Diablo 4: Warlock Endgame Build – How to Tear Apart Your Enemies with the Dreadclaws

The Warlock is the new class in Diablo 4, which joined with the release of Lord of Hatred. One of its most powerful builds revolves around the Dread Claws and how you can utilize this also in the endgame, we will show you here.

What kind of build is this? The Dread Claws are a powerful area attack that circles around your hero. Enemies within the attack radius are literally torn apart upon touching the Dread Claws. Coupled with your minions and Deep Step, you can zip through the maps quickly, clear areas, and cause great destruction.

Update, May 27, 2026: The article has been reviewed and is up to date.

Warlock Build with Dread Claws – Skills and Tips

• Basic Skills
  • + Command the Fallen (Level 1)
    • + Command the Fallen: Wrath
    • Command the Fallen → Frenzy of the Fallen
• Core Skills
  • + Dread Claws (Level 15)
    • Dread Claws → Enveloping Terror
    • + Dread Claws: Ambush
    • + Dread Claws: Damage
• Defensive Skills
  • + Dark Vault (Level 1)
    • Dark Vault → Chain Aura
    • + Dark Vault: Weaknesses
    • + Dark Vault: Fortification
  • + Deep Step (Level 15)
    • Deep Step → Shadow Call
    • + Deep Step: Movement Speed
    • + Deep Step: Damage Reduction
• Arch-Nemesis Skills
  • + Fury (Level 15)
    • Fury → Abyssal Titan
    • + Fury: Hit Chance against Elite Enemies
    • + Fury: Damage in Killstreak
• Seal Skills
  • + Seal of Decomposition (Level 1)
    • Seal of Decomposition → Infiltration Traces
    • + Seal of Decomposition: Movement Speed
    • + Seal of Decomposition: Spell Range
• Ultimate Skills
  • + Metamorphosis (Level 15)
    • Metamorphosis → Terror Demon
    • + Metamorphosis: Maximum Life
    • + Metamorphosis: Dominance

How does the build play? Activate Command the Fallen and Fury to summon your demons. Also keep Metamorphosis activated for as long as possible. Now jump into the pack and summon your Dread Claws. With Dark Vault, you can gather many enemies in one spot, making them endure your attacks bundled together. Use Deep Step as your lifeline, especially when you need to flee from risky situations. You can also quickly jump into enemy groups with it, bringing your demons along.

This class mechanic do you choose: At level 15, you unlock the class mechanic of the Warlocks. After that, you can choose Soul Shards and Fragments (from level 30) that allow you to summon demons. You drag the skill from the skill allocation onto your skill bar.

For Dread Claws, the Wire Puller Shard and the Blasphemous Fragment are recommended. This unlocks Laalish, which you can summon. Additionally, the Soul Shards give you buffs for your damage sources.

Warlock Dread Claws Build: Paragon & Glyphs

These Paragon boards do you need:

• Start/Abyssal
• Great Hexing/Unbound
• Reconsider/Ichor Armor
• Demonic Needles/Demonologist
• Ritualism/Wire Puller

Order in which you should level your glyphs:

• Abyssal
• Demonologist
• Unbound
• Ichor Armor
• Wire Puller

Dread Claws Build for Endgame: Uniques & Legendary Aspects

These legendary aspects do you need:

• Protective Aspect
• Aspect of Fortress
• Shattering Aspect
• Aspect of Celestial Strength
• Aspect of Malice
• Aspect of Risk
• Aspect of Doom
• Aspect of Unfathomable Darkness
• Aspect of Deep Shadows

These Uniques and Mythics do you need:

• Godslayer Crown (Unique Helmet)
• Legacy of Damnation (Mythic Helmet)
• Step of the Fading World (Unique Boots)
• Litany of Darkness (Unique Dagger)
• Dread of Night (Unique Amulet)
• Ring of the Starless Sky (Mythic Ring)

You will gradually swap aspects as soon as you find uniques and/or mythic uniques for the slots. More details on the specific aspects, as well as the Paragon board and the talisman can be found, for example, at maxroll.gg.

Dread Claws Build for Endgame: Rune Words, Gems & Talisman

These Rune Words/Gems should you socket:

• Helmet: CirCeh
• Chest: IgniPrid
• Gloves: –
• Pants: 2x Sapphire
• Boots: –
• Weapon: 1/2x Amethyst
• Amulet: 1x Diamond
• Ring: 1x Diamond
• Ring: 1x Diamond
• Focus: 1x Amethyst

What talisman spells do I equip? For the talisman, set spells are recommended that enhance your Shadow Form as well as Abyss and Seal skills. Especially at the beginning, spells that increase your damage reduction are also advisable.

If you own the unique talisman spell “Rusty Dagger” or can craft it in the Horadrim Cube, you should definitely use it. The effect of the eponymous unique dagger allows you to deal significantly more damage to isolated enemies.

These were all the important informations you should know about the Dread Claws build. How are you doing with the Warlock? Do you like the class or are you still looking for the right build for your run? If so, we have the right beginner builds for you: Diablo 4: 3 Warlock Level Builds to comfortably complete the Lord of Hatred campaign