Cleave Warlock Build BiS Gear and Runes for Diablo 2 Resurrected

This is a standard high Damage build for the Cleave Warlock that uses 75 Faster Cast Rate to jump quickly between enemies.

High Attack Speed Weapon bases are preferrred for this build. While you can use slower bases like Thunder Mauls (even with high IAS they are still slow), it is recommended to use weapons like Phase Blades for a much better experience.

• Weapon: Grief, Last Wish, Tomb Reaver
• Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
• Shield: 35% FCR Spirit Monarch
• Body Armor: Enigma for Teleport
• Helm: Guillaume's Face, Crown of Ages
• Gloves: Trang-Oul's Claws
• Boots: Sandstorm Trek, Gore Rider, Goblin Toe
• Belt: Arachnid Mesh
• Ring 1: Raven Frost
• Ring 2: Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band, Rare Rings with % Life Steal and Life/Stats/Resistances
• Amulet: Highlord's Wrath
• Charm 1: Warlock Hellfire Torch
• Charm 2: Annihilus
• Charm 3: Small Charms with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, and Life (such Charms are commonly known as 3/20/20s)
• Charm 4: 1x Physical Sunder Charm (optional)

This is a defensive Warlock build, helpful for Hardcore characters.

• Weapon: Breath of the Dying, Grief, The Reaper's Toll, Last Wish
• Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
• Shield: Phoenix
• Body Armor: Fortitude
• Helm: Kira's Guardian, Crown of Ages
• Gloves: Dracul's Grasp
• Boots: Sandstorm Trek, Gore Rider
• Belt: String of Ears, Verdungo's Hearty Cord
• Ring 1: Raven Frost
• Ring 2: Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band, Rare Rings with % Life Steal and Life/Stats/Resistances
• Amulet: Highlord's Wrath
• Charm 1: Warlock Hellfire Torch
• Charm 2: Annihilus
• Charm 3: Small Charms with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, and Life (such Charms are commonly known as 3/20/20s)
• Charm 4: Small Charms with enough Resistances to max out

This is a variety of cheap gear sets to get you started.

Note: Having a source of Cannot Be Frozen is extremely important on this build.

• Weapon: Oath, Honor, Black, Obedience, Immortal King's Stone Crusher
• Shield: Rhyme, Spirit, Ancient's Pledge
• Body Armor: Lionheart, Duriel's Shell, Duress, Treachery, Smoke, The Spirit Shroud, or Shaftstop
• Helm: Rockstopper, Guillaume's Face, or Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
• Gloves: Laying of Hands, Bloodfist, or Sander's Taboo
• Boots: Gore Rider, Waterwalk, Infernostride, or Hsarus' Iron Heel
• Belt: String of Ears, Goldwrap, or Nightsmoke
• Ring 1: Raven Frost
• Ring 2: Angelic Halo
• Amulet: Angelic Wings
• Charm 1: Any Hellfire Torch for stats, even if it is not Warlock-specific
• Charm 2: Annihilus
• Charm 3: Any Charm with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, Strength, Faster Hit Recovery, Resistances, or Life
• Charm 4: Any Offensive Auras or Combat Skills Paladin Skiller Grand Charms

You can either hire a Defensive (Holy Freeze) or Offensive (Might) Desert Guard Mercenary in Act 2, Nightmare difficulty, depending on whether you want to slow monsters for added safety or improve the overall damage of your Mercenary. Note that Holy Freeze may shatter monsters on death, thus reducing the number of corpses available to you. As such, Might Desert Guards are typically preferred.

This is one of the best Mercenary gear setups across many characters, including the Warlock.

• Weapon: Ethereal Insight or Pride
• Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
• Helm: Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ral Rune

This is a cheap gear set to get your Mercenary some easy Damage and Survivability.

• Weapon: Obedience
• Body Armor: Treachery
• Helm: Vampire Gaze