Whether you’re making a character in the Seasonal or Eternal Realm, the Necromancer is wildly destructive and a beautifully grotesque character to build out. As you command the forces of the undead, you’ll bend death to your will, summoning corpses, monstrosities, and wicked weapons.
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Here we’ve laid out three very straightforward and common Necromancer builds for you to progress through or use elements of as a framework for a more experimental build.
Exploding Corpse Necromancer Build
What’s better than manipulating corpses to your will? Why exploding them to trigger excellent AoE damage, of course. The Exploding Corpse Necromancer build optimizes a self-destructive army of the dead under your command.
Exploding Corpse Necromancer: Levels 1-15
Bone Splinters > Enhanced Bone Splinters > Initiate’s Bone SplintersBlight > Enhanced Blight > Supernatural BlightSkeletal Warrior MasteryCorpse Explosion > Enhanced Corpse Explosion > Blighted Corpse ExplosionCorpse Tendrils > Enhanced Corpse Tendrils > Plagued Corpse Tendrils
For your final two skill points on the path to level 15, max out Skeletal Warrior Mastery to 3/3 ranks.
Exploding Corpse Necromancer: Levels 16-50
Unliving Energy > Imperfectly Balanced > Hewed FleshReap > Enhanced Reap > Acolyte’s ReapArmy of the Dead > Prime Army of the Dead > Supreme Army of the DeadReaper’s Pursuit > Crippling Darkness > Terror > GloomNecrotic CarapaceGrim Harvest > Fueled by DeathInspiring Leader > Death’s DefenseShadowblightSkeletal Mage Mastery
As you continue toward level 50, consider the following list of skills to max out your ranks in.
BlightImperfectly Balanced and Hewed FleshCorpse Explosion Skeletal Warrior Mastery, Grim Harvest, and Fueled By DeathTerror, Gloom, and Necrotic CarapaceDeath’s Defense
Summoner Necromancer Build
What if you like summoning the undead but want to keep them around? You know, as friends. Friends that can help you on your path to absolute devastation. The Summoner Necromancer build focuses on making the most of your summoned skeletons, keeping them on the battlefield with you and your party as you rage through demon hordes.
Summoner Necromancer: Levels 1-15
Enhanced Bone Splinters > Enhanced Bone Splinters > Initiate’s Bone SplintersSever > Enhanced Sever > Supernatural SeverUnliving Energy > Imperfectly Balanced > Hewed FleshCorpse Explosion > Enhanced Corpse Explosion > Blighted Corpse ExplosionSkeletal Warrior Mastery > Grim Harvest > Fueled by Death
Summoner Necromancer: Levels 16-50
Reap > Enhanced Reap > Acolyte’s ReapCorpse Tendrils > Enhanced Corpse Tendrils > Plagued Corpse TendrilsReaper’s Pursuit > Crippling Darkness > Terror > GloomShadowblightGolem Mastery > Inspiring LeaderSkeletal Mage Mastery
On your path to level 50, consider upping your ranks in the following skills:
SeverCorpse ExplosionImperfectly Balance and Hewed FleshSkeletal Warrior Mastery, Grim Harvest, Fueled by DeathTerror and Gloom
Bone Spear Necromancer Build
If your calling to the cursed arts of necromancy involves summoning weapons made from the remnants of the dead, look no further than the Bone Spear Necromancer build. Here, you’ll optimize a build for using the Bone Spear skill to the best of its abilities, with both piercing and shrapnel damage.
Bone Spear Necromancer: Levels 1-15
Bone Splinters > Enhanced Bone Splinters > Acolyte’s Bone SplintersBone Spear > Enhanced Bone Spear > Supernatural Bone SpearBlood MistHewed FleshCorpse Explosion > Enhanced Corpse Explosion > Blighted Corpse ExplosionGrim HarvestCorpse Tendrils > Enhanced Corpse Tendrils > Plagued Corpse Tendrils
Bone Spear Necromancer: Levels 16-50
Fueled by DeathSerration > Compound Fracture > EvulsionUnliving Energy > Imperfectly Balanced > Hewed FleshBone Storm > Prime Bone Storm > Supreme Bone Storm Stand Alone > Memento Mori Ossified Essence
As you continue the path to level 50, consider these skills for maxing ranks.
Bone SpearUnliving Energy, Imperfectly Balanced, Hewed FleshCorpse ExplosionGrim Harvest and Fueled by DeathDeath’s ReachSerration, Compound Fracture, and EvulsionStand Alone, Memento Mori
