The Warlock arrived with the Reign of the Warlock expansion — Diablo II's first new class in 25 years, released February 2026. The expansion is also a hard requirement for d2r-mobile (install guide), which means every D2R Mobile player has the Warlock available. If you have been maining the same Sorceress since 2001, this is the new car in the garage.
From the expansion's official feature description: the class commands forbidden magic through three paths — Demon (enslave hellspawn as allies), Eldritch (transform weapons into conduits of destruction), and Chaos (unleash Hell, fire and shadow from afar). One distinctive mechanic: Warlocks levitate their weapons rather than physically holding them — which lets them wield a two-handed weapon alongside an off-hand, unlocking gearing combinations no other class has.
Our read — with the caveat that class-meta verdicts belong to the sites that maintain full build catalogs; what we contribute is the mobile-specific layer:
How the three paths line up with touch vs controller, judged by what each input is good at (drag-to-aim, auto-targeting, stick precision — see the controls guide):
| Path | Play pattern | On touch | On controller |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demon | Maintain an enslaved army, position around it | Excellent — the army plays while your thumbs steer | Excellent — same logic, stick precision added |
| Eldritch | Weapon-conduit attacks — closer to melee rhythm at times | Good — auto-targeting covers the approach | Best fit — precision movement pays most here |
| Chaos | Ranged fire/shadow artillery with big AoE | Very good — drag-to-aim is built for big targets | Very good — either input clears comfortably |
Consistent with how we write: things we cannot yet stand behind stay flagged.
You need the expansion regardless — d2r-mobile requires the Reign of the Warlock version of the game. Since you have it, the class is available; there is no separate unlock.
There is no single best — but by input ergonomics, pet and ranged caster profiles have the gentlest learning curve on touch (see the builds framework's playstyle table). The Warlock spans both profiles depending on path.
On the build-catalog sites (Maxroll, Icy Veins, d2runewizard), which maintain skill-level detail and update with each patch. Our lane is the mobile layer — input fit, QoL interactions, and the port's exclusive modes.
Warlock class description (three paths, levitated weapons, two-handed plus off-hand gearing) from the Reign of the Warlock expansion's official materials, accessed 2026-10-16; expansion date (February 2026) confirmed via multiple outlets. All input-fit analysis and gameplay recommendations are our editorial judgment, marked as such.