Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Help Tips & Tricks How do you use Wyll? [or, Warlocks]

Warlock is nothing more than a dip multiclassing class. Pretty much whole TT meta is Warlock 2/Whatever, or Warlock 3/Whatever.

Reality is that Warlocks get some nice toys for first 2-3 levels, but after that - they are done, it's like a C grade class that's being taken to save a feat selection or two and you're correct that starting level 3/4 you are better off diversifying because Hex/EB alone simply does not do enough really and they can barely do anything else, especially with how they are in EA.

This is especially apparent in EA, where already as is - you can instead go Wizard and pick Warlock Initiate feat at level 4 and you got your Hex + you can actually cast a ton of spells and Firebolt being overtuned as it is with all the surface/burn stuff.

Eldritch Blast in EA is nothing more than a poor-man's crossbow shot and everyone can have Hex level 4 if they want that so much. EB has knockback, that's cute, but hey there are knockback arrows too, so whatever.


So yes, your assertion that it is a sucky Wizard is right on the money, because that's exactly what it is as it stands now.

Once we will have multiclassing, something like Warlock 2 or 3/Sorc X is literally a better Warlock by far - IMO what's warlock should have always been and not this 5e version that's half a class. And pure Warlock - yeah, it's just a shit Wizard really, no way to make that pretty.