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Blood Boil

The Blood Boil guide

Written by MrLlamaSC for Icy Veins, shown here with his permission. Read the original on Icy Veins· Skills and items link to their pages.

›Introduction

The Demon Warlock uses his control of various Demons to slay his enemies. This version of the Warlock specifically takes advantage of the Skill Blood Boil which creates a Fire and Physical damage erruption around each of his minions. By using Death Mark or teleporting onto packs of enemies, he can quickly burst down his foes before moving on.

›Blood Boil Warlock Skill Build

  • 20 points to Blood Boil – Rupture your Demons, dealing damage to them and enemies around them.

  • 20 points to Engorge – Heal your Demons and increase their Defenses.

  • 20 points to Blood Oath – Improve defenses of Summons and yourself.

  • 20 points to Summon Tainted – Massive synergy boost with Blood Boil for large Fire damage

  • 20 points to Demonic Mastery – Increases Number of Demons, Damage, Attack Rating, Attack Speed, Run Walk Speed, and more. Useful to boost bound Demon stats.

  • 1 point to Death Mark – Teleport Demons to fight a specific target.

  • 1 point to Sigil: Lethargy – Slows Demons

  • 1 point to Sigil: Rancor – Enrages Targets within, increasing damage and Attack Speed while having a chance to have monsters attack each other.

  • 1 point to Sigil: Death – Executes low life enemies and causes them to explode, dealing AOE damage.

  • X points to Consume – Can consume one of your Tainted for increased Fire Damage from Blood Boil. Optional.

›Blood Boil Warlock Stats Discussion

The following section discusses how many attribute points should be allocated to each of the primary stats.

How much Strength Does a Blood Boil Warlock Need?

Enough for gear — Strength should not be too high but if you are wanting to use Spirit or Phoenix you will need 156 Strength.

How much Dexterity Does a Blood Boil Warlock Need?

Enough for Gear — Dexterity is great for increasing Block Chance, particularly with Stormshield, but if you are not planning on investing points to max that out, it is often not worth taking any additional Dexterity, as the return on Defense is very low.

How much Vitality Does a Blood Boil Warlock Need?

Everything else into Vitality — 250+ points. Every excess attribute point should be allocated to Vitality, as long as you can meet the Strength and Dexterity requirements of your items by the time you wish to equip them. Not only does this increase your Life total, but this also increases the chance for Healing Potions to crit, doubling their healing output. Furthermore, additional Life reduces the chance that you will be put into hit recovery.

How much Energy Does a Blood Boil Warlock Need?

Nothing — Allocating attribute points to Energy in a final build is universally considered sub-par for almost every character due to the widespread availability of Mana Potions. While leveling, if you find yourself struggling with Mana you can allocate a few points to Energy that you can then remove with a respec later on.

›Blood Boil Warlock Mercenary

An Offensive (Might) Desert Guard Mercenary in Act 2 will be the best for increasing your Bound Demon and Mercenary damage. Otherwise, a Defensive (Holy Freeze) Mercenary could be useful to slow enemies for more survivability.

For more comprehensive leveling advice, please refer to our Warlock Fastest Leveling Build.