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Diablo Immortal Warlock Class Guide: Abilities, Soulgorger, and Builds (June 2026)

The Warlock arrives in Diablo Immortal on June 17, 2026 with Update 5.0. Demonic pacts, shadow-fire hybrid damage, and the Soulgorger companion — everything you need to know.

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Diablo Immortal Warlock Class Guide: Abilities, Soulgorger, and Builds (June 2026)

The Warlock joins Diablo Immortal on June 17, 2026 as part of Update 5.0. This is the eighth playable class in Immortal (following Tempest in 2024) and the third Diablo game to get the Warlock this year, alongside Diablo 2: Resurrected and Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred.

The Warlock is a dual demon summoner and spellcaster — it summons and commands a demon horde while also dealing shadow-fire hybrid magic damage directly.

Release Details

  • Date: June 17, 2026
  • Update: 5.0
  • Platforms: PC, iOS, Android
  • Class number: 8th playable class in Diablo Immortal

Warlock Core Mechanics

Demonic Pacts

The Warlock uses life-tap mechanics — some skills cost health instead of energy, trading sustainability for higher damage output. This is similar to Diablo 4’s Warlock design, suggesting Blizzard is unifying the Warlock identity across the franchise.

Shadow-Fire Hybrid Damage

The Warlock kit mixes two damage types:

  • Shadow — Damage-over-time effects and curses
  • Fire — Burst damage and area-of-effect abilities

Players can specialize toward either element depending on their gear and Legendary Gem choices.

The Soulgorger

The Soulgorger is a unique companion available from Level 1. It consumes your summoned demons to power itself up, increasing its prowess on the battlefield as you sacrifice your summons. This creates a resource management loop — do you keep your demon horde for sustained damage, or feed them to the Soulgorger for a power spike?

Build Options

Like all Diablo Immortal classes, the Warlock’s build is shaped by Legendary Gems and gear affixes. Early theorycrafting suggests three primary build directions:

Demon Summoner Build

  • Focus on maintaining maximum demon horde uptime
  • Prioritize summon duration and minion damage affixes
  • Soulgorger used as a burst finisher rather than sustained DPS

Infernal Magic Build

  • Focus on direct spell damage (shadow and fire)
  • Prioritize skill damage, critical hit chance, and cooldown reduction
  • Summons used as utility rather than primary damage source

Hybrid Build

  • Balanced between summons and personal damage
  • Flexible playstyle that adapts to group composition
  • Most versatile but requires the most gear optimization

What to Do Before Launch

With the Warlock arriving June 17, current players should:

  • Save 10 Monster Essences — The first daily turn-in as a Warlock guarantees a Legendary
  • Stockpile upgrade materials — New class means new gear to level
  • Save gold — Retraining and respec costs add up

Sources: ComicBook.com, IGN, BlizzPro, DiabloBytes