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Diablo 4 Build

Ulf's Abyss Claws Warlock BEAST

Season 12

Warlock

Infernal Hordes

Speed Farm

Leveling

Melee

By Ulfhednar

Updated on Apr 27, 2026

Apr 27, 2026

Build Overview

Using Dread Claws as the main Ability to create a smooth and easy to play "One-button" build!
Other abilities such as Nether Step and Sigil of Chaos are used for Mobility and Buffs.

This build focuses on Shadowform Stacks for CRAZY buffs like Blasphemous Fragment and Mastermind Shard. Generator for those stacks are Terror Demon Metamorphosis and Nether Step OR if needed Sigil of Subversion with Infiltration Trails Sigil of Subversion.

IMPORTANT Keywords:

Volatility: Randomly empowers Hellfire Skills when you attack with them. Empowered skills deal x50% increased damage on their next cast.
Hex: Increases the Critical Strike Chance against affected characters by 15%, stacking up to 45%.
Demonform: Increases your Maximum Life by 25%. While active, kills increase the damage of Demonology Skills by 1% up to 100%.
Shadowform: Grants Unhindered and any movement grants Stealth but consumes stacks. Can hold up to 10 stacks.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Speed
Damage
THE THEME

Need to stack GIGA Life for Phase 2 Enrage Metamorphosis which results also in GIGA Damage

Assigned Skills

Primary

Secondary

Soul Shards

Hex source to proc Blasphemous Fragment is Profane Sentinel.

IF we are in NEED of Shadowform Stacks due to Mastermind Shard replace Sigil of Chaos with Sigil of Subversion but the sources should be enough (Nether Step, Terror Demon Metamorphosis not to mention Aspects/Sets we are unaware of).

Equipment

HelmAspect of Disobedience

Chest armorAspect of Might

GlovesEmpty

PantsEmpty

BootsEmpty

AmuletInsidious Aspect

Ring 1Aspect of Voracious Rage

Ring 2Empty

WeaponEdgemaster's Aspect

OffhandEmpty

Equipment Priority

Try to stack Life as much as you can for Phase 2 Enrage Metamorphosis.
Other than that Crit Chance (keep in mind we have Hex which is up to 45% Crit), Attack Speed, Crit Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Damage.

Focus on generic Aspects from Dungeons:

Aspect of Might & Aspect of Disobedience - Defense
Edgemaster's Aspect - Damage
Aspect of Voracious Rage - Resource management
Insidious Aspect - INSANE Damage

Skill Tree

Available

0 (0)

Spent69 (14)

Leveling Path

All the skills unlock as follows:

Basic Skills - Level 1, 5, 9, 14, 30
Core Skills - Level 3, 6, 10, 15, 32
Third Cluster - Level 4, 7, 11, 16, 34
Fourth Cluster - Level 8, 12, 17, 20, 36
Fifth Cluster - Level 13, 18, 21, 23, 38
Ultimates - Level 19, 22, 24, 25, 40

Level 2: Command Fallen
Level 3: Dread Claws
Level 4: Nether Step
Level 5: Wrath Command Fallen
Level 6: Damage Dread Claws
Level 7: Extra Charge Nether Step
Level 8: Profane Sentinel
Level 9: Dread Claws
Level 10: Ambush Dread Claws
Level 11: Movement Speed Nether Step
Level 12: Vulnerable Profane Sentinel
Level 13: Sigil of Chaos
Level 14: Dominance Command Fallen
Level 15: Cascading Dread Dread Claws
Level 16: Gloomwalker Nether Step
Level 17: Narrow Blast Profane Sentinel
Level 18: Volatility Duration Sigil of Chaos
Level 19: Metamorphosis
Level 20: Sentry Profane Sentinel
Level 21: Volatility Casts Sigil of Chaos
Level 22: Maximum Life Metamorphosis or Damage Scaling Metamorphosis
Level 23: Dread Claws
Level 24: Phase 2 Enrage Metamorphosis
Level 26-32: Dread Claws
Level 30: Fallen Army Command Fallen
Level 36: Dread Claws
Level 38: Sigil of Smoke Sigil of Chaos
Level 40: Terror Demon Metamorphosis
Level 41+: Max out Dread Claws > Metamorphosis > Nether Step > Sigil of Chaos > Profane Sentinel > Command Fallen