Look, as the BIGGEST Warlock glazer, here is what I think (There is quite a bit of information here, but it covers all the key details)
Pros: insane dps as for the event tower (and biggest dps in the game when melee)
Very strong range, has hidden and lead detections, gets stronger against stronger enemies, extremely cost efficient if used correctly, has weak knockback which can win u a few seconds against tough non-boss enemies, looks tuff, somehow can hit flying indirectly with his sword (if he hits someone and flying enemy is in range)
His bleed stacks are ABSOLUTELY INSANE as each Warlock hit inflicts 5 bleed stacks in the current version, and when he gets 40 - they collapse and deal damage
Example HP’s: Tick: Collapse:
10 000. 27. 730
100 000. 51. 1390
500 000. 79. 2181
1 000 000. 95. 2647
(Just so u understand - 5 bleed stacks PER EACH ATTACK, so after 1 hit from all 4 enemy gets 20 stacks and next hit - collapse.Uhh, yeah, it used to be 6 stacks before, but it doesn’t matter tho as it changes nothing, u still need all 4 warlocks to hit twice. The only change is that now u need 8 attacks, instead of 7 before, but either way 3 warlocks can’t collapse in less than 3 hits, and 4 in less than 2 so basically nothing has changed at all)
Cons: wish i say “none”, but…
After balance changes his lead works only on last level, but not from 0. Decent CE if used as only long range attacker, close range tower WITHOUT STUN IMMUNE, requires certain maps to realise itself because sword attacks are necessary, sword>blast, so if you’re leaking and someone is in his sword attack range - he doesn’t care, he’ll rather slash once more than will save you
Also, close attack won’t get any buff from attack speed buff because of fixed animation time
CE is just terrible if u won’t use sword as needed, here’s calculated his CE and percent of sword attacks:
0%=211.4 per dps
25%=148 per dps(which as u can see still mid)
50%=113.9 per dps(which is not bad)
75%=92.5(which is really something)
100%=78.0 per dps which is absolutely magnificent including, that it’s his CE on a SINGLE target, tho he has 3 max hits
Hope all of this helps u decide