Stone Warlock

Standard Evolutions:
Stone Warlock I, II, III"'Set free by King Dragon, these ancient wraiths were resurrected in castle stone, making their impossible force incarnate. '"

Elite Evolution:
Augur"'Cut from the stone of the Forgotten Temple, Augur channels the dark powers of the Otherworld to devastate his foes.'"

Strategy:
The damage reflection on the Stone Spikes shield will keep most enemies from attacking, so use it often on allies whom your opponents is focusing. When Stone Spikes evolves to gain the chance to Slow attackers, the shield becomes an even greater deterrent. At base evolution, Stone Warlock's Tempest already has the highest guaranteed single target damage in the game. Gaining a Dispel chance on Tempest II adds great tactical functionality on top of the massive damage. The Sacrifice trait is easily forgotten by enemies. It gains most strategic use when multiple allies have takes damage, so make sure to apply Stone Spikes to different allies for maximum synergy. If both Stone Warlock and another ally are in immediate danger of being KO'd, baiting your opponent into knocking out the Warlock first-- thus healing up the other low-health ally-- can make all the difference.

Items:
Due to the Warlock’s low health (lowest ratio in the game) you will want to use his Stone Spikes shield often. Getting the shield for free with a Burst item can greatly increase your team’s output. Apply a Defense Boost item to give the Warlock more staying power. Life Drain items can also have a positive effect, due his high damage Tempest, however no health can be gained from Stone Spikes damage. Evade items can also be good to keep your Warlock in battle longer.

Team:
As with any low health character, you will need to have a plan to keep him upright as long as possible, so that means allies with Guardian (Dwarf, Knight Errant, Goblin Guard) and/or allies with healing abilities (Blacksmith, Priestess, Sorcerer). Alternatively, try a team built for high early damage like Warlock-Demon Wing-Hellkite, where you can build a lot of AP early and then set up high damage with Hellkite’s Melt Armor before blasting foes with Tempest. This team is vulnerable, but if you can use Stone Spikes to defray enough damage on your allies to gain a man-advantage, you can really have some fun with this powerful team.