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The new Elemental Pact is severely hindered by using Con as a secondary stat. This means that any EP Warlock following the recommended stats will have abysmal AC. This flies in the face of Warlock design so far, which has given them Dex and Int secondaries to better make use of Prime Shot and the many close powers Warlocks can choose from. Even more worrying is the fact that almost of the new elemental-flavored Dailies and Utilities are based around being close to enemies; if this is direction that design is taking, this build is almost unplayable. Compare this with the two other builds that lack both heavy armor and an AC-improving stat: Wis/Con Shamans work best far away from the front lines, and Swarm Druids can reduce more damage than any other almost class in the game. But Warlocks have neither of these benefits, and thus simply don't work without heavy armor, Dexterity, or Intelligence; nothing that the EP grants is worth a prematurely dead character.

This could be partially fixed by adding chain mail proficiency or fixed in its entirety by granting Elemental Warlocks scale proficiency, which their Hexblade cousins already have.