Blizzard Adds Warlock Class to Three Diablo Titles for 30th Anniversary

Blizzard Entertainment announced the introduction of the Warlock, a new demon-summoning class, across three titles in its Diablo franchise during a special 30th anniversary Spotlight event. The class debuts immediately in the Reign of the Warlock expansion for Diablo II Resurrected, marking the first major content update for the 2000 action role-playing game in over two decades. It will follow in Diablo Immortal this summer and launch alongside Diablo IV's Lord of Hatred expansion in April.

The Reign of the Warlock DLC for Diablo II Resurrected became available Tuesday on Battle.net, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch platforms. This paid expansion adds the Warlock as a sinister summoner who draws on ancient Vizjerei texts to command demonic minions, distinguishing it from classes like the Paladin, which relies on heavenly forces. Players can summon three types of demons, including the Goatman for melee combat, the Tainted for ranged attacks and the Defiler for debuffs. The Warlock can bind a demon for unique buffs or devour it to absorb temporary traits, a mechanic developers compared to collecting distinct breeds in other games. In gameplay demonstrations, the class...