Echoing Strike Warlock Build Guide
Echoing Strike delivers melee hits that reverberate after a delay. Excellent with Crushing Blow for bosses and Ubers with physical and magic coverage.
Overview
Echoing Strike delivers a melee hit that reverberates, striking again after a short delay. The repeated hits scale with weapon damage and on-hit effects, making Crushing Blow particularly effective. A strong physical/magic hybrid for endgame and Ubers.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
- Delayed echo doubles effective hits
- Excellent with Crushing Blow
- Strong single-target for bosses and Ubers
- Physical + magic damage coverage
Weaknesses
- Melee range required
- Needs strong weapon for scaling
- Echo delay can feel awkward initially
- Less area coverage than spell builds
Skill Allocation
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Echoing Strike hits a target and then hits again after a short delay — effectively doubling your on-hit effects per attack. This makes Crushing Blow exceptionally powerful since each attack applies CB twice. Against bosses and Ubers, the echo mechanic melts HP bars rapidly. Use Consume buffs for permanent attack speed and damage increases. Bind Demon to capture useful aura monsters for additional damage support.
Grief provides massive flat damage that the echo multiplies. Guillaume's Face and Gore Rider for Crushing Blow stacking. Fortitude armor for +300% ED. The two-handed weapon passive lets you pair a two-handed Grief-class weapon with a Spirit shield for both damage and caster bonuses.
Strength for gear. Everything else into Vitality.
Act 2 Offensive (Might) for physical damage boost.