Warlock
The Magister line’s premier DPS and a darkness-themed burst caster. Despite the "ranged" label it plays aggressively at close range, stacking curses and detonating them for enormous spike damage, and stays a top raid carry and PvP threat in the 2.0 meta.
Role
Ranged magic DPS with crowd control
Core Mechanic
Resentful Curse — stack up to 5 marks on a target (they glow purple at max), then detonate with Demonmark Burst for massive burst damage.
PvE Tier
PvESPvP Tier
PvPSPlaystyle
Mid-to-long range caster with huge AoE burst on short cooldowns and reliable CC; considered the top ranged DPS after the 2025 balance patch.
Recommended Builds
PvE Curse-Detonation DPS
Full guide →Stack Resentful Curse then blow it up in Awakening/ult windows for raid burst.
PvP Assassin Caster
Full guide →Close-range mark detonation to delete a target, then reposition with flight.
Key Aspects & Uniques
- Sacrasilver Focus — Craftable starter magic weapon on the upgrade path.
- Miragegold Focus — Upgraded focus for scaling MATK.
- Red Night Fool’s Box — Specialized late-game weapon option.
- Circuits (MCrit / MATK) — Stack magic crit and magic attack substats.
Strengths
- +Top-end AoE and single-target burst
- +Flight + self-heal aid raid uptime
- +Curse detonation gives huge spike windows
Weaknesses
- −Aggressive close range is risky
- −Sustain is one long-cooldown heal
- −Scales poorly early — gear-hungry
Why This Tier
Sits at S/S: best-in-class burst plus enough utility and mobility to carry both endgame PvE and PvP.
Skills