Alright people of cairn it’s time for another memer, the cold devastation Warlock! Still able to do some actual endgame content, not the hardest and not in the fastest way, but I managed campaign content, the four roguelikes, Lokarr, Kubacabra and other nemesis in Shattered Realm shards 50-51 on HC.
^ingame with Blood of Dreeg active
GRIMTOOLS
1.1.9.0: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/RZRPePx2
Spectral Bludgeon grimtools: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/Q2zYBQvN
Trozan Starkeeper grimtools: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/q2mjXmnV
PERFORMANCE
Gladiator Crucible:
1-170 first run 150-170 in 8 min 59 sec on patch 1.1.9.1
Celestials (except Lokarr): big nope
Devotions
Tier 1:
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Jackal: total speed, phys res, affinity
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Sailor’s Guide: best tier 1 devotion (except for bat), res, MS
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Eel: DA, pierce res, affinity
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Lizard: affinity, better than hound here
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Quill: DA, affinities, energy, aether res
Tier 2:
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Watcher: huge DA, flat armor, pierce res
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Murmur: must have for all cold builds, RR proc
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Behemoth: HP, regen, healing proc is very good with Time Dilation
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Rhowan’s Crown: %elemental dmg, flat RR proc, ele and chaos res
Tier 3:
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Ultos: OA, chaos res, crit dmg, elemental %RR
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Aeon’s Hourglass: nice defensive nodes, still has a superb proc even after nerf (perfect for resetting CD of Devastation, Giant’s Blood, TSS, Mirror of Ereoctes, etc.)
Gear
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weapons: Trozan’s Skykeeper (vitatlity → cold conversion to Sigil of Consumption and +1 projectiles to TSS) or Spectral Bludgeon (lightning → cold conversion to TSS)
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offhand: Terrnox’s Aether Tome (CDR for Devastation)
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amulet: Conduit of Arcane Whispers (fire to cold conversion to Devastation)
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chest, gloves, pants: The Eastern Oath set (skill bonuses, decent proc, poor man’s Trozan set, which doesn’t block helm/shoulder slots)
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helm: Outcast’s Secret (for more Devastation fun)
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shoulders: Harra’s Shoulderguards: phys/stun/slow res, aether to cold conversion
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rings: Band of Eternal Haunt (casting speed, RR proc) and Screams of the Aether (+2 Devastation and racial damageto aetherials also via +2 Fabric or Reality)
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pants: Mythical Runeplates of Ignaffar (phys res, skill bonuses, %fire dmg)
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relic: Eternity (+1 Arcanist, global CDR on proc)
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belt: Mythical Phantom-Thread Girdle (skill bonuses, OA)
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boots: Mythical Wyrmscale Footguards (super good after its buff, nice fit for any Aura of Censure user)
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medal: Mythical Mark of Calamitous Desires (+3 Star Pact/Vulnerability, HP, OA, %dmg)
Leveling
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level using Bloody Pox with Fevered Rage transmuter (Occultist) or OFF and Greater Fireball (Flintcore Bolts component) + Trozan Sky Shard (Arcanist)
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rush Rhowan’s Crown and Murmur devotions
Abbreviations
RR = resist reduction, OA/DA = offensive/defensive ability, CS = casting speed, CDR = cooldown reduction, HC = hardcore, HP = health points, %WD = % weapon damage, TSS = Trozan’s Sky Shard
Feedback & Final Words
Obviously this is a lot more on the meme side of things than your usual Trozan set Warlock/Druid, but it works (somewhat) and is actually decent for SR!
For those of you who don’t care about the very hardest endgame content, this build is good enough. Hope you enjoy it and have fun dropping down those stars!