MELEE WARLOCK: Pact of the Blade - Build & Gear | Honour Mode (Solo Viable)
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- This is the build I used to finish my first Solo Honour Mode run! I made a build video prior to the run that is somewhat different than this and also lacking gear. However this video contain everything you need to know about the build and gear! I hope that you enjoy it.
Character Appearance Sliders - • Female High Elf - Char...
00:00 - Showcase
1:58 - Level 1 to 12
10:20 - Equipment
If you wish to see the build in action here are some of my favorite fights:
Raphael - • [Act 3] Solo Warlock -...
Ansur - • [Act 3] Solo Warlock -...
Myrkul - • [Act 2] Solo Warlock -...
Ch'r'ai W'wargaz - • [Act 1.5] Solo Warlock...
Auntie Ethel - • [Act 1] Solo Warlock -...
Full Playthrough: • [Act 1] Solo - Nautilo...
🖤 Thank you so much for watching my videos! 🖤 - Ігри
![[Act 3] Solo Warlock - Disrespecting Raphael - Honour Mode](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gdsv8ghVX18/mqdefault.jpg)
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The nap during the fight is the best thing I’ve ever seen.
Fireball centred on self is still one of my favourite moments. The flex tho lol
Haha mine too! :D
Hearing main menu theme made me feel so adventurous once again. I'd like to delete my memories about this game (not about how to play it tho) just to enjoy it once again in its purest form
Oh yeah! 100% agree! Both about the music and being able to redo it! If you have not played it I think Larians other games are good too, but not sure how well they have aged.
@@FriendlyLichDOS:2 aged phenomenally. I introduced my younger brother to CRPGS with DOS:2 and he loves it.
Amazed you did it! I had to stop watching the last few vids since I never made it further than Gortash/Ansur but hoooooly smokes it’s inspiring.
Feels crazy that it's over. Oh I 100% get that :) Might want to skip the showcase then :)
Congratulation on your first solo honor mode! And thanks for the build and gear walk through
Thank you for watching! =)
Now to watch it all again in one big marathon
Very happy to hear that 🖤😅
@@FriendlyLich it’s inspired me to try it as well
@@jpperron1835 Oh that is awesome! Let me know how it goes! :)
Congrats again! Can't wait to see what you think up for the next one :)
Thank you! Hopefully it will be entertaining (to watch and play)! =)
Congrats mate you did it! And ty for the build I’ll surely try it ❤
Thank you 🙏🏻
Great run and build, bravo ser. Currently using this for my HM Durge playthrough with a darkness party (shadow monk, necro wizard and gloom ranger) lots of fun!
Thank you! I have a similar party in mind that I plan on presenting at some point:)
I hope your fan base grows! I'll be using this in my honor mode run with friends.
Thank you very much! =) Happy hunting!
Love to see the build. Very clever
Thank you! Makes me glad to hear that you think so :)
I started watching mid-act 2 and I couldn't figure out wth the build was spells/cantrips/melee. Very interesting build. Wish I could enjoy any other build than TB monk, it ruined me.
Shot for the breakdown bro too good!! 🤙
Glad you enjoyed it =)
Great idea for a video and a nice way to summarize and close(?) the run (unless there's more post-run videos coming? :D). Seeing how I've watched (I think) every video from this run, I wanna do a summarizing comment, too :). Hope it's not too long ;).
It was the second playthrough of BG3 I fully watched (after your previous one ;)) and it felt in a way "special" being there "as it happened". Also, being able to discuss tactics and exchange tips, was fun, too (I was the viewer who mentioned Elemental Wrap for Conjured Elementals. Hi :D). BG3 aside, mad respect for engaging with pretty much every comment, in a meaningful way, too.
As far as I understand you're going to do another solo HM, right? Can't wait to see that one, too :). I learned a lot from your videos and I think they're a big part of why I'm actually getting much better at playing more strategically, instead of hitting everything with AoE spells and long resting after 2-3 fights because I'm out of spells, lol.
I actually just successfully finished my first HM Ketheric/Myrkul fight today (although I'm running with a full party). No spell casters, only an open hand monk, a battle master fighter, a throwing barbarian/eldritch knight and an... assassin/gloom stalker/fighter (Astarion can put out like 90 dmg in round 1, it's crazy). Any spells come from scrolls, if necessary which is my first time playing (almost) only non-casters :).
I keep using your videos as reference, too, before some boss fights, to see in action what to prepare for :D.
Tl;dr: thanks for all the uploads, for lessons I learned, and for engaging with the viewers :).
❤ Thank you so much for those words, loved reading that!! It’s the last video from this run, I bought a new SSD two days ago so I can save videos for longer and maybe do highlights or similar stuff later on.
I’ve learnt a lot from comments so I’m super happy with that. Still remember that elemental warp tip 😂🎉!
Congrats on finishing that fight, it’s really rough and the one I personally dread the most! A lot can go wrong there real fast.
That party sounds really strong. I prefer casters personally but I do have a weak spot for shadow monk 😂.
Again, thank you for the comment 🙏🏻
amazing and very creative build!!
Thank you! Glad you like it =)
Going to save that one :) started honour solo with a warlock thanks to you !
That makes me happy to hear. Let me know how it goes! =)
Great video. Short, to the point, and very thoughtful.
I wonder what your play would look like with a whole optimized party 😎
Thank you!
Who knows! It's been quite sometime since I last played with a full party :D
Thank you so much for this video. I have been looking for a build to try and am eager to give this a shot! Too scared to go solo but who knows, might try it one day! Thank you!
Oh you are so welcome! Very happy to hear that you're eager to give it a go 🖤. If you get stuck somewhere I hope my solo play-through can serve as a reference for you (even if you don't run it solo ofc :)). Good luck!
@@FriendlyLich im attempting honor mode rn with the build. so far so good surprisingly lol. not solo cuz im a chicken but still alive lol
@@starlightgamez1996 Glad to hear! Plan ahead and you’ll ace it!
This build was inspiring for me to learn and try solo runs, so thank you and huge congrats on you honor mode victory. Subsequent to playing your build all the way through on tactician, I ran a 7/5 oath of vengence GOO warlock, also as a durge with spear of evening and bhaalist armor. Also a hugely satisfying run, but it would be somewhat hard in honor mode, as it’s missing things like sanctuary and sleight of hand was lacking. Thinking out loud, I think a pact of the blade warlock that’s a mix of 5 paladin, oath of vengeance, 2 fighter, 1 war cleric, and 4 warlock GOO pact of the blade would make a good solo build. Planning to try this next. I would desperately miss Hunger of Hadar, maybe give up the fighter dip to get it, not sure yet.
That makes me happy to hear! Thank you for watching my shenanigans :D
Pal/lock is a fun combo but I've played it too much heh. Hunger of Hadar is just so damn strong, it's nuts.
Just completed a solo honour run using a similar build.
I went Great old one rather than fiend as fears inside hunger of hadar is a win button.
I also ended up dropping sanctuary for create destroy water as wetting people in HoH doubles it's cold damage and then firing in an ice arrow makes it almost Impossible for enemies to get out of it.
Bow of the banshee with arrow of many targets also works wonders for fearing inside HoH.
Love that! Really good idea with create water!
Thanks for this!
My pleasure!
lol all the misses at the end of the build showcase. seriously though you may have convinced me to try a similar build on an upcoming duo HM run, it looks like a blast!
I thought it was really funny when it happened but was not sure how to incorporate it until now :D. I really enjoyed this build, it is versatile and yet really strong. Good luck with your run!
Good build, I'm probably gonna try it at my next run
Thank you. Hope you find it as fun as I did 🖤
This is the next build im using it looks like so much fun
I loved it personally. Like most builds the first levels are a bit slow though. Enjoy!
@@FriendlyLich I thought about doing as shadow heart and just going full sharran since the main weapon is the shar spear
Great idea. I’ve entertained that thought too :)
looks good so far but can u explain me why u use Mage Hand? I've never had úse for it
Good question! I use it to throw potions, bombs, buffing potions and so on. It can also trigger/skip cut scenes for you like the barn in act 1.
I use it for example in my Myrkul video and Buthir.
Hey i've just stumbled upon this guide and quite amazed how you was able to pull this off. I get why you take fighter and war cleric dip, but i would like to ask your opinion about just going full lvl 12 bladelock for lifedrinker invocation. Is it worth it and does it feel good to play?
Hi! Glad to hear that you stumbled in here :). I have not yet ran a 12 Warlock so I can't honestly answer, but I can provide my guess. Besides lacking fighter/cleric stuff we'd get a lot of good stuff from the last levels of warlock. I think I'd go Gith or Half-Orc. Also would like to add that it is 100% doable to solo the game with, just need to use other strategies. I have started a mono warlock pact of the blade run off-stream but she's only level 4 so far, so I can't really give you a better answer, sorry! Hope it helped at least a little. If you want you can check out www.youtube.com/@Stonepot113, s/he is currently running solo blade lock. 🖤
@@FriendlyLich Thanks for the insight. I'm just a big sucker for free on hit passives that's why i was curious. Plus i've also saw you spam Circle of Death on Raphael fight, which 12 lvl warlocks can cast without use of scrolls. My only gripes with mono class is what i want to use a heavy armor and i can't really wear it without wasting a feat for it or waiting till act 3 for raphael armor. :( I wish they had life drinker passive at lvl 11 rofl.
Oh and also what do you think about vampiric touch spell? Can just use spell slot once and then use it free every turn, heal from it can proc Hellrider's Pride gloves too. :O
@@SorrowHead agreed about the heavy armor part! It just feels good to use imo 😂. I really like sanctuary and rest potions, super strong for long fights. I read somewhere that life cleric 1 will work good with vampiric touch but I haven’t really played around it. I like the spell thematically but not sure how good it actually is.
@@FriendlyLich Got it, thank you for answers man, i will lurk on your channel from time to time, very good information and also enjoyable gameplay, wishing you the best!
@@SorrowHead No problem and thank you, glad that you dropped in! I want to keep it as a sort of reference deck for various fights in the game. So players can look up a fight if the have trouble with it or just want a different strat.
I’m liking it I’m liking it
Glad to hear that! =)
is there an alternative to the spear? i don't wanna take SH down that route. Congratulations on the solo!
Sure stuff! You could use Nyrulna with this or the Selune version of the spear. You'll lack the aoe darkness on hit though but it's probably doable without :)
@@FriendlyLich ah amazing, thanks so much - been watching your progress and i'm gonna use this for my Dark Urge HM attempt - any other tips for the build? (non-solo)
@@gnarlygnomez Hmm, maybe not related to the build itself but examine your targets and check if you can make good use of poison. For example Gortash got 10 con and no proficiency, which makes him a prime target for that paralyzing mucus poison :)
Using a very similar build but using the Selune spear here. I think it comes down to action economy. If you can open with an arrow of darkness from invisibility then you may use the surprise round and have a similar effect as Shar's spear. Or if you don't mind concentrating, use darkness spell.
Or - if you are using a group - have someone else cast darkness :D
Is it okay to play caster EB build with this setup for solo? or Padlock maybe ? I only cleared honour with stealth archer (which is broken) and i want to clear without stealth cheese.
It will not be sorlock crazy but you can rely on EB (repelling and agonizing invocations) and then finish off monsters when they come close to you. I've done quite a few encounters with only Hunger of Hadar + EB. Fun fact, if you use Hunger of Hadar and then Sanctuary it will not break upon damage :)
@@FriendlyLich Thank you
@@scheia101 You're very welcome =)
I’ve played this similarly as a padlock. Obviously a slightly different build without sanctuary, guidance, or action surge, but still pretty close in other areas like battlefield control.
Can you write me, how did you do ~60 dmg by using Shar’s spear? Because due to my math you should deal less dmg and im very corious what im missing. Btw great build i really wanna try it
The Bhaalist Armor doubles damage from piercing to enemies close to you. Also got GWM.
@@FriendlyLich Okay, no makes sense, i didnt notice that bhaalist armor buff. Thank u so much, now i need to try this. Have you ever conaidered to make a build based on paladin? I really would like to watch one
@@antoniszymanski6082 it’s not super clear so I get it 🤘🏻. I’ve been contemplating both mono paladin and that mega popular bard/pal. Which one do you think you’d like most?
@@FriendlyLich Im still learning about multiclassing (from your videos btw, so thanks 😉), but i was thinking about pal/cler or, as you said, mono paladin. I cant wait to see your decission.
How would this build differ for a Resist Durge?
If I didn't want to steal the idol or kill Nightsong?
I think you can get the ring of protection if you save all the tieflings but I’m not confident. The spear can be replaced by nyrulna. I don’t know if you can get the Bhaalist armor in a good way though. It’s still a solid build, just not as powerful.
@@FriendlyLich I haven't read up on Bhaalist. I could just lean into adamamtine scale and shield...maybe
How did you get Shars spear solo? Congrats on the W 👊🏻
You can’t afaik. I decided that companion quests were fine as long as it did not involve any fighting. So I ended Balthazar early to be able to bring SH to Nightsong :)
@@FriendlyLich I did it solo and got the spear. You kill aylin but she rezzes instantly as you aren't the chosen one so the spear does not get the ability to permadeath aylin. Then release aylin and I got the shar spear as a reward.
This may have bugged though as I haven't seen that info anywhere else.
@@Boradan01 Nice!! I got to try that 💯🖤
What do you mean you’ll get wisdom modifier instead of charisma on items? I don’t
The last added class (not level) will be the one used. I hope I’m wrong and that it’s been patched but I don’t think so. Will check it out once I can play today!
What is the advantage of going fighter and cleric vs paladin? Devotion Paladins get access to sanctuary and smites
Good question. We'd miss out on con save proficiency, action surge and the war priest charges. I don't think I'd trade smite for that but I have not either given it a lot of thought. But that's my spontaneous thoughts about it at least.
@@FriendlyLich Thanks for the quick reply!
I am still confused with the Cleric dip...is it required? I didn't get the explanation in the vid
The cleric dip nets us 2 things. First, and imo, the most important is access to the spell Sanctuary. The second is that we also get the War Priest charges.
@@FriendlyLich I get that part - but you mentioned something about it using wisdom modifier that got me confused
@@Unforgiv3nSandman Ah I see. When using effects from items/scrolls and such you will use your latest added class spell casting modifier. So if you go Cleric -> Warlock you will use charisma. But if you instead go Warlock -> Cleric -> Warlock then you'll still use wisdom.
@@FriendlyLich thanks for clarifying!
@@Unforgiv3nSandman no problem, hope it made sense :)
So what will be next for you? Another solo character? Or you will give yourself some time to rest and relax from bg3? What another big game is on your target? I have started playing Eiyuden Chronicles Hundred Heroes , it's a great Japanese roleplaying game with turn based combat and 100 heroes to collect.
Hey yea I'll be going again with a druid this time. I havent played bg3 for awhile, just been slacking with editing and uploads so I'm starting to get the itch again. I hope another crpg will get released but with the current state of the gaming industry who knows how long that will happen :/. I'll check out that game, thanks for the recommendation!
@FriendlyLich if you are a PC player I know no rest for the wicked is great game out there and rogue trader from owlcat is a warhammer 40k crpg if you like warhammer.
I played Wrath of the Righteous quite a bit. Solo ran it up to the siege on unfair but it was too hard to be fun imo. Great game though! I’m waiting for owlcat to release more patches for rogue trader before I purchase it. 😅
@FriendlyLich I know , they make great games like crpgs but they have more holes in them than cheese 🧀 haha , what about Pillars of Eternity? I tried Divinity Orginal Sin 2 before Bg3 and this game is bloody hard!
@@Ashayia1986 haha yeap! Looking forward for it though! I did play DOS:2! Loved it but it was a while ago! Not sure at all how it has aged either. Did you play it recently?
What illithid powers should i use on this build?
I took them all. But I’d go luck of the far realms first and then pick up cull the weak. After that move on to volatile shield and stage fright. Black Hole in the late game
@@FriendlyLich thanks man in act 2 lv ,8
@@alexandervegiard954 No problem! Good luck with the run!
@@FriendlyLich thank you I'm just doing it on tactician
If you make more builds it'd be awesome 😎
It should have contained more crit fails, since it was 50% of your rolls XD
Hah next run I can do a critical highlight reel. Bought a new SSD so I can save my vids instead of deleting em to save space
@@FriendlyLich Sounds like a good investment and idea!
Well. Starting as fighter means you have no spellcasting modifier for your warlock spells. and GWM does NOT work with one handed weapons.
The extra attack if you get a kill/crit works. The build mostly use two-handlers though.
When you add cleric you’ll get wis as modifier and when last you add warlock you’ll get charisma.
@@FriendlyLich No it doesn´t give you a modifier. Same if you start as warlock and dip into fighter you can´t wear heavy armor. Thats the reason why people multiclass with the same modifiers like lock/sorc/bard/pala and not lock/wiz. The only way to get a modifier is the feat that allows you to use magic from a school of your choice.
@@Balance-dt7jr just for you I started the game and checked. It does give a modifier
@@FriendlyLich Nope. I tested your build yesterday and you can google it for yourself. How to get a spellcasting modifier as a fighter. It only works with the feat. The exception in your build are pact weapon and eldritch blast. They get a modifier from eldritch invocations and bind weapon. The rest not.
@@FriendlyLich LOL kiddo blocked cause i´m right. well played sucker