The Witchfire Warlock is a top-tier echo farmer pushing over 800 corruption with rapid map clearing and high corruption pushing. The build centers on the Witchfire debuff, a powerful fire damage-over-time effect. It utilizes a Low Life setup, meaning it stays at low health to generate massive amounts of Ward for defense, making it both incredibly tanky and fast.

Gameplay Loop

The playstyle is simple and highly mobile, focusing on maintaining Overloads to trigger Witchfire.

1. Generate Overloads: Cast Chaos Bolts to apply Ignite and Damned stacks. This triggers the Fire and Necrotic Overloads from your passive tree.

2. Apply Witchfire: Once Overloads are active, standing near enemies applies the Witchfire debuff.

3. Spread Destruction: Use Chthonic Fissure to release spirits that shred resistances and apply further DoTs while granting you permanent Haste for movement speed.

4. Defense/Utility: Use Profane Veil to dodge incoming hits and briefly gain a massive damage multiplier. Keep Bone Curse active as an aura to automatically curse everything around you.

Important Keys to the Build

Low Life Build: This build uses Architects of the Blood, a unique body armor that converts your maximum health into a Ward Limit. To maximize tankiness, you must stack as much Health as possible (aim for 4,000+) rather than focusing on Ward Retention.

Mana Sustain: Harvest is no longer used for mana. Instead, you rely on high Mana Regeneration (aim for 20+ per second) on your rings and belt, paired with the Isadora’s Set for mana efficiency.

Lastly, you only apply Witchfire when you have both Ignite and Damned Overloads active. Balancing your Ignite and Damned chance on gear is critical for consistency.

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