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Warlock Class Guide

Class ability RiftFantasy Scholar who wields the Light as a weaponJump Glide
DawnbladeSolarStormcallerArcVoidwalkerVoidShadebinderStasisBroodweaverStrandPrismaticLight + Darkness

Destiny 2's space wizards – healing Rifts, Well of Radiance and powerful grenade and Super builds.

Updated 31 October 2026Checked for patch Update 9.7.0.52 sources
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Warlocks are scholars who turn the Light into a weapon. They glide instead of jump, place Rifts that heal or empower the team, and have some of the strongest support and area-damage Supers in the game.

Subclasses

  • Dawnblade (Solar) – Well of Radiance and Daybreak.
  • Stormcaller (Arc) – Stormtrance and Chaos Reach.
  • Voidwalker (Void) – Nova Bomb.
  • Shadebinder (Stasis) – Winter's Wrath.
  • Broodweaver (Strand) – Needlestorm and Threadlings.
  • Prismatic – combine Light and Darkness abilities.

Who it suits

Players who like support play, ability builds and big area damage. Warlocks are always welcome in raids and endgame activities.

Tips

Drop a RiftHealing Rift keeps you alive; Empowering Rift boosts your team's weapon damage.
Well of RadianceThe Solar Dawnblade's Super heals and protects everyone standing in it – a raid favourite.
Grenade buildsMany Warlock builds revolve around fast-recharging grenades and the Exotic armour that supports them.

Compare all three on the class overview, or start with the Beginner's Guide.

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