This guide breaks down the

Mirrored Blades

Try this build out in our Hero Editor as one of our preset builds.

Core Concept

This build revolves around:

• Echoing Strike: Throws your weapon and creates mirrored copies that travel in and out, dealing repeated AoE physical damage.
• Mirrored Blades: Attacks with five copies of your weapon simultaneously for burst damage.
• Heavy physical scaling through synergies and gear.
• Demon tree support via
  
  Bind Demon

The result is a high-life, high-AoE melee build that performs well even in Players 8.

Skill Allocation

Max these first:

• 
  Echoing Strike – Primary AoE damage skill.
• 
  Mirrored Blades – Direct synergy to Echoing Strike and strong single-target burst.
• Levitation Mastery – Extremely important:
  • Increases damage
  • Boosts attack rating
  • Adds critical strike chance
  • Reduces weapon requirements (huge benefit for heavy weapons)

After maxing the core trio:

• 
  Blade Warp – Recommended next max.
  • Adds 5% damage per level.
  • Better scaling than Hexbane in most physical-focused setups.
• 
  Bind Demon
  • 1-point wonder is currently enough.
  • Can bind a demon with
    
    Fanaticism aura, massively boosting damage.
  • Bound demons are currently very tanky. Possible future nerfs may reduce their HP.

Stat Allocation

Default Setup

• Everything into Vitality

This build thrives on massive life pools. 4k life is easily achievable.

Optional: Max Block Variant

If running:

• Stormshield
• ~200 Dexterity for max block

This increases survivability but reduces total life.

Strength

Thanks to Levitation Mastery, strength requirements are heavily reduced.

Typical goals:

• 156 Strength for Phoenix
• Enough for Enigma
• Hellfire Torch + Annihilus + gear bonuses usually handle most of it

You generally do NOT need hard strength investment beyond gear requirements.

No energy investment needed.

Gear Setup

Weapon

Top-tier options:

• Breath of the Dying (eth War Pike) – Massive damage.
• Grief
• Last Wish
• Death (eth Decapitator)

Two-handers are extremely strong here. And since Echoing Strike does not lower durability, always opt for an ethereal base.

Note: It is likely that future balance patches will restrict shield use with two-handers, forcing books instead.

Shield

Currently strong options:

• Phoenix – Massive enhanced damage and sustain.
• Stormshield – Defensive max block option.
• Spirit – Budget option with skills, resists, FCR.

If shields get restricted:

• Expect to run unique Grimoires (books) with useful offensive stats.

Helm

• Harlequin Crest – Magic find and life.
• Guillaume's Face – Crushing blow for bosses.
• Andariel's Visage – IAS + life steal option.

Armor

• Enigma – Best overall for teleport.
• Fortitude – Excellent damage alternative.
• Budget:
  • Skin of the Vipermagi
  • Duress

Boots

• – Best damage option (CB, DS, OW).
• – Magic find variant.

Gloves

• Dracul's Grasp
• Steelrend
• Laying of Hands
• Trang-Oul's Claws (for FCR setups)

Belt

• Arachnid Mesh (for FCR setups)
• String of Ears

Rings

• Raven Frost (mandatory for Cannot Be Frozen)
• FCR ring (if teleport setup), rare or Opalvein
• Second Raven or damage ring if not chasing breakpoints

Amulet

• Highlord's Wrath – Best in slot for Deadly Strike + IAS.

FCR Breakpoints (Teleport Setup)

Warlock shares breakpoints with Necromancer:

Requires at least 48 FCR to reach 4 frames.

Recommended: 48 FCR Minimum

Example setup:

• Trang-Oul's Claws (20)
• Arachnid Mesh (20)
• FCR Ring (10)

Total: 50 FCR → hits 48 breakpoint.

Higher breakpoints feel smoother, especially for Chaos farming.

If you drop FCR gear, teleport feels noticeably sluggish.

Mercenary

Recommended setup:

• 
  Might Aura
• Insight
• Fortitude
• Andariel's Visage

Alternative:

• Treachery armor

Might aura significantly boosts physical output.

Gameplay & Performance

Strengths

• Massive AoE coverage
• Excellent boss burst via Mirrored Blades
• High survivability
• Performs well even on Players 8
• Smooth Chaos farming

Echoing Strike damage can reach 59k+ without Fanaticism.

With Fanaticism active:

• Even higher burst potential.

Weaknesses

• Dependent on weapon quality
• Potential future nerf to shield + two-hander interaction
• Requires FCR investment for smooth teleporting

Hero Editor

Our Hero Editor is up-to-date with all the latest changes of Reign of the Warlock and this build is available as a preset. So if you first want to test this build out in Single Player, try it out!