Necromancer

Necromancer Fundamentals

• Resource: Essence - Refills automatically
• Weapon Slots: -
• Dismount Skill: Bone Spikes
• Necromancer Skill Trees:
  • Basic
  • Core
  • Corpse and Macabre
  • Curse
  • Corpse and Macabre
  • Ultimate
  • Key Passives

Necromancer Resources

The Necromancer has two resources. Essence and Corpses.

Essence

Essence is the primary resource that recharges slowly over time. Essence can also be obtained using basic skills allowing players to cast their skills more often.

Corpses

Corpses are literally the left over remains of fallen enemy. These remains can be used to summon minions or power other skill such as Corpse Explosion.

Diablo 4 Class
The Necromancer
Skills:	Necromancer Skills
Resources:	Essence / Corpses
Background
Origin:	Hawezar
Affiliation:	Cult of Rathma.

Items and Weapons

The Necromancer can equip the following weapons:

• Dagger
• Focuses
• Shields
• 1-Handed Sword
• 1-Handed Axe
• 1-Handed Mace
• Wands

• Scythe
• 2-Handed Sword
• 2-Handed Axe
• 2-Handed Mace

Necromancer Skills and Talents

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• Talents Only

Skills in Action

Darkness Skills

These skills use Shadow magic and tend to be damage over time (DOT). These skill can also have debuffs and crowd control elements.

Blood Skills

Blood skill are used to siphon life from the enemy.

The Army

The Necromancers summoning skills which includes skeletons and golem. Blizzard explains their approach to summoning in Diablo 4:

We went through a lot of iteration on how we want the experience of summoning the undead to feel for the player, and how much of their skill bar should be dedicated to this part of the class. To that end, we’ve come up with what we feel is the best possible version to ensure that players have as much customization as possible over not only their army itself, but also in which other skills they want to use to support their own unique playstyle.

If a player wants to have the maximum number of summoned units possible then they will only have to dedicate two buttons to their skill bar: one to raising Skeletons and the other for their Golem. The Raise Skeleton button is a one-stop shop to raise all the different Skeletons a player can summon, and the Golem button is used to command the Golem to use a unique effect that is dependent on the type of Golem that is currently active. With this setup, we’ve found a great balance between having the necessary tools for raising and commanding a Necromancer army while also leaving room for player expression in what additional skills they want to put on their bar.

Book of the Dead - Class Mechanic

The Book of the Dead is the Necromancer's unique class mechanic.

The book allows players to customise how their summoned Skeletal Warriors, Skeletal Mages, and Golems will react while playing. There are three specialisations:

• Skirmishers - Increased damage but reduced health.
• Defenders - Bonus health
• Reapers - Slow attacks but AOE damage and increase damage with a "wind-up" attack.

Each specialized unit in the army has unique upgrades available to them, giving you even more customization over how each unit in their army functions in their overall playstyle. These units and upgrades will have synergies with the various playstyles mentioned above, as well as add other potential ways to play.

A player can use the Book of the Dead to "sacrifice the ability to summon that unit" in exchange for a personal permanent buff.

• Book of the Dead
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Item Affixes

Each item type can come with certain item affixes. These are all detailed below including affixes that improve the Necromancer's skills and appear on weapons that he is able to use.

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* An implicit stat, meaning that the item will always come with this attribute (affix) listed at the top of the item details up to a maximum of the figure shown. Necromancer item properties by slot - Click the column headings to sort by slot. Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapons Off-Hand Shield All Stats Strength Dexterity Intelligence Willpower Cold Resist Fire Resist Lightning Resist Poison Resist Shadow Resist * 18.5% Resistance to All Elements * 25% Cold/Fire Resistance * 25% Cold/Lightning Resistance * 25% Cold/Poison Resistance * 25% Cold/Shadow Resistance * 25% Fire/Lightning Resistance * 25% Fire/Poison Resistance * 25% Fire/Shadow Resistance * 25% Lightning/Poison Resistance * 25% Lightning/Shadow Resistance * 25% Shadow/Poison Resistance Life on Kill * 206 Life on Kill (1h scythe) * 411 Life on Kill (2h scythe) Life Regen while not damaged recently Healing Received Blood Orb Healing Lucky Hit: Up to a [X]% Chance to Heal Maximum Life Maximum Minion Life Potion Capacity Potion Drop Rate Maximum Essence Essence Cost Reduction Resource Generation Lucky Hit: Chance to Restore [X]% Primary Resource * While Injured, Your Potion Also Restores 20% Resource Affix Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand Shield Total Armor * While Injured, Your Potion Also Grants 20% Maximum Life as Barrier Thorns * 627 Thorns Skeletal Mages inherit x% of your Thorns Skeletal Warriors inherit x% of your Thorns Golems inherit x% of your Thorns Damage Reduction Damage Reduction while Fortified Fortify Generation Damage Reduction while Injured Damage Reduction from Close Enemies Damage Reduction from Distant Enemies * 20% Block Chance * 60% Block Damage Reduction Dodge Chance Dodge Chance Against Close Enemies Dodge Chance Against Distant Enemies * +2 Max Evade Charges * Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by 0.8 Second Movement Speed Movement Speed for 4 seconds After Killing an Elite * While Injured, Your Potion Also Grants 30% Movement Speed for 2 Seconds * Evade Grants +50% Movement Speed for 1 Second Control Impaired Duration Slow Duraction Reduction Shrine Buff Duration Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand Shield Damage * 80% Main Hand Weapon Damage Physical Damage Damage Over Time Critical Strike Damage * 17.5% Critical Strike Damage (1h sword) * 35% Critical Strike Damage (2h sword) Critical Strike Chance Attack Speed Minion Attack Speed Basic Skills Attack Speed Lucky Hit Chance Damage to Injured Enemies Lucky Hit: Up to [X] Chance to Execute Injured Non-Elites Critical Strike Chance Against Injured Enemies Damage to Close Enemies * 20% Damage to Close Enemies Damage to Distant Enemies Damage to Slowed Enemies Lucky Hit: Up to a [X]% Chance to Slow Damage to Stunned Enemies Damage for 4 seconds after killing an Elite Damage for 4 seconds after picking up a Blood Orb Overpower Damage Vulnerable Damage Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies Crowd Control Duration Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand Shield Basic Skills Damage Core Skills Damage Ranks in Imperfectly Balanced Passive Ranks in Blight Ranks in Sever Ranks in Terror Passive Ranks in Blood Lance Ranks in Blood Surge Ranks in Blood Mist Ranks in Bone Spear Ranks in Bone Prison Ranks in Corpse Skills Ranks in Macabre Skills Ranks in Corpse Explosion Ranks in Fueled by Death Passive Ranks in Curse Skills Ranks in Iron Maiden Ranks in Decrepify Ranks in Amplify Damage Passive Ranks in Death's Reach Passive Summoning Skills Damage Ranks in Corpse Tendrils Ultimate Skills Damage Ranks in Hellbent Commander Passive Shadow Damage Shadow Damage Over Time Damage to those affected by Shadow Damage Over Time Damage Reduction from those affected by Shadow Damage Over Time Bone Skills Damage Critical Strike Damage with Bone Skills Ranks in Compound Fracture Passive Ranks in Evulsion Passive Blood Skills Damage Ranks in Coalesced Blood Passive Ranks in Tides of Blood Passive Darkness Skills Damage Ranks in Gloom Passive Cooldown Reduction * 7% Cooldown Reduction Sockets 1 1 1 1-2 1-2 1-2 1 1 Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapons Off-Hand Shield

Necromancer Legendary Aspects

The Necromancer has a whole heap of Legendary Aspects that are tailored to his particular set of skills. As well as those Legendaries he can also make use of the more general Legendary Aspects useful to all classes. Use the drop-down below to see the full details of the Necromancer Aspects.

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Name Category Description Dungeon Zone Class Accelerating Aspect Offensive Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by 10 - 30% [+] for 5 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aphotic Aspect Utility Skeletal Priests empower your Skeletal Warriors' attacks to deal Shadow damage and have a 5 - 25% chance to Stun (CC) enemies for 1.5 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Accursed Touch Offensive Lucky Hit: Up to a 20 - 40% chance for your skills to inflict Vampiric Curse on enemies. Enemies afflicted with Vampiric Curse are also Vulnerable. Vampiric Curse's stored souls deal 20 - 60% increased damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Adaptability Utility When cast below 50% Maximum Resource, Basic Skills generate 3 of your Primary Resource, once per cast. When cast at or above 50% Maximum Resource, Basic Skills deal 20 - 100% [x] increased damage. Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Assistance Utility Your Reinforcement Cooldown is reduced by 23 - 33% [x]. After casting your Ultimate Skill, your Reinforcement Mercenary is called. This cannot occur more than once each 30 seconds. Helm, Pants, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Audacity Resource When there are at least 5 Close enemies, Stun (CC) them for 2.5 - 4.5 seconds. Can only occur once every 20 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Bursting Bones Offensive When a segment of Bone Prison is destroyed or expires, it deals 113 - 203 damage in an area around itself. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Path of the Blind (Map) Dry Steppes Necromancer Aspect of Concussive Strikes Utility Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy has up to a 20% chance to Daze (CC) them for 2 seconds. You deal 5 - 25% [x] increased damage to Dazed enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Creeping Death Offensive You deal 5 - 20% [x] increased Damage over Time to enemies for each different Crowd Control effect they're afflicted by. Unstoppable enemies and Staggered Bosses take 10 - 40% [x] increased damage over time from you instead. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Creeping Mist Mobility Gain 20 - 40% Evade Cooldown Reduction. You can now Evade during Blood Mist, traveling twice as far. Entering or exiting Blood Mist resets your Evade Cooldown. Boots, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Decay Offensive Each time the Shadowblight Key Passive deals damage to enemies, it increases the next Shadowblight's damage within 10 seconds by 30 - 50% [x], stacking up to 5 times. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Disobedience Defensive You gain 0.4 - 0.8% [x] increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to 25- 46% [+]. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) Halls of the Damned (Map) Kehjistan All Aspect of Elements Offensive Gain 15 - 35% [x] increased damage to a set of damage types for 7 seconds. This effect alternates between 2 sets: Fire, Lightning, and Physical. Cold, Poison, and Shadow. 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Amulet (+ 50%), Gloves, Ring N/A Extraction All Aspect of Empowering Reaper Offensive Damaging enemies with Sever has a 15 - 35% chance to spawn a pool of Blight under the target that deals 70 - 190% [x] bonus damage. This effect can only happen once every 3 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Flooded Depths (Map) Scosglen Necromancer Aspect of Explosive Mist Utility Blood Mist triggers Corpse Explosion on surrounding Corpses. When Blood Mist detonates a Corpse, its Cooldown is reduced by 0.1 - 0.8 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Exposed Flesh Resource Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance to generate 35 - 55 Essence when hitting a Vulnerable enemy. Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Fel Gluttony Offensive Your Golem Active also causes your Golem to erupt, dealing 300 - 600 Physical damage to surrounding enemies. Your Golem consumes Corpses to reduce its remaining Cooldown by 1 second. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Frenzied Dead Offensive Each time one of your Minions damages an enemy, they gain 10 - 18% [+] Attack Speed for 3 seconds, up to 30 - 54% [+]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Frosty Strides Utility While below 45 - 60% Life, Evade Freezes (CC) Close enemies, deals 450 Cold damage to them, and makes them Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Gore Quills Offensive Casting Blood Lance will consume Blood Orbs to also conjure lances from them. Each additional Blood Lance deals 60 - 100% of normal damage and prioritizes targeting un-lanced enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Grasping Veins Offensive Gain 5 - 25% [+] increased Critical Strike Chance for 6 seconds when you cast Corpse Tendrils. You deal 10 - 50% [x] bonus Critical Strike Damage to enemies for 6 seconds after they are damaged by Corpse Tendrils. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Corrupted Grotto (Map) Kehjistan Necromancer Aspect of Hardened Bones Defensive You and your Minions gain 10 - 30% increased Damage Reduction. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Hungry Blood Offensive Each cast of Blood Lance will launch an additional Blood Lance at a Nearby enemy when it first hits an enemy that is already lanced, dealing 60 - 100% of normal damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Inevitable Fate Offensive When an enemy falls below 35% Life while afflicted with any of your Damage over Time effects, an explosion occurs every 7 seconds, dealing 300 - 525 damage for each element they're afflicted by. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Inner Calm Offensive Deal 5 - 13% [x] increased damage. Triple this bonus after standing still for 3 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Raethwind Wilds (Map) Scosglen All Aspect of Might Defensive Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for 2 - 10 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) Dark Ravine (Map) Dry Steppes All Aspect of Occult Dominion Utility Your maximum number of Skeletal Warriors and Skeletal Mages is increased by 2. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Plunging Darkness Offensive Bone Prison spawns a pool of Blight that deals 80 - 140% [x] bonus damage over 6 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Rimescar Cavern (Map) Fractured Peaks Necromancer Aspect of Potent Blood Resource Blood Orbs grant 10 - 30 Essence. Ring, Amulet (+50%) Betrayer's Row (Map) Dry Steppes Necromancer Aspect of Rathma's Chosen Offensive Whenever your Blood Skills Overpower you gain 35 - 55% [+] Attack Speed for 4 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Reanimation Offensive Your Minions gain increased damage while alive, up to 25 - 45% [x] after 10 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Aldurwood (Map) Scosglen Necromancer Aspect of Retribution Offensive Distant enemies have a 10% chance to be Stunned (CC) for 2 seconds when they hit you. You deal 15 - 35% [x] increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Knocked Down (CC) enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Abandoned Mineworks (Map) Kehjistan All Aspect of Serration Offensive The Ossified Essence Key Passive also increases the [[Critical Strike Damage] of your Bone Skills by 1% [x] per Essence above 50, up to 25 - 45% [x]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Service and Sacrifice Offensive Skeleton Warriors explode on death, dealing [300 - 450] Physical damage to surrounding enemies. They lose 25% Life per second while in combat.Skeleton Mages take 90% less damage and deal [50.0 - 100.0]%[x] increased damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Shared Misery Utility Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a 35 - 55% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) Oblivion (Map) Hawezar All Aspect of Shielding Storm Defensive Each time that Bone Storm deals damage to enemies, gain a Barrier equal to 1.0 - 8.0% of your Maximum Life for 10 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Slaughter Mobility You gain 20% Movement Speed. Lose this bonus for 5 - 2 seconds after taking damage from a Close enemy. Boots, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Sly Steps Defensive When you would accumulate 50% of your Maximum Life lost, you automatically cast an equipped Defensive, Subterfuge or Macabre Skill before receiving damage. Can only occur once every 45 - 30 seconds and cannot cast Mobility Skills. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of Swelling Curse Offensive Bone Spirit's Critical Strike Chance is increased by 10 - 30% [+]. Each enemy hit by Bone Spirit increases your Maximum Essence by 2, for 15 seconds, up to 50 Essence. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Hive (Map) Scosglen Necromancer Aspect of the Crowded Sage Defensive You have 8% increased Dodge Chance. Successful Dodges restore 5 - 25% of your Maximum Life. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of the Cursed Aura Utility A dark aura surrounds you, inflicting Decrepify and Iron Maiden on enemies who touch it. Curses inflicted this way spread to surrounding targets every 2.5 - 0.3 seconds and last 4 seconds outside the aura. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of the Damned Offensive You and your Minions deal 35 - 55%[x] increased Shadow damage to enemies afflicted by any Curse. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Uldur's Cave (Map) Kehjistan Necromancer Aspect of the Dark Dance Resource Every 5 seconds, your next Core Skill costs 102 - 25 Life instead of Primary Resource. Will only occur if you have at least 60% of your Maximum Life. Skills that consume Life deal 80% [+] increased damage. Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of the Deflecting Barrier Defensive You have a 5 - 12% chance after taking direct damage to gain a Barrier equal to 20% of your Maximum Life for 10 seconds. This chance is doubled against Distant enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) Lost Keep (Map) Hawezar All Aspect of the Embalmer Defensive Consuming a Corpse has a 15 - 35% chance to spawn a Blood Orb. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of the Expectant Offensive After attacking enemies with a Basic Skill, increase the damage of your next Core Skill cast within 5 seconds by 5 - 12% [x], up to 30% [x]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Underroot (Map) Scosglen All Aspect of the Great Feast Offensive Your Minions deal 35 - 55% [x] increased damage, but each Minion Drains 2 Essence from you per second. While you have no active Minions, you deal [35 - 55]%[x] increased damage, but 14 Essence Drains per second. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of the Long Shadow Resource Lucky Hit: Your Shadow Damage Over Time (DoT) effects have a 15.0 - 35% chance to generate 3 Essence. Damage from your Shadowblight Key Passive will always generate 2 Essence. Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of the Moonrise Offensive Damaging an enemy with a Basic Skill grants you 4% Attack Speed for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Upon reaching maximum stacks, you enter a Vampiric Bloodrage, gaining 40 - 100%[x] Basic Skill damage and 15% Movement Speed for 10 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of the Protector Defensive Damaging an Elite enemy grants you a Barrier absorbing up to 572 - 5,144 damage for 10 seconds. This effect can only happen once every 20 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) Lost Archives (Map) Fractured Peaks All Aspect of the Prudent Heart Defensive After being damaged for at least 20% of your Maximum Life at once, you become Immune for 2.5 - 4 seconds. Can only occur once every 20 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Aspect of the Umbral Resource Restore 1 - 8 of your Primary Resource when you Crowd Control an enemy. Ring, Amulet (+50%) Champion's Demise (Map) Dry Steppes All Aspect of the Unholy Tether Mobility Casting Golem's active Skill creates a bond between you for 5 seconds. While the bond is active, both of you are Unstoppable and gain 25 - 45% Movement Speed. Boots, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of the Void Utility Blight's defiled area, when spawned, Pulls In (CC) enemies around the affected area. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Torment Resource Critical Strikes with Bone Skills increase your Essence Regeneration by 95 - 195% [x] for 4 seconds. Ring, Amulet (+50%) Black Asylum (Map) Fractured Peaks Necromancer Aspect of Ultimate Shadow Offensive Bone Storm and Blood Wave are also Darkness Skills, deal Shadow damage, and gain additional effects: Enemies damaged by Bone Storm take 120 - 420 Shadow damage over 2 seconds. Blood Wave desecrates the ground it travels over, dealing 1,920 - 6,720 Shadow damage over 4 seconds Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Aspect of Untimely Death Offensive Each percent of your Maximum Life you Heal beyond 100% grants you 0.5% [x] bonus Critical Strike Damage on your next Critical Strike, up to a 30 - 70% [x] bonus. You may now drink your Healing Potion while at full Life. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Assimilation Aspect Resource You have 8% increased Dodge Chance. When you Dodge, Fortify for 5 - 12% of your Maximum Life. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Blighted Aspect Offensive You deal 35 - 55% [x] increased damage for 6 seconds after the Shadowblight Key Passive damages enemies 10 times. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Akkhan's Grasp (Map) Hawezar Necromancer Blood Boiling Aspect Offensive When your Core Skills Overpower any number of enemies, you spawn 3 Volatile Blood Drops. Collecting a Volatile Blood Drop causes it to explode, dealing 188 - 638 Physical damage around you. Every 20 seconds, your next skill is guaranteed to Overpower. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Blood Getter's Aspect Utility Your Skeletal Priests now also empower you at 55 - 75% effectiveness. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Blood Seeker's Aspect Offensive Blood Lance deals 10 - 30% [x] increased damage to its primary target per lanced enemy. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Mercy's Reach (Map) Fractured Peaks Necromancer Blood-bathed Aspect Offensive Blood Surge's nova echoes again after a short delay, dealing 30 - 10% [x] less damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Hoarfrost Demise (Map) Fractured Peaks Necromancer Blood-soaked Aspect Offensive Blood Mist leaves a trail of Desecrated Ground that lasts for 4 seconds and deals 68 - 98 Shadow damage per second. Gain 20% [+] Movement Speed while Blood Mist is active. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Cadaverous Aspect Offensive Consuming a Corpse increases the damage of your Core Skills by 3.5 - 7% for 5 seconds, up to 18 - 35% [x]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Coldbringer's Aspect Utility Every 8 seconds, your Skeletal Mages cast a blizzard that deals 135 - 180 Cold damage and continuously Chills (CC) enemies for 8% over 6 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Conceited Aspect Offensive Deal 10 - 30% [x] increased damage while you have a Barrier active. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Craven Aspect Mobility You gain 25 - 45% [x] increased Movement Speed when moving away from Slowed (CC) or Chilled (CC) enemies. Boots, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Edgemaster's Aspect Offensive Skills deal up to 5 - 25% [x] increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Oldstones (Map) Scosglen All Eluding Aspect Utility Becoming Injured while Crowd Controlled grants you Unstoppable for 4 seconds. This effect has a 40 - 20 second Cooldown. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) Caldera Gate (Map) Fractured Peaks All Exploiter's Aspect Utility You have 20% [x] increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable, you deal 25 - 45% [x] increased damage to them. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Fastblood Aspect Resource Blood Orbs reduce your Ultimate Cooldown by 1 - 3] seconds. Ring, Amulet (+50%) Iron Hold (Map) Hawezar Necromancer Flesh-Rending Aspect Resource When Decompose explodes, gain 25 - 45 Essence. Ring, Amulet (+50%) Nostrava Deepwood (Map) Fractured Peaks Necromancer Ghostwalker Aspect Mobility While Unstoppable and for 4 seconds after, you gain 10 - 30% [+] increased Movement Speed and are Unhindered. Boots, Amulet (+50%) Broken Bulwark (Map) Scosglen All Hectic Aspect Utility After casting 5 Basic Skills, one of your active Cooldowns is reduced by 1 - 2.5 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Hulking Aspect Utility Your Golem has a 2 - 18% chance to reduce its active Cooldown by 2 seconds and a 1 - 9% chance to spawn a Corpse each time it damages an enemy with its normal attack. Helms, Chest Armor, Boots, Pants, Gloves, Shields and Amulets (50%) Sepulcher of the Forsworn (Map) Kehjistan Necromancer Imprisoned Spirit's Aspect Offensive When Bone Spirit explodes inside a Bone Prison, it explodes an additional time, dealing 40 - 80% of normal damage. Bone Spirit now prioritizes enemies inside a Bone Prison. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Inexorable Reaper's Aspect Mobility Sever now dashes you forward to attack instead. It is now also a Mobility Skill and costs no Essence, but has a 13.5 - 3.5 second Cooldown. Boots, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Juggernaut's Aspect Defensive You gain 191 - 546 Armor, but your Evade has 100% increased Cooldown. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Needleflare Aspect Offensive Thorns damage dealt has a 25 - 45% chance to deal damage to all enemies around you and your Minions. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Yshari Sanctum (Map) Kehjistan All Osseous Gale Aspect Offensive Bone Storm consumes up to 8 Corpses to increase its duration by up to 5 - 15 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Phasing Poltergeist's Aspect Offensive When Bone Spirit explodes, it spawns 3 spirits that seek nearby enemies and deal 20 - 40% of its damage. This effect can only occur once per cast. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Protecting Aspect Defensive When hit while not Healthy, a magical bubble is summoned around you for 2.5 - 6 seconds. While standing in the bubble, Players are Immune. Can only occur once every 90 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Rapid Aspect Offensive Basic Skills gain 15 - 35% [+] Attack Speed. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Buried Halls (Map) Dry Steppes All Reaping Lotus' Aspect Offensive Sever no longer returns and instead splits into 3 specters that expand out from its apex. Sever deals 140 - 200% of normal damage. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Requiem Aspect Resource You gain 2 - 10 Maximum Essence per active Minion. Ring, Amulet (+50%) Vault of the Forsaken (Map) Scosglen Necromancer Rotting Aspect Offensive Decompose can chain and burst up to 4 additional targets. Explosions from Decompose deal x15 - 35% increased damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Sacrificial Aspect Offensive Your Sacrifice bonuses are increased by 35 - 55%. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Ruins of Eridu (Map) Hawezar Necromancer Shademist Aspect Offensive Your Minions deal 38 Shadow damage per second to enemies around them. The Damage over Time lasts for 2 - 5 seconds after leaving the aura. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Shattered Spirit's Aspect Resource Casting Bone Spirit also launches 18 Bone Splinters in all directions, dealing x200 - 600% increased damage and generating 6 Essence per enemy hit. Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Smiting Aspect Offensive You have 13 - 23% [+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy, you gain 25 - 45% [+] increased Crowd Control Duration. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Splintering Aspect Offensive Bone Spear's primary attack makes enemies hit beyond the first Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Bone Shards from Bone Spear deal 30 - 70% bonus damage to Vulnerable enemies and pierce them. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Guulrahn Slums(Map) Dry Steppes Necromancer Starlight Aspect Resource Gain 25 - 45 of your Primary Resource for every 20% of your Life that you Heal or every 120% Life that you Overheal while at Maximum Life. Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Sticker-thought Aspect Utility Gain 508 - 1270 Thorns while Channeling and for 3 seconds afterwards. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Tidal Aspect Offensive Blood Wave fires two additional waves, each dealing 100 - 120% [x] less damage than the previous. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction Necromancer Torturous Aspect Utility Iron Maiden is now also a Darkness Skill and deals Shadow damage. Enemies have a 10 - 30% chance to be Stunned (CC) for 1 second when they take damage from Iron Maiden. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) Deserted Underpass (Map) Kehjistan Necromancer Undying Aspect Defensive When you cast a skill, you heal for 0.5 - 2.5% Life. Double this bonus while below 50% Life. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Unyielding Commander's Aspect Offensive While Army of the Dead is active, your Minions gain 70 - 110% [x] increased damage and take 90% reduced damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Faceless Shrine (Map) Hawezar Necromancer Wildbolt Aspect Utility Every 3.5 - 2 seconds, Distant enemies are Pulled In (CC) to you and take x 10% increased damage for 3 seconds. This effect may occur every 5 seconds per enemy. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) N/A Extraction All Wind Striker Aspect Mobility Critical Strikes grant 8.5 - 19% [+] Movement Speed for 1 second, up to 6 seconds. Boots, Amulet (+50%) Shivta Ruins (Map) Kehjistan All

Necromancer Unique Items

The Necromancer has a collection of Unique Items that are specifically beneficial to him. The table below details those.

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Azurewrath The ancient runeblade of the angel Izual, Azurewrath was miraculously spared the corruption that consumed its master. Type: Unique Sword Class: All Classes Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 20% chance to Freeze (CC) enemies for 3 seconds and deal [450 - 900] Cold damage to them. +85.0% Cold Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) Lucky Hit: Up to a 40% Chance to Deal +[1,100 - 2,700] Cold Damage +[47 - 65] All Stats +[7.0 - 9.0]% Attack Speed +[46.5 - 60.0]% Cold Resistance Black River "The scrolls describe a river of tar that separated the living from the land of the dead. Any unfortunate soul who tried to cross would be dragged down into oblivion." - Notes of Scholar Kamien Type: Unique Scythe Class: Necromancer Description: Corpse Explosion consumes up to 4 additional Corpses around the initial Corpse, gaining [120 - 160]%[x] damage and [10.5 - 12.5]% Size per additional Corpse consumed. +10.0% Attack Speed Affixes: +[126 - 180] Intelligence +[2 - 3] to Corpse Skills +[1 - 2] to Hewed Flesh +[1 - 2] to Fueled by Death Blood Artisan's Cuirass "The infamous Necromancer Gaza-Thul's mastery over blood magic was indisputable. Many suspect that upon his death, his skin was used to fashion this eldritch armor." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Chest Armor Class: Necromancer Description: When you pick up [10 - 3] Blood Orbs, a free Bone Spirit is spawned, dealing bonus damage based on your current Life percent. Affixes: Blood Orbs Restore +[8 - 12] Essence +[103.5 - 135.0]% Damage for 4 Seconds After Picking Up a Blood Orb +[957 - 1,259] Maximum Life +[2 - 3] to Bone Spirit Blood Moon Breeches A naturally occurring curiosity, the blood moon persists as a sign of woe for the most superstitious Zakarum faithful. Children born under it are often considered cursed and cast out, lest it spread. Type: Unique Pants Class: Necromancer Description: Your Minions' attacks have a [3.0 - 7.0]% chance to randomly inflict Decrepify or Iron Maiden. You deal [100 - 150]%[x] increased Overpower damage to enemies affected by your Curses. Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[88.0 - 115.0]% Overpower Damage +[26.0 - 35.0]% Curse Duration +[638 - 873] Maximum Life +[2 - 4] to Curse Skills Bloodless Scream "My companion swung her odd weapon in a wide arc, and our pursuer stopped short. The look of horror on his face as his body fell to pieces will haunt me forever." - The Ebon Pages, Canto II, Verse XI Type: Unique Two-Handed Scythe Class: Necromancer Description: Your Darkness Skills Chill (CC) enemies for up to 100% and deal x 100 - 200% increased damage to Frozen (CC) enemies. Lucky Hit: Your Darkness Skills have up to a 100% chance to generate 15 - 25 additional Essence against Frozen targets. +170.0% Non-Physical Damage Affixes: +14 - 16% Lucky Hit Chance +160- 188 Intelligence +1 - 2 to Darkness Skills +52 - 70% Freeze Duration Cruor's Embrace In the blood dancer's grasp, a victim lies, A vessel dried 'neath darkened skies. Their life extinguished, veins burst and drained, In Cruor's embrace, forever enchained. Type: Unique Gloves Class: Necromancer Description: Casting Blood Surge consumes nearby Corpses to cause mini novas, dealing [41 - 71] damage. This damage is increased by 10%[x] for each enemy drained by your initial cast, up to 50%[x], as well as by 20%[x] for each Corpse consumed. Affixes: (Item Power 925) [8.0 - 10.0]% Maximum Life +[1 - 2] to Tides of Blood Blood Surge Drains +[2 - 3] Times from Elites +[3 - 5] to Blood Surge Deathless Visage "Rathma is endless. He was the first Ancient, and will remain at the end. He is the master of the Great Cycle of Being. When Death comes for him, why should he fear it?" - Vauntus, Acolyte of Rathma Type: Unique Helm Class: Necromancer Description: Bone Spear leaves behind echoes that explode for [75 - 135] Physical damage, increased by 5%[x] for every 20% Critical Strike Damage you have. Affixes: +[2 - 4] to Bone Spear +[23.5 - 32.5]% Chance for Bone Spear Projectiles to Cast Twice +[2,153 - 2,963] Armor +[12 - 20] Maximum Resource Deathspeaker's Pendant Once a sanctum for Rathma's studies, the Temple of the Deathspeaker became a proving grounds for potential leaders of his priesthood. Its halls are filled with the corpses of those who failed. Type: Unique Amulet Class: Necromancer Description: Blood Surge casts a mini nova on your Minions, dealing [41 - 86] damage. Damage is increased by 10% per target drained by the initial cast, up to 50%. +25.0% Resistance to All Elements Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[2 - 3] to Coalesced Blood +[7.0 - 9.0]% Attack Speed +[3 - 5] to Blood Surge +1 Essence per Enemy Drained by Blood Surge Doombringer Whenever this ancient sword has reappeared throughout history, it portends a time of great strife, as well as a devastating loss of life. Type: Mythic Unique Sword Class: Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue and Sorcerer Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 25% chance to deal 900 Shadow damage to surrounding enemies and reduce their damage dealt by 20% for 5 seconds. +100% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 800) +160 All Stats 10% Damage Reduction Lucky Hit: Up to a 15% Chance to Heal +500 Life 35% Maximum Life Ebonpiercer This talisman was the life's work of Deathspeaker Jurdann. Following his premature demise, Jurdann's successor wore the amulet in tribute as they trialed against the Temple of the Deathspeaker. Type: Unique Amulet Class: Necromancer Description: Blight also shoots 4 smaller projectiles that pierce enemies and deal [300 - 1,500] Shadow damage over 3 seconds. +25.0% Resistance to All Elements Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[2 - 3] to Blight +[1 - 2] to Gloom +[3 - 5] to Reaper's Pursuit +[16.0 - 25.0]% Chance for Blight Projectiles to Cast Twice Greaves of the Empty Tomb "The massive door to my family's crypt, which had taken a dozen men to close, was thrown open. Had I known the horrors to come I never would have set foot inside!" -The Ebon Pages, Canto I, Verse VII Type: Unique Boots Class: Necromancer Description: Sever leaves behind Desecrated Ground that deals [300 - 1,200] Shadow damage over 2 seconds. +4 Maximum Evade Charges Evade Leaves Behind Desecrated Ground for 2 Seconds Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[4 - 6] to Reaper's Pursuit +[30.9 - 44.4]% Chance for Sever Projectiles to Cast Twice +[30.9 - 44.4]% Sever Size [9.0 - 11.0]% Damage Reduction from Shadow Damage Over Time-Affected Enemies Howl from Below "Can you not hear it? That endless scream from the cold earth beneath your feet!? They are down there, trapped, blind with rage! Waiting to drag us down into the sod!" - Ravings of Madman Gustav Type: Unique Gloves Class: Necromancer Description: Instead of detonating immediately, Corpse Explosion summons a Volatile Skeleton that charges at a random enemy and explodes. Corpse Explosion's damage is increased by [50 - 90]%[x]. Affixes: (Item Power 925) Corpse Explosion Fears and Slows for [0.4 - 0.6] Seconds +[2 - 4] to Corpse Explosion +[26.0 - 35.0]% Corpse Attack Speed +[8.0 - 12.5]% Lucky Hit Chance Lidless Wall Initially an unpopular choice to replace Mendeln as Deathspeaker, Daros quickly proved his worth with the creation of this masterpiece. Type: Unique Shield Class: Necromancer Description: Lucky Hit: While you have an active Bone Storm, hitting an enemy outside of a Bone Storm has up to a [15 - 45]% chance to spawn an additional Bone Storm at their location. Each of your active Sacrifice bonuses increases this chance by 25% and the maximum possible Bone Storms by +1. 20% Block Chance 60% Blocked Damage Reduction +80% Main Hand Weapon Damage +12.6% Total Armor Affixes: +[26.0 - 35.0]% Bone Storm Duration +[2,153 - 2,963] Armor +[1 - 2] to Bone Skills [6 - 8]% Cooldown Reduction Mutilator Plate "The Cathedral of Light's earliest attempts at crafting their penitent armor was to infuse the plate with painful blood magic, before such acts were deemed heretical." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Chest Armor Class: Necromancer Description: You are Blood Lanced, and when Blood Lance would deal damage to you, it instead Fortifies you for 1 - 4% of your Maximum Life and has a 10% chance to form a Blood Orb. Blood Lance deals x10 - 40% increased damage. Affixes: 13 - 17.5% Damage Reduction from Enemies Affected by Blood Skills 13 - 17.5% Maximum Life +2 - 4 to Blood Lance +15.5 - 20% Chance for Blood Lance to deal double damage. Ring of Mendeln The signet of Mendeln ul-Diomed, the founder of the Priests of Rathma and the first Necromancer, was lost for over 3,000 years. The immense power over death held within, however, has not diminished. Type: Unique Ring Class: Necromancer Description: Every 6th attack from each Minion is empowered, exploding for [780 - 1,350] Physical damage. +10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Shadow Resistance Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[8.0 - 12.5]% Minion Attack Speed +1 to Skeletal Warrior Mastery, Skeletal Mage Mastery, and Golem Mastery +[29.0 - 42.5]% Damage +[76 - 90] Intelligence Ring of the Sacrilegious Soul The mere proximity of a practitioner of such dark arts can rouse the dead and disturb those souls who have earned their rest. Type: Unique Ring Class: Necromancer Description: You automatically activate the following equipped skills on Corpses around you: Raise Skeleton every 2 - 1 seconds. Corpse Explosion every 2 - 1 seconds. Corpse Tendrils every [12.0 - 6.0] seconds. +10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Poison Resistance Affixes: +[2 - 3] to Grim Harvest +1 - 2 to Corpse Skills +5 - 6% Lucky Hit Chance +12.5 - 18% Movement Speed The Grandfather An unbroken lineage of unwavering strength. Type: Mythic Unique Two-Handed Sword Class: Barbarian, Necromancer Description: Increases your Critical Strike Damage by 100%[x]. The other properties on this weapon can roll higher than normal. +150% Damage Ignore Durability Loss Affixes: (Item Power 800) +220 All Stats +300% Damage +1,800 Maximum Life +20 Maximum Resource The Mortacrux One of a pair of twin daggers, forbidden from ever meeting. Nearby corpses shudder in its presence. Type: Unique Dagger Class: Necromancer Description: When consuming a Corpse, there is a [20 - 40]% chance to also create a decaying Skeletal Simulacrum that seeks enemies but cannot attack. When it dies, it explodes for 450 Shadow damage. This effect is treated as a Macabre Skill. +50.0% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[126 - 180] Intelligence +[98.0 - 125.0]% Critical Strike Damage +[62.5 - 85.0]% Vulnerable Damage +[3 - 5] to Hewed Flesh

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
Ideal class if you love summoning minions	Positioning is key while minions do their work in battle.

Necromancer History

As might be expected, the devotees of magic are a segregated lot. They are as leery of students of rival disciplines as a layperson is of all arcane practitioners. None, however, are so widely maligned and misunderstood as the Priests of Rathma.

As with most users of magic, the priests of the cult of Rathma hail from the far Eastern Jungles. They reside in a vast underground city located deep within those jungles. Their specific geographical locale is particularly secluded, however, preventing their assimilation into a formal mage clan. But it is this same isolation that has allowed them to pursue their distinct kind of arcane science.

For it is through the teachings of Rathma, as well as through years of research and physical experimentation, that these men have come to understand and hold sacred the delicate balance of life and death and are able to twist the line that borders the two. For although the minions of Hell have long possessed this power, among mortals the knowledge to reanimate and control the dead belongs to these priests alone. It is this practice that has led outsiders to refer to them as Necromancers. They truly comprehend the balance of all things,and understand and accept their place in what they refer to as the Great Cycle of Being.

Their culture has subsisted in the shadow of the great mage clans from the earliest days, and in most ways their practice reaches back to a time before magic was formalized into strict disciplines. Although their art is considered “dark”, and the people of the outside world shun the priests who practice these arts, these mysterious cultists never suffered the epidemic of corruption that plagued the ancient mage clans.

Pragmatists in the truest sense, they are above temptation. They see death merely as a natural part of life and do not seek to deny its arrival. Their singular knowledge of the unknown allows them to face death without fear. These ideals, coupled with an understanding of the natural balance between Order and Chaos, explain why they have not fallen prey to the influences of evil.

Their desire to uphold this balance has brought the Necromancers forth from the isolation of their remote, dank homeland to destroy Diablo and his brethren. The mere presence of these Prime Evils on the mortal realm upsets the natural symmetry of not only the mortal realm, but also the Great Cycle of Being itself. The followers of Rathma seek to right the balance by ridding the mortal realms of nonmortal intervention altogether. They resent any force that would treat humans as pawns in a cosmic game, though they apparently are willing to ally with the forces of Order, but only until such time as the balance is restored.

Changes to Necromancer

There have been changes made to the Necromancer since Diablo 4 was first released and the general changes are detailed below. Changes to individual skills and Necromancer-specific items are noted on the appropriate pages.

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Patch 1.5.0, August 6, 2024 Necromancers can now use Maces and Axes. This includes Butcher's Cleaver being usable for Necromancers. Now gain 25% more increased Skill Damage from their primary Core Stat.* Gain 1% increased Skill Damage for every 8 primary Core Stat, reduced from 10 primary Core Stat. Necromancer Minion attacks can now Overpower. Minions are now more aggressive and will automatically engage nearby enemies. Golem Active ability - If the Golem is far from the targeted location, it will now leap to the target. Iron Golem - Slam size increased by 56%. Patch 1.4.3, June 17, 2024 Skirmishers Sacrifice Upgrade - Critical Strike Chance bonus increased from 5%[+] to 10%[+]. Defenders Sacrifice Upgrade - Resistance to All Elements increased from 20%[+] to 25%[+]. Reapers Sacrifice Upgrade - Shadow Damage increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x]. Shadow Mages Sacrifice Upgrade - Maximum Essence increased from 15 to 20. Now also increases Essence Generation by 20%. Cold Mages Sacrifice Upgrade - Damage to Vulnerable enemies increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x]. Bone Mages Sacrifice Upgrade - Overpower Damage increased from 25%[x] to 30%[x]. Bone Golem Sacrifice Upgrade - Attack Speed bonus increased from 10%[+] to 15%[+]. Blood Golem Sacrifice Upgrade - Maximum Life bonus increased from 10%[x] to 15%[x]. Iron Golem Sacrifice Upgrade - Critical Strike Damage bonus increased from 30%[x] to 35%[x]. Patch 1.4.0, May 14, 2024 Necromancer Companions now receive 100% of the player’s attributes. Book of the Dead Skeletal Warriors will now run ahead of the Necromancer more often, and can initiate combat. Skirmishers – Removed 3 second limit from the second upgrade. Reapers First Upgrade Previous – Reaper attacks against enemies who are Immobilized, Slowed, Stunned, or Vulnerable reduce the cooldown of their powerful wind-up attack by 2 seconds. Now – Wind-up attacks now reduce one of your active Cooldowns by 3 seconds. Defenders Now Taunts in an area around them, instead of negating damage every 6 seconds from the first upgrade. Second upgrade changed from increasing Thorns inherited from the player to Defenders reduce damage taken by 99%. Shadow Mages Attacks now pierce. First upgrade Previous – Shadow Mage attacks have a 10% chance to Stun for 2 seconds. This cannot happen toon the same enemy more than once every 5 seconds. Now – You deal 3%[x] increased damage for each active Shadow Mage. The second upgrade now has an additional Shadow Bolt fired every 3 attacks, down from 4. Cold Mages Attacks now gain 3 Essence from the first upgrade. Attacks now apply Vulnerable without condition. Bone Mages First Upgrade Previous – Reduce the Life cost of your Bone Mages’ Attack from 15% to 10%. After being alive for 5 seconds, Bone mages deal 40%[x] increased damage. Now – Bone Mages now cast Bone Splinters or Bone Spear every 6th attack if it is on your Action bar. Second Upgrade Previous – Each time a Bone Mage dies from its own attack they leave behind a corpse and Fortify you for 20% of your Maximum Life. Now – Bone Mages drop a corpse when they die. Bone Mage attacks will grant 3% of Maximum Life Fortify. Blood Golem Golem now absorbs 30%, up from 15%, from the first upgrade. The second upgrade active ability from Golem also heals the player for 5% of Maximum Life for each enemy drained. Bone Golem First Upgrade Previous – Each time your Bone Golem takes up to 20% of its Maximum Life as damage, it sheds a corpse. Now – Spawn 5 corpses around the Golem where its ability is used. Second Upgrade Previous – Your Bone golem gains 10% Maximum Life and the amount of Thorns it inherits from you is increased from 30% to 50%. Now – Your Bone Golem unleashes Bone Spikes when taking damage. Iron Golem First upgrade Now casts the Shockwave every 2 attacks instead of 4. Shockwave damage increased from 40% to 154%. Second upgrade Now also pulls enemies in instead of applying Vulnerable. Patch 1.3.0, January 23, 2024 Golem When Golems finish casting their active ability, they will first try to target a new close enemy before reverting to their previous target. Blood Golem and Iron Golem Basic Attacks now hit enemies in an area around the main target. Bone Golem Active ability now grants the Golem Thorns equal to 70% of your Armor for the duration of the Taunt. Bone Mage Upgrade now Fortifies based on your Maximum Life instead of Base Life. Skeleton Priest Healing increased from 25% to 40% over the 8 second duration. Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023 Necromancer Minions are now much less likely to target invulnerable enemies. A new Affix has been added: Minions Inherit Critical Strike Chance. Skeletal Warrior's Defenders Sacrifice Bonus has been updated to: You gain +20% Resistance to All Elements, but you can no longer raise Skeletal Warriors. Skeletal Warrior Skirmishers Base damage increased from 0.11 to 0.14. Defenders Base damage increased from 0.11 to 0.14. Golems Basic attack damage increased by 100%. Blood Golem Active damage increased from 0.9 to 1.4. Iron Golem Active damage increased from 1.75 to 2. Raise Skeleton Skeleton Priest duration increased from 5 to 8 seconds, total healing increased from 15% to 25%. Bone Mage Sacrifice Overpower Bonus reduced from 40% to 25%. Patch 1.1.1, August 8, 2023 The following attacks now deal reduced damage to and Necromancer Minions: Balrog - Fire Breath Monster Affixes - Fire Enchanted, Electrified Obelisks and Shock Lance Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023 Golems move faster and unhindered through enemies when their Cooldown is activated. Range for auto-targeting Corpses on mouse and keyboard increased by 50%. Raise Skeleton Skeletal Priest Bonus damage increased from 20% to 30%. Healing increased from 10% to 15%. Book of the Dead Necromancer's minions will now automatically re-summon after respawning during a World Boss fight. Skeleton Warrior Defenders Upgrade Thorns inherited increased from 40% to 50%. Shadow Skeleton Mage Upgrade attacks required for an additional shadow bolt reduced from 5 to 4. Bone Skeleton Mage Upgrade Fortify amount increased from 11% to 20%. Iron Golems Upgrade attacks required for Slam attack reduced from 5 to 4. Patch 1.0.2d, June 4, 2023 Necromancer Minions - Maximum damage over time taken per damage instance reduced from 2% to 1% of maximum Life. Raise Skeleton - Skeleton Warrior attack damage increased by 10%. Golem - Golem attack damage increased by 10%. Blood Golem Blood Golem Life drain damage increased from 40% to 90%. Blood Golem Life drain healing from enemies hit increased from 4% to 5%. Iron Golem Iron Golem slam damage increased from 25% to 175%. Iron Golem shockwave damage increased from 30% to 40%.

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