The Warlock mastery in Last Epoch has always been synonymous with curses, debuffs, and sustained damage over time. Among its most powerful endgame setups sits the Profane Veil Warlock build, a unique spellcasting playstyle that focuses on layering multiple curses while using Profane Orbs to devastate enemies.

In Season 3, despite no direct reworks, Profane Veil remains a top-tier endgame option, capable of deleting bosses, maintaining near-invincibility with Ward retention, and farming high Corruption Monoliths efficiently. For players who prefer spell-casting Acolyte builds rather than minions, this guide covers everything you need to know-from skills and passives to gearing and gameplay strategies.

Why Play Profane Veil Warlock?

Unlike Necromancer's minion armies or Lich's self-destructive nukes, the Profane Veil Warlock is about precision spell rotations and curse synergy. By combining multiple curses (Torment, Acid Skin, Bone Curse, Vulnerability) and converting most of your damage to Physical, the build achieves monstrous scaling while benefiting from Warlock's excellent Ward mechanics.

Key strengths of the build include:

·High burst and sustained DPS through Profane Orbs + curses

·Exceptional survivability with strong Ward generation and recovery

·Flexible scaling with both Necrotic → Physical conversion and curse-based multipliers

·Endgame viability across empowered Monoliths, Arenas, and boss fights

Skill Setup for Profane Veil Warlock (Season 3)

The core of this build revolves around managing cooldowns and curses properly. Here's the optimal 5-skill setup:

1. Profane Veil (Main Skill)

Role: Core damage dealer

Key Nodes:

·Hex Flurry → Profane Orbs deal massive AoE damage

·Lake of Blood → Converts Necrotic to Physical, synergizing with Bone Curse

·Dark Communion → Boosts spell damage per curse

Profane Veil's strength lies in casting Profane Orbs repeatedly, with each orb scaling off your curses. Conversion to Physical ensures synergy with both gear and Bone Curse amplification.

2. Chthonic Fissure

Role: Curse application + damage boost

Key Nodes:

·Acid Skin → Applies poison-based curse, reducing defenses

·Beacon of Torment → Applies Torment to you, enabling bonus spell damage

·Chronicles of Ruin → Extends curse duration

Chthonic Fissure is a key enabler for amplifying Profane Veil's damage against bosses.

3. Rip Blood

Role: Ward generation + mana sustain

Key Nodes:

·Arcane Fortress → Generates Ward on use

·Mana Feast → Restores mana when cast on minions (or empty corpses)

·Arcane Absorption → Directly boosts Profane Veil damage

·Hemomancer → Faster cast speed

Rip Blood doubles as a defensive and utility spell, ensuring you never run out of mana while sustaining Ward uptime.

4. Bone Curse

Role: Physical damage amplification aura

Key Nodes:

·Signet of Agony → Converts Bone Curse into an aura

·Sigil of Mortality → Applies Mark for Death

·Cultist's Fervor → Extends curse duration

·Iron Maiden + Acute Affliction → Heavy physical damage scaling

This is what ties the build together. Once converted into an aura, Bone Curse continuously debuffs enemies without manual recasting.

5. Aura of Decay

Role: Poison shred + Physical conversion

Key Nodes:

·Fume Weaver → Reduces enemy poison resistance

·Vulnerability → Stacks damage taken

·Blood Font → Converts poison to physical scaling

Aura of Decay ensures enemies are always vulnerable to your Physical damage, multiplying your overall DPS.

How to Play the Profane Veil Warlock

The gameplay loop is straightforward but requires timing against tougher bosses:

1. Maintain Aura of Decay + Bone Curse aura → Always keep these up for baseline debuffs.

2. Cast Chthonic Fissure → Apply Torment + Acid Skin before big damage phases.

3. Use Profane Veil → Drop Profane Orbs for devastating AoE damage.

4. Weave in Rip Blood → Sustain Ward + restore mana while waiting for cooldowns.

5. Repeat cycle, managing cooldown recovery carefully.

In normal mapping, Aura of Decay and Bone Curse usually kill trash mobs passively. Against bosses, correct rotation ensures they melt under stacked curses and Profane Orbs.

Passive Tree Setup

The Warlock tree provides both damage scaling through curses and defense via Ward mechanics. Here's the optimal endgame passive allocation:

Warlock (Primary Mastery)

·Chaotic Strikes - Boosts spell damage per curse applied

·Doom Herald - Damage amplification on cursed enemies

·Harrowing Armor - Defensive Ward/armor synergy

·Dark Protections - More Ward retention

·Imperishable - Increases survivability

Acolyte (Base Class)

·Forbidden Knowledge x8 → +Intelligence scaling

·Blood Pact x8 → Ward gain on health sacrifice

·Unnatural Preservation x5 → Increased Ward retention

Lich (Secondary)

·Apocrypha x10 → Mana + spell damage

·Excoriating Insight x8 → More Intelligence scaling

·Unclosing Wounds x6 → Boosts critical hit potential

·Survival of the Cruel x2 → Life + defense

Itemization for Profane Veil Warlock

The build is gear-hungry, especially when managing cooldown recovery for Profane Veil. Here's a recommended setup:

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1. Key Uniques

·The Butcher's Crown - Massive damage boost

·Pearls of the Swine - Ward recovery scaling per curse

·Mad Alchemist's Ladle - Strong offensive synergy

·Wall of Nothing - Reliable defensive shield

·Scales of Eterra - Additional sustain

·Grasp of the Blood Mage - Ward gain

·Red Ring of Atlaria x2 - Curse amplification

·Twisted Heart of Uhkeiros - Ward from missing life

·Vaion's Chariot - Movement + cooldown recovery

2. Crafting Priorities

·Increased Cooldown Recovery Speed (belt + boots)

·Ward retention/regen

·Physical damage scaling

·Intelligence

·Resistance caps

Cooldown recovery is the most important crafted affix-without it, Profane Veil feels clunky.

Best Blessings & Idols

1. Blessings

·Grand Resonance of the Sea (Ending the Storm) - Cast speed & spell power

·Grand Resolve of Humanity (Reign of Dragons) - Resistances

·Grand Body of Obsidian (Spirits of Fire) - Armor

·Grand Emptiness of Ash (The Black Sun) - Damage scaling

·Grand Fury of the North (The Age of Winter) - Critical strike chance

2. Idols

·2x 4x1 Ornate Idols → With cooldown recovery, mana regen, and Profane Veil duration

·Fill the rest with defensive idols (armor, resistances, Ward gain)

Strengths & Weaknesses

1. Strengths

·High DPS scaling with Physical + curse multipliers

·Excellent Ward sustain, making you feel invincible

·Flexible gearing options through Uniques + crafted cooldown recovery

·Extremely strong in boss fights and high Corruption Monoliths

2. Weaknesses

·Relies heavily on cooldown management

·Gear-dependent (requires specific Uniques & affixes)

·Rotation-heavy playstyle is less forgiving than minion builds

Final Thoughts

The Profane Veil Warlock is a powerhouse in Last Epoch Season 3, combining curse stacking, Ward-based tankiness, and burst Physical spell damage into one of the strongest endgame caster builds. With the right rotation and cooldown recovery, you'll shred Monolith bosses, farm empowered echoes, and survive even the highest corruption scaling.

If you enjoy complex spellcasting builds with layered debuffs, this is the Warlock setup for you. Master the Profane Veil loop, invest in cooldown recovery, and you'll have one of the deadliest endgame characters in Last Epoch.