These are the Necromancer Core Skills and they include skills of different damage types which are typical throughout the Necromancer Skill Trees. For a full guide on each skill click its name.
 BlightUnleash concentrated Blight that deals 40% damage and leaves behind a defiled area, dealing 105% damage over 6 seconds (DoT). Damage: Shadow Essence Cost: 25 Lucky Hit Chance: 40% |
 Blood LanceThrow a blood lance that lingers in an enemy for 3 seconds, dealing 80% damage to the enemy and all other lanced enemies. Damage: Physical Essence Cost: 15 Lucky Hit Chance: 33% |
 Blood SurgeDraw blood from enemies, dealing 20% damage, and expel a blood nova, dealing 70% damage. Blood Surge's nova damage is increased by x 5% per enemy drained, up to x 50%. Damage: Physical Essence Cost: 30 Lucky Hit Chance: 12% |
 Bone SpearConjure a Bone Spear from the ground, dealing 85% damage and Piercing through enemies. Damage: Physical Essence Cost: 25 Lucky Hit Chance: 50% |
 Hewed FleshLucky Hit: Your damage has up to a 4% chance to create a corpse at the target's location. The chance is doubled against Bosses. |
 Imperfectly BalancedYour Core Skills cost x3% more Essence, but deal x5% increased damage. Point required in Unliving Energy. |
 SeverA spectre of you charges forward and attacks with its scythe for 75% damage then returns to you and attacks again for 25% damage. Damage: Shadow Essence Cost: 20 Lucky Hit Chance:: 20% |
 Unliving EnergyYour maximum Essence is increased by 3. |