Can someone please explain why warlock is god teir

To be fair I have barely used his utility properly but his damage is lack luster and honestly I feel like iron man infinitywar is better even. His utility seems like a swiss army that's dull. I'm not hating just need someone to tell me how to use him

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AverageDesi

Highest crit damage rating in game

Reecespieces101

Okay anything else

odishika123

His utility
Heal block
Power drain
Power burn
Armor break
Anti special crit
Armor up

laserjohn26

His utility
Heal block
Power drain
Power burn
Armor break
Anti special crit
Armor up

Triple immunity

Reecespieces101

I just did a fight with him and this was the result

Rank 4 4 star

Clarkkent76

Take him against Sinister or Sabretooth and you'll see why.

Ghost_Driver

You clearly don't use him properly. He's got passive unavoidable heal block, easy access to power drain (and degen if awakened), immunities to bleed poison and cold snap, solid damage on sp2, and easy access to bleeds on heavies

odishika123

You clearly don't use him properly. He's got passive unavoidable heal block, easy access to power drain (and degen if awakened), immunities to bleed poison and cold snap, solid damage on sp2, and easy access to bleeds on heavies

It's avoidable if you have a lot of buffs

Sungj

I just did a fight with him and this was the result
Rank 4 4 star

That's lackluster damage to you???

Berjibs

Fun fact: my 5* warlock killed WS in 40 hits.

AverageDesi

Fun fact: my 5* warlock killed WS in 40 hits.

What? How?

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BuggyDClown

To be fair I have barely used his utility properly but his damage is lack luster and honestly I feel like iron man infinitywar is better even. His utility seems like a swiss army that's dull. I'm not hating just need someone to tell me how to use him

I can understand your feeling and situation here. Some champs don't cut to fit in someone's preferences and play style. God tier word depends what you are looking for your roster, and do that champ full fill it. That's personal pretences, but there are certain champs who are god tier regardless of personal opinion in general for majority.
If you looking for damage then warlock isn't god tier for you , but if you are looking for utility then he's arguably among top utility gods in game

If you block,hit , hit into block or get hit then you put 1 charge on enemy which can't be avoided. If you do parry then he puts 4.
This charges at 20 converts into virus charge

Benefit of that virus or infection
Enemy gets passively heal block, if the regen buff or effect triggers then opponent is power drained, if war lock is awakened this ability also gives then degen damage

This infection charge also reduce offensive ability accuracy ( I forgot if it's offensive or genreal AA) and I guess it can stack which further helps in certain fights

He got power drain on his sp1 which also inflicts shock too.( Power drain works on how many number of infection enemy have;as of writing this I'm sick so I am not rememberinh exact words)

On sp 2, he can armor break opponents and remove their current armor buff too; this is direct counter to Colossus . Also if crits; this sp2 also deal solid damage too. Since this special have many hit counts he can put many charges on enemy plus he will refresh current number of infection on enemy.

On sp3, depending upon current infection or virus he will regen and power drain opponent for certain amount.

He is natural anti crit spacial champ. That means opponent sp on block don't do much damage if armor buff is active.
He is triple immune;bleed,poison and coldsnap
He can bleed enemy on his heavies

There may be certain things I may have forgotten to mention but above things are very important in many matchups.

He is natural counter for Sinister, duped saber tooth, havoc

If you are looking for damage dealer,then he is not champ for you

Real_Madrid_76_2

I just did a fight with him and this was the result
Rank 4 4 star
That's lackluster damage to you???

Yes bro obviously even my mister sinister as a 4 star r5 does better damage than this. He would have taken ws down in 300 hits but warlock is so far from it

Chikel

I just did a fight with him and this was the result
Rank 4 4 star

Warlock is clearly not a ROL champ. I'm not sure why you would use him there

DrZola

Warlock is a total waste of space. And don’t ever, ever put him on a team with Apoc and Cable because he’s even more of a waste of space. The regret I feel at having a max sig R5 and an awakened R3 is hard to control.

I have to confess: there are times I watch my opponent’s power bar keep melting away when I’m just hitting block a lot and I feel such great guilt.

Dr. Zola

MiStaLova

Becouse he is

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AzKicker316

After all this info, if you still question his worthiness, that's a you problem! He's god tier whether you know how to use him or not.

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Monk1

What game are we playing.. r4 4*… is it 2018… everything is useless at that level
When r3/r4 6* are in the game

Rohit_316

Top 10 champ in the game ...nuff said

Zeraphan

Warlock made one of the paths in 7.3 (can't remember which one right now) such complete cheese. My only dislike at the moment is I only have him as a 5* and not a 6*.

JohnnyBeast

This is probably a poor mans write up of why he’s great but here it goes. My favorite champ to use hands down. He is the definition of a mindless champ, an actual 5 hit combo champ that you don’t need to think about. Has utility when you need it, a passive heal block that power drains far more often then you would think. DOT on command, and solid damage on the special 2. Also the tech cav eq is just a joke each month. Just bring 4 champs for the boss and him, no worries.

Ranunculus

Try him against any regenerating champ (except post buff King Groot).

altavista

In general, damage is not everything - if you do more damage but lose 20% health each fight due to lack of utility (eg. Unavoidable poison), that's not better (unless the damage is such that you can finish the fight before you incur the health penalty). Quake does much worse damage compared to other champions, but with unbeatable utility it does not matter. Warlock has such a wide range of easy accessed utility and sufficient damage, that it just makes him great. Don't get me wrong, as I think IMIW also has a wide range of utility and sufficient damage, but Warlock has it all in a better way compared to IMIW.

The two arguments in favor of IMIW is Armor breaks and Evade.
Armor break: IMIW has easy access to Armor break (heavy or SP1), while Warlock only has access to it on SP2. But, IMIW's breaks are really only there for Utility and not for damage purposes. So, useful for when the opponent needs an armor break (like for Armored Assault), but in certain matchups (like Armored Assault), you can't easily access it through parry+heavy and instead need to wait for SP1. Comparatively, Warlock only has access to the armor breaks through SP2, but each Armor break massively ups the damage you do. So, when you need access to Armor Breaks for Utility purposes, IMIW is more useful. But, in some of those situations (Stun immune node), you are better off with a Medusa (armor break on medium).

Evade counter: Repulsor blasts counter evade, so you can do full 5-hit combos on Mix Master, or parry + combo Mordo without getting stunned. Very useful, and underappreciated ability of IMIW. Warlock has no such ability.

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After that, all the arguments heavily favor Warlock over IMIW, as well as vaulting him to the top tier of overall champions. But again, keeping it specifically with IMIW comparison:

Heal block: IMIW can again apply it on heavy or SP1, and it only works when a Regen is already on. That means the opponent gets some benefit from the regen, before you can heal block them, which requires additional time management. Warlock just needs to have an infection on (which can be easy placed even against Stun immune champions). It takes effect even before regen is on, and bypasses situations where Heal block is prevented (like Debuff immune).

Special damage: If you time Warlock's SP2 so you have enough infections on, you'll place multiple armor breaks that wipes away so much health. IMIW's specials are not that hard hitting, even SP2, but instead rely on the resulting DoT effects.

Armor/Immunities: IMIW has bleed and coldsnap, but I have never found it dependable (molecular armor doesn't appear on me when I need it). Warlock's is permanent immunity, with the added benefit of poison and frostbite immunities.

There are lots more reasons, but I just want to end with the biggest reason (for me personally):
You are in control: Personal playstyle preference is the most important. It's why I don't like Ghost (despite totally appreciating what she can do), as I am not a fan of that playstyle.

Warlock can be played fast or slow. You can focus on SP1 (for power control), SP2 (for damage), or SP3 (for regen). You can do 5-hit combos or just parry+heavy. The only real management you do is wanting to maintain Infections on. But, Infections have a long duration, and most of the time it is not essential to keep it on, or you only need one.

Comparatively, IMIW relies on DoT from specials, which you have to maintain with repulsor blasts. To be the most effective IMIW, you need to do SP1+SP2 or SP3 for the Plasmas. You need to do medium attacks every so often when a plasma is on. This has the added stress of playing aggressively to maintain those Plasmas, Incinerates. So, with IMIW you are under the control of timers. Sure, Stealthy synergy makes this less stressful, but that is using up a questing slot on your team.

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Dontsellthem

Bunch of nice people here. I would just agree and move on. VIVA LA WARLOCK REVOLUTION!

Graves_3

In general, damage is not everything - if you do more damage but lose 20% health each fight due to lack of utility (eg. Unavoidable poison), that's not better (unless the damage is such that you can finish the fight before you incur the health penalty). Quake does much worse damage compared to other champions, but with unbeatable utility it does not matter. Warlock has such a wide range of easy accessed utility and sufficient damage, that it just makes him great. Don't get me wrong, as I think IMIW also has a wide range of utility and sufficient damage, but Warlock has it all in a better way compared to IMIW.

The two arguments in favor of IMIW is Armor breaks and Evade.
Armor break: IMIW has easy access to Armor break (heavy or SP1), while Warlock only has access to it on SP2. But, IMIW's breaks are really only there for Utility and not for damage purposes. So, useful for when the opponent needs an armor break (like for Armored Assault), but in certain matchups (like Armored Assault), you can't easily access it through parry+heavy and instead need to wait for SP1. Comparatively, Warlock only has access to the armor breaks through SP2, but each Armor break massively ups the damage you do. So, when you need access to Armor Breaks for Utility purposes, IMIW is more useful. But, in some of those situations (Stun immune node), you are better off with a Medusa (armor break on medium).

Evade counter: Repulsor blasts counter evade, so you can do full 5-hit combos on Mix Master, or parry + combo Mordo without getting stunned. Very useful, and underappreciated ability of IMIW. Warlock has no such ability.

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After that, all the arguments heavily favor Warlock over IMIW, as well as vaulting him to the top tier of overall champions. But again, keeping it specifically with IMIW comparison:

Heal block: IMIW can again apply it on heavy or SP1, and it only works when a Regen is already on. That means the opponent gets some benefit from the regen, before you can heal block them, which requires additional time management. Warlock just needs to have an infection on (which can be easy placed even against Stun immune champions). It takes effect even before regen is on, and bypasses situations where Heal block is prevented (like Debuff immune).

Special damage: If you time Warlock's SP2 so you have enough infections on, you'll place multiple armor breaks that wipes away so much health. IMIW's specials are not that hard hitting, even SP2, but instead rely on the resulting DoT effects.

Armor/Immunities: IMIW has bleed and coldsnap, but I have never found it dependable (molecular armor doesn't appear on me when I need it). Warlock's is permanent immunity, with the added benefit of poison and frostbite immunities.

There are lots more reasons, but I just want to end with the biggest reason (for me personally):
You are in control: Personal playstyle preference is the most important. It's why I don't like Ghost (despite totally appreciating what she can do), as I am not a fan of that playstyle.

Warlock can be played fast or slow. You can focus on SP1 (for power control), SP2 (for damage), or SP3 (for regen). You can do 5-hit combos or just parry+heavy. The only real management you do is wanting to maintain Infections on. But, Infections have a long duration, and most of the time it is not essential to keep it on, or you only need one.

Comparatively, IMIW relies on DoT from specials, which you have to maintain with repulsor blasts. To be the most effective IMIW, you need to do SP1+SP2 or SP3 for the Plasmas. You need to do medium attacks every so often when a plasma is on. This has the added stress of playing aggressively to maintain those Plasmas, Incinerates. So, with IMIW you are under the control of timers. Sure, Stealthy synergy makes this less stressful, but that is using up a questing slot on your team.

Minor correction. IMIW has armor break on heavy and SP2. Not in Sp1

DrZola

Warlock is a total waste of space. And don’t ever, ever put him on a team with Apoc and Cable because he’s even more of a waste of space. The regret I feel at having a max sig R5 and an awakened R3 is hard to control.

I have to confess: there are times I watch my opponent’s power bar keep melting away when I’m just hitting block a lot and I feel such great guilt.

Dr. Zola

Sarcasm is lost on at least seven of you.

Dr. Zola