/2

                        Craft Construct:   A Warlock with a bunch of crafting Homonculi and Golems would make for an interesting character, but its just not worth the feat prerequisites to get this. *

                        Craft Contingent Spell (CArc): Craft Rune Circle: Dual Wand Wielder (CArc): Reckless Wand Wielder (CArc), Wand Mastery (Eb): Magical Artisan, Legendary Artisan, Extraordinary Artisan:   These feats are just nominally approved on Artificers, so why would you take them? **

                        Feats from Lords of Madness:

                        Aberration Banemagic [TB]:Aberration Blood [Aberrant]* [AR]: The "gateway" Aberrant feat. On its own, it's Skill Focus with an associated deformity, and not really much use to a warlock. Skip it unless you intend to take more Aberrant feats. *

                        Bestial Hide [Aberrant] [AR]: The fact that the natural armor bonus increases as you take more Aberrant feats is nice, but it costs too much for a warlock to find useful. *

                        Deepspawn [Aberrant] [AR]: Yay, tentacles! But seriously, three feats for two low-damage tentacle attacks and a small grapple bonus is so-so at best; you're better off with chilling tentacles. ** / **** (if you like tentacles)

                        Durable Form [Aberrant] [AR]: Gaining extra hit points as you take more Aberrant feats isn't a bad deal, but Improved Toughness is worth more in the long run. **

                        Inhuman Reach [Aberrant] [AR]: Eldritch blast and eldritch glaive are vastly better ways to reach out and touch somebody. 0

                        Inhuman Vision [Aberrant] [AR]: All-seeing eyes beats the heck out of the Spot bonus; ditto for devil's sight or see the unseen and the short-range darkvision. 0

                        Parrying Shield [AR]: No help for warlocks unless they've gained shield proficiency, but VERY useful for characters with a good shield bonus and poor touch AC. 0 for normal warlock / **** if you can use a shield

                        Quick Recovery [AR]: The ability to throw off stunning and dazing effects is very nice, especially since you can try to shake off effects that didn't allow a save when they occurred. ****

                        Scavenging Gullet [Aberrant] [AR]: The bonus vs ingested poisons and diseases is appropriate for the (ahem) flavor of the feat, but I've never been in a situation where it would have helped. *

                        Starspawn [Aberrant] [AR]: Limited flight, minor cold resistance, and immunity to some conditions caused by high altitude is a so-so bonus for having to give up three feats. Fell flight is better. *

                        Warped Mind [Aberrant] [AR]: The Force of Personality feat from Complete Adventurer gives you the same sort of bonus on Will saves, but more of it, and all up-front. Extra psionic power points are pointless for a warlock. 0

                        Waterspawn [Aberrant] [AR]: Swimming the Styx will give you all the benefits of this feat except for the slight cold resistance. 0

                         * The Aberrant feats work best if you take them for thematic reasons rather than mechanical ones. Although intended to reflect a character's (distant) aberration ancestry, they could be used to show a fiendish origin instead.

                        Feats from Heroes of Horror

                        Blood Calls to Blood [AR]: This fiend-focused feat is right up the warlock's alley in terms of flavor and function; the only catch is deciding whether or not warlocks qualify as spontaneous arcane spellcasters. If you're in a fiend-heavy campaign, see if you can get the DM to fudge the prereqs a bit. ****

                        Debilitating Strike [Tainted]* [AR]: This one could be useful for a melee-lock who wants to maul good outsiders and other DR/evil opponents. The ability to damage Constitution and/or Wisdom is nice, too, but the limited uses per day could be a serious hindrance, if they apply to the entire feat and not just the ability damage. ***

                        Disease Immunity [AR]: If your DM likes biowarfare and cure disease is scarce, this feat can help you and your entire party. Taking it more than once would be overdoing it, though. **

                        Dreamtelling [AR]: This feat is useless unless the DM has introduced a "dream world" into the campaign. If that's the case, it's handy for dealing with the related weirdness, especially since Knowledge (the planes) is a class skill for warlocks. Not the greatest warlock feat overall, however. 0 or ***

                        Font of Life [AR]: If energy-draining enemies are anything like common in your campaign world, take this feat. The ability to shrug off a negative level the moment you get it is godly. *****

                        Lunatic Insight [Tainted]* [AR]: Use all Knowledge skills untrained, plus get a modest initiative bonus and a save bonus vs mind-affecting effects. Not bad. ***

                        Master of Knowledge [AR]: A flat bonus to all Knowledge checks. Not really that good unless you can use all the Knowledge skills. **

                        Pure Soul* [AR]: A nice way to avoid physical degeneration and insanity without paying for magical treatment. True, a warlock in a horror campaign should be the one most susceptible to the effects of taint, but the idea of the opposite being true -that the cleric and paladin fall prey to ever-increasing corruption and depravity while the warlock remains unaffected- is darkly amusing. *****

                        Spirit Sense [AR]: You see dead people. Cheap movie references aside, the bonus to Spot incorporeal creatures is somewhat useful; last I checked, however, such beasties were silent unless they wanted to be heard, making Listen checks (and bonuses thereof) rather irrelevant. The short time-frame for seeing recently dead spirits seems kind of useless too. **

                        Surge of Malevolence [Tainted]* [AR]: This is like a variant of action points, and it only gets more effective as you turn more corrupt or depraved. Too bad it's only once per day. **

                        Tainted Fury [Tainted]* [AR]: Gain extra hit points, make a smite attack, and risk Con damage at the end of the rage-like period. A warlock can find use for this feat whether he favors melee or has been dragged into it against his will, but the post-fury hp loss and Con damage is something to watch out for. ****

                        Unnatural Will [AR]: Charisma modifier + Wisdom modifier on Will saves vs fear? Interesting thought, but I'd rather just take Force of Personality (again), and free up the feat that would have gone to Iron Will. *

                         * Pure Soul and the Tainted feats are useless if the rules for taint aren't in effect.

                        Feats from Complete Mage

                        Battlecaster Defense [Tactical] [AR]: This feat specifies the casting of spells, but could be converted for a warlock's use with no pain at all, beyond the Combat Casting requirement. ***

                        Battlecaster Offense [Tactical] [AR]: The flip side of the previous feat, just not as useful. Same caveats. **

                        Delay Potion [AR]: The only reason I'd take this feat would be so I could walk around with a cure spell in reserve. Since warlocks can manage just as well with UMD, why bother? *

                        Favored Magic Foe [AR]: A little narrow, but not entirely poor. Your class skill list allows you to meet the requirements for several common enemy types. ***

                        Magic Device Attunement [AR]: Being able to activate one magical item without further UMD checks sounds nice in theory (especially since you can switch your attunement to a different item), but in practice, no warlock should be worried about failing UMD checks. **

                        Master of Undeath [AR]: This is a great feat for a warlock with the dead walk, provided that you can find sufficiently big, powerful, and dead creatures to reanimate. Or you can animate one big bruiser and a lot of lesser troops; either way is good, and if you do things right, it's unlikely that the big guy will survive long enough to break free and eat your brains. Mmmm. Brains. 0 without the dead walk / **** with

                        Feats Tome of Magic

                        Bind Vestige [AR]: Bind one of five vestiges and gain a minor supernatural power for up to 24 hours. Sort of like Extra Invocation, except that the powers are only interrupted by antimagic, and you can bind a different vestige each day. The powers themselves aren't much to speak of except at low levels; thematically, though, this is the sort of ability a warlock would be expected to have. ***

                        Defense Against the Supernatural [AR]: An insight bonus on saves vs supernatural special attacks. If you run into such things often, it'll help; if not, skip it. **

                        Empower, Enlarge, Extend, and Quicken Utterance [AR]: Unless you multiclass as a truenamer, you burn far too many feats just qualifying for these. 0

                        Empower, Enlarge, Extend, and Widen Supernatural Ability [AR]: None of these are helpful to a warlock, even if he has Bind Vestige. A binder/warlock might find them useful. 0

                        Focused Lexicon [AR]: Too narrowly focused to be useful to anyone without binder levels. 0

                        Improved Bind Vestige [AR]: Opens up eight new supernatural powers you can gain by binding a vestige. They're a bit better than the previous ones. ***

                        Minor Utterance of the Evolving Mind [AR]: Choose one of four 1st-level utterances, each of which is equivalent to two spells. You have to spend 12 skill points or 6 points and a feat to get this, but some of the utterances are pretty useful. ***

                        Obscure Personal Truename [AR]: A minor benefit, useful vs enemy truenamers. The notion that your truename is somehow protected (perhaps by the pact that gives you eldritch power) is thematically appealing. Having to spend 12 skill points or 6 skill points and another feat is too rich for this, though. **

                        Personal Truename Backlash [AR]: The effect is interesting, but minor for something you can only gain at 15th level or higher. By this point, you have better things to spend feats on. *

                        Practiced Binder [AR]: You gain two abilities for binding a vestige. Combine with Improved Bind Vestige and you can obtain some useful abilities, but really not enough for burning three feats. **

                        Sudden Ability Focus [AR]: Once per day, you add the benefit of Ability Focus to any one special attack you have. It stacks with regular Ability Focus, and you can take it multiple times for extra uses. Nifty. ***

                        Supernatural Crusader [AR]: The offensive version of Defense Against the Supernatural. About as useful. **

                        Supernatural Opportunist [AR]: Gain a sneak attack against threatened enemies that use a supernatural ability. You need Supernatural Crusader as a prereq. Not that helpful for a warlock. *

                        Truename Research [AR]: The effect of this feat is too specialized to be useful for any warlock who doesn't have ranks of truenamer. 0

                        Truename Training [AR]: Truespeak becomes a class skill. Doesn't help warlocks at all, except to make feats with Truespeak rank prereqs easier to afford. *

                        Utterance of the Crafted Tool, the Evolving Mind, and the Perfected Map [AR]: The utterances you can pick up from these feats are handy, but the prereqs are just too costly for a warlock. *

                        Other Feats

                        Able Learner (RoD): Battlecaster (CA): Combat Brute (CWar):   As Shocktrooper; generally Shocktrooper is taken before this feat. ***

                        Dark Speech (Hordes of the Abyss):   This feat breaks the game (Elephant Jack made this discovery). You can use it with Summon Swarm to generate a Sorcerer that can cast 6th level spells immediately, that can summon more powerful swarms to generate a chain of more and more powerful casters, all under your control (if you do it right). Expect to get chips and soda in your hair after you come to the table with this. *****+++ (broke, as in beyond Druid broke)

                        Defensive Archery (RotW):   A feat to give +4 AC when provoking with a ranged attack? It might be useful for a few levels when your damage is actually worth a damn, but not worth the slot in the long run. *

                        Diving Charge (RotW):   +2d6 damage when charging from flying. Neat for Melee Warlocks, it still would be a tight fit to put this in a standard build. **

                        Extraordinary Spell Aim (CAdv): Extra Invocation (CA):   A great feat if you have room for it. Generally better to take after you have access to Greater and Dark Invocations. ****

                        Frightful Presence (Draconomicon): Leap Attack (CAdv):   See Power Attack above. Very useful to Melee Warlocks. ***+1/2

                        Maximize Spell-like Ability (CA): Mobile Spellcasting (CAdv): Mortalbane (BoVD): Neraph Charge (PlH):   This is a very useful feat for Rogue / Warlocks that want to melee. Its not horrid on Melee Warlocks, as it renders the opponents you charge flat-footed. Theres worse ways to spend a feat. *+1/2

                        Plunging Shot (RotW):   Another +d6 damage feat if you fly. I have nothing else to say about it. **

                        Shocktrooper (CWar): Tomb-tainted Soul (LM):   You can heal with an Utterdark Blast, but by the time you get that, its not worth taking. Just become a Necropolitan instead for the same effect. *

                        Undead Leadership (LM):   See Leadership above. * to *****
                        « Last Edit: January 31, 2009, 11:08:08 PM by Thinblade »

                        Thinblade

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                        Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                        « Reply #7 on: December 06, 2008, 01:16:45 PM »
                        Basic Builds:

                           Basic Human Warlock 20 (EB Focused) by Tealgorthian

                          [spoiler]
                          Warlock 1: Point Blank Shot, (Precise Shot)
                          Warlock 3: Ability Focus (Eldritch Blast)
                          Warlock 6: Spell Penetration
                          Warlock 9: Maximize Spell-like Ability (Eldritch Blast)
                          Warlock12: Sudden Still
                          Warlock15: Greater Spell Penetration
                          Warlock18: Extra Invocation

                          Least Invocations ( ---> denotes a switch in Invocations, if there is no note for when, assume ASAP)

                           Spiderwalk ---> See the Unseen (When you get Fell Flight)
                           Sickening Blast ---> Beguiling Influance
                           Entropic Warding

                           Lesser Invocations

                           Eldritch Chain
                           Beshadowed Blast ---> Voracious Dispelling
                           Fell Flight

                           Greater Invocations

                           Vitriolic Blast
                           Noxious Blast
                           Chilling Tentacles
                           Eldritch Cone (Through Extra Invocation)

                           Dark Invocations

                           Utterdark Blast
                           Eldritch Doom
                           Path of Shadows
                          [/spoiler]

                          Versatile Warlock - Invocations yet to be decided. By Tealgorthian

                           Human Warlock18/Cham2

                          [spoiler]
                          1 Warlock 1: Able Learner, Point Blank Shot
                          2 Warlock 2:
                          3 Warlock 3: Precise Shot
                          4 Warlock 4:
                          5 Warlock 5:
                          6 Warlock 5/Cham1: Ability Focus (Eldritch Blast)
                          7 Warlock 5/Cham2:
                          8 Warlock 6/Cham2:
                          9 Warlock 7/Cham2: Spell Penetration
                          10 Warlock 8/Cham2:
                          11 Warlock 9/Cham2:
                          12 Warlock10/Cham2: Maximize Spell-Like Ability (Eldritch Blast)*
                          13 Warlock11/Cham2:
                          14 Warlock12/Cham2:
                          15 Warlock13/Cham2: Greater Spell Penetration
                          16 Warlock14/Cham2:
                          17 Warlock15/Cham2:
                          18 Warlock16/Cham2: Quicken Spell-Like Ability (Flee the Scene)
                          19 Warlock17/Cham2:
                          20 Warlock18/Cham2:
                          [/spoiler]

                           

                          [spoiler]
                          1 Warlock 1 Sacred Vow, Education
                           2 Warlock 2
                           3 Warlock 3 Vow of Poverty
                           4 Warlock 4 Nymph's Kiss
                           5 Warlock 5
                           6 Warlock 6 Point Blank Shot, Vow of Obedience
                           7 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 1
                           8 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 2 Consecrate Spell-like Ability
                           9 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 3 Precise Shot
                          10 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 4 Purify Spell-like Ability
                          11 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 5
                          12 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 6 Ability Focus (Eldritch Blast), (Free Exalted Feat)
                          13 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 7
                          14 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 8 (Free Exalted Feat)
                          15 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri 9 Quicken Spell-like Ability (Eldritch Blast)
                          16 Warlock 6/Sentinal of Bharri10 (Free Exalted Feat)
                          17 Warlock 7/Sentinal of Bharri10
                          18 Warlock 8/Sentinal of Bharri10 (Free Exalted Feat) Maximize Spell-Like ability (Eldritch Blast)
                          19 Warlock 9/Sentinal of Bharri10
                          20 Warlock10/Sentinal of Bharri10 (Free Exalted Feat)

                          Benifits: Spells dont damage trees, Tracks, 4 forms of Energy Resistance 10, Hide in Plain Sight in woods, with a +10 bonus, Bear Shapes, Healing ability, summon dire bears 1/week, quickened call lightning as spell-like ability, quickened lightning storm as a spell like ability.
                           Cons: Lose of half your Warlock abilities, reduction in BAB, Fort and Ref saves, feat issues.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Warlock/Teflammar Shadowlord Build by Eytan
                          Note: build requires the Spell Hand Feat(CA).

                          For the biggest bang for your buck in the shadowlord combo is:

                           Warlock 6/Rogue 1/Spellthief 1/TShL 5/Arcane Trickster 7

                          [spoiler]
                           That gives 7d6 Eldritch blast (9d6 with greater chausuble), 6d6 Sneak attack, 3 least/3 lesser/2 greater invocations, shadow pounce, 3rd level spells, shadowlord discorporation, and some other neat abilities. Some people go for rogue 3 for evasion and more skills and also take the 6th level in shadowlord for the death attack, but I think this build is more exact.

                           The invocations I would take are:

                           Least: Hideous Blow, See the Unseen, Baleful Utterance
                           Lesser: Flee the Scene, Walk Unseen, Fell Flight
                           Greater: Devour Magic, Vitriolic Blast

                           I am avoiding blast shapes mostly because this is a melee build. I've actually considered enervating shadow, but I just don't think it's worth if, even for a melee build that moves around constantly.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Various Builds from Mommy was an Orc

                          I like the following Warlock builds:
                           Rogue 1/Warlock 12/Daggerspell Mage 7 - +3d6 Sneak, 18th level Warlock, still gets Imbue Item. Very effective with Chain and retributive invis. With Able Learner, can be a solid party Rogue, too.

                           Rogue 2/Fighter 2/Warlock 4/Daggerspell Mage 8/Nightsong Enforcer 4 - +5d6 Sneak, +16 BAB, 11th level Warlock.

                           Hexblade 2/Warlock 18 - +11 to all saves vs spells at high level.

                           Warlock 16/Green Star Adept - basically gets 4 DR/--

                          Warlock Theme Builds by Scrollreader

                          I've been playing around with the Warlock, and found (I think) some very nice and interesting PrCs for them, and some nifty combinations. Each of theme is themed for a certain role, and is, IMO, decently, if not expertly optimized. Lemme know what you think, especially ways to tweak them further. Thanks.

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                           The Apt Pupil.
                           Human Warlock 10/Disciple of Asmodeus 10

                          [spoiler]
                           1st Able Learner, Disciple of Darkness
                           3rd Evil Brand
                           6th Leadership
                           9th Mortalbane
                           12th Live My Nightmare
                           15th Extra Invocation
                           18th Extra Invocation

                           /16/th level Warlock Casting (Dark Invocation! and 7d6 blast damage)
                           BAB +14(but see Dread Might), Saves +6/+6/+14
                           Learn Secret 1/day, Charm, Command, Greater Command, Greater Planar Ally, Summon Hellcats (1d4), and Evil Authority (Sanctuary + mass Suggestion, Evil creatures only.) Dread Might. Energy Resistance 5, Fiendish Resiliance 1, DR 2/cold iron. Phantasmal Killer as a virtual invocation.

                           Flavorful and Fun! The Eeeeeeevil Warlock. Tons of nifty spell like abilities that add some flexibility to the Warlock invocations. Nice social skills. Dread Might is just icing on the cake.
                          [/spoiler]

                          The Dragon's Doom
                           Human Warlock 10/Dragonslayer 10

                          [spoiler]
                           1st Dodge, Iron Will
                           3rd Power Attack
                           6th Battlecaster
                           9th Practiced Caster
                           12th Mobility
                           15th Flyby Attack
                           18th Arcane Mastery

                           BAB +17 Saves +10/+6/+14
                           Can penetrate SR of 29 without a roll. 39 versus Dragons.
                           Does +10 damage on all attacks versus dragons. 15th level invocations and 7d6 eldritch blast.

                          Nice little Gish. Very good against dragons (duh) but not bad against anyone else.
                          [/spoiler]

                          The MasterBlaster.
                           Xeph Warlock 20

                          [spoiler]
                           1st Point Blank Shot
                           3rd Psionic Shot
                           6th Psychic Meditation
                           9th Greater Psionic Shot
                           12th Mortalbane
                           15th Violate Spell-like ability
                           18th Mortalbane

                           Owns: Greater Chasuble of Fell Power, Warlocks Scepter (multiple)

                           Capable of Tossing out a 15d6 blast all day long, he can make it 17d6 10 times a day, and can use one his Warlock's Scepters for up to 21d6. Half of which is Vile. Ow.
                           Oh. And he gets some invocations, too.  Also worth noting that he can really make the most out of fell flight, when he needs to.
                          [/spoiler]

                          True Necromancer by Xaktsaroth
                           Spellstiched Necropolitan (Human)

                           Warlock 1/Cleric 5/True Necromancer 14
                          [spoiler]
                           1st Spell Focus: Necromancy, Practiced Caster: Cleric
                           3rd Corpsecrafter
                           6th Necromantic Presence
                           9th Destruction Retribution
                           12th Hardened Flesh
                           15th Nimble Bones
                           18th Necromantic Might

                           17th level (20th level) Cleric Casting. 6d6 Eldritch Blast.

                           Use The Dead Walk for suprisingly effective and buffed emergency support, or fodder. Alternatively, use the dead walk and then eldritch blast skeletons to death to heal yourself. It's not like it costs anything. Also gets a nice suite of necrothemed things from True Necromancer, and rebukes undead. Bolster yourself!
                          [/spoiler]

                          Attempt at a melee/battlefield control warlock: by HoshiAdam

                           Fighter2 /Warlock18

                          [spoiler]
                           Human
                           Level by level:
                           1: Fighter 1: EWP: Spiked Chain, Weapon Finesse, Combat Reflexes
                           2: Warlock 1:
                           3: Warlock 2: Combat Expertise
                           4: Fighter 2: Improved Trip
                           5: Warlock 3
                           6: Warlock 4: Ability Focus: Eldritch Blast
                           7: Warlock 5
                           8: Warlock 6
                           9: Warlock 7: Flyby Attack
                           10: Warlock 8
                           11: Warlock 9
                           12: Warlock 10: Improved Toughness
                           13: Warlock 11
                           14: Warlock 12
                           15: Warlock 13: Quicken SLA
                           16: Warlock 14
                           17: Warlock 15
                           18: Warlock 16: Extra Invocation
                           19: Warlock 17
                           20: Warlock 18

                           Invocations (3/3/4/2)
                           *Least:
                           Hideous Blow
                           Entropic Warding
                           See the Unseen
                           *Lesser:
                           Fell Flight
                           Beshadowed Blast
                           Flee the Scene
                           *Greater:
                           Chilling Tentacles
                           Wall of Perilous Flame
                          Repelling Blast
                           Noxious Blast
                           *Dark:
                           Eldritch Doom
                           Retributive Invisibility
                          [/spoiler]

                          Warlock Warmind by Lilt

                          My attempt at it might go something like as follows: Warlock 13/Psiwar 2/Warmind 5
                           That's not the order I'd take it in which woudl be something like

                          [spoiler]
                           1 Warlock 1 Wandstrike, Supernatural Transformation (EB)
                           2 Warlock 2
                           3 Psiwar 1 Psionic Weapon, Psionic Meditation
                           4 Warlock 3
                           5 Warlock 4
                           6 Warmind 1 Psicrystal Affinity
                           7 Psiwar 2 Greater Psionic Weapon
                           8 Warmind 2
                           9 Warmind 3 Psicrystal Containment
                           10 Warmind 4
                           11 Warmind 5
                           12-20 Warlock 5-13 *free feats*
                          [/spoiler]

                          Warlock Ur-priest by Surreal

                          Hmm, random thought (which has probably been done before): Illumian w/White Dragonspawn template (bought off) with the improved Krau sigil
                           - Warlock 9/Ur-priest 2/Mystic Theurge 9: gets you 2 dark invocations and 9th level divine spells, plus all the other brokenness from the dragonspawn template


                          Crafterlock by Nezkrul

                           Human Artificer 5 / Warlock 15

                          [spoiler]
                           32 point buy, 2 flaws at first level, at each artificer level from 1 to 4, crafted some magic items to "hold" the craft reserve for later. Starting wealth would obviously be deducted to do this.

                           Stats are optimized for Intellectual experimentation and usage of crafted items.

                          Base + level up points:
                           Str 10
                           Dex 14
                           Con 12
                           Int 18
                           Wis 9
                           Cha 16

                           1-Artificer Able Learner, Scribe Scroll, Exceptional Artisan, Legendary Artisan, Extraordinary Artisan
                           2-Artificer Brew Potion
                           3-Artificer Craft Wondrous Item, Magical Artisan (Craft Wondrous Item)
                           4-Warlock (Frightful Blast)
                           5-Warlock (See the Unseen)
                           6-Warlock Ability Focus (Eldritch Blast)
                           7-Warlock (Entropic Warding)
                           8-Warlock
                           9-Warlock Practiced Spellcaster (Warlock), (Frightful Blast -> Baleful Utterance), (Fell Flight)
                           10-Artificer Craft Homonculus, Extend Spell
                           11-Artificer Craft Magic Arms and Armor
                           12-Warlock Magical Artisan (Craft Magic Arms and Armor)
                           13-Warlock (Flee the Scene)
                           14-Warlock
                           15-Warlock Quicken SLA (Eldritch Blast), (Eldritch Chain)
                           16-Warlock (Chilling Tentacles)
                           17-Warlock
                           18-Warlock Craft Staff, (Vitriolic Blast)
                           19-Warlock
                           20-Warlock (Wall of Perilous Flame)

                           When you can, make yourself a couple of homonculi so you can keep adventuring while they make your magic items for you.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Core + Completes by jameswilliamogle

                          A lot of campaigns only allow Core+Completes and don't allow psionics, so I'm presenting this build as the best one can do in this environment as a crafter (no Chameleon, no Psionic Shot)

                           Non-Psionic, Core+Completes, Crafting Warlock, keeping flexible as necessary
                           Human Warlock 1-20
                           Str 8, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 14, Wix 8, Cha 16

                          [spoiler]
                           1,H: PBS, Precise Shot ('cause ya gotta)
                           3 Scribe Scroll ('cause it's better to have as soon as you can craft)
                           6 Flyby Attack (w/ Fell Flight: it's better than having SprAttack, Mobile Spellcasting, and Shot on the Run!)
                           9 Craft Wonderous Item ('cause it fits here well)
                           12 Craft Staff ('cause your DC's are better than a Wand's)
                           15 Extraordinary Spell Aim (for keeping those Tentacles from groping that hot elven sorceress you run with)
                           18 Quicken SLA: (pick your favorite invocation)
                          [/spoiler]

                          The Standard Eldritch Disciple by LogicNinja and NatchFeral
                          LogicNinja posted a build for the Eldritch Disciple that I thought could be expanded on here, and certainly deserved to be a part of this thread.

                           Cloistered Cleric (Knowledge & Trickery only)* 4
                           Warlock 1
                           Eldritch Disciple 10
                           Mystic Theurge 5

                          [spoiler]
                           * With Divine Magician (CM) and Spontaneous Domain (PHII) alternate class features. Gets the Knowledge domain, plus one other of your choise. I recommend Trickery, so you can Polymorph Any Object at into an outsider.

                           BAB +11
                           Saves +12/+5/+18
                           Invocations as Warlock 16 (1 Dark, 3 each of Greater, Lesser, Least)
                           Spells as Cleric 18
                           Choice of Abjuration, Divination, and Necromancy spells from Sor/Wiz list, one for each spell level added to cleric spell list.

                           Recommended Feats:
                           Human: Zen Archery or Mortalbane (depending on your Dex)
                           Level 1: Ability Focus (eldritch blast)
                           Level 3: Extend Spell
                           Level 6: Craft Wondrous Item (the best item creation feat for warlocks)
                           Level 9: Quicken Spell
                           Level 12: Persistent Spell
                           Level 15: Divine Metamagic Persistent Spell
                           Level 18: Extra Invocation (lesser)

                          Recommended Sor/Wiz Spells from Divine Magician, by level:
                           1. Shield
                           2. Protection From Arrows
                           3. Ray of Exaustion/Undead Lieutenant
                           4. Ray of Deanimation
                           5. Magic Jar/Duelward
                           6. Globe of Invulnerability/Fleshshiver
                           7. Spell Turning/Anitmagic Ray/Avasculate
                           8. Mind Blank/Avascular Mass/Bestow Greater Currse/Blackfire
                           9. Prismatic Sphere/Maw of Chaos/Reaving Dispel/ Mord's Disjunction/Eye of Power
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                          Eldritch Disciple/Enlightened Soul by Timespike

                          I know much has been made of the warlock class, but I haven't seen a whole lot of use being gotten out of the new PrCs, so here's my attempt at a good-aligned cleric warlock. I've stirred in a bit of incarnum, but I'm sure you could do just as well without it.

                           Some notes: The clerical casting is most assuredly the sideline for this character; this is a warlock first and a cleric second.

                          [spoiler]
                           Level 1 Warlock 1 {Eldritch Spear} [Point Blank Shot, Far Shot]
                           Level 2 Cleric 1
                           Level 3 Warlock 2 {Miasmic Cloud} [Precise Shot]
                           Level 4 Cleric 2
                           Level 5 Warlock 3
                           Level 6 Cleric 3 [Incarnum Spellshaping]
                           Level 7 Eldritch Disciple 1 {Devil's Sight} (Healing Blast)
                           Level 8 Eldritch Disciple 2
                           Level 9 Enlightened Soul 1 [Healing Soul]
                           Level 10 Eldritch Disciple 3 {Witchwood Step}
                           Level 11 Eldritch Disciple 4
                           Level 12 Eldritch Disciple 5 {Voracious Dispelling} (Wild Frenzy) [Divine Soultouch]
                           Level 13 Enlightened Soul 2
                           Level 14 Enlightened Soul 3 {Celestial Flight}
                           Level 15 Enlightened Soul 4 [Extra Turning]
                           Level 16 Enlightened Soul 5 {Eldritch Glaive}
                           Level 17 Enlightened Soul 6
                           Level 18 Enlightened Soul 7 {Holy Blast} [Divine Justice]
                           Level 19 Eldritch Disciple 6
                           Level 20 Eldritch Disciple 7 {Crawling Eye} (Fearful Glare)

                           Pros: cleric spells, nice abilities from PrCs (aura of courage, aura of menace, holy blast, healing blast) BAB of 14, Saves are quite solid for will (+16) and Fortitude (+11), Eldritch Blast of 8d6 (only 1d6 less than a warlock 20)

                           Cons: Stunted access to invocations (least and lesser only), bad reflex save (+4), no decieve item feature.

                           Further notes: My kingdom for just ONE greater invocation! Getting Incarnum Blast in there would be fantastic for this build.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Scar Enforcer Builds by surreal

                          Half-Elf ranger 1/warlock6/scar enforcer 10/Eldeen Ranger 4(Greensinger)
                           - would like to fit in half-elf bard sub 1 somewhere
                           - get cha to saves, 1 greater invocation, sneaky ranger-ish, smites, sneak attack, hide in plain sight, disguise self

                           half-elf ranger 1/warlock 4/scar enforcer 8/master of the yuirwood 4/corrupt avenger 3
                           - get BAB 16, saves 12/7/12 + cha, 1 greater invocation, smite 3/day and tainted strike 1/day, sneak 2d6, disguise self, HiPS,
                           - favoured enemy (human & elf) and sworn foe, good skills (102 + 23*Int), uncanny dodge, pass without trace, 2nd level arcane spells
                           - play style is fairly open... probably more suited to the social role

                           half-elf ranger 1/warlock 2/swordsage 2*/scar enforcer 8/shadow sun ninja 4/xyz 3
                           *unarmed strike variant
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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #8 on: December 06, 2008, 01:19:09 PM »
                          Advanced Builds:

                          The Doom Machine by Aurelius

                           Warforged Warlock 1/Fighter 2/Warlock 2-4/Dragonslayer 3/Doomlord 10/Occult Slayer 1

                           BAB 19, Saves 11/5/12+2 (+1 against spells and spell-like abilities). Warlock caster level 11. Average d10 hit die. Mithral Body.

                          [spoiler]
                           A lot of your feats are tied up here, and you get only 1 greater invocation, but there are hidden perks. If you have a use magic device score of 10 (which you should be able to get, you can automatically succeed in activating wands. Warforged don't need free hands to activate wands thanks to the Wand Sheath component (EbCS). Now get a Wand of Wraithstrike and and power attack away with your big sword. You also get 3 +20 damage smites per day. A Wand of Repair damage is also recommended. If you take the acid blast essence thing for your greater invocation, you don't need to worry about SR, and it fits the theme like a glove. You can replace the Occult Slayer level with something else if you like.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Warlock Avenger by TacticsPlanner

                          I like the idea of a Human Psychic Warrior 1/Warlock 12/ Chameleon 2/Cyran Avenger 5 with the typical blasting feats using the Chameleon feat for item creation and adapting to the adventure using things like Extra Invocation and the myriad of feats too specific to take normally.

                           The 5d6 Avenging Strike to ranged attacks (yay for weapon-like spell-like abilities!) Cha Mod times/day is awesome. All you need to do is wait for someone in your party to get hp damaged to use it.

                           You could also swap out the Psychic Warrior level for Fighter (16 bab), Rogue, Changeling Rogue, Mindbender, or anything else your party needs to help this fit in.

                          The Eldritch TheUr-Lock by NatchFeral

                          Warlock 9/Ur-Priest 2/Eldritch Disciple 9
                           Abilities:
                           Invocations as Warlock 18 (2 Dark Invocations)
                           Cleric Spells as Ur-Priest 10 (9th level cleric spells)
                           Rebuke Undead
                           BAB +13
                           Saves: +6/+6/+15

                          Variant: Warlock 8/Ur-Priest 2/Eldritch Disciple 8/Chameleon 2
                           Abilities:
                           Invocations as Warlock 16 (1 Dark Invocation)
                           Cleric Spells as Ur-Priest 10 (9th level cleric spells)
                           Rebuke Undead
                           BAB +14

                          [spoiler]
                          Mystic Wanderer (MoF) is a nice 2 level dip, as well. Cha as a sacred/profane bonus to AC, plus a familiar.

                           Tricks:
                           - Use Miracle to dupe Body Outside Body, Use Divine Metamagic Persistant Spell and a rod of Extend Spell to make it last 48 hours. Boosting caster level will get you 4-5 clones. All can use the Warlock Invocations. Multiple uses of Miracle can get you up to 30 clones. The Chameleon floating feat can allow the clones to customize themselves with Extra Invocation. Astral Projection can net lots of duplicate equipment for your clones to use.
                           -Make any magic item in the game aside from golems (Variant Build)
                          [/spoiler]

                          Tricklock by leif008

                          I figured out one easy way for a Rogue/Warlock to meet the requirements for the Arcane Trickster Prc since it only requires the ability to cast 2 spells which can be met by spell-like abilities (pg 72 Carc). Mage hand is gained from the Spell hand feat, and the ability to cast Daylight gained from the Aasimar race which is a 3rd level arcane spell.

                          Aasimar +2 Cha, +2 Wis

                          [spoiler]
                           The build is a ranged Aasimar warlock using sneak attack. I've listed the build with the +1 ECL paid off. The way to ultimately munchkin out the character is to add the Dark Creature Template, so he gains +10 movement speed, 10 cold resistance, and the coveted Hide in Plain Sight ability. Surprise round Sneak Attack Eldritch Blast, next turn: Move + hide in plain sight, fire off a Sneak Attack Eldritch Blast, etc. If you wind up using the Dark Creature Template switch out Walk Unseen, Miasmic Cloud, Retributive Invisibility, and Nightmares Made Real for invocations that aren't redundant in purpose.

                           My group always plays with bonus feats gained every odd level but we don't play with flaws. So if you play with the standard feat progression remove some extra invocations.

                           [01] Rogue 1 [Craven] - Sneak Attack 1d6, Trapfinding
                           [02] Warlock 1 - Eldritch Blast 1d6, Least: Miasmic Cloud
                           [03] Warlock 2 [Precise Shot] - Detect Magic, Least: Dark One's Luck
                           [04] Rogue 2 - Evasion
                           [05] Warlock 3 [Practiced Spellcaster] - Eldritch Blast 2d6, DR 1/Cold Iron
                           [06] Rogue 3 - Sneak Attack 2d6, Trap Sense +1
                           [07] Arcane Trickster 1 [Spell Hand] - Ranged Legerdemain 1/day, Least: Eldritch Spear
                           [08] Arcane Trickster 2 - Sneak Attack 3d6, Eldritch Blast 3d6
                           [09] Arcane Trickster 3 [Maximize SLA] - Impromptu Sneak Attack 1/day, Lesser: Fell Flight
                           [10] Arcane Trickster 4 - Sneak Attack 4d6, Eldritch Blast 4d6
                           [11] Arcane Trickster 5 [Empower SLA] - Lesser: Walk Unseen, switch Miasmic Cloud to Baleful Utterance, Ranged Legerdemain 2/day
                           [12] Arcane Trickster 6 - Sneak Attack 5d6, Eldritch Blast 5d6
                           [13] Arcane Trickster 7 [Quicken SLA] - Impromptu Sneak Attack 2/day, Lesser: Eldritch Chain
                           [14] Arcane Trickster 8 - Sneak Attack 6d6, Eldritch Blast 6d6, Greater: Nightmares Made Real, Switch out Walk Unseen for Flee the Scene
                           [15] Arcane Trickster 9 [Extra Invocation: Least or Lesser] - Ranged Legerdemain 3/day
                           [16] Arcane Trickster 10 - Sneak Attack 7d6, Greater: Vitriolic Blast
                           [17] Warlock 4 [Extra Invocation: Least or Lesser] - Deceive Item, Eldritch Blast 7d6, Greater: Vitriolic Blast
                           [18] Rogue 4 - Uncanny Dodge
                           [19] Warlock 5 [Extra Invocation: Least or Lesser] - Greater: Eldritch Cone
                           [20] Warlock 6 - Dark: Retributive Invisibility
                          [/spoiler]

                          Oz the Singing Warlock by NatchFeral

                           Okay, here is an Eldritch Theurge build, since I've had so much fun with the Eldritch Disciple...

                          Build
                          Bard 1 (Precocious Apprentice, Sanctum Spell)
                          Warlock 8
                          Eldritch Theurge 1
                          Sublime Chord 1
                          Eldritch Theurge 2-10

                          [spoiler]
                          Benefits:
                           9th level sublime chord spells
                           Invocations as Warlock 18
                           Able to cast all spells in light armor.
                           DR 4/cold iron
                           Fiendish Resiliance 2
                           Spellblast
                           Greatreach Blast

                          Variations:
                           Warlock levels 5-8 could be any prestige class that advances warlock casting, so Mindbender, Blood Magus, etc. could be added. Chameleon 2 would still allow for a single Dark Invocation. Binder 1 could substitute for a Warlock level, then Anima Mage at level 3, provided Improved Binding is taken as the level 3 feat. Use Anima Mage 6 to replace the remaining Warlock levels, advancing both Warlock Invocations and Binding. That gives access to 4th level vestiges.

                           Tricks:
                           Nothing special, aside from the easy entry into Sublime Chord. All of the other Warlock tricks still apply to this build, especially if Extra Spell can nab Body out of Body.
                          [/spoiler]

                          The No Save One Hit Wonder Warlock: by HoshiAdam

                           Warlock3 /Wizard3 /Eldritch Theurge10 /Spellsword 4

                           13th level Warlock invocations
                           15th level Wizard spellcasting
                           Channel spell 3/day

                          [spoiler]
                           Invocations of note:
                           Hideous Blow
                           Greater Spellreach (from Eldritch Theurge)

                           Feats of note:
                           Practiced Spellcaster (Wizard)
                           Practiced Spellcaster (Warlock, to boost versus SR)
                           Anything to increase Evocation or Cold caster level by 1
                           Wild Talent
                           Psionic Weapon
                           Greater Psionic Weapon

                           Equipment of note:
                           Spellstoring weapon of some kind
                           Greater Chaucible of Fell Power - +2d6 Eldritch Blast

                           Cast a Scorching Ray into the weapon (12d6)
                           Channel a Polar Ray into the weapon (20d6 if there is a boost to cold or evocation)

                           In combat, cast a True Strike, then move to within 10' of an opponent. Next round, 5' step into them, and use a Hideous Blow shape /Greater Spellreach essence Eldritch Blast, doing:
                           8d6 Eldritch Blast
                           4d6 Psionic Weapon
                           12d6 Scorching Ray (stored)
                           20d6 Polar Ray (channeled)
                           20d6 Polar Ray (Greater Spellreach)
                           Weapon damage

                           Or, 64d6 + weapon damage. All but 12d6 is subject to SR, sadly. However, this is only a first swing at the idea. Other spells could work also.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Abjurant Champion build by PonTelon
                          Dunno if this has been pointed out yet, but for a level 15 game I'm going to run:

                           Battle Sorc 1/ Warlock 6/Abjurant Champion 5/ Dragonslayer 3
                           BAB: 13
                           Warlock: 14
                           Sorc: 1(CL=BAB)

                          [spoiler]
                           Basically the Sorc is there to qualify and provide Mage Armor/Shield to beef up AC. This is going melee focused taking the Lesser Invocation: Eldritch Glaive from Dragon Magic. Invocations I'm looking at are:
                           Eldritch Blast: 7d6
                           Invocations:
                           Least: 3
                           - Eldritch Glaive (DM)melee touch, can get full attack.
                           - See the Unseen(CA)
                           - Baleful Utterance(CA)
                           Lesser: 3
                           - Deteriorating Blast(level 4)(DM)- Fort or -5 DR 1 min
                           - Relentless Dispelling(4)(DM)- Dispell magic 2r
                           - Flee the Scene (CA)
                           *Fell Flight(CA)
                           Greater: 2
                           - Hellspawned Grace(CM)
                           - Wall of Perilous Flame(CA)

                           So I have:
                           13/8/3 Eldritch Glaive(7d6) without stats or anything else added in.

                           No idea what you should take for the last few levels..perhaps finishing out Dragonslayer for the BAB and +arcane (applied to warlock of course)
                          [/spoiler]

                          The Warlock Daggerspell Mage Build by Mommy was an Orc

                          Human Rogue 2/Fighter 1/Warlock 4/Daggerspell Mage 8/Nightsong Enforcer 4/Master Thrower 1
                           28 point buy: Str 10, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 8
                           +16 BAB, +5d6 Sneak
                           Saves of 6/16/11

                          [spoiler]
                           1: Rogue 1: Able Learner, TWF, +1d6 Sneak
                           2: Warlock 1: Eldritch Blast 1d6, Invocation: Sickening Blast
                           3: Fighter 1: Practiced Spellcaster, Point Blank Shot
                           4: Warlock 2: Dex 17: Invocation: See the Unseen
                           5: Warlock 3: Eldritch Blast 2d6
                           6: Warlock 4: WF: Dagger, Invocation: Beguiling Influence
                           7: Daggerspell Mage 1
                           8: Daggerspell Mage 2: Dex 18: Eldritch Blast 3d6
                           9: Daggerspell Mage 3: Precise Shot, +2d6 Sneak: Invocation: Eldritch Chain
                           10: Daggerspell Mage 4: Eldritch Blast 4d6
                           11: Daggerspell Mage 5: Invocation: Walk Unseen
                           12: Daggerspell Mage 6: Improved Initiative, +3d6 Sneak: Dex 19: Eldritch Blast 5d6
                           13: Daggerspell Mage 7: Invocation: Fell Flight
                           14: Daggerspell Mage 8: Invocation: Vitriolic Blast - Sickening Blast -> Entropic Warding: Eldritch Blast 6d6
                           15: Rogue 2: Extra Invocation: Lesser: Flee the Scene
                           16: Nightsong Enforcer 1: +4d6 Sneak: Dex 20
                           17: Master Thrower 1: Quick Draw, Trip Shot
                           18: Nightsong Enforcer 2: Extra Invocation: Lesser: Void Sense
                           19: Fighter 2: Improved Precise Shot
                           20: Rogue 3: +5d6 Sneak: Dex 21

                           Notes:
                           8 Charisma - except for the Sickening Blast, there's really nothing which relies on DC at all.

                           At 20th level, does a 6d6 Eldritch Blast - by being in a Sneak Attack situation, does 15d6+1(6d6+4d6 extra+5d6 Sneak+1) with the primary target. 10d6+1(3d6+2d6 extra+5d6 Sneak+1) damage to the secondary ones.

                           In situations where there's 1 target, uses thrown daggers or a bow to generate lots of sneak attacks as a +16 BAB, 5d6 Sneak character with a very high dexterity.

                           it is possible to replace the 1 Fighter level and Master Thrower 1 with 2 levels of Rogue - the problem for me in doing that is significantly delaying Precise Shot.

                           Has 120 Skill Points as a base, 189 once you include human+14 Int. Enough to max out 8 skills.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Eldritch Disciple by NatchFeral

                          BoED/Vow of Poverty will get you treat your Eldritch Blast as a +5/good-aligned weapon. I don't think that works well with the warlock, who relies on magic items for her abilities. I don't think Enlightened Soul is worth it, either.

                           Why not try:
                           CG Human

                           Cleric (trickery, travel) 4
                           Warlock 4
                           Eldritch Disciple 10
                           Mystic Wanderer 2

                          [spoiler]
                           Invocations as Warlock 14 (3 Least, 3 Lesser, 2 Greater)
                           Spells as Cleric 15 (8th level spells)
                           Cha as Sacred Bonus to AC
                           Familiar (improve this by taking Celestial Familiar (coure eladrin)) who can also UMD.
                           Access to Deceive Item
                           Better saves
                           Access to Open and Bound Chakras using cleric spells from Magic of Incarnum. No need to waste feats here.

                           BAB +14
                           SAVES +12/+8/+18

                           Your familiar has Magic Circle Against Evil to protect you.
                           Get a Starmantle Cloak, since you are a good guy, and a ring of Evasion. Ignore weapon damage.
                           Use the spell Stone Body (SpC) to ignore crits, sneak attacks, ability score damage, poison, drowning, etc.
                           Use Divine Power and Poly Any Obj to turn your familiar into a tough outsider.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Chargelock by cheezgrater

                           (Melee Build)
                           Credit must be given to Tempest Stormwind and his UbERcharger for inspiring this build

                           Race: Human
                           Class Fighter 4 / Warlock 16 (You get one Dark Invocation, Baby!)

                          [spoiler]
                           BAB: +16 (4 Attacks! W00t!!)
                           Saves: +9 / +6 / +11

                           Skills: Max out JUMP!!

                           Feats:
                           Battle Jump
                           Battlecaster
                           Headlong Rush
                           Improved Bull Rush
                           Improved Critical (Scythe)
                           Leap Attack
                           Monkey Grip
                           Power Attack
                           Power Lunge
                           Run
                           Shock Trooper

                           Weapon: +5 Valorous Large Scythe

                           Equipment: Greater Chausuble, Manual of Gainful Exercise +5, Belt of Giant Strength +6

                           Assuming you started with an 18 strength, this gives you a total strength of 34 (+12).

                           Make an UbERleapingcharge of doom with Hideous Blow.
                           Damage:
                           4x (2d6 + 5 + (Str x 2) + (PowerAttack x 3) +Eldritch Blast + Chausuble)
                           Crit on 19-20
                           7x (2d6 + 5 + (Str x 2) + (PowerAttack x 3) +Eldritch Blast + Chausuble)

                          Now, using the 34 strength score, 9d6 eldritch blast for a lvl 16 warlock with a greater chausuble, and assuming a 10 point power attack (you can use heedless charge to put part of the penalty to AC instead of attack roll if you need to).
                           Average Damage = 390
                           Average Crit = 682.5

                           Note that this build can also wear (mitrhal)full-plate with no spell failure.
                           I also did not calculate any buffs or extra weapon enhancements, which could potentially massively boost damage from this.

                           As a level 16 warlock, he can take 10 on UMD checks, and he has 10 invocations including 1 dark invocation.

                           I suggest grabbing the Leaps and Bounds invocation since this build uses lots of Jump checks.

                           If you wanted to trade off the dark invocation for a couple more fighter levels, the extra feats would let you get Quicken Spell Like Ability (Flee the Scene). This would be a nasty combo even though damage was reduced. Charge w/massive damage, and then dimension-door out of the range in the same round).

                           If you pump up your Charisma as well as Strength, Repelling Blast could make this even nastier (Charge with damage, Reflex save or victim is blown backwards and knocked prone).

                           So when you start grabbing buffs, you could dish out some severe damage with a meleelock!
                          [/spoiler]

                          Warlock/Wizard/Cleric by LiamDeclan

                          (End result is a cleric of 7/ Wizard of 11/ Warlock of 18)

                          [spoiler]
                          To get the most out of what you want you can try this little trick.

                           Take the Illumian race from Races of Destiny, choose the krau sigil as one of your racial abilities.

                           Start off with this Cleric 1/Wizard 1/Warlock 1
                           now for feats at first level take the Improved Power Sigil Krau feat (also in Races of Destiny) this feat allows you to choose any 2 spells and from that point on they are cast at 1 spell level higher than their actual level. You can change the spells selected at anytime you gain new spells. So when you gain that wizard level choose 1 of the arcane spells along with 1 of your divine spells. Now you can cast 2nd level arcane and divine spells.

                           Okay now we have 3 character levels and the ability to cast 2nd level arcane/divine spells getting you into Mystic Theurge.
                           Further your character progression by doing this:
                           Cleric 1/Wizard 1/Warlock 1/Mystic Theurge 2
                           Use the mystic to up your Cleric and Warlock levels.
                           Now you further the progression by going into Eldritch Theurge and Eldritch Disciple
                           Cleric 1/Wizard 1/Warlock 1/Mystic 2/Eldritch Theurge 10/Eldritch Disciple 5

                           So end result is a cleric of 7/ Wizard of 11/ Warlock of 18

                           You can do the same with Sorcerer and you would have a Sorcerer of 10 losing that 6th level spell that a Wizard would have had.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Vituoso by Vainglory

                           Human Paragon 3/Warlock 7/Virtoso 10

                          [spoiler]
                          Gives 2 dark invocations, 8d6 blast, +2 Charisma and lots of bard song goodies. The bonus feat is a godsend as well.


                           The fey heritage feats from Complete Mage may not be a power gamers delight but they aren't awful if you get stuck playing a lot of low character level games they can be quite nice.

                          Fey Heritage, nothing special, prereq for others

                          Fey Legacy, 9th level, confusion, summon nature ally V, dimension door once a day. Full range dimension door, and you may not have flee the scene at this point. Summon Nature Ally V is useful at any level, and it's not like you can't find a use of confusion 1/day.

                          Fey Power, Plus on DC to warlock invocations, doesn't affect blast but still very nice.

                          Fey Presence, 6th, Charm Monster, Deep Slumber, Disguise self...An extra charm when it works, can always use charm monster on your friendly creature then run around casting the invocation on new mobs. Deep Slumber and Disguise have a lot of uses.

                          Fey Skin, basically 1/cold iron DR per feat here that explicitily stacks with the warlock ability. 4 of these feats by level 7 would give you 6/cold iron DR...not bad for the level.
                          [/spoiler]

                          The Hellfire Champion by Grave

                           Warlock 6/Anarch 2 (variant Paladin)/Mindbender 1/Hellfire Warlock 3/Legacy Champion 8

                           Warlock lvl: 16
                           +7d6 Eldritch Damage
                           +18d6 Hellfire.

                          [spoiler]
                           As has been pointed out, using Shape Soulmeld (strongheart vest) negates the one downside to Hellfire use (aside from those that arise from rp -- pitch wielding mobs--ahem). Another 2 feats to pick up are Mindsight (gotta love Telepathy) and Mortalbane (this one actually fits flavor-wise). The inclusion of Anarch was mainly for Cha to saves (and as an upside, I think can be easily made to fit flavor-wise). Granted, this build hinges on allowing Legacy Champion to further progress Hellfire Warlock, which I think it would as it only increase class features and effective level (but not actual level so epic need not apply). Sure, the Legacy Champion is rather subpar, but in this instance, even with all its useless legacy abilities the fact that it provides a net damage increase of +18d6 untyped and furthers Warlock invocations and EB makes it worth it.

                           When I get some time, I'll post a full build, and also report on it's playability (new 12th campaign starting soon).

                           -Grave & Co.

                          Grave note: Anarch is from Dragon #310. It's full of variant paladin classes for every alignment type. My Dm generally allows them all as it does make sense that the other alignments would have some form of champion. If that doesn't fly, you could always drop the Mindbender level and use the Paladin of Freedom variant for Divine Grace. Course, this assumes you want to be good.

                           As for Legacy Champion, if you don't want to eat the usually high penalties associated with your legacy item, you can always just ignore it and not unlock squat.

                          [/spoiler]

                          Paragnostic Eldritch Disciple by carnivore

                          Gray Elf ....Chaotic Good
                           Patron: Ehlonna

                          Warlock 2/ Cloistered Cleric(spontaneous Domain caster variant: Healing) 3/ Eldritch Disciple 10/ Paragnostic Apostle 4/ Contemplative 1
                          [spoiler]
                          Domains:
                           Healing.....cast any Healing Domain spell Spontaneously
                           Celerity ..... gives Time Stop, Greater Blink, Haste
                           Animal ...... gives Shapechange
                           Knowledge .. lots of info gathering power


                          Spell Casting:
                           Caster level 17th(20th with Practiced Caster)
                           9th level Divine Spells

                          Turn Undead:
                           Base Turn Undead(without items):
                           as 17th lvl Cleric +2(paragnostic apostle:See thru the Veil)= 19th lvl Cleric


                          12th lvl Warlock:

                          Invocations:
                          Least:
                           Eldritch Spear.........250' range EB
                           Beguiling Influence....+6 Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate
                           All Seeing Eyes.........+6 Search, Spot, and Continuous Comprehend Languages

                          Lesser:
                           Eldritch Chain.........3 targets
                           Voracious Dispelling..Dispel Magic and Damage target
                           Fell Flight................24 hour Flight

                          Greater:
                           Chilling Tentacles.......Evards Tentacles with Cold damage

                          what makes this fun and Powerful......the Class Ability: Gift of the Divine.....he must use a Turn Undead Attempt to power it......but if he picks Healing Blast...he can Heal with his EB....and can do it at great Range with Eldritch Spear, or heal multiple targets with Eldritch Chain

                           also he can Buff himself with buffs that make the most of the important Attributes(Wis(spells,save,skills(Spot,L isten)& Cha(Turning,Diplomacy,Bluff))

                           he has continuous at will abilities that do not expend any spells....but he can also use DMM(Persistant) for more fun(Shapechange,Improved Blink)

                           Also his Bardic Knowledge from Cloistered Cleric and Paragnostic Apostle Stack:
                           +7 to knowledge checks....... helps with Knowledge Devotion to gain bonuses for combat

                           1 Warlock 1: extend spell
                           2 Warlock 2
                           3 Cloisterd Cleric 1: Persistant Spell
                           4 Cloisterd Cleric 2:
                           5 Cloisterd Cleric 3:
                           6 Eldritch Disciple 1: Divine Metamagic Persistant
                           7 Eldritch Disciple 2:
                           8 Eldritch Disciple 3:
                           9 Eldritch Disciple 4: Knowledge Devotion......gain Insight bonuses to Hit and Damage
                           10 Eldritch Disciple 5:
                           11 Eldritch Disciple 6:
                           12 Eldritch Disciple 7:Summon Elemental(reserve).....unlimited supply of cannon fodder
                           13 Eldritch Disciple 8:
                           14 Eldritch Disciple 9:
                           15 Eldritch Disciple10: Practiced Caster(Cleric)
                           16 Contemplative 1
                           17 Paragnostic Apostle 1
                           18 Paragnostic Apostle 2..Dimensional Reach(reserve).... unlimited Retrieve
                           19 Paragnostic Apostle 3
                           20 Paragnostic Apostle 4


                          Paragnostic Apostle abilities apply to Warlock abilities also:
                          Knowledge is Power: Manifest Ethos(Good)
                          Knowledge is Power: Accurate Retort
                          Knowledge is Power: Penetrating Insight
                          Knowledge is Power:See through the Veil
                          [/spoiler]

                          Warlock/Wizard gestalt build by fil kearney:
                           warlock6/wizard1/warlock+2/wizard+1/warlock+2/wizard+1/warlock+2/wizard+1/warlock+4/
                          /artificer5/trapsmith1/swiftblade10/abchamp4
                          [spoiler]
                           I only play gestalt, so I always think gestalt.
                           BAB 18
                           16th level warlock dark invocation and 7d6 blasts
                           14th level wizard casting (because I spaced out the wizard levels just right amidst the switblade)
                           pure artificer cheeze with warlock UMD kicker for anything you want to build
                           full swiftblade build with 7th level wizard spells for 2 round timestop
                           I couldn't quite get abchamp 5 for the bab= 19th level casting.


                           I allow two PrC's at a time in my gestalt game, but I wanted to keep this one "street legal" for the kids at home.
                           considering the extra actions fromt he swkiftblade, I'd probably go ranged blaster/buffer/controller.... but I suppose hideous blow twice a round with the haste buffs would make a fantastic skirmisher as wll. fell flight and flyby attack-- blast and fly by hideous blow,or vice versa. Lotta options here.
                          [/spoiler]

                          Super Holy Warrior by Carnivore

                          Illumian(CG)
                           sigils:
                           Krau(+1/ sigil to Caster lvl)
                           Naen(+1/ sigil to Int skills and Int checks)

                            Thinblade note: works equally well with any race with Any, Cleric, or Warlock for favored class (human, half-elf, Primordial half giant, etc.)

                          Patron:
                          Lirr(CD) Chaos, Good, Knowledge, Magic, Travel

                          Domains: Knowledge,Travel Sun

                          Warlock 1/ Cleric 4/ Eldritch Disciple 8/ Knight of the Raven 7 (Ravenloft)
                          [spoiler]
                          BAB +16
                           17th lvl Cleric(20th lvl Divine Caster... without items)
                           9th lvl Spells
                           17th lvl Cleric Turning


                          9th lvl Warlock powers( 3 least, 2 lesser, 5d6 EB)
                           least:
                           Eldritch Glaive .........5d6 Melee touch attacks
                           Beguiling Influence....+6 Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate
                           All Seeing Eyes.........+6 Search, Spot, and Continuous Comprehend Languages

                           Lesser:
                           Flee the Scene ........ Dimension Door and Invisible
                           Fell Flight................ 24 hour Flight

                          Eldritch Disciple:
                           Gift of the Divine: Healing Blast...heal @ range with EB
                           Gift of the Divine: Protective Aura .. Magic Circle
                           Gift of the Divine: Wild Frenzy .... +2 Attack and Damage with Weapons or EB

                          Feats:....could be any

                           Enhanced Power Sigil........ need for skill and CL boost
                           Combat Reflexes
                           Summon Elemental(reserve) ...... want this one
                           Knowledge Devotion(domain) ..... want this one
                           Practiced Caster(cleric) ............ Need this one
                           Touch of Healing(reserve)
                           Robilars Gambit

                          or could do DMM(Persistant) ... like this:

                           Enhanced Power Sigil
                           Extend Spell
                           Persistant Spell
                           Divine Metamagic(Persistant)
                           Summon Elemental(reserve)
                           Knowledge Devotion(domain)
                           Practiced Caster(Cleric)


                           other Patrons that can work with this:

                           Syret(CG)(Illumian) Chaos,Sun,Travel (Mace)
                          Haku(CG)(Sandstorm)Air,Chaos,Good,Protection,Travel(Scimitat)
                          Zoser(CN)(Sandstorm)Air,Chaos,Destruction,Sand,Summer (Spiked Chain)
                          Bast(CG)(Egyptian)Chaos,Destruction,Protection,Strength,War(Spiked Gauntlet)
                           Nephthys(CG)(Egyptian)Chaos,Good,Protect ion,Repose(Mace)
                           Nanna-Sin(CG)(Babylonian)Chaos,Luck,Good(Battl e Axe)
                           Utu(CG)Babylonian)Chaos,Fire,Good,Sun(Sc imitar)
                           Lirr(CG)(Complete Divine Core)Chaos,Good,Knowledge,Magic,Travel(R apier)
                           Tritherion(CG)(Complete Divine-Core)Chaos,Good,Liberation,Summoner(Spea r)
                           Kord(CG)(Core)Chaos,Good,Luck,Strength(G reat Sword)

                          what makes this great:

                           1)BAB+16.... 4 itterative attacks without Divine Power, and all are Melee Touch Attacks with Eldritch Glaive(5d6 damage each)

                           2)17th lvl Cleric(in all respects), 9th lvl Spells.... 20th lvl Caster level without anything else yet

                           3)9th lvl Warlock abilities

                           4)Retributive Attacker = lots of Attacks.... if you even swing at him he gets to immediately hit back, and gets a boost from Knowledge checks to Attack and Damage... with a good roll and Wild Frenzy .... additional +7 Attack and Damage with Touch Attacks

                           5)Great Endurance .... all day power from Warlock and Reserve Feats

                           6)handles anything thrown at it
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                          Hellbred Eldritch Disciple by ksbsnowowl
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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #9 on: December 06, 2008, 01:25:08 PM »
                          Hi all. Sorry it's taken so long to get this up, the 4e transition was so awful it sapped me of all will to do D&D work. But it's here now, ready to help any who need it.

                          If you take a look, it's obvious that I've got some formatting issues to deal with. Bear with me, what just got posted is what I posted to the WotC boards, with their formatting. Obviously, some things are different here. I'll try to get it cleaned up today and tomorrow.

                          Also, there are a couple of things I've wanted to add, so some new stuff might pop up sooner or later.

                          Edit: Well, I've fixed most of the formatting problems, with the exception of indenting. Anyone know how to indent things without using the List button (and its attendant bullets)?

                          Also, I added T_G's tips on using Wall of Gloom, which is something I've been meaning to do for months.
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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #10 on: December 06, 2008, 04:40:08 PM »
                          The best save-requiring invocation is, far and away, UtterdarkNoxious Blast.

                          Fixed it for you. 

                          I've never understood the attraction of utterdark blast over noxious blast.  Negative levels are a good debuff, and after couple dozen hits where they fail a save, you can kill your opponent.  On the other hand, taking an opponent out for a minute is pretty much a one-hit save-or-die, and it comes much earlier.
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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #11 on: December 20, 2008, 02:45:39 AM »
                          Has anyone ever come up with a good use for Hellspawned Grace? By the time you get it, it's not really that suitable as a combat form unless you have some sort of arcane/sneak attack build to take advantage of the invisibility. I guess it's not too bad as a utility form, especially for stealth, and it sort of lumps in darkvision/invisibility/scent if you didn't grab any of those earlier (plus telepathy).
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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #12 on: December 20, 2008, 12:35:45 PM »
                          I haven't seen any, no. HG is at best mediocre at its power level, but probably too powerful as a lesser invocation. There are just too many good greater invocations for someone to want to take this.

                          Still... it is a polymorph effect. Does that help get into any extra PrC's? Nothing's coming to mind, but it's possible.

                          On a tangent, I'm seriously considering doubling the number of allowed invocations the next time I DM a warlock. There are just so many cool invocations that never get used because there are several really, really good ones. So, maybe with extra invocations some things like HG will actually see play.

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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #13 on: December 20, 2008, 03:13:48 PM »
                          On a tangent, I'm seriously considering doubling the number of allowed invocations the next time I DM a warlock. There are just so many cool invocations that never get used because there are several really, really good ones. So, maybe with extra invocations some things like HG will actually see play.
                          a possible option:

                          allow the player to exchange one higher lvl Invocation for 2 lower level ones from next level Lower, or 4 from 2 levels lower, or some combination of this, 1 next lvl lower and 2 from 2 lvls lower, etc....

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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #14 on: December 20, 2008, 03:44:51 PM »
                          Now if Hellspawned Grace let you keep your class features, that would be awesome. Either that or give a choice between several forms (but not both, that might be a little too strong). Now if only there were some equivalent wildshaping class for warlocks, that would be fun.
                          On a tangent, I'm seriously considering doubling the number of allowed invocations the next time I DM a warlock. There are just so many cool invocations that never get used because there are several really, really good ones. So, maybe with extra invocations some things like HG will actually see play.
                          I think the simplest would be to start with 2 and gain 1 invocation per level. Hmm, or leave the table as is, but instead treat it like the spirit shaman, so the warlock chooses which invocations he can use each day.
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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #15 on: December 21, 2008, 01:35:29 AM »
                          Rather than double the number of invocations (which is NOT a bad idea, mind you) why not allow the Extra Invocation feat to an invocation up to the level of invocation you can know at the time (this would probably not be a good idea if retraining were allowed, but it is mimicked by it)?

                          Also the Humanoid Shape invocation looks to me like it should allow for entry into Warshaper (you have the change shape ability), but it's not airtight. Plus it's only a DFA invocation (though that shouldn't stop you either...;))
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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #16 on: December 22, 2008, 02:43:10 AM »
                          I've always thought that if someone as feat-starved as a warlock wanted to spend a feat on Extra Invocation, they should get one up to their current max. That seems a fair trade, to me, especially when compared to, say, Quicken SLA.

                          And Chemus, good catch on Humanoid Shape. I didn't write most of the invocation summaries, so its exclusion was not intentional. Looking at it now, I don't see why it wouldn't be something a warlock could take, especially since it fits an "infiltrator type" that includes things like beguiling influence.

                          Looking at Warshaper, I agree that it's now completely open to warlocks using that invocation. The best part is that it's essentially free, just requiring one really good invocation and +4 BAB. I probably wouldn't go more than 2 levels, but that gets you an essentially-permanent +4 Str/Con, in addition to immunity to stunning and morphic weapons. Maybe add it to a Shadowpounce build to really make Nightcrawler? Though those builds are crazy enough as it is, and take a large enough hit to warlock casting.

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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #17 on: December 22, 2008, 03:52:23 AM »
                          Going up to Warshaper 4 isn't a bad option either, especially if you're doing a Glaivelock. The extra reach especially, although fast healing is always nice.
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                          « Reply #18 on: December 24, 2008, 04:06:27 AM »
                          I wish I could tell you which book this feat is out of, but Supernatural Transformation will change your Eldritch Blast from a spell-like ability to a supernatural ability, meaning it would be unaffected by SR.  While maybe not the greatest use of a feat, I don't think it's not worth it, either.

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                          Re: Warlock Information Compilation
                          « Reply #19 on: December 24, 2008, 04:38:22 AM »
                          I wish I could tell you which book this feat is out of, but Supernatural Transformation will change your Eldritch Blast from a spell-like ability to a supernatural ability, meaning it would be unaffected by SR.  While maybe not the greatest use of a feat, I don't think it's not worth it, either.

                          Supernatural Transformation is from a 3.0 book: Savage Species. My understanding is that it only works on innate SLA's, and has been ruled ineffective vs. invocations.
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