Playing a warlock inDungeons & Dragonscan be a lot of fun.

The class has tons of great flavor and opportunities forroleplaybaked right in.

Did you sell your soul to an inscrutable being in exchange for magical powers?

Warlocks dungeons and dragons

There are all kinds of opportunities for drama to explore there.

Warlock is also a pretty good class for beginning players who want to take a stab at a spellcaster.

But there’s actually a lot of room for customization.

A dark skinned woman, a tanned half elf and owlin all stare around.

Dungeons and Dragons Strixhaven Curriculum of Chaos via Wizards of the Coast

Let’s look at how to make your character an eldritch powerhouse.

Players looking to get the most out of their Warlock characters need look no further than the following list.

17Be a Tiefling

This overlaps with the importance of having a warlock with a high Charisma stat.

Dungeons And Dragons Tiefling Red Fire Storm Holding Knife Sword.

Artwork via Wizards of the Coast

Anyone who’s a Tiefling has a demon in the family tree anyway.

All Tieflings have a +2 to their Charisma, essential for an OP Warlock.

Making sure you have a solid Dexterity means your Warlock is just as deadly using both magic and blades.

elf chooses weapon

Choose Your Weapon by Olivier Bernard

15Polearm Mastery

Sure, Warlocks can be a melee class, why not?

That’s why theD&Dgods made Hexblade Pact and the Pact of the Blade.

Pact of the Chain, however, gives you a really excellent little pet.

Cycle of Dread via Wizards of the Coast

Cycle of Dread via Wizards of the Coast

Who wouldn’t want that?

They all have some unique upsides and can be used for a variety of tasks, including scouting.

Plus, unlike the wizard’s familiar, yours can even attack!

A Rock Gnome Artificer invents a magical bird while an otter stands by their side.

Mordenkainen’s Tome Sourcebook via Wizards of the Coast

But we can do better.

You have some freedom to improve more desirable stats or balance any that rolled lower than you’d like.

You want to make the right decisionyou only have one.

A fight occurring in a tavern, with an elf being knocked into a pit by a tielfing from Dungeons and Dragons

Brawl at the Yawning Portal Tavern, by Scott Murphy

9Beef Up Your Eldritch Blast

Eldritch blast is the warlock’s signature cantrip.

A ranged spell that does a juicy d10 damage and it scales when you level.

This is probably one of your most powerful tools and certainly your most reliable.

A white insect-like devil holding a spear, and bowing forward slightly.

Ice Devil via Wizards of the Coast

Agonizing Blast is almost required since it allows you to add your Charisma modifier to the spell’s damage.

Hexblade Warlock Tiefling with a sword and staff

Hexblade Warlock via Wizards of the Coast

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Bathing in Dragon’s Blood by Katerina Ladon.

Dungeons And Dragons art showing a group of Adventurers fighting off a swarm of undead in a crypt.

Essentials Kit Playing The Game by Suzanne Helmigh

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